Sexuality, male couple relationships, HIV risk behaviors;
adolescence, attachment theory, the development of
same-sex romantic relationships, and the development of
adopted children in gay, lesbian, and opposite sex parented
families.
I received my doctoral degree in developmental psychology
from the University of Denver in 2004. I earned my B.A. in
psychology at the University of Virginia in 1998, graduating
with highest honors. There I worked in the lab of Mavis
Hetherington studying sibling relationships and children of
divorced families. At the University of Denver I worked with
Dr. Wyndol Furman examining adolescent romantic
relationships and attachment. My Masters thesis examined
jealousy, attachment, and evolutionary theory in homosexual
and heterosexual romantic partners. I am a member of Psi
Chi and a recipient of the Lawrence Miller Foundation
Fellowship.
