This issue concludes the fifth volume of B4QR, and includes short critical summaries of five studies published between late 2024 and 2025. The featured scholar in the “Meet The New Generation” section of this issue is Laura Sibret, a PhD Student in Criminology at the University of Portsmouth. The full text is available to read for free on our site.
B4U-ACT invites proposals for contributed sessions and posters for our 2026 conference, Toward a Shared Goal: Uniting Researchers, Providers, and Community to Promote a Better Understanding of MAPs. This event brings together professionals and community members to advance ethical, research-informed approaches to supporting minor-attracted people (MAPs). The conference will be held Friday-Sunday, June 12–14, 2026.
Keynote speakers will be Ian McPhail, PhD, CPsych (Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University) and David Ortmann, MSW, LCSW (author of Sexual Outsiders). We welcome proposals from researchers, scholars, practitioners, and minor-attracted persons (MAPs). Graduate students are especially encouraged to submit posters.
Sessions are 50 minutes and may take the form of presentations, panels, roundtables, or interactive workshops. Posters may be submitted in physical or electronic form.
Submission Deadlines:
• Contributed sessions: January 15, 2026
• Posters: April 15, 2026
More information and submission guidelines are available at:
• Contributed session proposals
• Poster proposals
Questions? Contact proposals@b4uact.org.
This issue continues the fifth volume of B4QR, and includes short critical summaries of five studies published between February and August 2025. The featured scholar in the “Meet The New Generation” section of this issue is Jessica Gaudette, a master’s student in Experimental Psychology at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. The full text is available to read for free on our site.
