Mary T. Guerrant received her BA and BM from Centenary College of Louisiana in 2012, and completed her Master of Science in Psychology from North Carolina State University in 2014. Mary has experience teaching personality psychology, behavioral research methods, and women’s and gender studies. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, including serving as the chair of the graduate student committee for APA’s Psychology of Women Section IV (LBT Concerns), a member of the APAGS Committee for Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, the co-coordinator for the APAGS LGBT Graduate Student Mentoring Program, and a member of the Psychology of Women Quarterly student advisory board. She is also a member of the Society for Community Research and Action, serving on the International Committee.
Inspired by her international experiences in countries such as India and Haiti, Mary’s research centers on intersectionality in populations considered ‘margins within margins’—specifically racial and ethnic minority LGBTQ individuals and Latino/a LGBTQ immigrants. Her current research utilizes a strengths-based, participatory action approach to understand and reduce health disparities in the LGBTQ immigrant community, while empowering persons to become advocates for their own health through interventions designed to increase self-efficacy, social support, and sense of community belonging. She has presented her research both nationally and internationally.
Outside of academia and research, Mary enjoys cycling, attending local concerts, craft beer, beach and mountain trips, spending time with her partner and their two dogs (Bailey and Daisy) and cat (Weasel), and traveling as often as possible.