A5065746752- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Millersville University
2025
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2019-2024
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people encounter a range of minority stressors (e.g., harassment, victimization, misgendering) that impact many areas life. Much the empirical literature on stress has utilized frameworks were developed with focus sexual orientation often limited to cisgender minorities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, other non-heterosexual individuals), leaving questions about how well existing models fit experiences TGD people.To expand understandings stress, we conducted...
Social anxiety disorder is common among emerging adults and associated with serious functional impairment. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) an effective intervention for social anxiety. An online version may increase access but low completion rates limit utility. This study investigated a self-guided, internet-based CBT (ICBT) peer coach support. Participants were 35 undergraduate students randomized immediate treatment (IT) or wait-list control (WL) in controlled trial design. IT...
Purpose: The sociopolitical context in which transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people live has significant effects on mental health. We examined whether perceptions of (TGD people's how TGD were viewed) differed across four United States (U.S.) states associations with health identity pride, the mediational minority stressors, potential buffering resilience. Methods: individuals Oregon, Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee (n=158; ages 19–70, mean=33.06) completed questionnaires assessing their...
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals face high rates of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, suicide risk. Further, TGD living outside urban areas experience additional disparities compared to their counterparts. Minority stress theory states that minority stressors (termed marginalization for this paper), such as experiences discrimination internalized transphobia, lead distress. The current study across rural (population less than 2,500), cluster between 2,500...
The provision of mental health care via technology has been used successfully for several years with rural communities COVID-19 pandemic, however, led to a substantial surge in usage tele-mental as therapists sought maintain continuity their clients when in-person sessions became unsafe and the need services increased Based on our experience health, especially synchronous digital video conferencing, an underserved state 2 trainees supervisor, we offer perspective considerations from...
AbstractAbstractObjective: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people face various challenges when seeking therapy. Given this, we wanted to understand more about TGD people's perceptions of providers how these compare researcher ratings on metrics affirming practice. Method: The sample included 158 adults (Mage = 33.06); 57.6% were in Participants completed measures mental health, resilience, We systematically coded provider websites intake forms. Results: therapy older, had higher...