Papers, posters, and presentations

Papers

"Correlates of Same-Sex Attractions and Behaviors among Identified Heterosexuals" (not linked here -- I'm working on submitting it)
This was my Master's-Equivalent Research Project (MERP), which is what we use in my program instead of a master's thesis. This paper came out of a largish undergraduate survey project, in which we found (a) that some people who identified as heterosexual on a simple categorical item also endorsed some same-sex attraction, fantasy, and/or behavior on a Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG); and (b) that these people were measurably different, in some ways, than heterosexuals who did not endorse any same-sex attraction, fantasy, or behavior. Notably, the former group had more positive attitudes toward LGB-identified people, and held more LGB-positive positions on a number of questions about policy (such as same-sex marriage and Don't Ask, Don't Tell).
"Scientific understandings of same-sex sexuality: Definitions, origins, identities, challenges"
A general review of psychological research into same-sex sexuality. This was originally a class paper from my first year, but I think it holds up well enough to be inclided here.
"Mindfulness: history, technologies, research, applications"
A brief review of mindfulness technologies and their psychotherapeutic applications. This was originally a class paper from my M.A. years at Pepperdine, but it's generated a tiny bit of interest on the Internet and a couple of sites link to it, so I've resurrected it from the dead.

Posters

"Assessing Sexual Orientation is More Complicated Than One Expects: A Factor Analysis of the Klein Grid"
A poster presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), in Orlando, FL.
"Climate or Microclimate?: Heterosexuals’ Sexual Prejudice Predicts Estimates of Campus Climate for Nonheterosexuals"
A poster presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), in Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the LGBT SIG. Winner of the 2007 Best Student Research Award in the LGBT SIG.
"Same-Sex Attraction Among Heterosexuals: Impact on Attitudes Toward Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals"
A poster presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), in Philadelphia, PA.

Presentations

"Understanding Social Anxiety Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: Its Nature and Differential Presentation" (Morales Knight, L. F., Weiss, B. J., Singh, J. S., Emge, T. M., and Hope, D. A.)
A symposium presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Data from a community study show that LGB individuals' fear and avoidance of social situations is affected by prejudice threat. Path analyses suggest that prejudice-related fear of social situations is related to self-acceptance of LGB status, and that prejudice-related avoidance of social situations is related to need for acceptance by others of one's LGB status.
"Research into brain structures thought to differentiate between gay men and heterosexual men"
A 2009 class presentation summarizing biological research into same-sex sexuality generally, brain research ditto more specifically, and with a particular focus on Simon LeVay's 1991 paper "A difference in hypothalamic structure between heterosexual and homosexual men".
"A Brief History of Thought, Philosophy, and Psychology of Same-sex Sexuality"
A 2008 class presentation summarizing the history of psychological thinking about same-sex sexuality.