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Meg Bishop
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Russell-
B.S. Haverford College
M.A. University of Texas at Austin
Meg Bishop is a fifth year doctoral candidate in the Human Development and Family Sciences Department at the University of Texas at Austin, working in Dr. Stephen Russell's SOGI: Health and Rights Lab.
Research Interests
Meg's research examines the factors that influence identity development, health, and well-being among LGBTQ+ populations. Meg's current projects focus on life course and intersectional approaches to identity development among sexual and gender minority youth. Meg aims to produce rigorous research that informs programs and policies for eliminating disparities experienced by LGBTQ+ populations.
Areas of Interest:
- LGBTQ+ identity development
- Sex education
- School policy and climate
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Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Well-Being, Identity Development Processes, Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in School, Minority Stress Theory, Sexuality Education
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SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
(See Meg's Google Scholar Page for more information)
Bishop, M. D., Fish, J.N., Hammack, P.L., & Russell, S.T. (2020). Sexual identity development milestones in three generations of sexual minority people: A national probability sample. Developmental Psychology. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001105
Bishop, M. D., Mallory, A.B., Gessner, M., Frost, D., Russell, S.T. (2020). School-based sexuality education experiences across three generations of sexual minority people. Journal of Sex Research, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1767024
Russell, S. T., Mallory, A. B., Bishop M. D., & Dorri, A. (2020). Innovation and integration of sexuality in family life education. Family Relations, 69(3), 595-613. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12462
Krueger, E.A., Fish, J.N., Hammack, P.L., Lightfoot, M., Bishop, M.D., & Russell, S.T. (2020). Comparing national probability and community-based samples of sexual minority adults: Implications and recommendations for population and health researchers. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 1463-1475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01724-9
Russell, S.T., Bishop, M.D., Mallory, A.M., & Muraco, J.A. (2020). The use of representative data sets to study LGBT-parent families: Challenges, advantages, and opportunities. In A.G. Goldberg & K.R. Allen (2nd Ed.), LGBTQ-parent families: Innovations in research and implications for practice. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35610-1_29
Gessner, M., Bishop, M.D., Martos, A., Wilson, B, & Russell, S.T. (2019). Sexual minority people’s perspectives of sexual health care: Understanding minority stress in sexual health settings. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-019-00418-9
Under Review
Bishop, M. D., Ioverno, S., Russell, S.T. (under second revision). Sexual minority youths’ mental health and substance use: The roles of victimization, cyberbullying, and adult support.
Mallory, A. B., Pollitt, A. M., Bishop, M. D. & Russell, S. T. (under second revision). Changes in depressive symptoms in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth.
Fish, J.N., Bishop, M. D. & Russell, S. T. (under review). Developmental differences in sexual-orientation-related substance use disparities among youth: Findings from population-based data.
Pampati, S., Johns M.M., Szucs, L.E., Bishop, M.D., Mallory, A.B., Barrios, L.C., & Russell, S.T. (under second revision). Sexual and gender minority youth and sexual health education: A systematic mapping review of the literature.
Ioverno, S., Bishop, M. D. & Russell, S. T., (under review). Does a decade of educator training on sexual and gender identity make a difference for students?
In Preparation
Bishop, M.D., Mallory, A.B., & Russell, S.T. (in preparation). From light switch to landscape: A latent profile analysis of sexual identity development milestones in a national probability sample.
Bishop, M.D. & Russell, S.T. (in preparation). The burden of being me: Testing the interpersonal theory of suicide in a population of sexual and gender minority youth.
Bishop, M.D., Lagos, D., & Russell, S.T. (in preparation). Intersectional differences in gender identity developmental milestones in a nationally representative sample of transgender Americans.
Mallory, A.B., Bishop, M.D., Reicz, G., & Zellner, M. (in preparation). Parents’ perspectives on sexuality education.
Policy Publications and Reports
Bishop, M.D., DuPont, M., & Russell, S. T. (2019). Homophobic Bullying Increases during Debates about LGBTQ Rights. Austin, TX: The Stories and Numbers Project. Retrieved from http://www.storiesandnumbers.org
Bishop, M.D., Ioverno, S., & Russell, S. T. (2019). Promoting School Safety for LGBTQ and All Students in Texas. Austin, TX: The Stories and Numbers Project. Retrieved from http://www.storiesandnumbers.org
Dorri, A.A., Mallory, A.B., Bishop, M.D., & Russell, S. T. (2019). What Research Says about Comprehensive and Inclusive Sexuality Education. Austin, TX. The Stories and Numbers Project. Retrieved from http://www.storiesandnumbers.org
Ioverno, S., Bishop, M.D., & Russell, S.T. (2019). Being a Strong GSA Advisor. Austin, TX: The Stories and Numbers Project. http://storiesandnumbers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GSA-Advisor-Brief-teal-v3.pdf
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SRCD Dissertation Grant
Poster Award: American Psychological Association Division 45 Conference on Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Adolescent Health
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Instructor of Record:
HDF 306: Introduction to Gender and Sexuality
Teaching Assistant Positions:
HDF 340: Ethical, Philosophical, and Professional Development Issues
HDF 358: Parent-Child Relationships
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