Madeline J. Hebert

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Entered the Program: Fall 2022

Current program: PhD, Human Development Family Science 

Previous Education: 

• M.S., Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2022
• B.S., Biochemistry, Spring Hill College, 2019 

Research Interests: 

• LGBTQ+ individuals and their families
• Interpersonal and interpersonal factors that impact spiritual and mental health
• Dual Religious and LGBTQ+ identity development and health outcomes
• Relationship formation and maintenance
• Family-Based and Policy Interventions

Advising Committee:

• Major Advisor: Kari Adamsons
• Committee Member: Eva Lefkowitz
• Committee Member: Raymond Moody

Awards Received

• Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust Summer 2025 Fellowship
  • Social Distance from Perceived Non-conforming Gender Expression and Sexual Orientation

Relevant Experiences:

University of Connecticut

• Teaching Assistant
  • LGBTQ+ Sexualities, Activism, and Globalization (IOR, Fall 2026)
  • Gender in Everyday Life (Discussion leader; 4 sections, Fall 2025)
  • Close Relationships (TA, Fall 2026)
  • Research Methods in HDFS (Discussion leader Fall 2024; Spring 2025)
  • Diversity Issues in HDFS (Discussion Leader, Fall 2024)
  • Professional Development in HDFS (Discussion Leader, Fall 2022)
  • Individual and Family Development (TA; Fall 2024; Spring 2025)
• Graduate Student Academic Committee Member
  • Curriculum Committee
  • Assessment Committee
  • DEIJ/A Committee
• HDFS and CLAS Summer Graduate Assistant Academic Advisor
• Research Assistant
  • DASH Lab

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Instructor of Record, PSYC 110 – Introduction to Psychology, Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
• Teaching Assistant, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021
  • PSYC 315 – Psychological Statistics
  • PSYC 110 – Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYC 340 – Theories of Personality
  • PSYC 330 – Social Psychology

Peer-Reviewed PUBLICATIONS

• Hebert, M. J., Adamsons, K., & Csizmadia, A. (2026). A model of identity enactment among religious queer youth. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2026.2665394
• Hebert, M. J. & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2024). Sexual behavioral development. In S. T. Butler-Barnes, Encyclopedia of adolescence, (2nd ed.). Elsevier. 
• Lin, H. C., Knott, M., & Hebert, M. J. (2023). Romantic attachment security buffers the effect of stress on anxiety in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of American College Health, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2220407
• Abbot, D.M., Mollen, D., Anaya, E.J., Burnes, T. R., Jones, M. M., & Rukus, V. A. (2021) Providing sexuality training for psychologists: The role of predoctoral internship sites. American Journal of Sexuality Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2021.1892555