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Richard A. Sprott
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Richard A. Sprott, Molly M. Strear, Kaitlin Venema, Jessica Ward, Julie Williams, Macy Wilson About the Editors Cristina L. Magalhães, PhD, LMHC (she/her), is professor of clinical psychology, director of the Clinical PsyD Program, and coordinator of the Rockway Certificate in LGBTQ Mental Health and Human Services at the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University, Los Angeles. Dr. Magalhães has served on various committees and task forces charged with addressing the needs of LGBTQ+ people and communities. She is founding editor of PERSPECTIVES (2014–2021)—the newsletter of APA Division 35 Section IV on gender and sexual minority concerns—and currently serves as president-elect of the same professional organization. Dr. Magalhães began her training as a psychologist in Brazil in the late 1980s, became licensed as a mental health counselor in Florida in 2002, and obtained her license as a psychologist in California in 2010. She has experience working with LGBTQ+ couples, families, and individuals across the life span in community mental health centers, residential settings, social service agencies, and private practice. Richard A. Sprott, PhD, received his doctoral degree in developmental psychology from University of California Berkeley in 1994. His early work was on social and language development in early childhood. He is president of the Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity for 2021–2022 (APA Division 44). For more than 12 years, he co-chaired the Children, Youth and Families Committee of Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. He is coeditor on a newly released book from APA Books entitled Supporting Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Diversity in K–12 Schools. He is also the co-author of Sexual Outsiders: Understanding BDSM Sexualities and Communities (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013). Along with Dr. Elisabeth Sheff, he is also co-editor of a new book series, Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Relationships, from Rowman & Littlefield. He is currently directing research projects focused on identity development and health/well-being in people who express alternative sexualities and nontraditional relationships, with a special emphasis on kink/BDSM sexuality and polyamory or consensual non-monogamy. Richard currently teaches courses in the Department of Human Development and Women’s Studies at California State University, East Bay. G. Nic Rider, PhD, LP, is an assistant professor at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School and director at the National Center for Gender Spectrum Health. Dr. Rider’s scholarly work often focuses on social and structural factors affecting the lived experiences of historically marginalized communities and resilience/strengths identified by these communities. Their professional interests are in the areas of intersectionality, improving various health disparities, decolonizing healing justice, systems change, and social justice advocacy. They currently serve as co-chair for the Asian American Psychological Association’s Division on LGBTQQ and participate on committees advocating for sexual and gender diverse individuals globally.