Liadh Timmins, PhD

Psychology, sexual orientation and gender identity

Dr Liadh Timmins is a Lecturer in Psychology1 at Swansea University. Dr Timmins researches the psychology of sexual orientation and gender modality. Their work uses large-scale surveys, experimental research designs, novel measure development, and mixed methods. Their research includes the mental health impacts of minority stressors, forms and functions of intersectional prejudice, and social and cognitive components of sexual orientation and gender identity.

1 For international readers, "Lecturer" in the U.K. is a research and teaching position, equivalent to Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the U.S.

Recent Publications

Timmins, L., Bharadwaj, K., Bhatt, K., & Duncan, D. (2024). Sexual and Gender Minority Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic. In D. Duncan, I. Kawachi, & S. Morse (Eds.), The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oxford University Press.

Bristowe, K., Timmins, L., Pitman, A., Braybrook, D., Marshall, S., Johnson, K., King, M., Roach, A., Yi, D., Almack, K., Day, E., Clift, P., Rose, R., & Harding, R. (2024). Between loss and restoration: The role of liminality in advancing theories of grief and bereavement. Social Science and Medicine, 344, 116616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116616 

Timmins, L., Pitman, A., King, M., Gao, W., Johnson, K., Yu, P., Braybrook, D., Roach, A., Marshall, S., & Day, E. (2023). Does the impact of bereavement vary between same and different gender partnerships? A representative national, cross-sectional study. Psychological Medicine, 53(9), 3849-3857. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722000496

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