Publications

Garcia, A., Toomey, R. B., & Abreu, R. L. (2026). Patterns of pronoun affirmation across social contexts and opportunities for resilience among trans and nonbinary youth. Behavioral Sciences, 16, 1756–1777.

Martin, J. A., Hainsworth, S., Toomey, R. B., & Abreu, R. L. (2026). Fears of supportive parents of transgender and gender-diverse youth in the United States. Journal of Family Psychology. [APA Editor's Choice, October 2026]

Martin-Storey, A., Abreu, R. L., Toomey, R. B., & Gattamorta, K. A. (2026). Barriers to healthcare and mental health among parents of gender diverse adolescents. Transgender Health, 11, 75–81.

Toomey, R. B., Trujillo, L., Abreu, R., Rios Garza, A., Hainsworth, S., & Zhao, Z. (2025). The potential harm of loss and grief narratives among parents of transgender and nonbinary youth. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 72, 201–210. [APA Editor's Choice, April 2025]

Toomey, R. B., Hainsworth, S., & Farrar, C. (2025). Findings from Mapping Q: An arts-based suicide prevention program for sexual and gender minority youth. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 12, 287–294.

Neihus, A., Toomey, R. B., & Brochin, C. (2025). The rights of trans and queer learners in K-12 classrooms. Theory into Practice, 64(1), 60–72.

Goldberg, A. E., Toomey, R. B., & Abreu, R. (2024). 'Don't Say Gay': Implications for outness and desire to move among LGBTQ parents in Florida. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 21, 1189–1205.

Strang, J. F., Wallace, G. L., Michaelson, J. J., et al. (2023). The Gender Self-Report: A multidimensional gender characterization tool for gender-diverse and cisgender youth and adults. American Psychologist, 78, 886–900.

Toomey, R. B. (2021). Advancing research on minority stress and resilience in trans children and adolescents in the 21st century. Child Development Perspectives, 15(2), 96–102.

Toomey, R. B., Syvertsen, A. K., & Shramko, M. (2018). Transgender adolescent suicide behavior: Understanding subgroup differences. Pediatrics, 142, e1–e8.

Toomey, R. B., & Russell, S. T. (2016). The role of sexual orientation in school victimization: A meta-analysis. Youth & Society, 48(2), 176–201.

Toomey, R. B., Ryan, C., Diaz, R., Card, N. A., & Russell, S. T. (2010). Gender nonconforming lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth: School victimization and young adult psychosocial adjustment. Developmental Psychology, 46, 1580–1589.