Amanda M. Pollitt, M.S.
University of Arizona
650 N Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719
Cell phone: (304) 276-3850 apollitt@email.arizona.edu
EDUCATION
2017 Ph.D.
(Expected)
2014 M.S.
University of Arizona, Family Studies and Human Development
Minor: Methods and Statistics
University of Arizona, Family Studies and Human Development
Chair: Stephen Russell, Ph.D.
Thesis title: Heteronormativity, religion and sex in a national sample of both-sex attracted adolescents
2011 B.S. West Virginia University, Psychology (Honors)
Minor: English
PUBLICATIONS
Published
Curran, M. A., McDaniel, B. T., Pollitt, A. M.
, & Totenhagen, C. J. (2015). Gender, emotion work, and relationship quality: A daily diary study .
Sex Roles, 73, 157-173. doi:
10.1007/s11199-015-0495-8
Katz-Wise, S. L., Calzo, J. P., Li, G., & Pollitt, A . (2015). Same data, difference perspectives:
What is at stake? Response to Savin-Williams and Joyner (2014a) [Letter to the editor].
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 15-19. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0434-8
Li, G., Pollitt, A.M.
, Russell, S.T. (2015). Depression and sexual orientation during young adulthood: Diversity and the role of gender nonconformity. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0515-3
Russell, S.T. & Pollitt, A.M.
(2013). A positive view of LGBTQ [Book review] .
Journal of Family
Theory & Review, 5 , 239-242. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12017
Russell, S.T., Pollitt, A.M.
, & Hoenig, J.M.
(2015). The school environment for LGBTQ youth .
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
In press/under review
Pollitt, A. M., & Russell, S. T. (in press). Suicide, risk factors for and prevention of. In A.
Goldberg (Ed.), SAGE encyclopedia of LGBTQ studies .
In progress
January 2016

Russell, S. T., Serido, J., Muraco, J. A., Pollitt, A. M.
, & Conger. K.J. (in progress). Financial stress and alcohol behaviors during young adulthood: Does an account with the bank of mom and dad help or hurt?
Pollitt, A. M., Grossman, A. H., & Russell, S. T. (in progress). The roles of coming out stress and social support on depression for bisexual women and men.
Pollitt, A. M.
, Day, J. K., Sinclair, K. O., Laub, C., & Russell, S. T. (in progress) Brief report:
Which schools do and do not have Gay-Straight Alliances?
Pollitt, A. M.
, Li, G., & Russell, S. T. (in progress). Heteronormativity, religion, and gender in a national sample of two-gender attracted youth.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Paper Presentations
Pollitt, A. M., Li, G., & Russell, S.T. (2015, August). Heteronormativity, religion and sex in a national sample of both-sex attracted adolescents.
Paper presented at the 2015
American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, O.N., Canada.
Pollitt, A. M.
, Grossman, A. H., & Russell, S. T. (2015, March). Coming out stress and the role of parental and close friend support on depression for bisexual youth.
Paper accepted for presentation at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA.
Pollitt, A. M , Li, G., Grossman, A. H., & Russell, S. T. (2014, August). Coming out stress of bisexual adolescents: Family, friend, and school stress and support.
Paper presented for presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C.
Poster Presentations
Pollitt, A. M.
, Serido, J., Russell, S. T., & Conger, K. J. (2015, November). The family stress model and implications on adolescent depression.
Poster presented at the 2015 National
Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Pollitt, A. M., Muraco, J. A., Chan, S. Y. S., Reeb, B. T., Waechter-McMillan, M., Hollis, N. D.,
Conger, K. J., Russell, S. T., & Serido, J. (2014, November). Family and finance:
Important context in understanding alcohol use in emerging adults . Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD.
Pollitt, A. M , Li, G., Russell, S. T., & Grossman, A. H. (2014, April). Religion as a moderator of the association between LGBT coming out stress and depression . Poster session presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
Moody, R., Pollitt, A. M , Grossman, A. H., & Russell, S. T. (2014, April). Coming out stress and substance use: The mediating effects of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness . Poster session presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence
Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
January 2016

