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. “Share Your Trauma… and Make It Funny”: Comedy as Catharsis and Community-Building in LGBTQ+ Mental Wellbeing and Resilience. Behavioral Sciences. 2026; 16(7):1059. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16071059
Gifford, AJ, & Jaspal, R. (2026). Latent profiles of outness and psychosocial functioning among lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services, 38(3), 381–401. https://doi.org/10.1080/29933021.2026.2660160
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R. Identity Resilience, Community Connectedness, and Sociosexuality Among Gay and Bisexual Men: The Mediating Effect of Internalized Homonegativity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2026; 23(3):358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23030358
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. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2025.2592673
Jaspal, R., Gifford, AJ, & Scheinpflug, U. (2025) Ego and Partner-Centered Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Men. Sexuality & Culture, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-025-10456-8
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 – Legend of Zelda. Psychgeist & Play Story Press. https://doi.org/10.17613/z0qvk-b6217
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. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13161981
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. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060818
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, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2489772
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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04690-2
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. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13768
Gifford AJ, Jaspal R, Jones BA, & McDermott DT. (2025) ‘Why are PrEP gays always like this … ’: psychosocial influences on U.K.-based men who have sex with men’s perceptions and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Psychology & Sexuality, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2025.2452198
