Katherine W. Bogen, M.A. (she/her) is a 5th-year Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is affiliated with both the Violence Intervention for Survivors of Trauma and Abuse (VISTA) Lab (Dr. David DiLillo) as well as the Women, Immunity, and Sexual Health (WISH) Lab (Dr. Tierney Lorenz). Katie’s work highlights the intersections of sexual violence, posttraumatic stress, substance use, and intimate wellbeing, as well as processes of recovery. Katie is dedicated to conducting intersectionality-oriented, trauma-informed, and sex-positive research that empowers queer and other marginalized survivors of sexual harm. She hopes that her work will contribute to the development of evidence-based, culturally responsive interventions that help survivors reclaim their right to joyful, consensual, and fully-embodied intimate lives  She is currently funded by an F31 NRSA training grant via NIAAA, which examines posttraumatic stress and alcohol use as mechanisms linking sexual violence disclosure to intimate partner violence (IPV) risk among bisexual women. When she is not conducting research, Katie is a novelist, musical theatre performer, podcaster, proud cat mom, and social justice activist. She spends much of her time storytelling, community-building, and advocating for the safety of vulnerable communities. 

Selected Publications

Bogen, K. W., & Lorenz, T. K. (2024). Stealthing is associated with negative sexual health outcomes among college women, regardless of women’s sexual communication. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 21(Supplement 5), v14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdae054.021

Bogen, K. W., Jones, H. R., & Lorenz, T. K. (2023). Earlier age of first sexual activity predicts women’s higher sexual pleasure, but also higher sexual shame. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20(Supplement 3), iii11. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad068.020

Bogen, K. W., Jones, H. R., & Lorenz, T. K. (2022). Relational and trait factors mediate the associations between women’s intoxication-related unwanted sexual experiences, pleasure, and desire. Journal of Sex Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2030661

Bogen, K. W., & Orchowski, L. M. (2021). A geospatial analysis of disclosure of sexual victimization on Twitter using #MeToo. Women & Therapy, 44(3-4). https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2021.1961449

Bogen, K. W., Bhuptani, P. H., Haikalis, M., & Orchowski, L. M. (2022). A qualitative analysis of how individuals utilized Twitter hashtags #NotOkay and #MeToo to comment on perpetration of interpersonal violence. Social Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221086229

Bogen, K. W., Mulla, M. M., & Orchowski, L. M. (2020). The impact of gender and athletic involvement on gender equitable attitudes, rape myth acceptance, and perception of violence acceptability among high school students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520958649

Selected Presentations

Bogen, K. W., Simpson, L., Edwards, M. E., Waterbury, A., Gervais, S., & DiLillo, D. (2024, November). Beer goggles reconsidered: Intoxication may weaken associations between sexual arousal and attraction. Podium talk to be presented at the Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center Annual Symposium on Substance Use Research (SOSUR), Lincoln, NE.

Bogen, K. W., & Lorenz, T. K. (2024, March). Stealthing is associated with negative sexual health outcomes among college women, regardless of sexual communication. Podium talk at the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA.

Bogen, K. W., Jones, H. R., & Lorenz, T. K. (2023, March). Sexual excitation and sensation seeking mediate associations between stealthing, pleasure, desire, and substance use. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Women in Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Bogen, K. W., Jones, H. R., & Lorenz, T. K. (2022, November). Sexual wellness outcomes related to different forms of unwanted sexual contact. Paper presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Bogen, K. W., & Lorenz, T. K. (2022, November). Women with intoxication-related unwanted sexual activity histories report lower relationship satisfaction but higher pleasure during partnered sex. Paper presented at the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center (RDAR) Symposium on Substance Use Research, Lincoln, NE.

Bogen, K. W., Mulla, M. M., & Orchowski, L. M. (2022, July). Effects of gender and athletic involvement on gender equitable attitudes and sexual abuse perpetration among high school students. Paper presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.