Morey, J., Pollitt, A. M, & Gentzler, A. (2011, July). The role of attachment in sharing and reacting to positive life events. Poster session presented at the World Congress on
Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Murray, M., Pollitt, A. M., & Gentzler, A. (2012, January). Effects of temperament on perception of emotions. Poster session presented at the Undergraduate Research Day at the
Capitol, Charleston, WV.
OUTREACH
Brewster, M. E. (2014, November). Bisexuality research [webinar]. American Psychological
Association: Division 44 Bisexual Issues Committee Research on Bisexuality Series. A.
M. Pollitt & E. Weber, student facilitators. A. M. Pollitt & A. L. Brimhall, webinar developers.
Fish, J. N., & Pollitt, A. M. (2014, October). Being proud of LGBTQ+ diversity.
Lecture presented to undergraduates at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ.
Pollitt, A. M.
(2013, November). Preferred name use and outcomes.
Presentation presented at the “Best Practices for Transgender Inclusiveness on Our Campus” meeting, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
SKILLS
Methodologies:
Statistical packages:
Survey development:
Multivariate regression
Structural equation modeling
Multilevel modeling
Qualitative research methods
Mixed methodology
Proficient: R; Mplus; SPSS
Familiar: SAS; Stata
Qualtrics; SurveyMonkey; Sona
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2015 – Current Social Sciences/Humanities Research Associate I – Human
Development and Family Sciences, School of Human Ecology,
University of Texas at Austin
2015 – Current Research Assistant on the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child and Human Development funded project Identity
Stress and Health in Three Cohorts of LGB Individuals (The
Generations Project)
2012 – Current Research Assistant on the National Institutes of Mental Health funded project Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide among
Sexual Minority Youth (SOGI-Q)
2013 – 2015 Research Assistant on the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funded project Adolescent Precursors to Financial
Stress and Alcohol Abuse in Young Adulthood
January 2016

2009 – 2011 Undergraduate Research Assistant for Individual Differences in
Emotions and Adjustment Lab
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2016
Summer 2015
Spring 2015
Instructor: FCSC 201, Introduction to Statistics. Online.
Co-instructor: FSHD 450, Human Sexuality. Online.
Co-instructor: FSHD 405, Theories of Counseling. Online.
Guest Lecture: Depression/Suicide, FSHD 377: Adolescence.
Guest Lecture: Feminist Family Theory, FSHD 487: Advanced
Family Relations.
Fall 2014
Summer 2014
Spring 2014
Guest Lecture: Depression/Suicide, FSHD 377: Adolescence.
Co-instructor: FSHD 405, Theories of Counseling. Online.
Guest Lecture: Heteronormativity, FSHD 487: Advanced Family
Relations.
Fall 2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant: FSHD 237, Close Relationships.
Guest Lecture: Divorce.
Summer 2013
Spring 2013
Co-instructor: FSHD 337, Adolescence. Online.
Guest Lecture: Sexuality, FSHD 257: Dynamics of Family
Relations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Summer 2015 – Current Communications Coordinator, Bisexual Issues Committee,
American Psychological Association Division 44
Fall 2014 – Summer 2015 Volunteer at the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation Syringe
Access Program
Fall 2013
– Summer 2015
Student Representative, Bisexual Issues Committee, American
Psychological Association Division 44
Spring 2013, Spring 2014 Graduate and Professional Student Council Travel Grant Judge
January 2012 – June 2012 Crisis Intervention Specialist, Valley Healthcare System
August 2011 – June 2012 Crisis Counselor, Fairmont General Hospital
Spring 2009 – 2011 Peer Tutor, West Virginia University Writing Center, West Virginia
University
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
January 2016

Summer 2015 Applied Latent Class Analysis and Finite Mixture Modeling. Stats
Camp at Texas Tech University.
Advanced SEM. Stats Camp at Texas Tech University.
Summer 2014 Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health. The Fenway
Institute Center for Population Research in Population Health.
Summer 2013 Structural Equation Modeling: Foundations and Extended
Applications. Summer Institutes in Statistics at the University of
Kansas.
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
National Council on Family Relations
American Psychological Association: Division 44 Society for the Psychological Study of LGBT
Issues
American Psychological Association: Division 35 Society for the Psychology of Women
Society for Research on Adolescence
AWARDS AND HONORS
Summer 2015
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Travel Award, Graduate and Professional Student Council,
University of Arizona ($750)
Travel Award, Graduate and Professional Student Council,
University of Arizona ($500)
Graduate Access Fellowship, University of Arizona ($10,000)
January 2016