Professor at Adelphi University School of Social Work since 2006. B.A. 1999 in Psychology from the University of Michigan; M.A. 2001 and Ph.D. 2005 in Human Development from Cornell University. Major research area is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other sexual/gender minority (LGBTQ+) youths' issues with identity development, homelessness, mental health, and suicide. Methodological expertise is in advanced statistical methods, survey research, and secondary data analysis. Quantitative collaborator on several major grant-funded research studies.