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75 76<br> 77<br> 78<br> 79</P> 80 81 82<a href="bibliography.html"><b>Bibliography with abstracts and reprint request forms</a></b> 83</font> 84<P> 85 86<P> 87 88<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-1"><a href="library.html#papers"><b>Download preprints</a></b> 89</font> 90<P> 91 92<P> 93 94<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-1"><a href="library.html#scales"><b>Questionnaires and scales</a></b> 95</font> 96<P> 97 98<P> 99 100<P> 101 102<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-1"> 103<a href="http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/Herek/#Media" target="bio"><b>Reenactments and portrayals of Prof. Herek's courtroom testimony in the Prop. 8 trial</a></b> 104</font> 105<P> 106 107<P> 108 109<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-1"> 110<a href="https://herek.socialpsychology.org/" target="bio"><b>Prof. Herek's Social Psychology Network page</a></b> 111<P> 112 113<P> 114 115<P> 116 117<P> 118 119<P> 120 121<P> 122 123<a href="../html/law_policy.html" target="bio"><b>Prof. Herek's Policy and Legal Work</a></b> 124 125 126</font> 127</td> 128<td width="30" valign="top"> 129</td> 130<td valign="top" width="410"> 131Gregory M. Herek, an emeritus Professor of Psychology at the <a href="http://www.ucdavis.edu" target="bio">University of California at Davis</a> (UCD), is an internationally recognized authority on prejudice against sexual minorities, 132anti-gay violence, and AIDS-related stigma. 133He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from UC Davis in 1983, 134then was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University. 135He subsequently served as a faculty member at Yale and the 136Graduate Center of the City University of New York before returning to UCD, 137first as a research psychologist and later as a tenured professor. 138<p> 139He has been a pioneer in the scientific study of heterosexuals' prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, as well as the effects of that prejudice on its targets. 140His published papers number more than 100, and include: 141<ul> 142<li> 143Studies of numerous aspects of heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men, including studies of 144<A HREF="http://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs87a" target="bio">sexual prejudice and religious beliefs</a>, 145gender differences in <A HREF="https://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs2001a" target="bio">attitudes</a> and <A HREF="https://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs99e" target="bio">the cognitive processes underlying them</a>, and 146<A HREF="http://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs96a" target="bio">how personal contact with lesbians and gay men appears to reduce heterosexuals' sexual prejudice</a>. 147<br> 148</li> 149<li> 150The first study to empirically demonstrate</a> that hate crimes against lesbians and gay men are associated with greater psychological trauma than comparable crimes not based on the victim's sexual orientation (<A HREF="http://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs99d" target="bio">Herek et al., 1999</a>). 151<br> 152</li> 153<li> 154The first study to use a national probability sample to document the <A HREF="http://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs2009a" target="bio">prevalence of hate crime victimization</a> among U.S. gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults. 155<br> 156</li> 157<li> 158The first published studies using a national probability sample to assess US heterosexuals' attitudes toward <A HREF="http://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs2002c" target="bio">bisexual men and women</a> and toward <A HREF="http://lgbpsychology.org/html/bibabs.html#abs2012a" target="bio">transgender people</a>. 159<br> 160</li> 161</ul> 162 163<p> 164His work has been highly influential and widely cited. 165<!--His h-index (a measure of scholarly productivity and impact) is 61, which means he has published 61 articles that have each been cited at least 61 times. --> 166According to Google Scholar, 53 of his papers have been cited more than 200 times, and 24 have been cited more than 500 times. 167A <A HREF="http://projectimplicit.net/nosek/papers/citations/" target="bio">2010 study of the cumulative impact</a> of North American social/personality psychologists' published work (taking career stage into account) ranked him in the top 5%. 168 169<!--<p> 170Professor Herek has published numerous scholarly 171articles on these topics. 172His edited and coedited volumes include: 173<ul> 174<li> 175<a href="../html/hate_crimes_book.html" target="bio"><i>Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men</i></a> (1992, Sage Publications) 176</li> 177 178<li> 179<a href="../html/div44_books.html#vol2" target="bio"><i>AIDS, Identity, and Community: HIV and Lesbians and Gay Men</i></a> (Sage, 1995) 180</li> 181 182<li> 183<a href="../html/out_in_force.html" target="bio"><i>Out in Force: Sexual Orientation and the Military</i></a> (University of Chicago Press, 1996) 184</li> 185 186<li> 187<a href="../html/div44_books.html#vol4" target="bio"><i>Stigma and Sexual Orientation</i></a> (Sage, 1998) 188</li> 189 190<li> 191A special issue of the <i>American Behavioral Scientist</i> on "AIDS and Stigma" (1999). 192</li> 193</ul>--> 194<p> 195Professor Herek has served on the editorial board of numerous academic journals, including 196<i>Basic and Applied Social Psychology</i>, 197<i>The Journal of Social Issues</i>, 198<i>Sexuality Research and Social Policy</i>, 199<i>Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity</i>, 200<i>The Journal of LGBT Health</i>. 201<i>The Journal of Sex Research</i>, 202and <i>The Journal of Homosexuality</i>. 203</p> 204<p> 205Professor Herek is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the 206Association for Psychological Science (APS). 207He is the recipient of the <a href="http://www.spssi.org/lewin_award_year.html" target="bio">2006 Kurt Lewin Memorial Award</a> for 208"outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and s
