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Karen Blair

Submitted by carawalsh on Thu, 06/03/2021 - 16:44
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Blair
Email
kblair@trentu.ca
Campus
Peterborough
Job Title
Assistant Professor
Job Designation
director of the Trent Social Relations, Attitudes and Diversity Lab

Karen Blair is the director of the Trent Social Relations, Attitudes and Diversity Lab in the Psychology Department at Trent University. She previously held an Associate Professorship in Psychology and a Jules Léger Research Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where she received the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award in 2019. Dr. Blair is an adjunct member of the Department of Psychology at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, is the President of LGBTQ Psychology Canada, and Chair of the Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Issues (SOGII) Section of the Canadian Psychological Association.

Home Department
Psychology
Areas of Expertise
Social Determinants of Health
Health Psychology
LGBTQ Health & Social Psychology
Romantic Relationships
Publications
Jenson, K.*, Holmberg, D., & Blair, K.L. (in press). Trust Me, He’s Not Right For You: Factors predicting trust in network members’ disapproval of a romantic relationship. Psychology & Sexuality. PDF.

Blair, K.L. & Holmberg, D. (2019). What Would You Know About It? Managing Ingroup vs. Outgroup Perceived Support of Same-Sex vs. Mixed-Sex Romantic Relationships. GLBT Family Studies, 15(5), 429-441. PDF.

Blair, K.L., Holmberg, D., & Pukall, C.F. (2018). Support processes in same-sex and mixed-sex relationships: Type and source matters. Personal Relationships, 25(3), 374-393. PDF.

Holmberg, D. & Blair, K.L. (2016). Dynamics of perceived social network support for same-sex versus mixed-sex relationships. Personal Relationships, 23(1), 62-83. Access through publisher.
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