Franco Dispenza
Biographic Data
| ID | 1381694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Franco Dispenza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Franco |
| FAMILY NAME | Dispenza |
| SIGNATURE | DISPENZA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8292-7501 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 74 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Counselor Trainee Bias
Using a 2 × 2 analog design, 138 counselors-in-training (CITs) were randomly assigned to vignettes to assess how they differently attributed blame and empathy toward a fictional client with a co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder following a relapse. Vignettes varied by SUD (alcohol/crystal meth) and relapse determinants (intrapersonal/interpersonal). CITs attributed more blame to clients relapsing due to int…
Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons
The APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons
This article provides an executive summary of the American Psychological Association (APA)-approved Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons (American Psychological Association, APA Task Force on Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons, 2021). These Guidelines were produced at the request of the APA Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (Division 44) and the APA Committee on Se…
Student engagement and counseling skill self-efficacy
A between-group, repeated-measures study compared sections of a career counseling course. One course used a flipped classroom design, while the other used a lecture. The flipped classroom yielded higher ratings of career counseling self-efficacy and active engagement among students. There were no differences in helping skills self-efficacy between the courses
Planting gardens and growing beyond the guidelines
A framework for revising psychology practice guidelines
Cultural Humility of Religious Communities and Well-Being in Sexual Minority Persons
Cultural humility has been shown to enhance cross-cultural relationships, but little research has explored how individuals perceive the cultural humility of a salient group. In the current study, we examined how perceptions of the cultural humility of a religious community affect the well-being of sexual minorities, who frequently experience discrimination, minority stress, and relational conflict in faith communities. As predicted, results indic…
Evaluating the Availability and Quality of HIV/Aids Services and Supports for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
We used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) framework to conduct a needs assessment of the availability and quality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (PWIDD) in the Atlanta metropolitan area. We present the findings of a three-phase research project. Findings from the research informs organizations and policymakers o…
Correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice
Research investigating etiology, or beliefs and values related to prejudice toward transgender individuals, is in the early stages. This study examined correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice from a sample of 298 undergraduates at a large, urban university in the Southeastern United States. Measures of traditional values and beliefs, such as right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance orientation, as well as social identity …
Career Development of Sexual and Gender Minority Persons Living With Disabilities
Sexual and gender minority persons, as well as persons living with disabilities, encounter significant career development issues. However, the career development trajectories for sexual and gender minority persons living with disabilities have not been fully explored. The goal of our qualitative study was to explore factors that influence the career development trajectories of sexual and gender minority persons living with disabilities. Using con…
Multiracial Identity, Color‐Blind Racial Ideology, and Discrimination
Because of the expansive multiracial population growth in the United States, the authors explored multiracial identity integration (MII), color‐blind racial ideology (CBRI), and discrimination using regression analyses with 288 individuals. CBRI and discrimination significantly correlated and predicted MII, with 15.3% of the variance explained by discrimination and CBRI. Moderation analysis revealed that CBRI did not moderate the relationship bet…
Motivational Interviewing Training
We examined student outcomes following a semester-length course in Motivational Interviewing (MI) through 2 different pilot studies. Through Study 1 we examined within-group differences, whereas Study 2 allowed us to examine between-group differences. Both studies revealed gains in counselors'-in-training knowledge, attitudes, and empathic helping responses following participation in a semester-long course in MI
How do sexual minority men experience burnout in the mental health field
This constructivist-grounded-theory qualitative study examined the experiences of burnout among sexual minority identified, male, mental health practitioners. Twenty-one people participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Using multiple standards of trustworthiness (e.g., member checking, investigator triangulation), researchers analyzed each interview from a constructivist-grounded theoretical framework. The core category emerged as syn…
Burnout among sexual minority mental health practitioners
Leadership Development in Counseling Psychology
In 2012, the Society of Counseling Psychology instituted the Leadership Academy (LA) to develop a pipeline of diverse leaders within the Society and the field of psychology. The present study aimed to: (a) better understand the retrospective perceived impact of the training on LA alumni, and (b) provide data about how LA alumni view their leadership development within the context of counseling psychology values. Fourteen LA alumni responded to a …
Correlates of transgender and gender nonconforming counseling competencies among psychologists and mental health practitioners
Counseling and psychological practices with sexual and gender minority persons living with chronic illnesses/disabilities (CID)
Career and romantic partnership role salience between sexual minority men living with and without a chronic illness/disability (CID)
The Relationships Among Masculine Appearance Norm Violations, Childhood Harassment for Gender Nonconformity, and Body Image Concerns Among Sexual Minority Men
INTRODUCTION: This study tested the degree to which objectification based on masculine appearance norm violations and childhood harassment for gender nonconformity contributed to body image concerns (i.e., body shame and body surveillance) among sexual minority men. METHODS: A total of 216 sexual minority men living in the United States completed an online survey, with an average age of 29.92 (SD = 10.61). RESULTS: Body surveillance significantly…
