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Looking into women's infidelity

A woman browsing her smartphone

Sociologist, Dr. Alicia Walker likes to explore behaviors that deviate from cultural norms such as infidelity.

After reading several articles that challenged common sense understanding about infidelity, especially among women, Walker set out to research the topic of women and affairs for her doctoral dissertation.

The project took several years and involved in-depth interviews with women across the country who sought or participated in affairs through a dating site.

The result of that research is her first book published last month titled, The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism and Pleasure in Women’s Infidelity

Walker, who is assistant professor of sociology at Missouri State University, shares about her work and book.

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For more information or to contact Walker, visit her website.

A native of Malaysia, Emily moved to Springfield in 2010 and started working at Missouri State University in 2014. She’s currently the assistant director in the Office of Strategic Communication. She has a BA in Mass Communications from Colorado State University-Pueblo and a Master of Journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.