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Overview

Andrew R. Flores is affiliated with American University in the United States. Their research primarily spans social sciences and psychology, with a strong focus on gender studies and political science. Flores's scholarly output includes 45 publications in social sciences and 21 in psychology, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach to their research areas.

The scientist's subfields of study feature social psychology, gender studies, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, and reproductive medicine. Their main topics of work include LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; electoral systems and political participation; gender politics and representation; social and intergroup psychology; reproductive health and technologies; religion and society interactions; and sexual assault and victimization studies.

Flores has authored multiple papers examining victimization, gender identity, and public attitudes related to LGBTQ individuals. Key recent papers include:

  • "Victimization rates and traits of sexual and gender minorities in the United States: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017" (2020), published in Science Advances
  • "Gender Identity Disparities in Criminal Victimization: National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017-2018" (2021), published in American Journal of Public Health
  • "Hate crimes against LGBT people: National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017-2019" (2022), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Public Attitudes about Transgender Participation in Sports: The Roles of Gender, Gender Identity Conformity, and Sports Fandom" (2020), published in Sex Roles
  • "Transitioning Opinion?" (2022), published in Public Opinion Quarterly

Coauthor collaborations have been an important aspect of Flores's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Donald P. Haider-Markel (13 joint publications)
  • Daniel C. Lewis (12 joint publications)
  • Patrick Miller (12 joint publications)
  • Jami K. Taylor (12 joint publications)
  • Christy Mallory (6 joint publications)

Flores's contributions have appeared repeatedly in noted venues such as Harvard Dataverse, PLoS ONE, Public Opinion Quarterly, PS Political Science & Politics, and Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.

The scientist has also contributed to book publications under World Bank eBooks and Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks, focusing on economic costs related to exclusion based on sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, and sex characteristics in labor markets, specifically in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of North Macedonia, both released in 2023.

Best Publications

  • How Many Adults Identify as Transgender in the United States

    Andrew R. Flores;Jody L. Herman;Gary J. Gates;Taylor N.T. Brown

  • Age of Individuals Who Identify as Transgender in the United States

    Jody L. Herman;Andrew R. Flores;Taylor N.T Brown;Bianca D.M Wilson

  • Incarceration Rates and Traits of Sexual Minorities in the United States: National Inmate Survey, 2011-2012.

    Ilan H. Meyer;Andrew R. Flores;Lara Stemple;Adam P. Romero

  • Attitudes toward transgender rights: perceived knowledge and secondary interpersonal contact

    Andrew R. Flores

  • Sexual victimization perpetrated by women: Federal data reveal surprising prevalence

    Lara Stemple;Andrew Flores;Ilan H Meyer

  • Backlash, Consensus, Legitimacy, or Polarization: The Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Policy on Mass Attitudes

    Andrew R. Flores;Scott Barclay

  • Degrees of Acceptance: Variation in Public Attitudes toward Segments of the LGBT Community

    Daniel C. Lewis;Andrew R. Flores;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Patrick R. Miller

  • Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Laws in Public Accommodations: a Review of Evidence Regarding Safety and Privacy in Public Restrooms, Locker Rooms, and Changing Rooms

    Amira Hasenbush;Andrew R. Flores;Andrew R. Flores;Jody L. Herman

  • Disproportionality and Disparities among Sexual Minority Youth in Custody

    Bianca D. M. Wilson;Sid P. Jordan;Ilan H. Meyer;Andrew R. Flores

  • Challenged Expectations: Mere Exposure Effects on Attitudes About Transgender People and Rights

    Andrew R. Flores;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Daniel C. Lewis;Patrick R. Miller

  • Victimization rates and traits of sexual and gender minorities in the United States: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017

    Andrew R. Flores;Andrew R. Flores;Lynn Langton;Ilan H. Meyer;Adam P. Romero

  • Social Attitudes Regarding Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Health Disparities: Results from a National Probability Sample

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Andrew R. Flores;Gary J. Gates

  • Transgender politics as body politics: effects of disgust sensitivity and authoritarianism on transgender rights attitudes

    Patrick R. Miller;Andrew R. Flores;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Daniel C. Lewis

  • The LGBT Divide: A Data Portrait of LGBT People in the Midwestern, Mountain & Southern States

    Amira Hasenbush;Andrew Flores;Angeliki Kastanis;Brad Sears

  • Gender Identity Disparities in Criminal Victimization: National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017-2018.

    Andrew R Flores;Ilan H Meyer;Lynn Langton;Jody L Herman

  • Testing Contact Theory and Attitudes on Transgender Rights

    Barry L Tadlock;Andrew R Flores;Donald P Haider-Markel;Daniel C Lewis

  • National Trends in Public Opinion on LGBT Rights in the United States

    Andrew Flores

  • Bringing “T” to the table: understanding individual support of transgender candidates for public office*

    Donald Haider-Markel;Patrick Miller;Andrew Flores;Daniel C. Lewis

  • Social Acceptance of LGBT People in 174 Countries: 1981 to 2017

    Andrew R. Flores

  • Transgender prejudice reduction and opinions on transgender rights: Results from a mediation analysis on experimental data

    Andrew R. Flores;Andrew R. Flores;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Daniel C. Lewis;Patrick R. Miller

  • Public Attitudes about Transgender Participation in Sports: The Roles of Gender, Gender Identity Conformity, and Sports Fandom

    Andrew R. Flores;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Daniel C. Lewis;Patrick R. Miller

  • Race and Ethnicity of Adults Who Identify As a Transgender in the United States

    Andrew R. Flores;Taylor N.T. Brown;Jody L. Herman

  • Transgender inclusion in state non-discrimination policies: The democratic deficit and political powerlessness

    Andrew R Flores;Jody L Herman;Christy Mallory

  • Polarized Progress: Social Acceptance of LGBT People in 141 Countries, 1981 to 2014

    Andrew R Flores;Andrew Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald P. Haider-Markel
Donald P. Haider-Markel University of Kansas
Ilan H. Meyer
Ilan H. Meyer University of California, Los Angeles
M.V. Lee Badgett
M.V. Lee Badgett University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler Harvard University

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