DEPARTMENT OF SEXUALITY STUDIES

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DAVID FROST

 

About the Instructor

David M. Frost is an Assistant Professor of Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University. He received his Ph.D. in Social and Personality Psychology from the Graduate Center of The City University of New York. His research focuses on how stigma, prejudice, and discrimination affect the health and well-being of marginalized individuals. Most recently, Dr. Frost has conducted multiple research projects examining same-sex couple’s experiences of stigmatization and its impact on the quality of their relationships and mental health. His current efforts involve developing new methodological approaches to understanding how marginalized individuals make sense of, negotiate, and cope with stigma-related stress. Dr. Frost also studies how individuals psychologically construct meanings of intimacy within long-term romantic relationships and the resulting implications for couples’ relational well-being. .

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Class offered for Fall 2009

SXS 881 Research methods in Sexuality Studies

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Research Interests - Stigma, Prejudice, and Discrimination; Minority Stress; Mental and Physical Health of Marginalized Individuals; Intimacy and Romantic Relationships; Mixed Methods

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Department(s)

Sexuality Studies

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Website

www.davidmfrost.com

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Publications

Frost, D. M., & Meyer, I. H. (2009). Internalized homophobia and relationship quality among lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 97-109.

Frost, D. M., Stirratt, M. J., & Ouellette, S. C. (2008). Understanding why gay men seek HIV seroconcordant partners: Intimacy and risk reduction motivations. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10(5), 513-527.

Meyer, I. H., Schwartz, S., & Frost, D. M. (2008). Social patterning of stress and coping: Does disadvantaged social status confer excess exposure and fewer coping resources? Social Science & Medicine, 67, 368-379.

Ouellette, S. C., & Frost, D. M. (2006). The possibilities of personality psychology and persons for the study of health. In M. Vollrath (Ed.) Handbook of Personality and Health (pp. 235 – 255). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.

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