Hormone therapy (HT) is one of the most commonly used transition-related medical
interventions for trans people. While there is much research on the impacts of HT, the …

Efforts to address algorithmic harms have gathered particular steam over the last few years.
One area of proposed opportunity is the notion of an “algorithmic audit,” specifically an …

Background The literature emphasizes the importance of sexual orientation in the self-
identification and decision-making processes related to diagnosis and gender affirmation …

Police contact is increasingly recognized as an adverse childhood experience and
determinant of poor mental health. While targeting of LGBTQ sex and community spaces by …

Background Transgender and gender-diverse individuals are particularly vulnerable to
healthcare discrimination and related health sequelae. Objective To demonstrate diversity in …

Social categorization, the process of mentally placing others into a group, is a universal
aspect of daily life. Researchers have long been interested in understanding the …

Purpose This study aimed to shed light on the mental health of a unique group of medically
transitioning transgender adolescents: those who had made a binary social transition during …

Psychological theory should guide the method. A method should not dictate theory.
Extraneous assumptions entering psychological theories through the backdoor of a method …

Psychology has long focused on social identities and their critical role in defining the self.
However, the majority of identity-related findings stems from research on traditional identities …

This dissertation proposes and explores the construct of “gender pleasure,” or the positive
affective experience of gender/sex. Although much of the research in psychology concerns …