Brian Rood

Brian Rood is trained as a clinical psychologist and public health practitioner. His research and scholarship focus on the development of interventions to improve the mental and physical health of historically marginalized communities (e.g., communities of color, people living with HIV, and LGBTQ+ communities). Prior to Macalester, he worked across different settings: academic medical centers, community-based organizations, health clinics, and, most recently, as a senior executive in the health care industry. Brian’s teaching experience and interests include courses in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Psychopathology, Research Methods, and Queer and Trans Health.

Education:
BA and BS: Drake University
MPH: DePaul University
PhD: Suffolk University

Selected Publications:

Gorman, K. R., Shipherd, J., Collins, K. M., Gunn, H. A., Rubin, R. O., Rood, B. A., & Pantalone, D. W. (2022). Coping, resilience, and social support among transgender and gender diverse individuals experiencing gender-related stress. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 9(1), 37-48.

White Hughto, J. M., Gunn, H. A., Rood, B. A., & Pantalone, D. W. (2020). Social and medical gender affirmation experiences are inversely associated with mental health problems in a U.S. non-probability sample of transgender adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(7), 2635-2647.

Rood, B. A., Kochaver, J., McConnell, E. A., Ott, M. Q., & Pantalone, D. W. (2018). Minority stressors associated with HIV risk behaviors and HIV testing in transgender individuals. AIDS and Behavior, 22(9), 3111-3116.

Rood, B. A., Reisner, S. L., Puckett, J. A., Surace, F. I., Berman, A. K., & Pantalone, D. W. (2017). Internalized transphobia: Exploring perceptions of social messages in transgender and gender nonconforming adults. International Journal of Transgenderism, 18(4), 411-426.

Valentine, S. E., Gefter, J. R., Bankoff, S. M., Rood, B. A., & Pantalone, D. W. (2017). A mixed-methods analysis of feminist beliefs and feminist identity development among college women survivors of gender-based violence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 26(7), 772-791.

Rood, B. A., Maroney, M. R., Puckett, J. A., Berman, A. K., Reisner, S. L., & Pantalone, D. W. (2017). Identity concealment in transgender individuals: A qualitative assessment of minority stress and gender affirmation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(6), 704-713.

Rood, B. A., Reisner, S. L., Surace, F. I., Puckett, J. A., Maroney, M. R., & Pantalone, D. W. (2016). Expecting rejection: Understanding the minority stress experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. Transgender Health, 1(1), 151-164.

Rood, B. A., Puckett, J. A., Pantalone, D. W., & Bradford, J. B. (2015). Predictors of suicidal ideation in a statewide sample of transgender individuals. LGBT Health, 2(3), 2-6.

Rood, B. A., McConnell, E. A., & Pantalone, D. W. (2015). Distinct coping combinations are associated with depression and support service utilization in men who have sex with men living with HIV. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2(1), 96-105.

Pantalone, D. W., Rood, B. A., Morris, B. W., & Simoni, J. M. (2014). A systematic review of the frequency and correlates of partner abuse in HIV-infected women and men who partner with men. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 25(1S), S15-S35.

Harper, G. W., Bruce, D., Hosek, S. G., Fernandez, M. I., & Rood, B. A., and the Adolescent Trials Network (2014). Resilience processes demonstrated by young gay and bisexual men living with HIV: Implications for intervention. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 28(12), 666-676.