Peter McCauley
Entered the Program: 2022
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Current program: Ph.D., Human Development and Family Sciences
Previous Education:
- M.A., Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2024
- B.A., Psychology, University of Kentucky, 2022
Research Interests:
- Sexual and gender minority youth identity development
- Bias-based harassment
- Intervention methods
Advising Committee:
- Major Advisor: Ryan J. Watson
Assistantship Experience:
- Spring 2024, Teaching Assistantship, HDFS 1060 Close Relationships Across the Lifespan
- Fall 2023, Teaching Assistantship, HDFS 1060 Close Relationships Across the Lifespan
- Spring 2023, Teaching Assistantship, HDFS 2300 Family Interaction Processes
- Fall 2022 – present, Research Assistantship, SHINE Lab
Publications:
Lee, H., Sullivan, T., Abramson, J., McCauley, P. S., Mereish, E., & Watson, R. J. (In press). Structural cissexism, mental health, and unmet healthcare needs among gender diverse adolescents. Pediatrics.
McCauley, P. S., Del Farno, A., Caba, A., Renley, B., Shuler, S., Eaton, L. A., & Watson, R. J. (2024). Stress of being outed to parents, LGBTQ family support, and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender diverse youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12912
McCauley, P. S., Eaton, L. A., Puhl, R. M., & Watson, R. J. (In press). Support from school personnel and LGBTQ in-school resources jointly moderate the association between identity-based harassment and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender diverse youth. Journal of Educational Psychology.
McCauley, P. S., Lessard, L. M., Babcock, N., Sun, N., Eaton, L. A., & Watson, R. J. (2024). Sexual minority youth reporting SOGIE-based harassment to adults at school: The roles of experienced harassment, outness, safety, and adult support at school. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01914-3
McCauley, P. S., Morgan, E., Caba, A. E., Renley, B. M., Eaton, L. A., & Watson, R. J. (2024). Perceptions of bias in HIV prevention services, happiness with social support, and anticipated PrEP stigma among Black and Latine/x sexual and gender diverse individuals. AIDS Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2024.2326126
Sherwood, S. H, McCauley, P. S., Caba, A., Dorri, A., Russell, S. T., & Watson, R. J. (2024). Sexual orientation. In E. Nesblett & W. Troop-Gordon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence, 2nd Edition. Elsevier.
Watson, R. J., Caba, A., Lawrence, S., Renley, B., McCauley, P. S., Wheldon, C., Eaton, L., Russell. S.T., & Eisenberg, M. (2023). Examining mental health and bullying concerns at the intersection of sexuality, gender, race, and ethnicity among a national sample of sexual and gender diverse youth. LGBT Health. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2023.0072
Manuscripts Under Review:
Gans K. M., Chacon, V., Warykas, W. S., Esquivel, V., Baird, M., Zhang, S., McCauley, P. S., Miller, M., Stekler, N., Rodriguez, V. Z., Tovar, A., & Risica, P. M. (revise & resubmit). Exploring barriers and facilitators to water availability and accessibility, and potential strategies for improving water accessibility and children’s intake in family childcare homes: A qualitative study.
McCauley, P. S., Biefeld, S. D., & Brown, C. S. (Under review). Late adolescents’ involvement in SOGIE-based harassment: Investigating the unique and interactive associations between prior victimization, gender typicality, and sexual prejudice.
*Sun, N., G., *McCauley, P. S., Rider, N., Lessard, L. M., Eaton, L. A., & Watson, R. J. (Under review). LGBTQ family support as a protective factor for Asian-American LGBTQ youth experiencing bias-based harassment.
Watson, R. J., Lawrence, S., McCauley, P. S., Wheldon, C., Fish, J., & Eaton, L. A. (revise & resubmit). Examining tobacco use at the intersection of gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity using national U.S. data on sexual and gender diverse youth.
Watson, R. J., McCauley, P. S., Taylor, A., Morgan, E., Jacka, B., & Eaton, L. A. (revise & resubmit). Aging concerns related to sexuality and gender: HIV prevention and healthy aging.
