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Trans psychology amid anti-trans legislation in the United States.

American Psychologist, Vol 81(6), Sep 2026, 727-737; doi:10.1037/amp0001769 This special issue highlights cutting-edge applications of psychological theory[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

Understanding and navigating transgender care bans: Policy perspectives and practical implications for psychologists.

American Psychologist, Vol 81(6), Sep 2026, 738-753; doi:10.1037/amp0001709 Decades of peer-reviewed research demonstrate the benefits of comprehensive[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

Bathroom bills and gender-affirming care bans: Understanding people’s attitudes toward different types of transgender policies.

American Psychologist, Vol 81(6), Sep 2026, 754-770; doi:10.1037/amp0001670 Policies restricting transgender rights have proliferated across the United[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

Health ramifications of antitransgender legislation: Trends in mental distress from 2016 to 2023 in a nationally representative sample of transgender adults.

American Psychologist, Vol 81(6), Sep 2026, 771-784; doi:10.1037/amp0001665 Laws and policies that target and restrict transgender- and[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

State-level pro- and anti-transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) legislation and mental health among TGD young adults in the United States.

American Psychologist, Vol 81(6), Sep 2026, 785-795; doi:10.1037/amp0001661 The United States has seen sharp increases in efforts[…]

The Mind-Body Connection in Chronic Pain

The Mind-Body Connection in Chronic Pain

Pain is always processed by the brain, not just felt at the site of injury. What the[…]

Grounding Techniques for Flashbacks

Grounding Techniques for Flashbacks

A flashback is your body believing the past is happening right now. Practical grounding techniques, why they[…]

Trauma Bonds: Why We Stay

Trauma Bonds: Why We Stay

Trauma bonds don't make sense from the outside, only from inside the nervous system that built them.[…]

The Role of Safety in Trauma Recovery

The Role of Safety in Trauma Recovery

Safety isn't the warm-up to trauma recovery — it's the work itself. Why felt safety in the[…]

Complex PTSD vs. PTSD: Key Differences

Complex PTSD vs. PTSD: Key Differences

PTSD and Complex PTSD are often confused, but they describe different experiences shaped by different kinds of[…]

How Trauma Lives in the Body

How Trauma Lives in the Body

Why the body remembers what the mind has moved past, and what somatic memory means for real,[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

Gold medal award for impact in psychology: Sarah Feldstein Ewing.

American Psychologist, Vol 81(5), Jul-Aug 2026, 565-567; doi:10.1037/amp0001752 Sarah Feldstein Ewing is recognized with the Gold medal[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

Charles l. Brewer award for distinguished teaching of psychology: Karen Z. Naufel.

American Psychologist, Vol 81(5), Jul-Aug 2026, 568-570; doi:10.1037/amp0001753 Karen Z. Naufel is recognized with the Charles L.[…]

Understanding the Window of Tolerance

Understanding the Window of Tolerance

Trauma doesn't take away your feelings — it takes away your window. A look at how the[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

Correction to “Assessing the safety and efficacy of prescribing psychologists in New Mexico and Louisiana” by Hughes et al. (2025).

American Psychologist, Vol 81(5), Jul-Aug 2026, 567; doi:10.1037/amp0001733 Reports an error in “Assessing the safety and efficacy[…]

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The many facets of leadership: A meta-analysis of personality facets, leader effectiveness, and emergence.

Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 111(9), Sep 2026, 1097-1118; doi:10.1037/apl0001378 Personality traits can be useful predictors of[…]

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The paradox of structural empowerment: How and when structural empowerment fuels psychological entitlement and undermines resource sharing.

Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 111(9), Sep 2026, 1188-1210; doi:10.1037/apl0001377 In recent decades, many organizations have been[…]

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The gendered costs of voice (un)enacted: Differential effects on belonging in traditionally male-dominated contexts.

Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 111(9), Sep 2026, 1166-1187; doi:10.1037/apl0001364 Recent research indicates that performance benefits on[…]

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For good and for bad: The distinctive effects of successors’ leadership behavior on collective engagement and organizational performance.

Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 111(9), Sep 2026, 1119-1141; doi:10.1037/apl0001359 Leadership transitions are a fact of organizational[…]

Dr Suzie Flores in her office

Why ImTT Is Changing the Way We Treat PTSD

Image Transformation Therapy is changing how PTSD is treated — healing trauma without requiring patients to relive[…]

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