Faculty Advisor: Mark Whisman
Education
- BA, Johns Hopkins University (Behavioral Biology, minor in Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality), 2014
- MA, University of Colorado Boulder, 2019
- PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, expected 2022
Research Interests
My research interests are broadly focused on how individuals’ social relationships impact their physical and mental health. I am especially interested in the interplay between minority stress, romantic relationship functioning, and mental health among sexual minority individuals. My most recent focus has been on the romantic relationships of bisexual, pansexual, and queer (bi+) individuals, who are at increased risk for mental health problems over individuals of other sexual orientations, and who experience unique stressors based on their identity.
I strive to apply an intersectional approach toward my research and study individuals who hold multiple minority identities, whose romantic relationships may have unique strengths and challenges to overcome.
I am also interested in assessing ways to overcome barriers to romantic relationship help-seeking in underserved populations. My overarching aim is that these diverse research objectives will help to inform the development and dissemination of culturally-sensitive interventions that utilize the romantic relationship to alleviate health difficulties.
Publications
Gilmour, A. L., Whisman, M. A., & Whitton, S. W. (2021). A dyadic analysis of relationship satisfaction and depressive symptoms among same-sex couples. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000912
Whisman, M. A., Salinger, J. M., Gilmour, A. L., Steele, B. A. & Snyder, D. K. (2020). Love and war: Prospective associations between relationship distress and incidence of psychiatric disorders in active-duty Army personnel. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(1), 3-8. http://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000642
Whisman, M. A., Salinger, J. M., Labrecque, L. T., Gilmour, A. L., & Snyder, D. K. (2019). Couples in arms: Marital distress, psychopathology, and suicidal ideation in active-duty Army personnel. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(3), 248-255. http://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000492
Gilmour, A. L., Whisman, M. A., & Randall, A. K. (2019). Relationship discord and depressive symptoms in sexual minority individuals over time. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(8), 994–999. http://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000554
Whisman, M. A., Gilmour, A. L., & Salinger, J. M. (2018). Marital satisfaction and mortality in the United States adult population. Health Psychology, 37(11), 1041-1044. http://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000677
Widge, A.S., Ellard, K., Paulk, A.C., Basu, I., Yousefi, A., Zorowitz, S., Gilmour, A., Afzal, A., Deckersbach, T., Cash, S.S., Kramer, M.A., Eden, U.T., Dougherty, D.D., & Eskandar, E.N. (2017). Treating refractory mental illness with closed-loop brain stimulation: Progress towards a patient-specific transdiagnostic approach. Experimental Neurology, 287(4). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.07.021
Presentations
Gilmour, A. L., Whisman, M. A., & Whitton, S. W. (2021). A dyadic analysis of relationship satisfaction and depressive symptoms among same-sex couples. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000912
Whisman, M. A., Salinger, J. M., Gilmour, A. L., Steele, B. A. & Snyder, D. K. (2020). Love and war: Prospective associations between relationship distress and incidence of psychiatric disorders in active-duty Army personnel. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(1), 3-8. http://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000642
Whisman, M. A., Salinger, J. M., Labrecque, L. T., Gilmour, A. L., & Snyder, D. K. (2019). Couples in arms: Marital distress, psychopathology, and suicidal ideation in active-duty Army personnel. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(3), 248-255. http://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000492
Gilmour, A. L., Whisman, M. A., & Randall, A. K. (2019). Relationship discord and depressive symptoms in sexual minority individuals over time. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(8), 994–999. http://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000554
Whisman, M. A., Gilmour, A. L., & Salinger, J. M. (2018). Marital satisfaction and mortality in the United States adult population. Health Psychology, 37(11), 1041-1044. http://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000677
Widge, A.S., Ellard, K., Paulk, A.C., Basu, I., Yousefi, A., Zorowitz, S., Gilmour, A., Afzal, A., Deckersbach, T., Cash, S.S., Kramer, M.A., Eden, U.T., Dougherty, D.D., & Eskandar, E.N. (2017). Treating refractory mental illness with closed-loop brain stimulation: Progress towards a patient-specific transdiagnostic approach. Experimental Neurology, 287(4). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.07.021