Kristina Howansky
Biographic Data
| ID | 1267390 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristina Howansky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Howansky |
| SIGNATURE | HOWANSKY K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1704-9436 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Autonomy
Considering the unique interactions between wild and captive Asian elephants, and conservation efforts’ predominant focus on wild populations, we advocate for a rewilding model that enhances captive elephants’ wellbeing by facilitating more “wild” states. We collaborated with Karen elephant-keeping communities in Thailand, integrating expertise of Karen mahouts and communities’ cultural values concerning elephants and forest conservation. With da…
Fantasy Worlds, Real-Life Impact
The current research explored the influences of role-playing video games (RPGs) on the development of gender identity among transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals. In Study 1 (N = 10), we used a Consensual Qualitative Research approach to interview TGNC individuals and identify common themes regarding the perceived impact of RPGs on gender identity development. TGNC individuals highlighted the influence of character customizatio…
Him, her, them, or none
Across three studies people miscategorised transgender individuals through degendering (abstention of pronouns) and misgendering (using gender inconsistent pronouns). Participants described and evaluated an individual who either disclosed a transgender identity or did not in an interpersonal context. In Study 1 (N = 203), men were more likely to misgender a woman who identified as transgender (vs. did not) and were less likely to explicitly categ…
Seeing Gender
In four studies, we explored perceptual representations of the gender-typicality of transgender individuals. In Studies 1a and 1b, participants ( N = 237) created an avatar based on an image of an individual who disclosed being transgender or did not. Avatars generated in the transgender condition were less gender-typical—that is, transmen were less masculine and transwomen were less feminine—than those created in the control condition. In Study …
(Trans)gender stereotypes and the self
Transgender individuals experience stigmatization through the application of gender stereotypes. In Study 1, cisgender individuals (N = 212) produced unique stereotypes, such as “mentally ill” and “confused,” about transgender, but not cisgender, populations. Stereotypes for transgender individuals also included stereotypes related to both cisgender men and cisgender women. In Study 2, transgender people (N = 330) rated the unique stereotypes abo…
Bisexual identity denial and health
Bisexual individuals frequently experience identity denial from others due to perceptions that bisexuality is an illegitimate identity. Bisexual individuals have worse psychological health than gay, lesbian, and heterosexual people, but the reasons for these disparities are not well understood. Across a two-sample correlational study (Total N = 445) utilizing path analyses, we tested belonging uncertainty, bisexual meta-stereotypes, and meta-legi…
No Rest for the Stigmatized
No Rest for the Stigmatized
Him, her, them, or none
Across three studies people miscategorised transgender individuals through degendering (abstention of pronouns) and misgendering (using gender inconsistent pronouns). Participants described and evaluated an individual who either disclosed a transgender identity or did not in an interpersonal context. In Study 1 (N = 203), men were more likely to misgender a woman who identified as transgender (vs. did not) and were less likely to explicitly categ…
No Rest for the Stigmatized
(Trans)gender stereotypes and the self
Transgender individuals experience stigmatization through the application of gender stereotypes. In Study 1, cisgender individuals (N = 212) produced unique stereotypes, such as “mentally ill” and “confused,” about transgender, but not cisgender, populations. Stereotypes for transgender individuals also included stereotypes related to both cisgender men and cisgender women. In Study 2, transgender people (N = 330) rated the unique stereotypes abo…
Bisexual identity denial and health
Bisexual individuals frequently experience identity denial from others due to perceptions that bisexuality is an illegitimate identity. Bisexual individuals have worse psychological health than gay, lesbian, and heterosexual people, but the reasons for these disparities are not well understood. Across a two-sample correlational study (Total N = 445) utilizing path analyses, we tested belonging uncertainty, bisexual meta-stereotypes, and meta-legi…
Seeing Gender
In four studies, we explored perceptual representations of the gender-typicality of transgender individuals. In Studies 1a and 1b, participants ( N = 237) created an avatar based on an image of an individual who disclosed being transgender or did not. Avatars generated in the transgender condition were less gender-typical—that is, transmen were less masculine and transwomen were less feminine—than those created in the control condition. In Study …
Him, her, them, or none
Across three studies people miscategorised transgender individuals through degendering (abstention of pronouns) and misgendering (using gender inconsistent pronouns). Participants described and evaluated an individual who either disclosed a transgender identity or did not in an interpersonal context. In Study 1 (N = 203), men were more likely to misgender a woman who identified as transgender (vs. did not) and were less likely to explicitly categ…
Autonomy
Considering the unique interactions between wild and captive Asian elephants, and conservation efforts’ predominant focus on wild populations, we advocate for a rewilding model that enhances captive elephants’ wellbeing by facilitating more “wild” states. We collaborated with Karen elephant-keeping communities in Thailand, integrating expertise of Karen mahouts and communities’ cultural values concerning elephants and forest conservation. With da…
Fantasy Worlds, Real-Life Impact
The current research explored the influences of role-playing video games (RPGs) on the development of gender identity among transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals. In Study 1 (N = 10), we used a Consensual Qualitative Research approach to interview TGNC individuals and identify common themes regarding the perceived impact of RPGs on gender identity development. TGNC individuals highlighted the influence of character customizatio…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Transgender (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Identity (music (3 works) · Gender identity (2 works)