Meredith R Maroney
Biographic Data
| ID | 1264436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meredith R Maroney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meredith R |
| FAMILY NAME | Maroney |
| SIGNATURE | MARONEY M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4622-2683 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
“I’m a Counselor who Specializes in Neurodiverse Couples”
I Feel like This Contributed to my Ongoing Pattern of Hiding from my Sexuality Throughout my Later Life”
Not Feeling Seen”
There is little known about the clinical supervision experiences of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TNG) graduate students, despite supervision being a central part of the training experience for health service psychologists. In this study, we used reflexive thematic analysis informed by intersectional feminist perspectives to analyze the clinical training experiences of fourteen TNG graduate students in counseling psychology. Analy…
Sexual and Reproductive Justice and Health Equity for LGBTQ+ Women
LGBTQ+ women have long been overlooked in sexual and reproductive health research. However, recent research has established that LGBTQ+ women have unique and specific needs that need to be addressed in order to improve effectiveness of sexual health education and practice with this historically and presently underserved population. Informed by a reproductive justice framework coupled with liberation psychology theory, this review discusses the cu…
Between losing my family and asserting my identity’
Predictors of Psychological Distress for Bi + Individuals during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The damaging legacy of damage‐centered LGBTIQ+ research
Research on LGBTIQ+ populations has focused primarily on identifying problems in the community (e.g., health disparities) and their predictors (e.g., minority stressors, discrimination). Scholars have argued that the approach of highlighting “damage” or deficits has been helpful for advocacy but has also harmed this community by perpetuating stereotypes (e.g., LGBTIQ+ individuals are unhealthy), ignoring or devaluing positive LGBTIQ+ experiences,…
Healing from heterosexist experiences
Peeling Back the Layers
Expressive writing exercises, in which participants self-reflect upon a difficult experience, are widely researched interventions. These exercises have been adapted to address a host of concerns, including trauma, mental distress, physical health, and minority stress. Although several theories exist about the mechanisms through which expressive writing yields psychological benefits, the direct perspectives of those who have completed expressive w…
Emergence of a transnational LGBTI psychology
This contribution explores the historical developments of transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) psychology in Colombia, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa in relationship to U.S. LGBT psychology. LGBTI psychology in these diverse contexts share commonalities but also have important variations in their development and focus within LGBTI concerns. The International Psychology Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu…
“Everything That We Can Do”
Despite increased access to parenting rights through legal marriage and adoption, U.S. gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) parents continue to experience varying levels of support for their families. This study explored protective strategies, or actions taken to meet one's safety needs when vulnerable, that GLBTQ parents pursue. This study included 454 GLBTQ parents from a national survey. Participants' open-ended responses abo…
Voices of the Mind
Very little research has examined what goes on in the minds of young men during sex. Such an exploration might reveal gender-normative discourses as well as challenges to such. This discourse analysis understands internal speech as that which both instantiates status quo ideals of masculinity and which challenges them. We use theories of hegemonic masculinity and Vygotskyan notions of 'others in the head' to understand how hegemonic masculinity i…
Identity concealment in transgender adults
Minority individuals might conceal their identity in social contexts in an effort to avoid stigma and victimization. Unfortunately, identity concealment is thought to impact psychological distress in transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals. Thus, through 30 in-depth interviews, we sought to understand if and how identity concealment was experienced by TGNC individuals. Findings indicated that (a) TGNC identity concealment is a sou…
Expecting Rejection
Relations between gender expression, minority stress, and mental health in cisgender sexual minority women and men
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals experience various minority stressors that account for increased mental health issues in comparison to heterosexuals, including experiences of prejudice (victimization and discrimination), expectations of encountering prejudice, internalized heter
Differences Across Contexts
Minority stressors encountered by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) women are inherently connected to contextual experiences. Although there is a growing body of research on the benefits of gaining political rights and the costs of their denial, little research has focused on the effects of access to LGB-affirmative resources. In the current study with 1,017 women in same-sex relationships, we created profiles using latent class analysis to charac…
Differences Across Contexts
Minority stressors encountered by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) women are inherently connected to contextual experiences. Although there is a growing body of research on the benefits of gaining political rights and the costs of their denial, little research has focused on the effects of access to LGB-affirmative resources. In the current study with 1,017 women in same-sex relationships, we created profiles using latent class analysis to charac…
The damaging legacy of damage‐centered LGBTIQ+ research
Research on LGBTIQ+ populations has focused primarily on identifying problems in the community (e.g., health disparities) and their predictors (e.g., minority stressors, discrimination). Scholars have argued that the approach of highlighting “damage” or deficits has been helpful for advocacy but has also harmed this community by perpetuating stereotypes (e.g., LGBTIQ+ individuals are unhealthy), ignoring or devaluing positive LGBTIQ+ experiences,…
Emergence of a transnational LGBTI psychology
This contribution explores the historical developments of transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) psychology in Colombia, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa in relationship to U.S. LGBT psychology. LGBTI psychology in these diverse contexts share commonalities but also have important variations in their development and focus within LGBTI concerns. The International Psychology Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu…