Understanding the Relationships Among White and African American Women’s Sexual Objectification Experiences, Physical Safety Anxiety, and Psychological Distress
Experiences of objectification and sexual risk behaviors among sexual minority men
Through an objectification theory lens, this study sought to explore the relationships between various forms of objectification (i.e., sexual objectification and objectification based on masculine appearance norms violations) and sexual risk behaviors among sexual minority men. Utilizing an online data collection procedure, a sample of 216 self-identified sexual minority men participated in this study. This study assessed whether sexual objectifi…
African American Women’s Sexual Objectification Experiences
The purpose of our study was to investigate African American women’s experiences with sexual objectification. Utilizing grounded theory methodology as well as Black feminist thought and objectification theory as the research lenses, the results of this study uncovered how racist, sexist, and classist ideologies contributed to sexual objectification experiences (SOEs) among African American women. Twenty African American female graduate students a…
Ratings of voice attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration
African American Women’s Sexual Objectification Experiences
The purpose of our study was to investigate African American women’s experiences with sexual objectification. Utilizing grounded theory methodology as well as Black feminist thought and objectification theory as the research lenses, the results of this study uncovered how racist, sexist, and classist ideologies contributed to sexual objectification experiences (SOEs) among African American women. Twenty African American female graduate students a…
Understanding the Relationships Among White and African American Women’s Sexual Objectification Experiences, Physical Safety Anxiety, and Psychological Distress
The APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons
This article provides an executive summary of the American Psychological Association (APA)-approved Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons (American Psychological Association, APA Task Force on Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons, 2021). These Guidelines were produced at the request of the APA Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (Division 44) and the APA Committee on Se…
Leadership Development in Counseling Psychology
In 2012, the Society of Counseling Psychology instituted the Leadership Academy (LA) to develop a pipeline of diverse leaders within the Society and the field of psychology. The present study aimed to: (a) better understand the retrospective perceived impact of the training on LA alumni, and (b) provide data about how LA alumni view their leadership development within the context of counseling psychology values. Fourteen LA alumni responded to a …
Correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice
Research investigating etiology, or beliefs and values related to prejudice toward transgender individuals, is in the early stages. This study examined correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice from a sample of 298 undergraduates at a large, urban university in the Southeastern United States. Measures of traditional values and beliefs, such as right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance orientation, as well as social identity …
Student engagement and counseling skill self-efficacy
A between-group, repeated-measures study compared sections of a career counseling course. One course used a flipped classroom design, while the other used a lecture. The flipped classroom yielded higher ratings of career counseling self-efficacy and active engagement among students. There were no differences in helping skills self-efficacy between the courses
Career Development of Sexual and Gender Minority Persons Living With Disabilities
Sexual and gender minority persons, as well as persons living with disabilities, encounter significant career development issues. However, the career development trajectories for sexual and gender minority persons living with disabilities have not been fully explored. The goal of our qualitative study was to explore factors that influence the career development trajectories of sexual and gender minority persons living with disabilities. Using con…
Correlates of transgender and gender nonconforming counseling competencies among psychologists and mental health practitioners
Experiences of objectification and sexual risk behaviors among sexual minority men
Through an objectification theory lens, this study sought to explore the relationships between various forms of objectification (i.e., sexual objectification and objectification based on masculine appearance norms violations) and sexual risk behaviors among sexual minority men. Utilizing an online data collection procedure, a sample of 216 self-identified sexual minority men participated in this study. This study assessed whether sexual objectifi…
A framework for revising psychology practice guidelines
Multiracial Identity, Color‐Blind Racial Ideology, and Discrimination
Because of the expansive multiracial population growth in the United States, the authors explored multiracial identity integration (MII), color‐blind racial ideology (CBRI), and discrimination using regression analyses with 288 individuals. CBRI and discrimination significantly correlated and predicted MII, with 15.3% of the variance explained by discrimination and CBRI. Moderation analysis revealed that CBRI did not moderate the relationship bet…
Burnout among sexual minority mental health practitioners
Career and romantic partnership role salience between sexual minority men living with and without a chronic illness/disability (CID)
Ratings of voice attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration
African American Women’s Sexual Objectification Experiences
The purpose of our study was to investigate African American women’s experiences with sexual objectification. Utilizing grounded theory methodology as well as Black feminist thought and objectification theory as the research lenses, the results of this study uncovered how racist, sexist, and classist ideologies contributed to sexual objectification experiences (SOEs) among African American women. Twenty African American female graduate students a…
Experiences of objectification and sexual risk behaviors among sexual minority men
Through an objectification theory lens, this study sought to explore the relationships between various forms of objectification (i.e., sexual objectification and objectification based on masculine appearance norms violations) and sexual risk behaviors among sexual minority men. Utilizing an online data collection procedure, a sample of 216 self-identified sexual minority men participated in this study. This study assessed whether sexual objectifi…
