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Michael R. Woodford

Michael R. Woodford

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
41
Citations
6259
World Ranking
5102
National Ranking
304

Overview

Michael R. Woodford is affiliated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences, psychology, and medicine, with a particular focus on social psychology, sociology and political science, and gender studies. Woodford's main topics of study include LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; HIV/AIDS research and interventions; HIV, drug use, and sexual risk; sex work and related issues; sexual assault and victimization studies; African sexualities and LGBTQ+ issues; and reproductive health and technologies.

Woodford has contributed to the scholarly literature through numerous publications. Recent papers include:

  • How LGBTQ+ Students Thrive in College, 2020, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
  • A Scoping Review of Measures Assessing Gender Microaggressions Against Women, 2020, Psychology of Women Quarterly
  • Sexual Orientation Microaggressions, 2022, Brill's Encyclopedia of Critical Understanding in Education
  • Social support, discrimination, and Self-Esteem in LGBTQ+ high school and Post-Secondary students, 2020, Journal of LGBT Youth
  • 'I don't want to have to teach every medical provider': barriers to care among non-binary people in the Canadian healthcare system, 2023, Culture Health & Sexuality

Woodford frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular co-authors include Simon Coulombe, Ciann Wilson, Todd Coleman, Charlie Davis, and Robb Travers.

The scholar's work commonly appears in several academic venues, particularly:

  • The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
  • Journal of LGBT Youth
  • Transgender Health
  • Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
  • Psychology of Women Quarterly

Their research contributes to a broad understanding of issues related to gender and sexual minorities, focusing on the intersection of identity, health, and social policy. This blend of social science, psychological insight, and medical study aims to address complex challenges faced by marginalized communities.

Best Publications

  • Qualitative Research With Small Connected Communities Generating New Knowledge While Upholding Research Ethics

    Thecla Damianakis;Michael R. Woodford

  • Contemporary heterosexism on campus and psychological distress among LGBQ students: the mediating role of self-acceptance

    Michael R. Woodford;Alex Kulick;Brandy R. Sinco;Jun S ung Hong

  • “That's So Gay!”: Examining the Covariates of Hearing This Expression Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual College Students

    Michael R. Woodford;Michael L. Howell;Perry Silverschanz;Lotus Yu

  • Discrimination and Mental Health Among Sexual Minority College Students: The Type and Form of Discrimination Does Matter

    Michael R. Woodford;Yoonsun Han;Shelley Craig;Colin Lim

  • Academic and Social Integration on Campus Among Sexual Minority Students: The Impacts of Psychological and Experiential Campus Climate

    Michael R. Woodford;Alex Kulick

  • Transphobia rather than education predicts provider knowledge of transgender health care.

    Daphna Stroumsa;Deirdre A Shires;Caroline R Richardson;Kim D Jaffee

  • Protective Factors, Campus Climate, and Health Outcomes among Sexual Minority College Students.

    Michael R. Woodford;Alex Kulick;Brittanie Atteberry

  • Affirming policies, programs, and supportive services: Using an organizational perspective to understand LGBTQ+ college student success.

    Erich N. Pitcher;Trace P. Camacho;Kristen A. Renn;Michael R. Woodford

  • Depression and Attempted Suicide among LGBTQ College Students: Fostering Resilience to the Effects of Heterosexism and Cisgenderism on Campus.

    Michael R. Woodford;Genevieve Weber;Z Nicolazzo;Renee Hunt

  • BEYOND COMPETENCIES: FIELD INSTRUCTORS' DESCRIPTIONS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

    Marion Bogo;Cheryl Regehr;Michael Woodford;Judy Hughes

  • Predictors of Heterosexual College Students' Attitudes toward LGBT People.

    Michael R. Woodford;Perry Silvers Silverschanz;Eric Swank;Kristin S. Scherrer

  • The LGBQ Microaggressions on Campus Scale: A Scale Development and Validation Study

    Michael R. Woodford;Jill M. Chonody;Alex Kulick;David J. Brennan

  • “That’s So Gay”: Heterosexual Male Undergraduates and the Perpetuation of Sexual Orientation Microagressions on Campus

    Michael R. Woodford;Michael L. Howell;Alex Kulick;Perry Silverschanz

  • Faculty as Sources of Support for LGBTQ College Students

    Jodi L. Linley;David Nguyen;G. Blue Brazelton;Brianna Becker

  • Heterosexism, Depression, and Campus Engagement Among LGBTQ College Students: Intersectional Differences and Opportunities for Healing

    Alex Kulick;Laura J. Wernick;Michael R. Woodford;Kristen Renn

  • Victimization and microaggressions targeting LGBTQ college students: Gender identity as a moderator of psychological distress

    Kristie L. Seelman;Michael R. Woodford;Z Nicolazzo

  • Alcohol and drug use among sexual minority college students and their heterosexual counterparts: the effects of experiencing and witnessing incivility and hostility on campus

    Michael R Woodford;Amy R Krentzman;Maurice N Gattis

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Ally Training Programs on Campus: Current Variations and Future Directions

    Michael R. Woodford;Christopher L. Kolb;Gabrielle Durocher-Radeka;Gabe Javier

  • Discrimination and depressive symptoms among sexual minority youth: is gay-affirming religious affiliation a protective factor?

    Maurice N. Gattis;Michael R. Woodford;Yoonsun Han

  • Toward New Approaches for Evaluating Student Field Performance: Tapping the Implicit Criteria Used by Experienced Field Instructors

    Marion Bogo;Cheryl Regehr;Roxanne Power;Judy Hughes

  • Native Americans in Higher Education: An Ecological Systems Perspective

    Jillian Fish;Moin Syed

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. Newman
Peter A. Newman University of Toronto
Jun Sung Hong
Jun Sung Hong Wayne State University
Lorraine M. Gutiérrez
Lorraine M. Gutiérrez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Shelley L. Craig
Shelley L. Craig University of Toronto
Carmen H. Logie
Carmen H. Logie University of Toronto
Marion Bogo
Marion Bogo University of Toronto
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen University of Washington
Cheryl Regehr
Cheryl Regehr University of Toronto
Glenn Regehr
Glenn Regehr University of British Columbia
Brian E. Perron
Brian E. Perron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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