Forthcoming

Mereish, E. H., Miranda, R., Liu, Y., & Hawthorne, D. (in press). A daily diary study of minority stress and negative and positive affect among racially diverse sexual minority adolescents. Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Mereish, E. H., & Miranda, R. (2021). A preliminary experimental study of minority stress, startle reactivity, and alcohol use among heavy drinking sexual minority young adults. Substance Use and Misuse, 56. 162-168. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1846197

Mereish, E. H., Feinstein, B. A., Mamey, M. R., & Goldbach, J. T. (in press). Characteristics and perceptions of sexual and gender minority youth who utilized a national sexual and gender minority-focused crisis service. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000765

Nutbeam, M., & Mereish, E. H. (in press). Negative attitudes and beliefs toward the #MeToo Movement on twitter. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/08862605211001470

Harris, J. C., Mereish, E. H., Faulkner, M. L., Assari, A., Choim K., Leggio, L., Farokhnia, M. (in press). Racial differences in the association between alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking: Preliminary findings from an alcohol research program. Alcohol and Alcoholism. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agab038

2020

Mereish, E. H., Cox, D, Harris, J., Anderson, Q., & Hawthorne, D. (2020). Familial influences, shame, guilt, and depression among sexual minority adolescents. Family Relations. doi: 10.1111/fare.12514

Mereish, E. H., & Goldstein, C. M. (2020). Minority stress and cardiovascular disease risk among sexual minorities: Mediating effects of diminished sense of mastery. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27, 726–736. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-020-09919-z

Wyman Battalen, A., Mereish, E. H., Putney, J., Sellers, C.M., Gushwa, M., & McManama O’Brien, K. H. (2021). Associations of discrimination, suicide ideation severity and attempts, and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender minority youth.Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 42. 301-308. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000718

Peters, J.R., Mereish, E.H., Krek, M.A., Chuong, A., Ranney, M.L., Solomon, J.B., Spirito, A., & Yen, S. (2019). Sexual orientation differences in non-suicidal self-injury, suicidality, and psychosocial factors among an inpatient psychiatric sample of adolescents. Psychiatry Research, 284. doi: 0.1016/j.psychres.2019.112664

Livingston, N.A., Flentje, A., Brennan, J., Mereish, E. H., Reed, O., Cochran, B.N. (2020). Real-time associations between discrimination and anxious and depressed mood among sexual and gender minorities: The moderating effects of lifetime victimization and identity concealment. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 7. 132-141. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000371

2019

Mereish, E. H., & Miranda, R. (2019). Exposure to stigma elicits negative affect and alcohol craving among young adult sexual minority heavy drinkers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 43, 1263-1272. doi: 10.1111/acer.14055

Mereish, E. H., Sheskier, M., Hawthorne, D. J., Goldbach, J. T. (2019). Sexual orientation disparities in mental health and substance use among Black American young people in the U.S.A.: Effects of cyber and bias-based victimization. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 21, 985-998. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2018.1532113

Mereish, E. H. (2019). Substance use and misuse among sexual and gender minority youth. Current Opinion in Psychology, 30, 123-127. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.05.002

Mereish, E. H., Peters, J. R., Yen, S. (2019). Minority stress and relational mechanisms of suicide among sexual minorities: Subgroup differences in the associations between heterosexist victimization, shame, rejection sensitivity, and suicide risk. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49, 547-550. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12458

Doan Van, E. E., Mereish, E. H., Woulfe, J., Katz-Wise, S. L. (2019). Perceived discrimination, coping mechanisms, and effects on health in bisexual and other non-monosexual adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 159-174. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1254-z

Scheer, J. R., Mereish, E. H. (2019). Intimate partner violence and illicit substance use among sexual and gender minority youth: The moderating role of emotion regulation. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 10. doi: 10.1177/0886260519881001

Woodward, E. N., Cunningham, J. L., Flynn, A. W. P., Mereish, E. H., Banks, R. J., Landes, S. J., Kirchner, J. E., & Pantalone, D. W. (2019). Sexual minority men want provider behavior consistent with attitudes and norms during patient-provider interactions regarding HIV prevention. Psychology, Health, and Medicine 25. 354-367. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1656338

Miranda, R., Wemm, S. E., Treloar Padovano, H., Carpenter, R. W., Emery, N. N., Gray, J. C., Mereish, E. H. (2019). Weaker memory performance exacerbates stress-induced cannabis craving in youths’ daily lives. Clinical Psychological Science, 7. 1094-1108. doi: 10.1177/2167702619841976

Yen, S., Ranney, M. L., Krek, M., Peters, J. R., Mereish, E. H., Tezanos, K. M., Kahler, C. W., Solomon, J., Beard, C., Spirito, A. (2019). Skills to enhance positivity in suicidal adolescents: Results from a pilot randomized clinical trial. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15. 348-361. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1615105

2018

Mereish, E. H., Kuerbis, A. N., & Morgenstern, J. (2018). A daily diary study of stressful and positive events, alcohol use, and addiction severity among heavy drinking sexual minority men. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 187, 149-154. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.003

Mereish, E. H. (2018). Editorial: Addressing research gaps in sexual and gender minority adolescents' substance use and misuse. Journal of Adolescent Health, 62, 645-646. doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.03.011

Mereish, E. H., Gamarel, K., Operario, D. (2018). Understanding and addressing alcohol and substance use in sexual and gender minority youth. In P. M. Monti, S. M. Colby, & T. O’Leary Tevyaw (Eds.), Brief interventions for adolescent alcohol and substance abuse. New York, NY: Guilford Press. 

