Anthony is open to conversations with prospective postgraduate students interested in pursuing research in these areas, including gender and sexualities research, health and wellbeing among marginalised populations, and LGBTQ+ psychology.
Current Postgraduate Students:
- Nikhita Sheppard - The role of positive embodiment in body image among non-binary people of colour (Supervisor)
- Fiona Brook - Supporting wellbeing and mental health among performing arts professionals (Director of Studies)
Gifford AJ, Beck RJ, McDermott DT, Abbott K. 鈥淪hare Your Trauma鈥� and Make It Funny鈥�: Comedy as Catharsis and Community-Building in LGBTQ+ Mental Wellbeing and Resilience.聽Behavioral Sciences. 2026; 16(7):1059.
Gifford, AJ, & Jaspal, R. (2026). Latent profiles of outness and psychosocial functioning among lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.聽Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services,听38(3), 381鈥�401.
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R. Identity Resilience, Community Connectedness, and Sociosexuality Among Gay and Bisexual Men: The Mediating Effect of Internalized Homonegativity.聽International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2026; 23(3):358.
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R, Jones BA, & McDermott DT. (2025) PrEP acceptability and self-efficacy in men who have sex with men: The roles of identity, trust and knowledge. Psychology & Sexuality, 1-17.聽
Jaspal, R., Gifford, AJ, & Scheinpflug, U. (2025) Ego and Partner-Centered Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Men. Sexuality & Culture, 1-20.聽
Gifford, AJ. (2025) Smash the pot, break the binary: LGBTQ+ psychology and Hyrule. In A. M. B. Prosser & R. Kowert (Eds.), The Psychgeist of Pop Culture 鈥� Legend of Zelda. Psychgeist & Play Story Press.聽
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R, Jones BA, McDermott DT. (2025) Gain-Framed Health Messaging, Medical Trust, and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Self-Efficacy: An Experimental Study. Healthcare; 13(16):1981.聽
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R, Jones BA, McDermott DT. (2025) Psychosocial Profiles of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Influencing PrEP Acceptability: A Latent Profile Analysis. Behavioral Sciences; 15(6):818.聽
Jaspal R, Gifford AJ, & Scheinpflug U. (2025). A Theoretical Model for Predicting the Derivation of Sexual Satisfaction in Gay Men. The Journal of Sex Research, 1鈥�11.聽
Cahill L, Gifford AJ, Jones BA, & McDermott DT. (2025) The HIV Anxiety Scale (HAS): Developing and Validating a Measure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Anxiety. AIDS Behav.聽
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R, Jones BA, & McDermott DT. (2025) Predicting PrEP acceptability and self-efficacy among men who have sex with men in the UK: The roles of identity resilience, science mistrust, and stigma. HIV Med.; 1-11.聽
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R, Jones BA, & McDermott DT. (2025) 鈥榃hy are PrEP gays always like this 鈥� 鈥�: psychosocial influences on U.K.-based men who have sex with men鈥檚 perceptions and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Psychology & Sexuality, 1鈥�24.聽
