Research Interests
- Adolescent development (esp. emerging adulthood)
- Psychosocial development (esp. identity development)
- Transgender studies
- Resilience promotion
- Family systems theory / Family dynamics
Current Research Projects
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With Cornell University's ACT for Youth Program
- Growing up Trans: Research Facts and Findings.
- Growing up Trans: Predictors of Resilience.
Trans Identity Conceptualization and Development
- Sexual orientation identity & sexual behaviors in gender-variant natal females.
- Identity salience and well-being.
- For more information about this line of research, click HERE.
With K. Pillemer (Cornell University)
- Intergenerational complexities of parental favoritism in later life.
- Family dynamics in later life: An intergenerational analysis of ambivalence in parent-child relationships.
- Within-family differences in parent-adult child relationships.
With V. Reyna and Britain Mills (Cornell University)
- A dual processing risk-analysis of how identity salience impacts medical decision making.
- For more information about this line of research, or to find out how to participate, click HERE.
With Qi Wang (Cornell University)
- A preliminary investigation of autobiographical memory functions in transgender identity development.
- Narrative analysis of gender identity development
With Jennifer Tiffany and John Eckenrode (Cornell University)
- A complementary strengths study supported by a research grant from the NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research.
Title: Connectedness, participation and HIV risk reduction among marginalized youth
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