The Relationships Among Masculine Appearance Norm Violations, Childhood Harassment for Gender Nonconformity, and Body Image Concerns Among Sexual Minority Men
INTRODUCTION: This study tested the degree to which objectification based on masculine appearance norm violations and childhood harassment for gender nonconformity contributed to body image concerns (i.e., body shame and body surveillance) among sexual minority men. METHODS: A total of 216 sexual minority men living in the United States completed an online survey, with an average age of 29.92 (SD = 10.61). RESULTS: Body surveillance significantly…
Understanding the Relationships Among White and African American Women’s Sexual Objectification Experiences, Physical Safety Anxiety, and Psychological Distress
Correlates of transgender and gender nonconforming counseling competencies among psychologists and mental health practitioners
Counseling and psychological practices with sexual and gender minority persons living with chronic illnesses/disabilities (CID)
Career and romantic partnership role salience between sexual minority men living with and without a chronic illness/disability (CID)
Motivational Interviewing Training
We examined student outcomes following a semester-length course in Motivational Interviewing (MI) through 2 different pilot studies. Through Study 1 we examined within-group differences, whereas Study 2 allowed us to examine between-group differences. Both studies revealed gains in counselors'-in-training knowledge, attitudes, and empathic helping responses following participation in a semester-long course in MI
How do sexual minority men experience burnout in the mental health field
This constructivist-grounded-theory qualitative study examined the experiences of burnout among sexual minority identified, male, mental health practitioners. Twenty-one people participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Using multiple standards of trustworthiness (e.g., member checking, investigator triangulation), researchers analyzed each interview from a constructivist-grounded theoretical framework. The core category emerged as syn…
Burnout among sexual minority mental health practitioners
Leadership Development in Counseling Psychology
In 2012, the Society of Counseling Psychology instituted the Leadership Academy (LA) to develop a pipeline of diverse leaders within the Society and the field of psychology. The present study aimed to: (a) better understand the retrospective perceived impact of the training on LA alumni, and (b) provide data about how LA alumni view their leadership development within the context of counseling psychology values. Fourteen LA alumni responded to a …
Cultural Humility of Religious Communities and Well-Being in Sexual Minority Persons
Cultural humility has been shown to enhance cross-cultural relationships, but little research has explored how individuals perceive the cultural humility of a salient group. In the current study, we examined how perceptions of the cultural humility of a religious community affect the well-being of sexual minorities, who frequently experience discrimination, minority stress, and relational conflict in faith communities. As predicted, results indic…
Evaluating the Availability and Quality of HIV/Aids Services and Supports for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
We used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) framework to conduct a needs assessment of the availability and quality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (PWIDD) in the Atlanta metropolitan area. We present the findings of a three-phase research project. Findings from the research informs organizations and policymakers o…
Correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice
Research investigating etiology, or beliefs and values related to prejudice toward transgender individuals, is in the early stages. This study examined correlates and predictors of anti-transgender prejudice from a sample of 298 undergraduates at a large, urban university in the Southeastern United States. Measures of traditional values and beliefs, such as right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance orientation, as well as social identity …
Career Development of Sexual and Gender Minority Persons Living With Disabilities
Sexual and gender minority persons, as well as persons living with disabilities, encounter significant career development issues. However, the career development trajectories for sexual and gender minority persons living with disabilities have not been fully explored. The goal of our qualitative study was to explore factors that influence the career development trajectories of sexual and gender minority persons living with disabilities. Using con…
Multiracial Identity, Color‐Blind Racial Ideology, and Discrimination
Because of the expansive multiracial population growth in the United States, the authors explored multiracial identity integration (MII), color‐blind racial ideology (CBRI), and discrimination using regression analyses with 288 individuals. CBRI and discrimination significantly correlated and predicted MII, with 15.3% of the variance explained by discrimination and CBRI. Moderation analysis revealed that CBRI did not moderate the relationship bet…
Planting gardens and growing beyond the guidelines
A framework for revising psychology practice guidelines
The APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons
This article provides an executive summary of the American Psychological Association (APA)-approved Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons (American Psychological Association, APA Task Force on Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons, 2021). These Guidelines were produced at the request of the APA Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (Division 44) and the APA Committee on Se…
Student engagement and counseling skill self-efficacy
A between-group, repeated-measures study compared sections of a career counseling course. One course used a flipped classroom design, while the other used a lecture. The flipped classroom yielded higher ratings of career counseling self-efficacy and active engagement among students. There were no differences in helping skills self-efficacy between the courses
Chronic illness and disability among sexual minority persons
Counselor Trainee Bias
Using a 2 × 2 analog design, 138 counselors-in-training (CITs) were randomly assigned to vignettes to assess how they differently attributed blame and empathy toward a fictional client with a co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder following a relapse. Vignettes varied by SUD (alcohol/crystal meth) and relapse determinants (intrapersonal/interpersonal). CITs attributed more blame to clients relapsing due to int…
Psychology (23 works) · Social Psychology (17 works) · Social Psychology (16 works) · Clinical Psychology (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (15 works) · Sexual minority (10 works) · Sexual orientation (10 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Medicine (7 works)