Mereish, E. H., Treloar Padovano, H., Wemm, S., Miranda, R. (2018). Appetitive startle modulation in the human laboratory predicts cannabis craving in the natural environment. Psychopharmacology, 235, 1933-1943.

Peters, J.R., Mereish, E.H., Solomon, J.B., Spirito, A., & Yen, S. (2018). Suicide ideation in adolescents following inpatient hospitalization: Intensity and lability over six months of follow up. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.

Puckett, J. A., Mereish, E. H., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Hayes-Skelton, S. A. (2018). Internalized heterosexism and psychological distress: The moderating effects of decentering. Stigma and Health, 3, 9-15. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sah0000065

Gamarel, K., Mereish, E. H., Colby, S., Barnett, N., Hayes, K., Jackson, K. (2018). Sexual minority disparities in substance use willingness among youth. Substance Use & Misuse, 53, 170-175. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1327977

2017

Mereish, E. H., Katz-Wise, S. L., Woulfe, J. (2017). Bisexual-specific minority stressors, psychological distress, and suicidality in bisexual individuals: The mediating role of loneliness. Prevention Science, 18, 716-725.

Mereish, E. H., Goldbach, J., Burgess, C., DiBello, A. (2017). Sexual orientation, minority stress, social norms, and substance use among racially diverse adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 178, 49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.04.013

Goldbach, J., Mereish, E. H, & Burgess, C. (2017). Sexual orientation disparities in the use of emerging drugs. Substance Use & Misuse, 52, 267-271. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1223691

Kuerbis, A. N., Mereish, E. H., Hayes, M., Davis, C. M., Shao, S., & Morgenstern, J. (2017). Testing cross-sectional and prospective mediators of internalized heterosexism on heavy drinking, alcohol problems, and psychological distress among heavy drinking men who have sex with men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78, 113-123.

Shangani, S., Naanyu, V., Mwangi, A., Vermandere, H., Mereish, E. H., Obala, A., Vanden Broeck, D., Sidle, J., & Operario, D. (2017). Factors associated with HIV testing among men who have sex with men in western Kenya: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 28, 179-187. doi: 10.1177/0956462416638967

2016

Mereish, E. H., Katz-Wise, S.L., & & Woulfe, J. (2016). We’re here and we’re queer: Sexual orientation and sexual fluidity differences between bisexual and queer women. Journal of Bisexuality, 17, 125-139. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2016.1217448

Mereish, E. H., N’Cho, H. S., Green, C. G., Jernigan, M., & Helms, J. E. (2016). Discrimination and depressive symptoms among Black American men: Moderated-mediation effects of ethnicity and self-esteem. Behavioral Medicine, 42, 190-196. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2016.1150804

Katz-Wise, S.L., Mereish, E.H., & Woulfe, J. (2016). Associations of bisexual-specific minority stress and health among cisgender and transgender adults with bisexual orientation. Journal of Sex Research, 54, 899-910. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1236181 

Gamarel, K. E., Mereish, E. H., Manning, D., Iwamoto, M., Operario, D., & Nemoto, T. (2016). Minority stress, smoking patterns, and cessation attempts: Findings from a community-sample of transgender women in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 18, 306-313. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv066. 

Gamarel, K.E., Kahler, C. W., Lee, J. H., Reisner, S. L., Mereish, E. H., Matthews, A. K., & Operario, D. (2016). Sexual orientation disparities in smoking vary by sex and household smoking among US adults: Findings from the 2003-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. Preventive Medicine, 82, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.10.008

2015

Mereish, E. H., & Poteat, V. P. (2015). A relational model of sexual minority mental and physical health: The negative effects of shame on diminished quality relationships, loneliness, and health. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63, 425-437. doi: 10.1037/cou0000088

Mereish, E. H., & Poteat, V. P. (2015). The conditions under which growth-fostering friendships promote resilience and alleviate psychological distress among sexual minorities: Applications of relational cultural theory. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2, 339-344. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000121

Mereish, E. H., & Poteat, V. P. (2015). Let’s get physical: Sexual orientation disparities in physical activity, sports involvement, and obesity among a population-based sample of adolescents. American Journal of Public Health, 105, 1842-1848. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302682

Mereish, E. H., Lee, J. H., Gamarel, K. E., Zaller, N. D., & Operario, D. (2015). Sexual orientation disparities in psychiatric and drug use disorders among a nationally representative sample of women with alcohol use disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 47, 80-85. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.03.023

