Charlie Giraud, M.S.

Peer- Reviewed Publications

Sevilla Morales, M., Giraud, C., Newcomb, M. E., & Whitton, S. W. (2026). Racial differences in mental health among sexual and gender minority individuals. Psychology & Sexuality, 1-16.

Giraud, C., Hardy‐Besaw, J., Stryker, S. D., Devlin, E. A., & Whitton, S. W. (2025). Navigating a Romantic Partner's Gender Transition. Family Process, 64(4), e70098.

Devlin, E., Giraud, C., Simon, A., Whitton, S.W. (2025). Understanding How Asexual Individuals Navigate Identity Disclosure and Concealment. The Journal of Sex Research, 1-12.

Whitton, S. W., Swann, G., Giraud, C., & Newcomb, M. E. (2025). A Longitudinal Investigation of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Female at Birth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605251341278.

Giraud, C., Newcomb, M.E., Whitton, S.W. An Evaluation of Resilience as a Protective Factor for Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young People. LGBT Health.

Leonard, M., Rehman, A., Whayeb, Z., Giraud, C., Mejia-Hans, B., & Abraham, C. (2024). Attributions and Relationship Satisfaction in an Arab American Population. Genealogy, 8(3), 87.

Giraud, C., Newcomb, M. E., & Whitton, S. W. (2024). Prospective Effects of Resilience on Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young People. Psychology & Sexuality, 1-16.

Giraud, C., & Leonard, M. (2024). Types of Discrimination as Predictors of Identity Concealment in a Sexual and Gender Minority Sample. Sexuality & Culture, 1-18.

Abraham, C., Leonard, M., & Giraud, C. (2024). COVID-19 Stress and Its Impact on Self-Protective Behaviors in an Emerging Adult College Sample: The Importance of Trauma. American Journal of Health Education, 55(1), 14-23.

Leonard, M. T., Giraud, C., & Abraham, C. (2022). Coupling with COVID: the role of dyadic coping in relationship satisfaction and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Issues, 43(8), 2234-2252.

Presentations

INVITED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

1.  Invited faculty. Giraud, C., Resilience, Flourishing, & Joy, flash chat instructor for 2025-2028 for the IMPACT (Interprofessional Methods for Advancing Clinical and Translational Science) Academy at the University of Cincinnati, funded by NIH grant R25LM014536.

PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Giraud, C. (Chair & Panelist), Shepherd, B. F., Kirakosian, N., Soulliard, Z., & Whitton, S. W. (Moderator). (2026, November). Clarifying constructs in SGM mental health research: Efforts toward greater precision in clinical science and practice [Accepted panel discussion]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD.

2. Giraud, C., Hardy-Besaw, J., Stryker, S., Sevilla Morales, M., Fischbach, A.L., Devlin, E.A., Whitton, S.W. (2026, November). Support During Medical Transition: Comparing TGD Individuals’ Needs and Romantic Partners’ Perceptions. [Accepted Oral Presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Baltimore, MD.

3. Giraud, C., Hardy-Besaw, J., Stryker, S., Sevilla Morales, M., Fischbach, A.L., Devlin, E.A., Whitton, S.W. (2026, November). Support During Medical Transition: Comparing TGD Individuals’ Needs and Romantic Partners’ Perceptions. [Accepted Oral Presentation]. World Professional Association for Transgender Health Scientific Symposium. Mexico City, Mexico.

4. Giraud, C., Sevilla Morales, M., Newcomb, M.E., & Whitton, S.W. (2026, August). Racial Differences in Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Assigned Female at Birth: The Role of Resilience. [Accepted Oral Presentation]. National LGBTQ+ Health Conference. Chicago, IL.

5. Giraud, C., Newcomb, M.E., & Whitton, S.W. (2026, June). Resilience Promotes and Protects Mental Health Among SGM-AFAB: Within-Person Evidence. [Paper Presentation]. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference. New Orleans, LA.

6. Giraud, C., Newcomb, M.E., & Whitton, S.W. (2026, April). Resilience as a Protective Factor for Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. [Paper Presentation]. Anxiety and Depression Conference. Chicago, IL.

7. Giraud, C., Hardy-Besaw, J., Stryker, S., Sevilla Morales, M., Fischbach, A.L., Devlin, E.A., Whitton, S.W. (2026, March). Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals’ Needs During Medical Transition: Self and Romantic Partner Perspectives. [Paper Presentation]. IRIS Academy Symposium. Cincinnati, OH.

