Brian C Thoma, PhD

Areas of Expertise

Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

LGBTQ health; Suicidal behavior; HIV prevention

LGBTQ health; Adolescent development; Mood and anxiety disorders

Research mentoring; Clinical supervision

Thoma BC, Hone E, Roig A, Goodfriend E, Jardas E, Brummitt B, Riston S, Sakolsky D, Zelazny J, Marsland AL, Chen K, Douaihy AB, Brent DA & Melhem NM. (2023). Risk for suicidal behavior after psychiatric hospitalization among sexual and gender minority patients. JAMA Network Open, 6 (9), e2333060.
Thoma BC, Jardas E, Choukas-Bradley S & Salk RH. (2023). Perceived gender transition progress, gender congruence, and mental health symptoms among transgender adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72 (3), 444-451.
Thoma BC, Eckstrand KL, Montano GT, Rezeppa TL & Marshal MP. (2021). Gender nonconformity and minority stress among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals: A meta-analytic review. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16 (6), 1165-1183.
Fox KR, Choukas-Bradley S, Salk RH, Marshal MP & Thoma BC. (2020). Mental health among sexual and gender minority adolescents: Examining interactions with race and ethnicity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88 (5), 402-415.
Thoma BC, Salk RH, Choukas-Bradley S, Goldstein TR, Levine MD & Marshal MP. (2019). Suicidality disparities between transgender and cisgender adolescents. Pediatrics, 144 (5), e20191183.

Education

PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Utah

Internship

Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Postdoctoral

Innovative Methods in Pathogenesis and Child Treatment, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine