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Jeanne C. Desbuleux is an emerging researcher specializing in human sexuality, sexual technology, and the psychological dimensions of intimacy in the digital age. Her work sits at a compelling intersection of sexology, ethics, and empirical social science, with a particular focus on sex dolls, robots, and what scholars term "digisexuality" — the broad spectrum of technology-mediated sexual experiences. Desbuleux has made significant contributions by bringing rigorous empirical data to a field too often dominated by speculation and moral panic. Her highly cited 2023 study on the real-world sexual consequences of sex doll use (19 citations) and her 2022 mixed-methods investigation into anthropomorphization, objectification, and hostility toward women (18 citations) directly challenge and nuance assumptions underlying policy debates, including legislative bans on sex dolls in multiple countries. Rather than accepting prevailing narratives uncritically, her research centers the voices and experiences of actual users. Her more recent 2025 national survey on digisexuality and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in Germany further expands this contribution, exploring how diverse sexual technologies relate to problematic sexual behavior patterns. For students and researchers navigating the ethics and psychology of emerging sexual technologies, Desbuleux's work offers indispensable, evidence-based grounding.