8. Sevilla Morales, M., Giraud, C., Stryker, S., Whitton, S.W. (2026, March). Thematic Analysis of Stressors Faced by Transgender Diverse Individuals During Medical Transition. [Paper Presentation]. IRIS Academy Symposium. Cincinnati, OH.

9. Giraud, C., Newcomb, M. E., & Whitton, S. W. (2025, November). Within-Person Associations Between Minority Stressors and Mental Health: Resilience as a Moderator. [Paper Presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New Orleans, LA.

10. Giraud, C., Newcomb, M.E., Whitton, S.W. (2025, August). Within-Person Associations Between Minority Stressors and Mental Health: Resilience as a Moderator. [Poster Presentation]. American Psychological Association. Denver, CO.

11. Giraud, C., Hardy-Besaw, J., Stryker, S., Devlin, E., Whitton, S.W. (2025, August). Partners’ Inter- and Intrapersonal Changes During a Medical Gender Transition. [Poster Presentation]. American Psychological Association. Denver, CO.

12. Giraud, C., Hardy-Besaw, J., Stryker, S., Devlin, E., Whitton, S.W. (2025, March). Transgender Individuals’ Partners’ Experiences During Medical Gender Transition. [Paper Presentation]. IMPACT Academy Symposium. Cincinnati, OH.

13. Meija-Hans, B., Whayeb, Z., Rehman, A., Abraham, C., Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2024, November). AI’ll Be There for You: Couples. Artificial Intelligence, and Relationship Maintenance. [Poster Presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA.

14. Giraud, C., Newcomb, M.E., Whitton, S.W. (2024, August). Resilience as a Protective Factor for Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Young People. [Poster Presentation]. National LGBTQ Health Conference. Atlanta, GA.

15. Devlin, E., Giraud, C., Simon, A., Whitton, S.W. (2024, August). Understanding Identity Disclosure or Coming Out for Asexual Individuals. [Poster Presentation]. National LGBTQ Health Conference. Atlanta, GA.

16. Giraud, C., Hardy-Besaw, J., Stryker, S., Devlin, E., Whitton, S.W. (2024, July). Partner Support in Transitioning: Facilitators and Barriers to Support During a Medical Gender Transition. [Poster Presentation]. International Association for Relationship Research. Boston, MA.

17. Whitton, S.W., Giraud, C., Devlin, E. Promoting Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health via Healthy Romantic Relationships. (2024, May). [Conference Presentation]. Contemporary Relationships Conference. Cincinnati, OH.

18. Giraud, C., Newcomb, M.E., Whitton, S.W. (2023, November). The Protective Role of Resilience in Promoting Mental Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities. [Poster Presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Seattle, WA.

19. Devlin, E., Giraud, C., Simon, A., Whitton, S.W. (2023, November). Exploring the Expectations and Experiences of Coming out for Asexual Individuals. [Poster Presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Seattle, WA.

20. Rehman, A., Mejia-Hans, B., Abraham, C., Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2023, September). Attributions and Relationship Satisfaction in an Arab-American Sample. [Poster Presentation]. American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association. Ann Arbor, MI.

21. Abraham, C., Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2023, April). Preliminary findings from an online study of patients with long-haul COVID. [Poster Presentation]. Michigan Psychological Association. Virtual.

22. Giraud, C., Leonard, MT. (2022, November). An exploration of relationships between identity concealment, non-reporting behaviors, and multiple minority status within a multicultural LGBTQ+ sample. [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY.

23. Abraham, C., Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2021, April). Romantically Close & Socially Distant: A preliminary analysis of guardianship behaviors associated with COVID-19 safety. [Poster Presentation]. Michigan Psychological Association. Virtual.

24. Abraham, C., Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2021, April). Coupling with COVID-19: A mixed methods study of couples coping with the pandemic. [Poster Presentation]. University of Michigan. University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Symposium. Virtual.

25. Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2021, March). Discrimination, Concealment, and Multiple Minority Status in LGBTQ+ Populations. [Presentation]. The Midwest Association of Graduate Schools. Virtual.

26. Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2021, March). Discrimination, concealment, and multiple minority status in LGBTQ+ populations. [Presentation]. University of Michigan – Dearborn. Virtual.

27. Abraham, C., Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. (2020, November), Coupling with COVID-19: A mixed methods study of couples coping with the pandemic. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Virtual.

28. Giraud, C., Abraham, C., Leonard, M.T. (2020, November). Preliminary Exploration of EA Task Segments and Their Association to Relationship Satisfaction. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Virtual.