Michigan State University · PsychologyPuckett Resilience Lab
Julia Puckett · East Lansing, Michigan
Research Focus
Dr. Julia Puckett's lab at Michigan State University focuses on improving mental health support for transgender and gender diverse individuals. The lab studies resilience as a key factor that can help mitigate the mental health disparities faced by these communities. By developing a new measure of resilience and investigating its protective role against stressors, the lab aims to enhance our understanding and help create better mental health interventions tailored for transgender and gender diverse people.
resiliencetransgender healthhealth disparitiesmental healthminority stress modelintersectionalitypsychometricsscale developmentcommunity engagementlongitudinal study
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop a Multidimensional TGD-Resilience Scale to assess resilience factors in transgender individuals.
AIM 02Psychometrically evaluate the new resilience measure for validity and reliability.
AIM 03Investigate how resilience influences mental health and buffers against minority stressors over time.
Skills the Lab Values
survey developmentpsychometric analysislongitudinal study designqualitative research methodscommunity engagementdata collectionfactor analysisstatistical analysisinterviewing techniquesfocus group facilitation
Output against the department
Publications17bottom 2% of dept.290th of 296
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Citations495bottom 5% of dept.282nd of 296
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