LGBTQ+ Focused Student Research
The following works focus on trauma, sex education and attitudes, adverse childhood experiences, dating abuse, and substance use among individuals in the LGBTQ+ community.
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Clonan-Roy, K., Naser, S., Fuller, K. A., & Goncy, E.A. (2025, April). Do not harm?: Damaging IRB practices and politics in qualitative research with LGBTQ+ youth. In E. Brockenbrough (Chair), Justice-focused praxis in qualitative research with LGBTQ+ youth. American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
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Partington*, W., Kileen*, L., Meyer*, A., & Goncy, E. A. (2025, August). Minority stressors predict lower LGBTQ+ disclosure: No moderation by social support. Presentation to the 2025 American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Killeen*, L., Partington*, W., Meyer*, A., & Goncy, E. A. (2025, April). Microaggressions and psychological safety: LGBTQ+ identity in organizations. Presentation to the 2025 Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.
Partington, W*., Killeen*, L., Meyer*, A., & Goncy, E. A. (2025, April). Transgender and gender non-conforming minority stress and healthcare access perceptions. Presentation to the 2025 Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.
Reich*, K. & Goncy, E. A. (2024, April). Themes related to access and improvement of LGBTQ+-affirmative healthcare. Presentation to the 2024 Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.
Reich*, K. & Goncy, E. A. (2024, April). LGBTQ+ Affirmative Healthcare, Stress & Depression. Presentation to the 2024 Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.
Gurjar*, S., & Goncy, E. A. (2024, April). Integrating the interpersonal theory of suicide and rejection sensitivity among sexual minority individuals. Presentation submitted to the 2024 Suicide Research Symposium, virtual.
Gurjar*, S., Pinto*, A., & Goncy, E. A. (2024, April). Does rejection sensitivity mediate between LGBTQ+ discrimination and suicidal ideation? Presentation to the 2024 Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.
Gupta*, N., Goncy, E. A., Feerasta, G., et al. (2024, July). Evaluating diverse ethnic perspectives on education about gender, sexual identities and health. Presentation submitted to the 2024 National LGBTQ Health Conference, Atlanta, GA.
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Gorski*, E., Goncy, E. A., & the THRiVE collaborative (2021, April). Sexual education and sexual minority status associated with IPV victimization. Paper presentation for the 93rd annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, virtual.
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Solano*, K., Ishaq*, J., Goncy, E. A., & the THRiVE collaborative. (2020, April). Impact of sexual education on STI prevalence in gender minorities. Poster presented at the 92nd annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. (Conference cancelled)
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Scanlon*, N. E., Steiner*, M. C., Basting*, E. J., Goncy, E. A., & THRiVE collaborative. (2020, April). Prevalence of early sexual debut in traumatized sexual minority individuals. Poster presentation at the 92nd annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. (Conference cancelled)
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Eyman*, K., & Goncy, E.A (2020, November). Sexual minority individuals, adverse childhood experiences and substance use. Poster presented at the 54th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies conference, virtual conference.
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Basting*, E., Goncy, E.A., Clonan-Roy, K., Fuller, K., & Naser, S. (2020, November). The intervening effect of sexually permissive attitudes between childhood sexual abuse and binge drinking frequency among sexual minority females. Poster presented at the 54th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies conference, virtual conference.
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Frazier*, E., Barillas*, K., Gorski*, E., Basting*, E., & Goncy, E. A. (2020, March). Gender differences in perceptions of same-sex and opposite-sex intimate partner violence. Paper presentation at the 125th annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA. (Conference cancelled)
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Basting*, E., Goncy, E.A., Clonan-Roy, K., Fuller, K., & Naser, S. (2020, March). Sexual permissiveness: A key mediator between childhood sexual abuse and binge drinking frequency among sexual minority females. In E. Basting (Chair), Childhood adverse experiences and health disparities among sexual and gender minority youth. Paper presentation at the 2020 biennial convention of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA. (Conference cancelled)
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Steiner*, M. C., Scanlon*, N. E., Basting*, E. A., Goncy, E. A., Fuller, K., Naser, S., & Clonan-Roy, K. (2020, March). The risk of abstinence-only education: Condom use amongst sexual minority youth and the use of the internet for sexual education. Poster to be presented at the 2020 biennial convention of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA. (Conference cancelled)