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Russell B. Toomey is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research lies primarily within the social sciences and psychology, with a substantial focus on social psychology, sociology and political science, gender studies, clinical psychology, and economics and econometrics. Toomey's scholarly output notably emphasizes topics related to LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, racial and ethnic identity research, gender roles and identity studies, reproductive health and technologies, sports and gender in society, sports analytics and performance, and financial literacy including pension and retirement analysis.

Toomey has contributed to the academic community through numerous publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Advancing Research on Minority Stress and Resilience in Trans Children and Adolescents in the 21st Century (2021), published in Child Development Perspectives

Frequent collaborators in Toomey's research include Zhenqiang Zhao, Karla Anhalt, Roberto L. Abreu, Sydney Hainsworth, and Christi R. McGeorge, reflecting ongoing partnerships across several studies.

The venues where Toomey has most frequently published are indicative of their focus areas and include:

  • Journal of Family Psychology
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Family Relations
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Journal of Research on Adolescence

Their work intersects significantly with issues of minority stress, resilience, and financial socialization, both for youth and emerging adults, highlighting social and developmental psychology dimensions. Toomey's research output includes studies such as:

  • "Parent Financial Socialization Scale: Development and preliminary validation" (2021) published in Journal of Family Psychology
  • "Talk is cheap: Parent financial socialization and emerging adult financial well-being" (2022) published in Family Relations

Their scholarship also addresses gender diversity assessment tools, exemplified by contributions to the study titled "The Gender Self-Report: A multidimensional gender characterization tool for gender-diverse and cisgender youth and adults." (2023) in American Psychologist.

Overall, Toomey's research profile demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach, integrating psychological, sociological, and economic perspectives, centered around identity, health, social resilience, and financial literacy within diverse populations.

Best Publications

  • Gender-nonconforming lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth: School victimization and young adult psychosocial adjustment.

    Russell B. Toomey;Caitlin Ryan;Rafael M. Diaz;Noel A. Card

  • Associations among bullying, cyberbullying, and suicide in high school students

    Sheri Bauman;Russell B. Toomey;Jenny L. Walker

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescent School Victimization: Implications for Young Adult Health and Adjustment

    Stephen T. Russell;Caitlin Ryan;Russell B. Toomey;Rafael M. Diaz

  • School climate for transgender youth: a mixed method investigation of student experiences and school responses.

    Jenifer K. McGuire;Charles R. Anderson;Russell B. Toomey;Stephen T. Russell

  • Transgender Adolescent Suicide Behavior

    Russell B. Toomey;Amy K. Syvertsen;Maura Shramko

  • Heteronormativity, school climates, and perceived safety for gender nonconforming peers

    Russell B. Toomey;Jenifer K. McGuire;Stephen T. Russell

  • High School Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) and Young Adult Well-Being: An Examination of GSA Presence, Participation, and Perceived Effectiveness.

    Russell B. Toomey;Caitlin Ryan;Rafael M. Diaz;Stephen T. Russell

  • Impact of Arizona’s SB 1070 Immigration Law on Utilization of Health Care and Public Assistance Among Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers and Their Mother Figures

    Russell B. Toomey;Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor;David R. Williams;Elizabeth Harvey-Mendoza

  • The Role of Sexual Orientation in School-Based Victimization: A Meta-Analysis.

    Russell B. Toomey;Stephen T. Russell

  • Being out at school: the implications for school victimization and young adult adjustment.

    Stephen T. Russell;Russell B. Toomey;Caitlin Ryan;Rafael M. Diaz

  • Parent-Initiated Sexual Orientation Change Efforts With LGBT Adolescents: Implications for Young Adult Mental Health and Adjustment.

    Caitlin Ryan;Russell B Toomey;Rafael M Diaz;Stephen T Russell

  • Latino Adolescents' Perceived Discrimination in Online and Offline Settings: An Examination of Cultural Risk and Protective Factors.

    Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor;Brendesha M. Tynes;Russell B. Toomey;David R. Williams

  • Coping With Sexual Orientation–Related Minority Stress

    Russell B. Toomey;Caitlin Ryan;Rafael M. Diaz;Stephen T. Russell

  • Sexual minority youth of color: A content analysis and critical review of the literature.

    Russell B. Toomey;Virginia W. Huynh;Samantha K. Jones;Sophia Lee

  • Gay-Straight Alliances, Social Justice Involvement, and School Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Youth: Implications for School Well-Being and Plans to Vote

    Russell B. Toomey;Stephen T. Russell

  • Men’s sexual orientation and suicide: Evidence for U.S. adolescent-specific risk

    Stephen T. Russell;Russell B. Toomey

  • Perceived Discrimination, Coping Strategies, and Mexican Origin Adolescents' Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors: Examining the Moderating Role of Gender and Cultural Orientation

    Aerika S. Brittian;Russell B. Toomey;Nancy A. Gonzales;Larry E. Dumka

  • Transfamily Theory: How the Presence of Trans* Family Members Informs Gender Development in Families

    Jenifer K. McGuire;Katherine A. Kuvalanka;Jory M. Catalpa;Russell B. Toomey

  • Are school policies focused on sexual orientation and gender identity associated with less bullying? Teachers' perspectives.

    Stephen T. Russell;Jack K. Day;Salvatore Ioverno;Russell B. Toomey

  • Integrating an Intersectionality Lens in Theory and Research in Developmental Science.

    Carlos E. Santos;Russell B. Toomey

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen T. Russell
Stephen T. Russell The University of Texas at Austin
Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor
Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor Harvard University
Kimberly A. Updegraff
Kimberly A. Updegraff Arizona State University
Noel A. Card
Noel A. Card University of Georgia
Rafael M. Diaz
Rafael M. Diaz San Francisco State University
Nancy A. Gonzales
Nancy A. Gonzales Arizona State University
Katharine H. Zeiders
Katharine H. Zeiders University of Arizona
E. Jeffrey Hill
E. Jeffrey Hill Brigham Young University
Xiaoyi Fang
Xiaoyi Fang Beijing Normal University
Kimberly J. Mitchell
Kimberly J. Mitchell University of New Hampshire

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