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an affiliate of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology

GASP is a nonprofit scientific and professional group open to all, regardless of sexual orientation or research interest.

GASP was founded in 2001 to provide social support and professional resources to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender students and faculty in social and personality psychology.

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Our private moderated listserve sends noncommercial postings about LGBT research and professional issues to more than 400 members worldwide.

To subscribe to the GASP listserve go to contact us at gaspmail@EarthLink.net.

GASP Mentors for 2024 SPSP Meeting

• WHEN: Friday, February 9, 12:30 PM-1:30 PM PST
• WHERE: SPSP Annual Meeting in San Diego

Register Now

GASP is the GLBTQ+ Alliance in Social and Personality Psychology, an affiliate of SPSP. GASP events and membership are open to all students, faculty, and other professionals, regardless of research interest, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. Allies are especially welcome.

Session Chairs: Lisa G. Aspinwall, University of Utah, Ryan Lei, Haverford College, and Sa-Kiera Hudson, University of California, Berkeley

Discussion Tables and Topics

1. Clayton Critcher, University of California, Berkeley
   Publishing Advice From an Associate Editor at JPSP and Psych Science
2. Nic Weststrate, University of Illinois Chicago
   Queer Researchers Queerly Researching Queer People: Navigating Self-Relevance, Positionality, and Triple Marginality in Your Scholarship
3. Sa-Kiera Tierra Jolynn Hudson, University of California, Berkeley
   Incorporating Intersectionality into Psychology
4. Cheryl Kaiser, University of Washington
   Generating Research Ideas: Strategies for Developing Ideas That Advance Theory and Address Meaningful Social Issues
5. Maureen Craig, Duke
   Conducting Research with Marginalized Groups
6. Luis Rivera, Rutgers
   Why Should I Go into Academia?
7. Tabea Hässler, University of Zurich
   Advancing LGBTIQ+ Research Across the World – Challenges and Opportunities
8. Julie Bettergarcia, California Polytechnic State University
   Interviews That Slay: Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing at a Teaching-Focused University
9. Kostadin Kushlev, Georgetown
   How To Survive and Ace the Academic Job Market
10. Tessa Dover, Portland State University
    Productive Discussions about Politicized Topics in the Classroom
11. Jeffrey Hunger, Miami University
    Securing and Thriving in a Postdoctoral Position

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Information about GASP

GASP provides social support and professional resources to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender students and faculty in social and personality psychology. GASP's major goals are to maintain a safe and welcoming professional forum for LGBT students and faculty and their heterosexual allies, and to serve as a resource for researchers, teachers, and other professionals.

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Listserv

Our private moderated listserv sends noncommercial postings about LGBT research and professional issues to more than 400 members worldwide. To subscribe, contact us at gaspmail@EarthLink.net.

GASP Measures Database

Searchable database of measures designed for LGBT issues or populations

Contact Info

GASP was founded by Lisa G. Aspinwall and Lisa M. Diamond, both members of the psychology faculty at the University of Utah. You may reach us at gaspmail@earthlink.net

Past Programs

2023 Luncheon 2022 Luncheon 2021 Luncheon


2020 Luncheon 2019 Luncheon 2018 Luncheon

Get Involved

There are 4 ways to become involved in GASP activities:

1. Subscribe to the GASP listserve by contacting us at gaspmail@EarthLink.net.
2. Send suggestions for GASP activities and for resources for LGBT-related research, teaching, and professional issues to be shared on the GASP website. Please write to Lisa Aspinwall at gaspmail@earthlink.net.
3. Attend our annual meeting at SPSP
4. Consider a donation to GASP.

Your support could fund graduate student research on LGBT issues, travel to conferences, and other important means of increasing visibility for LGBT research and researchers. For more information, please write to us at gaspmail@earthlink.net.