Dr Malachi Willis

Honorary Research Fellow (School of Health & Wellbeing)

Biography

Malachi is a Research Associate in the Relationships and Health as well as the Complexity in Health programmes of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Unit at the University of Glasgow, working on projects like the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles and Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children. Outside of these studies, most of his research focuses on how people experience and communicate sexual consent.

Malachi was previously a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich. He earned a PhD in Community Health Promotion and MSc in Statistics and Analytics from the University of Arkansas, an MA in Experimental Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and an MA in Forensic Psychology from Marymount University.

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Publications

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Number of items: 39.

2024

Willis, M. , Mabelis, J. , Currie, D., Brown, J. and Inchley, J. (2024) Associations between recent contraceptive use and first sex behaviors of Scottish adolescents: a brief report. International Journal of Sexual Health, (Accepted for Publication)

Menezes, D., Sonnenberg, P., Willis, M. , Mercer, C. H., Mitchell, K. and Field, N. (2024) Compliance with COVID-19 rules on intimate physical contact between households. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 100, p. 54. (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-055948) (PMID:38071580)

Dema, E. et al. (2024) Methodology of Natsal-COVID Wave 2: a large, quasi-representative, longitudinal survey measuring the impact of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health in Britain. Wellcome Open Research, 7, 166. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17850.2) (PMID:37794900) (PMCID:PMC10545983)

2023

Willis, M. et al. (2023) Prevalence and correlates of fearing a partner during the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain: findings from Natsal-COVID. Journal of Family Violence, (doi: 10.1007/s10896-023-00665-w) (Early Online Publication)

Baxter, A. J. et al. (2023) Contraceptive use and pregnancy planning in Britain during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a large, quasi-representative survey (Natsal-COVID). BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, 49, pp. 260-273. (doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201763) (PMID:36958823) (PMCID:PMC10579517)

Mitchell, K. R. et al. (2023) Sexual and reproductive health in Britain during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional population survey (Natsal-COVID-Wave 2) and national surveillance data. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 99(6), pp. 386-397. (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2022-055680) (PMID:36973042) (PMCID:PMC10447381)

Goodfellow, C. , Willis, M. , Inchley, J. , Kharicha, K., Leyland, A. H. , Qualter, P., Simpson, S. and Long, E. (2023) Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools: a multilevel analysis of data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(2), pp. 608-625. (doi: 10.1111/bjep.12581) (PMID:36683467)

Inchley, J. , Mabelis, J. , Brown, J. , Willis, M. and Currie, D. (2023) Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Survey in Scotland: National Report. Documentation. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Dema, E. et al. (2023) How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect access to condoms, chlamydia and HIV testing, and cervical cancer screening at a population level in Britain? (Natsal-COVID). Sexually Transmitted Infections, 99(4), pp. 261-267. (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2022-055516) (PMID:35981863) (PMCID:PMC10313967)

Inchley, J. C. , Willis, M. , Mabelis, J. , Brown, J. and Currie, D. B. (2023) Inequalities in health complaints: 20-year trends among adolescents in Scotland, 1998–2018. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1095117. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1095117) (PMID:37020907) (PMCID:PMC10067662)

Willis, M. and Marcantonio, T. L. (2023) Sexual consent norms in a cross-sectional national sample of the United Kingdom. Journal of Public Health, 45(1), pp. 84-90. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab361) (PMID:34657961) (PMCID:PMC10017077)

Marcantonio, T. L. and Willis, M. (2023) Examining substance-involved sexual experiences and consent communication by sexual identity. Psychology and Sexuality, 14(1), pp. 279-293. (doi: 10.1080/19419899.2022.2106884)

2022

Marcantonio, T. L., Weese, J. and Willis, M. (2022) Rates of forced sexual experiences among high school students from 2001 to 2019. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39(21-22), NP21045-NP21069. (doi: 10.1177/08862605211055155) (PMID:34989630)

Willis, M. and Smith, R. (2022) Sexual consent across diverse behaviors and contexts: gender differences and nonconsensual sexual experiences. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(19-20), NP18908-NP18934. (doi: 10.1177/08862605211044101) (PMID:34625009) (PMCID:PMC9554284)

Willis, M. , Bridges, A. J. and Sun, C. (2022) Pornography use, gender, and sexual objectification: a multinational study. Sexuality and Culture, 26(4), pp. 1298-1313. (doi: 10.1007/s12119-022-09943-z)

Willis, M. , Jozkowski, K. N. and Marcantonio, T. L. (2022) Testing the internal consent scale for measurement invariance across women and men. Sex Roles, 86(11-12), pp. 711-721. (doi: 10.1007/s11199-022-01287-0)

Willis, M. (Ed.) (2022) Nuances of Sexual Consent. Routledge: London ; New York. ISBN 9781032231860

Marcantonio, T. L., Willis, M. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2022) Effects of typical and binge drinking on sexual consent perceptions and communication. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 48(3), pp. 273-284. (doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2021.1986445) (PMID:34615443)

Willis, M. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2022) Momentary versus retrospective sexual consent perceptions. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(2), pp. 811-819. (doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02182-7) (PMID:34853977) (PMCID:PMC8888468)

Willis, M. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2022) Sexual consent perceptions of a fictional vignette: a latent growth curve model. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(2), pp. 797-809. (doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02048-y) (PMID:34761343) (PMCID:PMC8888400)

Riddell, J. et al. (2022) Sexual and Reproductive Health in Scotland During the First Year of the COVID Pandemic (March 2020-March 2021). Natsal-COVID study Scotland report. Documentation. Natsal Resource.

Bosó Pérez, R., Lewis, R. , Littlejohn, J., Willis, M. and Mitchell, K. R. (2022) Young people’s sexual wellbeing: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, p. 16094069221123674. (doi: 10.1177/16094069221123674)

2021

Willis, M. , Bridges, A. J. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2021) Gender and racial/ethnic disparities in rates of publishing and inclusion in scientific-review processes. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 7(4), pp. 451-461. (doi: 10.1037/tps0000253)

Willis, M. , Jozkowski, K. N., Bridges, A. J., Veilleux, J. C. and Davis, R. E. (2021) Assessing the within-person variability of internal and external sexual consent. Journal of Sex Research, 58(9), pp. 1173-1183. (doi: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1913567) (PMID:33929282)

Willis, M. , Jozkowski, K. N., Bridges, A. J., Davis, R. E. and Veilleux, J. C. (2021) Developing valid and feasible measures of sexual consent for experience sampling methodology. Journal of Sex Research, 58(8), pp. 996-1007. (doi: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1907526) (PMID:33891521)

Willis, M. , Murray, K. N. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2021) Sexual consent in committed relationships: a dyadic study. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 47(7), pp. 669-686. (doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2021.1937417) (PMID:34279182)

Jozkowski, K. N., Willis, M. , Hurd, L. E., Ham, L. S., Bridges, A. J. and Wiersma-Mosley, J. D. (2021) The interaction of rape myth acceptance and alcohol intoxication on bystander intervention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(17-18), NP10066-NP10076. (doi: 10.1177/0886260519863720) (PMID:31315505)

Willis, M. , Marcantonio, T. L. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2021) Momentary versus retrospective reports of alcohol or cannabis use, sexual activity, and their co-occurrence. Addictive Behaviors, 119, 106932. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106932) (PMID:33892310)

Willis, M. , Marcantonio, T. L. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2021) Internal and external sexual consent during events that involved alcohol, cannabis, or both. Sexual Health, 18(3), pp. 260-268. (doi: 10.1071/SH21015) (PMID:34134817)

2020

Willis, M. , Jozkowski, K. N., Canan, S. N., Rhoads, K. E. and Hunt, M. E. (2020) Models of sexual consent communication by film rating: a content analysis. Sexuality and Culture, 24(6), pp. 1971-1986. (doi: 10.1007/s12119-020-09731-7)

Willis, M. (2020) Introduction to the special issue on sexual consent. Psychology and Sexuality, 11(4), pp. 266-269. (doi: 10.1080/19419899.2020.1765412)

Willis, M. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2020) Linguistic sexism in peer-reviewed research influences recall but not perceptions. Journal of Sex Research, 57(3), pp. 273-277. (doi: 10.1080/00224499.2019.1568378) (PMID:30724634)

2019

Willis, M. , Blunt-Vinti, H. D. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2019) Associations between internal and external sexual consent in a diverse national sample of women. Personality and Individual Differences, 149, pp. 37-45. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.029)

Willis, M. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2019) Sexual precedent’s effect on sexual consent communication. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(6), pp. 1723-1734. (doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1348-7) (PMID:31016491)

2018

Willis, M. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2018) Using smartphones to collect daily sexual behavior data from college students. Journal of American College Health, 66(7), pp. 529-532. (doi: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1440577) (PMID:29447620)

Willis, M. , Jozkowski, K. N., Lo, W.-J. and Sanders, S. A. (2018) Are women’s orgasms hindered by phallocentric imperatives? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(6), pp. 1565-1576. (doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1149-z) (PMID:29464449)

Willis, M. and Jozkowski, K. N. (2018) Ladies first? Not so fast: linguistic sexism in peer-reviewed research. Journal of Sex Research, 55(2), pp. 137-145. (doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1346058) (PMID:28753394)

2017

Willis, M. , Birthrong, A., King, J. S., Nelson-Gray, R. O. and Latzman, R. D. (2017) Are infidelity tolerance and rape myth acceptance related constructs? An association moderated by psychopathy and narcissism. Personality and Individual Differences, 117, pp. 230-235. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.06.015)

Willis, M. and Nelson-Gray, R. O. (2017) Borderline personality disorder traits and sexual compliance: a fear of abandonment manipulation. Personality and Individual Differences, 117, pp. 216-220. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.06.012)

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Number of items: 39.

Articles

Willis, M. (2020) Introduction to the special issue on sexual consent. Psychology and Sexuality, 11(4), pp. 266-269. (doi: 10.1080/19419899.2020.1765412)

Edited Books

Willis, M. (Ed.) (2022) Nuances of Sexual Consent. Routledge: London ; New York. ISBN 9781032231860

Research Reports or Papers

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Supervision

Littlejohn, Jennifer
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Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

2020: Excellence in Research (Graduate Professional Student Congress)
2018: Rising Scholar (Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality)

Research fellowships

2016 - 2020: Doctoral Academy Fellowship at the University of Arkansas

Editorial boards

2019 - 2021: Journal of Sex Research
2020 - 2021: Archives of Sexual Behavior
2020 - 2021: Psychology & Sexuality

Professional & learned societies

2019: Scientific Planning Committee, International Academy of Sex Research
2018: Scientific Review Committee, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
2018: Science Writer, Society for Personality and Social Psychology

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