A Remarkable Legacy

The Wayne F. Placek Fund Grant Program

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ID3629327
AuthorsDouglas C Kimmel (City University of New York, corresponding author), Stephen F Morin (Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA), Elisabeth R Straus (Executive Vice President/Executive Director, American Psychological Foundation, Washington, DC), Elisabeth Straus (American Psychological Association)
Year2020
Volume67
Issue8
Pages1052-1061
Publication date2020-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2019.1601437
PMID31002581
OpenAlexW2940004863
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Gregory M. Herek, PhD, made an important professional contribution through his service as chair of the Scientific Review Committee of the Wayne F. Placek Fund of the American Psychological Foundation (APF). The scholars funded by this grant benefited from the prestige of the grant, which provided an important credential for early career professional development. Many of them went on to become significant researchers in the field of sexual and gender minorities. The studies funded by the Placek Grant also had important political and social effects, such as on legalizing adoption by lesbian and gay parents, passage of same-sex marriage, and demonstrating that lesbians and gay men were at elevated risk for physical health problems. The purpose of the present article is to document the history and impact of the Placek Grant and to describe Greg Herek's central role in this grant program

Credential · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Gerontology

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