The Psychology of Transgender Eight questions for transgender expert Walter Bockting, PhDhttp://www.newswise.com/articles/the-psychology-of-transgenderNews Wise/Released: 19-Nov-2015 12:05 AM EST Embargo expired: 19-Nov-2015 9:00 AM EST By Walter Bockting, PhD
"Walter Bockting, PhD, is professor of medical psychology (in psychiatry and nursing), co-director of the LGBT Health Initiative, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, and a research scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Medical Center. He is the principal investigator of a multisite, longitudinal study of transgender identity development across the lifespan, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the MAC AIDS Fund, and a number of other private foundations. He has worked with transgender individuals, their families and communities for over 25 years, and is a past president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. He was also a member of the APA Task Force on Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Clients."
