Madeline J. Hebert
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 outcomes
- Relationship formation and maintenance
- Parenting Interventions
Advising Committee:
- Major Advisor: Kari Adamsons
- Committee Member: Eva Lefkowitz
- Committee Member: Ray 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 and Discussion leader
- Research Methods
- Diversity Issues
- Professional Development
- Individual and Family Development
- 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. & 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
Featured Manuscripts Submitted for Review:
- Hebert, M. J., Adamsons, K. & Csizmadia, A. (2024). A model of identity enactment among religious queer youth. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Contemporary Queer Youth Special Issue for the Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy.

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