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In 2020 we conducted a survey for folks who grew up in Purity Culture.
Over 1,300 people responded, offering tremendous insight into their experiences. Over 500 people volunteered for interviews, and 57 interviews were performed. Analysis of this research is ongoing. As results become available, they will be posted here.
Article
Published April 2, 2024
Muskrat, T. (2024).
The space between: liminal time within purity culture.
Theology & Sexuality, 1–21.
The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available at:
https://doi-org.proxy.mul.missouri.edu/
Pure to Pieces Podcast
February, 2022
Tessi was featured on an episode of Pure to Pieces, a podcast that involveds "sitting down with other artists, recovering christians, activists, psychologists, doctors, & friends to explore what we have been taught, how our identities have shifted, and how we will move forward" in light of purity culture's effect.
SSSR Annual Meeting
October 2021
Presentation
Video of presentation with closed captions.
Mizzou Undergraduate Research Forum
University of Missouri, Columbia
Spring 2021
Presentation
Video of presentation with closed captions.
Initial results from our Consensual Qualitative Research project.