208ocial action," 209presented by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Division 9). 210In 1996, he received the <a href="../html/pubint96.html" target="bio">APA Early Career Award for 211Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest</a>. 212In 1992, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the APA Committee on 213Lesbian and Gay Concerns. 214He is the only person to have been honored twice with APA Division 44's annual award for "Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Lesbian and Gay Psychology," 215having received it in 1989 and again in 1999. 216In 2010, he received the Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award from the UC Davis Academic Senate, and the Distinguished Humanitarian Contribution Award from the California Psychological Association. 217<P> 218Professor Herek is a past chairperson of the APA Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns and has also served on the APA Task Force on Avoiding Heterosexist Bias in Research and the APA Task Force on AIDS. 219<a name="placek">He worked closely</a> with the late <a href="../html/hooker.html" target="bio">Evelyn Hooker</a> to organize the 220Wayne F. Placek Award, administered by the American Psychological Foundation with a bequest left to Dr. Hooker. 221He served as chairperson of the Scientific Review Committee for the Placek Award from 1995 to 2007, during which time more than $1.4 million in direct support and matching funds were given to scientists conducting research on sexual minority issues. 222<p> 223Professor Herek was a member of the NAS Institute of Medicine's Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities, and coauthored that panel's 2011 consensus report, <A href="https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13128/the-health-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people-building" target="bio"><em>The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding</em></a>. 224<P> 225<a name="testimony">Professor Herek</a> has also contributed his professional expertise to <a href="../html/law_policy.html" target="bio">policy work</a> involving lesbian and gay concerns and AIDS issues. 226In 2011, he provided invited oral and written testimony for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' hearings on <a href="http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/2011statutory.pdf" target="bio"><em>
226Federal Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws to Protect Students Against Bullying, Violence and Harassment</em></a>. 227In 1997, he was an invited participant at President Clinton's 228White House Conference on Hate Crimes. 229In 1993, he testified on behalf of the American Psychological Association (APA), 230the American Psychiatric Association, and four other national professional associations for 231the House Armed Services Committee's <a href="../html/miltest1.html" target="bio">hearngs on gays and the U.S. military</a>. 232In 1986, he testified on behalf of the APA for the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee's 233hearings on antigay violence</a>. 234 235He also has assisted the APA in preparing amicus briefs in more than 30 major court cases, including cases that challenged the constitutionality of: 236<ul> 237<li> 238Laws restricting legal recognition of same-sex relationships 239(e.g., <a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/windsor.aspx" target="bio"><i>United States v. Windsor</i></a>, United States Supreme Court; 240<a href="http://www.lgbpsychology.org/html/APA_2008_CA_Amicus_Curiae_Brief.pdf" target="bio"><i>In re Marriage Cases</i></a>, California Supreme Court; 241<a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/kerrigan.aspx" target="bio"><i>Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health</i></a>, Connecticut Supreme Court; 242<a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/lewis.aspx" target="bio"><i> 243Lewis v. Harris</i></a>, New Jersey Superior Court). 244<br> 245</li> 246 247<li> 248State sodomy laws (e.g., <a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/lawrence.aspx" target="bio"><i>Lawrence v. Texas</i></a> and <a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/bowers.aspx" target="bio"><i>Bowers v. Hardwick</i></a>, U.S. Supreme Court) 249<br> 250</li> 251 252<li> 253Military policies excluding lesbians and gay men (<a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/watkins.aspx" target="bio"><i>Watkins v. U.S. Army</i></a>, Ninth Circuit 254Court of Appeals) 255<br> 256</li> 257 258<li> 259Antigay ballot propositions (e.g., <a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/romer.aspx" target="bio"><i>Romer v Evans</i></a>, 260U.S. Supreme Court) 261<br> 262</li> 263 264<li> 265Antigay discrimination by the Boy Scouts of America (<a href="http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/boy-scouts/index.aspx" target="bio"><i>Boy Scouts v. Dale</i></a>, US Supreme Court)</i> 266</li> 267 268</ul> 269<P> 270In addition, he has served as a consultant or expert witness for numerous court cases and administrative proceedings involving the civil rights of lesbians and gay men and people with AIDS. 271Recent examples include <em>Perry v. Schwarzenegger</em>, challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, and <em>Massachusetts v. US Dept. of Health and Human Services</em>, challenging the constitutionality of some provisions of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. 272The <a href="Herek_Day9_Transcript.pdf" target="bio">transcript of Prof. Herek's courtroom testimony in the Prop. 8 trial</a> (which lasted approximately 7 hours) can be downloaded in PDF format. 273In all, he has contributed his expertise in more than 60 court cases and administrative proceedings involving sexual orientation or HIV/AIDS. 274<P> 275The Journal of Homosexuality will publish a 276<a href="https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/blog/journal-honors-psychologist-gregory-herek-sexual-prejudice" target="bio">special issue</a> devoted to papers that build on Dr. Herek's theoretical and empirical work. 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