Colloquium

Kristina Olson, Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Human Diversity Lab, Princeton University

Title: Gender Diversity in Childhood and Adolescence

Abstract:  As the number of transgender and nonbinary youth is increasing, so too is criticism and concern about these youth. In this talk, I will describe the first 10 years of an in-depth, long-term study of transgender, nonbinary and cisgender youth. I’ll describe what we’ve learned about their gender identities and wellbeing over time and how what we’ve learned about these youth speaks to long-standing debates in developmental, clinical, and social psychology – and to more contemporary debates in the media, school boards and courtrooms.