Charlie Giraud, M.S.

Charlie (he/they) is a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at UC. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wayne State University and his Master of Science in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. His research interests include sexual and gender minority stress and couples’ relationships through an intersectional lens.

Peer- Reviewed Publications

Abraham, C., Leonard, M., & Giraud, C. (2023). 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, 1-10.

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.


Submitted Manuscripts

Leonard, M.T., Chatkoff, D., Elsiss, F., Shuler, R., Giraud, C., Abraham, C., Ftouni, A. Measurement of Relationship Satisfaction in Arab American Couples: Validation and Correlates of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Under Review

Giraud, C., Leonard, M.T. Types of Discrimination as Predictors of Identity Concealment in a Sexual and Gender Minority Sample. In Revision

Giraud, C., Whitton, S.W., Newcomb, M. Prospective Effects of Resilience on Mental Health among SGM Young People. Under Review


Presentations

Giraud, C., 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.

Devlin, E., Giraud, C., 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.