{"id":15817,"date":"2016-08-22T17:15:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T17:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2016\/08\/22\/psychology-professor-edits-award-winning-encyclopedia-on-lgbtq-studies\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:56:24","slug":"psychology-professor-edits-award-winning-encyclopedia-on-lgbtq-studies","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2016\/08\/22\/psychology-professor-edits-award-winning-encyclopedia-on-lgbtq-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology professor edits award-winning encyclopedia on LGBTQ studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Abbie Goldberg<\/a>, associate professor of psychology at Clark University, is the editor of a new three-volume The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies<\/a> — the first reference work of its kind. The Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues<\/a>, a division of the American Psychological Association (APA)<\/a>, has named the work its 2016 Distinguished Book<\/a>. The award was announced at the annual APA meeting earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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“The publication of this encyclopedia is a testament to both scholarly and public interest in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer studies, as well as to the vast array of research being conducted on LGBTQ lives, relationships, and communities,” professor Goldberg recently told SAGE Insight<\/a>, a news blog that features research published in SAGE’s more than 900 journals.<\/p>\n

Goldberg says that in 2016 there is “a much greater appreciation for and (deserved) excitement about the work” and that scholars, students, librarians, and the public recognize its relevance of this “indispensable, timely and exciting resource.”<\/p>\n

The encyclopedia views lesbian and gay studies through the lenses of psychology, human development and sociology, emphasizing queer, feminist, and ecological perspectives on the topic. It addresses a range of questions, including:<\/p>\n