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	CUPPLES investigators from left to right: Robert Wickham, Valentina Rubinstein, Kimberly Balsam, Sherry Rostosky, Esther Rothblum, Ellen Riggle


	Kimberly Balsam, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Principal Investigator, CUPPLES Palo Alto University 1791 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 phone: 650-417-2021 kbalsam@paloaltou.edu web: https://www.paloaltou.edu/users/kimberlyfbalsam
	Kimberly F. Balsam, Ph.D., is Professor in the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University., where she is also Co-Director of the Center for LGBTQ Evidence-Based Applied Research, and the Co-Director of the LGBTQ Emphasis Area. Dr. Balsam’s research focuses broadly on the health and well-being of stigmatized populations, with an emphasis on ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. She has published over 45 peer-reviewed articles, many in top journals in the field of psychology, as well as numerous book chapters related to LGBT psychology. She is currently President Elect of APA’s Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues), is a Fellow of this Division, and was the 2010 recipient of their Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.


	Esther D. Rothblum, Ph.D. Professor of Women's Studies San Diego State University Mail Code 6030 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182, USA erothblu@mail.sdsu.edu phone: 619.594.6662 web: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~rothblum/
	Esther Rothblum is Professor of Women’s Studies at San Diego State University and editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies. Her research and writing have focused on lesbian relationships and mental health, and she is former president of Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues) of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Rothblum has edited over 20 books, including Lesbian Friendships (New York University Press, 1996), Preventing Heterosexism and Homophobia (Sage Publications), Lesbians in Academia (Routledge, 1997), Boston Marriages: Romantic But Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians (University of Massachusetts Press, 1993) and Loving Boldly: Issues Facing Lesbians (Haworth Press, 1989).

	Ellen D.B. Riggle, Ph.D. Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Political Science University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506-0027 e.riggle@uky.edu www.PrismResearch.org
	Ellen Riggle is Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Political Science at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on policy and legal status issues as contextual factors impacting the well-being and minority stress experienced by same-sex couples and LGBT individuals. She also writes about positive LGBTQ identity as a vital part of well-being. She is co-author of A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012) and Happy Together: Thriving as a Same-Sex Couple in your Family, Workplace, and Community (American Psychological Association); and co-editor of Gays and Lesbians in the Democratic Process (Columbia University Press, 1999) and Sexual Identity on the Job (Haworth, 1996). Her research articles have been published in numerous academic journals. For more information, go to her research website: www.PrismResearch.org.

	Sharon Scales Rostosky, Ph.D. Professor of Counseling Psychology 231 Dickey Hall University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506 phone: 859.257.7880 fax: 859.257.5662

	Sharon (Sherry) Scales Rostosky, Ph.D completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the Univeristy of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1998. She joined the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Kentucky in 1999, where she is currently Professor and Director of Training. She is con-founder (with Dr.Ellen Riggle) of www.PrismResearch.org. Her research focuses on minority stress and well-being in LGBTQ individuals and same-sex couples and was honored in 2010 with the APA Division 17 Social Justice Award. With Dr. Riggle, she is the co-author of A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-being (2012) and Happy Togehter: How Same-Sex Couples Can Conquer the Challenges of Minority Sress and Flourish (2015) in addition to over 65 peer-reviewed journal articles.

	Robert E. Wickham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Palo Alto University 1791 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 email: rwickham@paloaltou.edu phone: 650.417.2031

	Robert E. Wickham, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University, where is the Director of the Statistics Consultation Center. Dr. Wickham’s research focuses on perceptual processes in close relationships, interpersonal conflict, psychological authenticity, as well as the development and evaluation of data analytic procedures for complex research designs. Since earning his PhD in 2012, he has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles, many of which have appeared in the top journals in Social and Personality Psychology.

	Valentina Rubinstein, Ph.D. Palo Alto University 1791 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 email: vrubinstein@paloaltou.edu

	Valentina Rubinstein received a B.A. in Intensive Psychology from University of California, Santa Cruz. After graduation, she worked in a school for children with Autism and in an inpatient hospital. In 2010 she began the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Palo Alto University, specializing in the Diversity and Community Mental Health Area Emphasis, as well as the LGBTQ Area of Emphasis. Her research interests focus on male survivors of sexual assault. Her clinical interest is individuals living with severe mental illness. While at PAU, Valentina was a member of the LGBTQ research lab where she is collaborating with Kimberly Balsam, Ph.D. Her dissertation research focused on men who has a sexual assault experience in adulthood. Valentina graduated in 2015 and is currently working as a Staff Psychologist at Napa State Hospital. She also works as a research assistant for the CUPPLES study, headed by Dr. Kimberly Balsam, Ph.D. Valentina is a member of APA divisions 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues) and 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity).

	Former Co-authors on CUPPLES articles: Theodore Beauchaine, Ph.D. Glen Elder, Ph.D. Rhonda Factor, Ph.D. Gabrielle Gotta, Ph.D. Robert Jay Green, Ph.D. David Henehan, Ph.D. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D. Sondra Solomon, Ph.D. Jelica Todosijevic, Ph.D.