Relations between gender expression, minority stress, and mental health in cisgender sexual minority women and men
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals experience various minority stressors that account for increased mental health issues in comparison to heterosexuals, including experiences of prejudice (victimization and discrimination), expectations of encountering prejudice, internalized heter
Healing from heterosexist experiences
Voices of the Mind
Very little research has examined what goes on in the minds of young men during sex. Such an exploration might reveal gender-normative discourses as well as challenges to such. This discourse analysis understands internal speech as that which both instantiates status quo ideals of masculinity and which challenges them. We use theories of hegemonic masculinity and Vygotskyan notions of 'others in the head' to understand how hegemonic masculinity i…
Between losing my family and asserting my identity’
Peeling Back the Layers
Expressive writing exercises, in which participants self-reflect upon a difficult experience, are widely researched interventions. These exercises have been adapted to address a host of concerns, including trauma, mental distress, physical health, and minority stress. Although several theories exist about the mechanisms through which expressive writing yields psychological benefits, the direct perspectives of those who have completed expressive w…
Expecting Rejection
Relations between gender expression, minority stress, and mental health in cisgender sexual minority women and men
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals experience various minority stressors that account for increased mental health issues in comparison to heterosexuals, including experiences of prejudice (victimization and discrimination), expectations of encountering prejudice, internalized heter
Differences Across Contexts
Minority stressors encountered by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) women are inherently connected to contextual experiences. Although there is a growing body of research on the benefits of gaining political rights and the costs of their denial, little research has focused on the effects of access to LGB-affirmative resources. In the current study with 1,017 women in same-sex relationships, we created profiles using latent class analysis to charac…
Identity concealment in transgender adults
Minority individuals might conceal their identity in social contexts in an effort to avoid stigma and victimization. Unfortunately, identity concealment is thought to impact psychological distress in transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals. Thus, through 30 in-depth interviews, we sought to understand if and how identity concealment was experienced by TGNC individuals. Findings indicated that (a) TGNC identity concealment is a sou…
“Everything That We Can Do”
Despite increased access to parenting rights through legal marriage and adoption, U.S. gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) parents continue to experience varying levels of support for their families. This study explored protective strategies, or actions taken to meet one's safety needs when vulnerable, that GLBTQ parents pursue. This study included 454 GLBTQ parents from a national survey. Participants' open-ended responses abo…
Voices of the Mind
Very little research has examined what goes on in the minds of young men during sex. Such an exploration might reveal gender-normative discourses as well as challenges to such. This discourse analysis understands internal speech as that which both instantiates status quo ideals of masculinity and which challenges them. We use theories of hegemonic masculinity and Vygotskyan notions of 'others in the head' to understand how hegemonic masculinity i…
Emergence of a transnational LGBTI psychology
This contribution explores the historical developments of transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) psychology in Colombia, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa in relationship to U.S. LGBT psychology. LGBTI psychology in these diverse contexts share commonalities but also have important variations in their development and focus within LGBTI concerns. The International Psychology Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu…
Peeling Back the Layers
Expressive writing exercises, in which participants self-reflect upon a difficult experience, are widely researched interventions. These exercises have been adapted to address a host of concerns, including trauma, mental distress, physical health, and minority stress. Although several theories exist about the mechanisms through which expressive writing yields psychological benefits, the direct perspectives of those who have completed expressive w…
Healing from heterosexist experiences
Sexual and Reproductive Justice and Health Equity for LGBTQ+ Women
LGBTQ+ women have long been overlooked in sexual and reproductive health research. However, recent research has established that LGBTQ+ women have unique and specific needs that need to be addressed in order to improve effectiveness of sexual health education and practice with this historically and presently underserved population. Informed by a reproductive justice framework coupled with liberation psychology theory, this review discusses the cu…
Between losing my family and asserting my identity’
Predictors of Psychological Distress for Bi + Individuals during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The damaging legacy of damage‐centered LGBTIQ+ research
Research on LGBTIQ+ populations has focused primarily on identifying problems in the community (e.g., health disparities) and their predictors (e.g., minority stressors, discrimination). Scholars have argued that the approach of highlighting “damage” or deficits has been helpful for advocacy but has also harmed this community by perpetuating stereotypes (e.g., LGBTIQ+ individuals are unhealthy), ignoring or devaluing positive LGBTIQ+ experiences,…
I Feel like This Contributed to my Ongoing Pattern of Hiding from my Sexuality Throughout my Later Life”
Not Feeling Seen”
There is little known about the clinical supervision experiences of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TNG) graduate students, despite supervision being a central part of the training experience for health service psychologists. In this study, we used reflexive thematic analysis informed by intersectional feminist perspectives to analyze the clinical training experiences of fourteen TNG graduate students in counseling psychology. Analy…
“I’m a Counselor who Specializes in Neurodiverse Couples”
Psychology (13 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Sexual minority (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (5 works)