Abbie Goldberg, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and Director of
Women’s and Gender Studies at Clark University. She received her
Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts
Amherst. A central theme of her research is the decentering of any
“normal” or “typical” family, sexuality, or gender, to allow room
for diverse families, sexualities, and genders.
For 15 years, Dr. Goldberg has been conducting a longitudinal study
of adoptive families headed by female, male, and heterosexual
couples. Dr. Goldberg also conducts research on the higher
educational experiences of trans and gender-nonconforming
individuals. She recently completed a longitudinal study of
postpartum well-being in women with diverse sexual histories. She
is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles and two
books: Gay Dads (NYU Press, 2012) and Lesbian- and
Gay-Parent Families (APA, 2010). Her forthcoming book
is Open Adoption in Diverse Families (Oxford, 2020). She
is the co-editor (with Katherine Allen) of LGBT-Parent
Families: Innovations in Research and Implications for
Practice (Springer, 2013), with a 2nd edition currently
underway, and the editor of the SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ
Studies (SAGE, 2016). She is also the co-editor (with Adam
Romero) of LGBTQ Divorce and Relationship
Dissolution (Oxford, 2019). Her books have received numerous
awards. She has received research funding from the American
Psychological Association, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the
Williams Institute, the Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues, the National Institutes of Health, and the Spencer
Foundation.
Genny Beemyn, Ph.D. is the director of the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst’s Stonewall Center, the coordinator of
Campus Pride’s Trans Policy Clearinghouse, and the co-chair of
International Pronouns Day. Dr. Beemyn has published and spoken
extensively on the experiences and needs of trans college students,
including writing some of the first articles on the topic. They
have written or edited eleven books/journal issues,
including A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in
Washington, D.C. (Routledge, 2014) and The Lives of
Transgender People (Columbia University Press, 2011) with Sue
Rankin. Dr. Beemyn′s most recent book is an anthology, Trans
People in Higher Education (SUNY Press, 2019). They are
currently writing Campus Queer: Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ+
College Students with Mickey Eliason for Johns Hopkins
University Press. Dr. Beemyn is also an editorial board member and
trans article reviewer for the Journal of LGBT Youth,
the Journal of Bisexuality, and the Journal of
Homosexuality. They have a Ph.D. in African American Studies
and Master’s degrees in African American Studies,
American Studies, and Higher Education Administration.
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