Meet The Crew
Paz Galupo, Ph.D. (They/Them)
After 27 years at Towson University, Paz Galupo recently joined the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis as the Audre Lorde Distinguished Professor of Sexual Health & Education.
Paz’s research interests focus on the intersection of sexual orientation and gender identity, with a particular focus on understanding non-binary expressions of bisexual/plurisexual and transgender experience.
Paz is currently Editor for the Journal of Bisexuality and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Transgender Health, the official journal for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Paz also serves on the APA Task Force charged with updating the Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Diverse Persons.
In 2019, Paz was appointed as Editor for Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (the official journal for APA’s Division 44). Read more about Paz’s editorialship HERE.
Zakary Clements (He/Him)
Zakary Clements is a postdoctoral associate at Washington University in St. Louis. Zak received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Kentucky. Zak's research interests broadly focus on the strengths of being transgender, nonbinary, and/or gender-expansive (TNB and GE). Specifically, he is interested in how authenticity and well-being can be enhanced in TNB and GE individuals. His dissertation identified associations between gender minority stressors, basic psychological needs, authenticity, well-being, and psychological distress. He is also interested in community-based research and examining the effects of policies on LGBTQ+ people.
Zak serves as the research coordinator for the Trans Maryland Research Study. Read more HERE.
Son Taylor (They/Them)
M. Son Taylor (they/them) earned a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Science at Towson University in Psychology and a minor in Biology. Their activism, research, and clinical work focuses on LGBTQ+ specific challenges and resilience through an intersectional and ethno psychological lens.
Son served as the lead researcher for the Trans Maryland Research Study. Read more HERE.
Stats Atwood (They/Them)
Stats is a graduate student in psychology and social policy at Princeton University. Their research explores the development, perceptions, and implications of gender diversity in adults and children.
As a member of the QT-CREW, they collaborate on the Enby Project, a qualitative study exploring the lived experiences of nonbinary adults. Read more HERE.
Joshua Parmenter, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Joshua Parmenter (they/he) is an assistant professor in the Counseling Psychology program at University of Missouri. Their program of research uses an intersectional framework to quantitatively and qualitatively examine how experiences of inequity and protective factors influence mental health outcomes among those with multiple marginalized intersecting identities, such as LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. My research not only seeks to inform psychotherapy, but also ways psychologists can transform oppressive social structures and racist policies that perpetuate health disparities among LGBTQ+ people of color. I strongly believe in self-care and practice it by playing volleyball, swimming, traveling, and being with my ”chosen family."
Drs Galupo & Parmenter are collaborating on a line of research on resilience experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color.
Lou Lindley (He/Him)
Louis Lindley (he/him/his) is a counseling psychology doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests broadly include gender minority stress, sexuality, and substance use. Currently, he is developing a free online webapp to improve coping skills and reduce the impact of gender dysphoria for trans and nonbinary individuals.
M Pease (They/She)
M Pease (they/she) is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. They received their Bachelor of Science at UMD in psychology with high honors and with minors in Asian American studies and public leadership. Her research interests broadly include race, gender, and sexuality and how systems and experiences of oppression contribute to mental health disparities, especially for LGBTQ+ and Asian American communities. They are also interested in ways to bridge psychological science with advocacy and activism efforts that tangibly improve conditions for marginalized communities toward social justice and equity.
M and Paz are collaborating on a study on the positive experiences of Trans/non-binary. Read more HERE.
Nicole Noll (She/Her)
Nicole is a social psychologist and Senior Preceptor in Psychology at Harvard University. Her research is centered on the various roles of the body in experiences and perceptions of gender and gender identity.
Nicole collaborates on the Enby Project, a qualitative study exploring the lived experiences of nonbinary adults. Read more HERE.
Izzy Howerton, MPH (She/Her)
Izzy Howerton, MPH (she/her) is a PhD student in Public Health Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as an epidemiologist for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and completed her MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Izzy’s research interests focus on applying complex systems science and quantitative methodologies to investigate macro-level facilitators and barriers to LGBTQ+ population health—particularly as they relate to intimate partner violence and gender norms for queer and trans adolescents of color.
Izzy collaborates on the Trans Maryland Research Study. Read more HERE.