Dr. Allison Cipriano (she/her) is a second year Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at Ball State University.

She identifies as a white, first gen bisexual and queer woman.

She received her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2024, her M.A. in social psychology from Ball State University in 2018, and her B.A. in Psychology from Ithaca College in 2015.

In addition to running the VOICES Lab, she directs the Social Psychology M.A. program at BSU and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology. Her courses primarily focus on topics related to diversity, gender, sexuality, prejudice and discrimination, research methods, or pedagogy. Outside of the VOICES lab, Dr. Cipriano engages in collaborative research on responses to sexual violence disclosures and reports in higher education, primarily within the context of Title IX.

Dr. Cipriano is passionate about providing supportive yet challenging mentorship to students at undergraduate and graduate levels. This mentorship typically begins through collaborating on a research project with the aim to help students discover which topics, populations, and/or methods they are interested in researching.

Representative Publications

Holland, K. J., Cipriano, A. E., Checkalski, O. R., & Howard Valdivia, R. L. (2025). Genital stigma and sexual satisfaction among queer women and gender expansive individuals: The roles of sexual communication and identity positivity. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 49(1), 57-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843241289118

Cipriano, A. E. & Holland, K. J. (2024). The nature and perceived effects of bipositivity among plurisexual women. Journal of Bisexuality, 24(2), 111-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2024.2309406

Holland, K. J., Cipriano, A. E., & Huit, T. Z. (2024). LGBTQ and straight sexual assault survivors' interactions with counseling in a campus counseling center and women's center. In Resistance & Recovery in the# MeToo era, Volume I (pp. 95-115). Routledge.

Holland, K. J., Cipriano, A. E., Howard, R., & Pinchevsky, G. (2023). Analyzing the shifting state of college sexual assault compelled disclosure policies: National trends, empirical findings, and implications. The American Psychologist, 78(9), 1098-1109. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001251

Cipriano, A. E., Nguyen, D., & Holland, K. J. (2023). “In order to be bi, you have to prove it”: A qualitative examination of plurisexual women’s experiences with external and internalized pressure to “prove” their identities. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 10(4), 638–649. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000567

Cipriano, A. E. & Holland, K. J. (2023). “I had no power whatsoever”: Graduate students’ experiences disclosing sexual harassment to mandatory reporters. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 23(1), 129-154.

https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12336

Cipriano, A. E., Nguyen, D., & Holland, K. J. (2022). “Bisexuality isn’t exclusionary”: A qualitative examination of bisexual definitions and gender inclusivity concerns among plurisexual women. Journal of Bisexuality, 22(4), 557-579. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2022.2060892

Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., & Eagan, S. R., & Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Centering survivors’ experiences in determining the impact of sexual harassment. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579

Holland, K. J. & Cipriano, A. E. (2021). Does a report = support? A qualitative analysis of college sexual assault survivors’ Title IX Office knowledge, perceptions, and experiences. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 21(1), 1054-1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12271

Holland, K. J. & Cipriano, A. E. (2020). Campus support providers’ discussion of consent in response to sexual assault disclosure situations: Understanding of consent linked to resource referrals. Violence and Victims, 35(4), 615-632. http://doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-19-00154

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