sul10489@suffolk.edu

As of Spring 2007, I am a third-year doctoral student. I attended The Ohio State University as an undergraduate and earned my B.A. in Psychology there. My overall research interest is in the psychophysiology of stress. For the first two years of the program, I was involved in research of gay, lesbian, and bisexual mental health, which included psychophysiological measurement of minority stress. I am currrently involved in research that examines the impact of psychological and physiological stress on sleep quality. I am an active member in the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT).

Early Research Project

Stress and Health in GLBT and Non-GLBT Populations. Successfully defended March 2006

Publications

2007 Sullivan, E., Moes, E., & Mulcahey, H. Patterns of Self-disclosure and Stress in Gay,  Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals  (In submission).

2007 Sullivan, E., Bybee, J.A., Zielonka, E., & Moes, E., Are gay men in worse mental health than heterosexual men? The role of age, shame and guilt, and coming-out.  (In submission)

2006 Sullivan, E.L. (2006, Winter). Early doctoral student questions about predoctoral  internship preparation and application: Responses from the experts. The Behavior  Therapist, 29, 208-210.

2004 Sullivan, E. L. (2004). Coronary heart disease risk group difference trends in  physiological and psychological coping. Unpublished manuscript, The Ohio State  University, Columbus, Ohio. (Bound manuscript on file at The Ohio State University  main library.) Undergraduate senior honors thesis. Advisor: Catherine Stoney, PhD.

Presentations

2007 Sullivan, E.L. (2007, March). Gay mental health in a university sample: The effect of age. Poster presented at the annual Suffolk University Academic  Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

2007 Sullivan, E.L., & Moes, E. (2007, March). Psychological distress and cortisol differences between Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) and non-GLB university  students. Poster presented at the annual Suffolk University Academic Conference,  Boston, Massachusetts.

2006 Sullivan, E., & Moes, E. (2006, November) Psychological Distress and Cortisol  Differences between Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) and non-GLB University  Students. Poster presented at the 40th Association for Behavior and Cognitive (ABCT)  Annual Convention, Chicago.

2006 Sullivan, E.L. (2006, November). Gay mental health in a university sample: The effect of age. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for  Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, Illinois.

2006 Sullivan, E.L., & Moes, E. (2006, November). Psychological distress and cortisol differences between Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) and non-GLB university  students. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for  Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, Illinois.

2006 Sullivan, E. L. (2004, May). Coronary heart disease risk as a moderator of  psychological and physiological reactivity to stress. Poster session presented at The   Ohio State University Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research  Forum, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

2004 Sullivan, E. L. (2004, May). Coronary heart disease risk as a moderator of  psychological and physiological reactivity to stress. Poster session presented at the  Ohio state capital building (state house), Columbus, Ohio.