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Bridgid Conn

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Psychology

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Overview

As a clinical psychologist and researcher, Dr. Conn’s program of research has focused on taking a socio-ecological and developmental approach to understanding the emergence of health risk behaviors among historically marginalized and minoritized adolescents and young adults, and potential intervenable and protective factors that can be incorporated into early intervention and treatment. Major areas of research includes:1. Cannabis, alcohol, and prescription drug misuse and co-use among adolescents and young adults2. Risk and protective factors associated with mental health outcomes among sexual-minority and gender-minority adolescents and young adults3. Taking structural and systemic approaches to understanding factors contributing to health disparities5. Tailored clinical intervention development for adolescents and young adults

Publications

  • Behavioral Health Assessments and Surgical Readiness Letters for Gender-affirming Surgery: Current Literature, Standards of Care, and Practical Guidance. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2026 Mar 12; 28(1).. View in PubMed
  • Associations of Sexual Identity and Gender Identity with Substance Use and Mental Health in Young Adulthood. Subst Use Misuse. 2026; 61(4):609-619.. View in PubMed
  • Controlled Use of Cannabis Among Young Adults in Los Angeles Across Changes in Cannabis Policies. Int J Ment Health Addict. 2025 Dec 20.. View in PubMed
  • Pre-Post Cannabis Legalization for Adult Use: A Trend Study of Two Cohorts of Young Adult Cannabis Users in Los Angeles. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2025 Jan-Mar; 57(1):99-109.. View in PubMed
  • Medicinal cannabis use among young adults during California’s transition from legalized medical use to adult-use: a longitudinal analysis. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2024 03 03; 50(2):229-241.. View in PubMed
  • Mental and Physical Health-Related Cannabis Motives Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Problematic Cannabis Use over Time among Emerging Adult Cannabis Users. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(2):193-207.. View in PubMed
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Attitudes Within Two Cohorts of Younger Adult Cannabis Users. J Drug Issues. 2023 Jul; 53(3):422-430.. View in PubMed
  • High Internalized Transphobia and Low Gender Identity Pride Are Associated With Depression Symptoms Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2023 06; 72(6):877-884.. View in PubMed
  • Dismantling Structural Racism in Child and Adolescent Psychology: A Call to Action to Transform Healthcare, Education, Child Welfare, and the Psychology Workforce to Effectively Promote BIPOC Youth Health and Development. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2023 May-Jun; 52(3):427-446.. View in PubMed
  • The Implementation of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) for Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults. J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2023 Mar 13; 1-10.. View in PubMed

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