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Professor, Gender Studies (this is a joint appointment with my Psych position)
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Professor, Gender Studies
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Distinguished Professor, Psychology Department
Professional Service
- Institute for Family and Sexuality Studies, KU Leuven.
Webinar on sexual stigma and health.
11/2023 - present
- Petco.
Webinar on social safety and human thriving.
09/2023 - present
- Presbyterian Senior Services.
Webinar on sexual fluidity over the life course.
08/2023 - present
- Menhealing.com.
Webinar on histories of childhood adversity among sexually-diverse men.
07/2023 - present
- Wasatch Family Therapy.
In-service training on social safety and sexual/gender diversity.
03/2023 - present
- International Academy of Sex Research.
President .
01/2023 - 12/2025
- NIH Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases.
Planning Committee for Understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the health consequences of racism, marginalization, and discrimination.
01/2023 - 12/2024
- International Academy of Sex Research.
Elected President.
07/01/2022 - 07/01/2024
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Role: Diversity mentor.
Diversity Committee.
01/2022 - 12/2022
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Role: Faculty mentor.
GASP (LGBTQ+ alliance in SPSP), annual meeting.
01/2022 - 12/2022
- Psychological Science.
Senior Editor.
01/2020 - present
- Psychological Science.
Senior Editor.
01/2020 - 12/2023
- Council for the school of social and cultural transformation.
Role: Chair.
Chair.
08/01/2018 - 05/01/2019
- LGBTQ Affirmative Therapists Guild of Utah.
Role: presenter.
In-service training on "Variation in sexual identity".
09/21/2017 - 09/21/2017
- Utah Network on Juveniles Offending Sexually.
Role: Presenter.
Provided in-service training on healthy sexual and gender development.
09/14/2017 - 09/14/2017
- DASH (Developmental Adaptations to Stress and Health).
Co-director.
09/01/2017 - 05/01/2019
- Timpanogos Women's Facility, Utah State Correctional Institute.
Role: instructor.
Offered two courses on the Psychology of Love to female inmates.
01/01/2016 - 10/01/2017
- Bisexual Research Collaborative on Health.
Member.
01/2015 - present
- National Science Foundation.
Role: Member.
Social Psychology Grant Review Panel.
01/2013 - present
- Journal of Sex Research.
Member, Editorial Board.
01/2012 - present
- International Journal of Sexual Health.
Member, Editorial Board.
01/2012 - present
Internal Service
- Faculty Advisory Committee for the DATASET initiative of the One U Data Hub.
Member,
10/2022 - present.
University service.
- Search Committee for new Dean, School for Cultural and Social Transformation.
Member,
10/2022 - 03/2023.
College service.
- Search committee for the Social Psychology Area.
Member,
10/2022 - 03/2023.
Department service.
- Diversity Committee.
Co-Chair,
07/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Executive Committee for CFAHR (Consortium for Families and Health Research).
Member,
07/2022 - present.
College service.
- Developmental Area.
Coordinator,
07/2022 - 06/2023.
Department service.
- Professional development initiatives for diversity, inclusion, and non-academic career planning.
Director,
01/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Center for Intersectionality Studies, School for Cultural and Social Transformation.
Intersectionality Pedagogy Fellow,
01/2022 - 12/2023.
College service.
- Executive Committee.
member,
06/2021 - present.
Department service.
- Community-Driven Data Science (CDDS) Program, creation and development.
06/2021 - present.
Department service.
- Gender-Based Violence Coalition.
Faculty Affiliate,
06/2021 - present.
University service.
- University Professional and Tenure Advisory Committee.
member,
01/01/2020 - 05/01/2020.
University service.
- Diversity Committee.
Co-chair,
07/01/2019 - 06/2022.
Department service.
- Executive Committee.
Member,
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020.
Department service.
- Personnel Committee.
member,
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019.
Department service.
- Council for the School of Social and Cultural Transformation.
Chair,
07/01/2018 - 12/31/2018.
College service.
- Co-director (with Bruce Ellis) of DASH (Developmental Adaptation, Stress, and Health).
co-director,
08/2017 - present.
Department service.
- University Professional and Tenure Advisory Committee.
member,
08/2017 - 06/30/2018.
University service.
- Executive Committee.
member,
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018.
Department service.
- Departmental Diversity Committee.
Chair,
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017.
Department service.
- Frontiers (feminist journal housed in Gender Studies).
Consulting Editor,
01/2016 - present.
Department service.
- Committee for the 9th floor remodel.
Chair,
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2018.
Department service.
- CSBS Student Appeals Committee.
Member,
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017.
College service.
- Professional Issues and Ethics (PIE) Committee.
Member,
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016.
Department service.
- Internal Review Committee for the Department of Theatre.
Member,
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016.
University service.
- Developmental Area Coordinator.
07/01/2014 - 12/31/2015.
Department service.
- Executive Committee.
Member,
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015.
Department service.
- Personnel Committee.
Chair,
07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014.
Department service.
- Gender Studies RPT Committee.
Member,
07/01/2012 - present.
Department service.
- Member, Executive Committee, Department of Psychology, 2011-2012.
07/2011 - 06/30/2012.
Department service.
Community Partnership
- Designed and presented training on sexual-minority stress for the LGBTQ Affirmative Therapy Guild, January 24 2022.
01/24/2022 - 01/24/2022
- Encircle Foundation.
03/01/2020 - present
Honors & Awards
- Appointment to the rank of Distinguished Professor.
University of Utah,
03/15/2022
- Named Intersectional Pedagogy Fellow .
University of Utah Center for Intersectional Studies (TRIC),
01/01/2022
- SPSP Award for the Application of Personality and Social Psychology .
Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
01/2021
- L. Jackson Newell Liberal Arts and Sciences Fellow, University of Utah Honors College.
University of Utah,
01/2021
- Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award.
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality,
01/2020
- Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research Award.
University of Utah,
04/2019
- “Celebrate U” Honoree for extraordinary achievement in the School for Social and Cultural Transformation.
University of Utah,
01/2018
- Distinguished Book Award, Division 44 of the American Psychological Association, for The APA Handbook of Sexuality and Psychology (co-edited with Deborah L. Tolman).
American Psychological Association,
01/2015
- Fellow.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
01/2013
- Fellow, Division 44 (LGBT Psychology).
American Psychological Association,
01/2011
- Outstanding Achievement Award, APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns.
American Psychological Association,
01/2011
- Irwin Altman Distinguished Faculty Award.
Department of Psychology, University of Utah,
01/2010
- Superior Research Award.
College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Utah,
01/2010
- Distinguished Book Award.
International Association of Relationship Research,
01/2010
- Distinguished Book Award for "Sexual fluidity: Understanding women's love and desire".
American Psychological Association, Division 44,
2009
- Book Award for "Sexual fluidity: Understanding women's love and desire".
Independent Publishers,
2008
- Ira and Harriet Reiss Award for the Best Theoretical Article on Human Sexuality, 2007.
The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality,
2008
- Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.
American Psychological Association, Division 44,
2006
- Boyd McCandless Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology.
American Psychological Association, Division 7,
2004
- Recognition Award for Emerging Scholars.
American Association of University Women,
2004
- Louise Kidder Early Career Award.
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues,
2004
- Outstanding Young Scientist Award.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Personal Relationships Interest Group,
2004
- Early Career Teaching Award.
University of Utah,
2004
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Superior Teaching Award.
University of Utah,
2003
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