Daragh T. McDermott
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My research can broadly be described as focusing on prejudice towards sexual and gender minorities. I am particularly interested in assessing the efficacy of prejudice reduction techniques and exploring novel methods of measuring affective (i.e., emotional) prejudice.
In addition to my experimental research, I am also engaged in a variety of research projects that have examined various aspects of sexual minority psychology. My most recent project has involved an assessment of levels of Transphobia in the United Kingdom, and a previous study, conducted in collaboration with Karen Blair (University of Utah), involved a cross cultural assessment of prejudice towards gay men and lesbian women in four nations of the Western world (Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ireland).
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Intergroup Relations
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Sexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Books:
Journal Articles:
- McDermott, D. T., & Blair, K. L. (in press). “What's it like on your side of the pond?”: A cross cultural comparison of modern and old-fashioned homonegativity between North American and European samples. Psychology and Sexuality.
- Morrison, T. G., & McDermott, D. T. (2009). Scale score reliability and dimensionality of the support for lesbian and gay human rights scale. Journal of Social Psychology, 149, 263-266.
- Morrison, T. G., Harrington, R., & McDermott, D. T. (2010). Bi now, gay later: Implicit and explicit binegativity among Irish university students. Journal of Bisexuality, 10(3), 211-232.
- Morrison, T. G., Ryan, T. A., Fox, L., & McDermott, D. T. (2008). Canadian University students' perceptions of the practices that constitute "normal" sexuality for men and women. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 17, 161-171.
- Ryan, T. A., Morrison, T. G., & McDermott, D. T. (2010). Body image investment among gay and bisexual men over the age of 40: A test of social comparison theory and threatened masculinity theory. Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, 6(1), 4-20.
Other Publications:
- McDermott, D. T., Morrison, T. G., McDonagh, L. K., & O'Doherty, A. C. M. (2011). A test of prejudice reduction towards lesbian women: The effects of imaginary contact on explicit and implicit homonegativity. In T. G. Morrison, M. A. Morrison, D. T. McDermott, & M. Carrigan (Eds.). Sexual minority research in the new millennium. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
- Morrison, T. G., Ryan, T. A., Fox, L., & McDermott, D. T. (2012). Canadian University students’ perceptions of the practices that constitute "normal" sexuality for men and women. In D. Naugler (Ed.), Canadian perspectives in sexualities studies. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
Courses Taught:
- Issues in Child Development and Social Psychology
- Research Techniques for Psychology
- Social and Developmental Psychology
Daragh T. McDermott
Department of Psychology
Anglia Ruskin University
East Road, Coslett 304
Cambridge CB1 1PT
United Kingdom
- Phone: 08451965104