Poteat, V. P., Mereish, E. H., & Birkett, M. (2015). The negative effects of prejudice on interpersonal relationships with adolescent peer groups. Developmental Psychology, 51, 544-553. doi: 10.1037/a0038914

Puckett, J. A., Woodward, E. N., Mereish, E. H., & Pantalone, D. W. (2015). Parental rejection following sexual orientation disclosure: Impact on internalized homophobia, social support, and mental health. LGBT Health, 2, 265-269. doi:10.1089/lgbt.2013.0024

Mereish, E. H., & Poteat, V. P. (2015). Effects of heterosexuals’ direct and extended friendships with lesbians and gay men on their attitudes and behaviors: Cognitive, affective, and attitude strength mediators and moderators. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45, 147-157. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12284

Valentine, S.E., Elsesser, S.E., Grasso, C., Safren, S.A., Bradford, J.B., Mereish, E.H., & O’Cleirigh, C. (2015). The predictive syndemic effect of multiple psychosocial problems on healthcare costs and utilization among sexual minority women. Journal of Urban Health, 92, 1092-10104. doi: 10.1007/s11524-015-9989-5.

2014

Mereish, E. H. (2014). The weight of discrimination: The relationships between heterosexist discrimination and obesity among lesbian women. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 1, 356-360. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000056

Poteat, V. P., Scheer, J. R., & Mereish, E. H. (2014). Factors affecting academic achievement among sexual minority and gender-variant youth. Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 47, 261-300. doi:10.1016/bs.acdb.2014.04.005

Mereish, E. H., & Bradford, J. (2014). Intersecting identities and substance use problems: Sexual orientation, gender, race, and lifetime substance use problems. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75, 179-188. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2014.75.179 

Mereish, E. H., O'Cleirigh, C., & Bradford, J. (2014). Interrelationships between LGBT-based victimization, suicide, and substance use problems in a diverse sample of sexual and gender minorities. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 19, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2013.780129

Poteat, V. P., Scheer, J. R., DiGiovanni, C. D., & Mereish, E. H. (2014). Short-term prospective effects of homophobic victimization on the mental health of heterosexual adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43, 1240-1251. doi: 10.1007/s10964-013-0078-3 

Wells, S., Becker, R., Parent, M., Mattu, A., Ameen, E., El-Ghoroury, N., Wilson, G., Mereish, E. H., & FitzGerald, M. (2014). The internship crisis: Graduate students look back and plan ahead. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 8, 112-118. doi: 10.1037/tep0000042

2013

Poteat, V. P., Mereish, E. H., DiGiovanni, C. D., & Scheer, J. R. (2013). Homophobic bullying. In I. Rivers, & N. Duncan (Eds.), Bullying: Experiences and discourses of sexuality and gender. New York, NY: Routledge.

Helms, J. E., & Mereish, E. H. (2013). How racial-group comparisons create misinformation in depression research: Using racial identity theory to conceptualize health disparities. In L. Gomez & N. Lopez (Eds.), Mapping “race”: Critical approaches to health disparities research. Piscataway, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.

Ganginis, H. V., O’Brien, K. M., Mereish, E. H., & Miller, M. (2013).“Leaving before she leaves:” Considering future family when making career plans. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60, 462-470.doi: 10.1037/a0032651

2012

Mereish, E. H. (2012). The intersectional invisibility of race and disability status: An exploratory study of health and discrimination facing Asian Americans with disabilities. Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 5, 52-60. doi: 10.1108/17570981211286796

Mereish, E. H., Liu, M. M., & Helms, J. E. (2012). Effects of discrimination on Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese Americans’ physical health: Mediating effects of psychological distress. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 3, 91-103. doi: 10.1037/a0025876

*Poteat, V. P., O’Dwyer, L. M., & Mereish, E. H. (2012). Changes in how students use and are called homophobic epithets over time: Different patterns predicted by gender, bullying, and victimization status. Journal of Educational Psychology, 104, 393-406. doi: 10.1037/a0026437
*Recipient of the American Educational Research Association - Division E’s Outstanding Research Award for 2014

Poteat, V. P., & Mereish, E. H. (2012). Ideology, prejudice, and attitudes toward sexual minority social policies and organizations. Political Psychology, 33, 211-224.doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2012.00871.x

Poteat, V. P., & Mereish, E. H. (2012). (Dis)similarity between liberals and conservatives: Predicting variability in group differences on abortion and same-sex marriage rights attitudes. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 34, 56-65. doi: 10.1080/01973533.2011.637852

2011

Poteat, V. P., Mereish, E. H., DiGiovanni, C., & Koenig, B. W. (2011). The effects of general and homophobic victimization on adolescents’ psychosocial and educational concerns: The importance of intersecting identities and parent support. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 597-609. doi: 10.1037/a0025095

Poteat, V. P., Mereish, E. H., Liu, M. L., & Nam, J. S. (2011). Can friendships be bipartisan? The effects of political ideology on peer relationships. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 14, 819–834. doi: 10.1177/1368430211401048