Lex Pulice-Farrow
Education
- Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- M.A., Towson University
- B.A., Agnes Scott College
Teaching Interests
I love teaching just about everything in the field of psychology. I presently teach Introductory Psychology and Abnormal Psychology, and am interested in creating courses around sexual and gender identity and qualitative research methodologies. My teaching is underpinned by the belief that attending to students’ holistic selves is an important aspect of educational wellness. By attending to their various intersecting identities, I can create well-rounded, affirming relationships with my students that can help them succeed in academia.
Research and Scholarship
My scholarship focuses on decreasing the systemic barriers that trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals experience by de-pathologizing the lived experiences of this population. My approach to research focuses on community based, non-clinical samples that are analyzed through qualitative frameworks. My work is informed by social justice principles and centers the experiences of TNB individuals in ways that directly align with their lived experiences.
I am interested in deeply understanding the lives and experiences of TNB individuals in two distinct ways: (1) the social relationships of TNB individuals and (2) the psycho-medical experiences of TNB individuals.
Regarding the social relationships of TNB individuals, I am interested in the nuances of romantic relationships and friendships, and utilize a microaggressions/microaffirmations framework in order to ask and answer questions about these relationships. I am currently studying how social interactions function within the context of work settings for TNB individuals.
I also study the psycho-medical experiences of TNB individuals, particularly the experiences of Gender Dysphoria and reproductive healthcare. I am currently studying ways that reproductive healthcare providers can provide more affirming services to transmasculine participants.
- Abnormal Psychology
- Introductory Psychology
Pulice-Farrow, L., Lindley, L., & Gonzalez, K. (2025, November). “If they look at me and land at he/him, that’s the consolation prize”: Transmasculine nonbinary individuals’ perceptions of passing. Paper to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference in New Orleans, LA.
Scott, S. B., Haight, C. L., Brunett, K. M., Pulice-Farrow, L., & Balsam, K. F. (2025). Partner gender and relationship satisfaction among transgender and nonbinary adults: The indirect effect of partner affirmation. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000279
Gallin, R. E., Fanniff, A. M., Balsam, K. F., Pulice-Farrow, L., & Scott, S. B. (2024, November). “Association of transition, and partner affirmation on intimate partner violence in transgender and nonbinary adults.” Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference in Seattle, WA
Scott, S. B., Pulice-Farrow, L., Do, Q., & Balsalm, K. F. (2024, November). Gender minority stress, partner affirmation, and intimate partner violence victimization among transgender and nonbinary intimate relationships. Paper presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference in Seattle, WA.
Scott, S. B., Pulice-Farrow, L., Huynh, K. D., Brunett, K. M., & Balsam, K. F. (2024). The Partner Affirmation of Transgender Identity Scale: Psychometric evaluation and applications. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000778
McGuirk, A., Lindley, L., Pulice-Farrow, L., & Budge, S. (2024, August). “Clinical implications of a qualitative analysis focused on Gender Dysphoria.” Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference in Seattle, WA.
Goates, J. D., Szysmanski, D., Pulice-Farrow, L., & Gonzalez, K. A. (2024). “Me being myself isn’t a barrier”: Identity and praxis of nonbinary psychotherapists. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 71(1), 48–62. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000718
Burrows, S. G., Yang, N., Lim, S., Pulice-Farrow, L., Wang, Y., & Adebe, I. (2024, February). “How college students’ race/ethnicity impacted experiences of distress following the COVID-19 pandemic.” Poster presented at the Big10 Counseling Center Conference in State College, PA.
Scott, S. B., Pulice-Farrow, L., Do, Q., Burnett, K., & Balsam, K. F. (2023). Intimate partner violence in transgender and nonbinary relationships: Actor-partner associations with relationship satisfaction, dyadic coping, and partner support. LGBT Health, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2023.0112
Pulice-Farrow, L., Siegel, D., & Galupo, M. P. (2023) “It depends on the day”: Changing gender dysphoria in transgender and nonbinary individuals. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.1891/LGBTQ-2020-0061
Psychology
Contact: lexpulice-farrow@muhlenberg.edu