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Transness is our salve: How trans identity facilitates healing from relational trauma with parental figures

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Journal of Traumatic Stress (2026) Authors: Joonwoo Lee, Sebastian Barr, Alberta M. Gloria, Tonya J. Roberts, Stephanie L. Budge Abstract: Transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals experience high rates of relational trauma from parental figures, yet their pathways to healing remain underexplored. This qualitative study used constructivist grounded theory to develop a theoretical framework of how …

The Development and Pilot Testing of a Minority Stress Psychoeducation Tool for Transgender and Nonbinary People

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Transgender Health (2024) Authors: Stephanie L. Budge, Elliot A. Tebbe, Diana Love Abstract: In this study, we aimed to develop and test the acceptability of a minority stress psychoeducation tool for transgender and nonbinary (TNB) people. Patients in one treatment group who were enrolled in a larger randomized controlled trial received this study’s minority stress psychoeducation pre-treatment. Data …

A Longitudinal Investigation of Trans and Nonbinary Youth Identity: Individual Processes and Family Agreement in the Trans Teen and Family Narratives Project

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LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal (2025) Authors: Stephanie L. Budge, Yusuf Barburoğlu, Siyan Gao, Dean Dvorak, Gideon Elliott, Sydney Gilchrist, Savannah Lynn, Eli G. Godwin, Sabra L. Katz-Wise Abstract: Few studies have focused on transgender and nonbinary youths’ (TNBY) gender development and even less well understood is how family members understand TNBY identity. The current study investigated: (a) …

Five IDS Affiliates Honored with Vilas Professorships and Awards

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Five IDS Affiliates were recently honored with University of Wisconsin-Madison Vilas Professorships and Awards. These awards are given annually to extraordinary UW-Madison faculty and staff. This year, 44 total professorships and awards were given. Affiliates earning awards are: Felix Elwert, Sociology: Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship Kaiping Chen, Life Sciences Communication: Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award Lauren …

Implementation and Evaluation of the Gender Resilience, Resistance, Empowerment, and Affirmation Training (GREAT) Pilot Program

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Psychotherapy (2025) Authors: Elliot Tebbe, Em Matsuno, Joonwoo Lee, Sergio Domínguez, Stephanie Budge Abstract: This article reports program evaluation findings of the effectiveness of a pilot training program integrating key principles from the psychological framework for radical healing (French et al., 2020) and models aimed at decreasing internalized stigma (Israel et al., 2021). Our main …

Minority Stress and Protective Factors for Body Image Concerns and Disordered Eating Among a Cohort of Transgender and Nonbinary Youth: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study

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International Journal of Transgender Health (2025) Authors: Emmett Line, Dougie Zubizarreta, Stephanie Budge, Ryan Watson, Allegra  Gordon, S. Bryn Austin, and Sabra Katz-Wise. Abstract:  Background Transgender and/or nonbinary (TNB) youth experience elevated risk of body image concerns and disordered eating compared to their cisgender counterparts, yet drivers of this risk remain poorly understood. This exploratory …