Dr. Price (she/they) is an Associate Research Scientist with the Kinsey Institute and an Associate Professor in the Human Development program within the Department of Applied Psychology in Education & Research Methodology in the School of Education. Their primary research interest areas include gender and sexual development. Her current area of research focuses on the rich experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in the U.S., including risk and protective factors for suicidality. Dr Price’s research further explores the specific experiences of transgender and nonbinary young people as well as the experiences of young people who hold multiple identities that are socially marginalized, such as LGBTQ+ youth of color. Their work and op-eds have been featured in popular press including Time magazine, Scientific American, The Grio, CNN, NBC, PopSugar, Forbes, Out, and Axios among others. She is currently a Consulting Editor of the Journal of Sex Research and served as Treasurer for the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality from 2019-2022.

Education

  • Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • B.A. Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)