Peer-reviewed Academic Publications
1. Hinwood, M., Morandini, J., Day, T. A., & Walker, F. R. (2012). Evidence that microglia mediate the neurobiological effects of chronic psychological stress on the medial prefrontal cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 22 (6), 1442-1454. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhr229
2. Morandini, J. S., Blaszczynski, A., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2017). Who adopts queer and pansexual sexual identities? The Journal of Sex Research, 54 (7), 911-922. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2016.1222815
3. Morandini, J. S., Blaszczynski, A., Ross, M. W., Costa, D. S. J., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2015). Essentialist beliefs, sexual identity uncertainty, internalized homonegativity, and psychological wellbeing in gay men. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62 (3), 413-420. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000074
4. Morandini, J. S., Blaszczynski, A., Dar‐Nimrod, I., & Ross, M. W. (2015). Minority stress and community connectedness among gay, lesbian, and bisexual Australians: A comparison of rural and metropolitan localities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (3), 260-266. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12364
5. Morandini, J. S., Blaszczynski, A., Costa, D. S. J., Godwin, A., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2017). Born this way: Sexual orientation beliefs and their correlates in lesbian and bisexual women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64 (5), 560-573. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000227
6. Lynch, K. E., Morandini, J. S., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Griffiths, P. E. (2019). Causal reasoning about human behavior genetics: Synthesis and future directions. Behavior Genetics, 49, 221-234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-019-09953-9
7. Dacosta, L., Pinkus, R. T., Morandini, J., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2021). Condom use during COVID-19: Findings from an Australian sample of heterosexual young adults. Sexologies, 30 (1), e43-e48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sexol.2020.12.003
8. Morandini, J. S., Pinkus, R. T., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2018). Does partner gender influence relationship quality among non-monosexual women? Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 33 (1-2), 146-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2018.144
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9. Hunt, C. J., Morandini, J., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Barlow, F. K. (2020). Why do some gay men identify as “straight-acting” and how is it related to well-being? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 1713-1723. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01646-w
10. Morandini, J. S., Kelly, A., de Graaf, N. M., Malouf, P., Guerin, E., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2023). Is social gender transition associated with mental health status in children and adolescents with gender dysphoria? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52 (3), 1045-1060. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02331-0
11. Morandini, J. S., Veldre, A., Holcombe, A. O., Hsu, K., Lykins, A. D., & Bailey, J. M. (2019). Visual attention to sexual stimuli in mostly heterosexuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 1371-1385. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1312-2
12. Dar-Nimrod, I., MacNevin, G., Godwin, A., Lynch, K., Magory Cohen, T., & Morandini, J. (2019). Genetic knowledge within a national Australian sample: comparisons with other diverse populations. Public Health Genomics, 21 (3-4), 133-143. https://doi.org/10.1159/000495127
13. Gerrard, B., Morandini, J., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2023). Gay and straight men prefer masculine-presenting gay men for a high-status role: Evidence from an ecologically valid experiment. Sex Roles, 88 (3), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-023-01259-4
14. Morandini, J. S., Kelly, A., de Graaf, N. M., Carmichael, P., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2022). Shifts in demographics and mental health co-morbidities among gender dysphoric youth referred to a specialist gender dysphoria service. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 27 (2), 480-491. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045221074112
15. Dar-Nimrod, I., Kuntzman, R., MacNevin, G., Lynch, K., Woods, M., & Morandini, J. (2021). Genetic essentialism: The mediating role of essentialist biases on the relationship between genetic knowledge and the interpretations of genetic information. European Journal of Medical Genetics, 64 (1), 104119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2020.104119
16. Olsson, M. I. T., Van Grootel, S., Block, K., Schuster, C., Meeussen, L., Van Laar, C., & Morandini, J. (2023). Gender gap in parental leave intentions: Evidence from 37 countries. Political Psychology, 44 (6), 1163-1192. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12857
17. Morandini, J. S., Dacosta, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2021). Exposure to continuous or fluid theories of sexual orientation leads some heterosexuals to embrace less-exclusive heterosexual orientations. Scientific Reports, 11 (1), 16546. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96021-0
18. Morandini, J., Strudwick, J., Menzies, R., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2023). Differences between Australian bisexual and pansexual women: an assessment of minority stressors and psychological outcomes. Psychology & Sexuality, 14 (1), 233-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2023.2169204
19. Ganesan, A., Morandini, J. S., Veldre, A., Hsu, K. J., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2020). Ethnic differences in visual attention to sexual stimuli among Asian and White heterosexual women and men. Personality and Individual Differences, 155, 109630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109630
20. Morandini, J. S., Spence, B., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Lykins, A. D. (2020). Do bisexuals have a bisexual viewing pattern? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 489-502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-1453-x
21. Morandini, J. S., Beckman-Scott, D., Madill, C., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2023). BIDAR: Can listeners detect if a man is bisexual from his voice alone? The Journal of Sex Research, 60 (5), 611-623. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2150785
22. Morandini, J. S., Menzies, R. E., Moreton, S. G., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2023). Do beliefs about sexual orientation predict sexual identity labeling among sexual minorities? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52 (3), 1239-1254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02250-0 23. Saxler, F. M., Dorrough, A. R., Froehlich, L., Block, K., Croft, A., Meeussen, L., ... & Morandini, J. (2024). Did Descriptive and Prescriptive Norms About Gender Equality at Home Change During the COVID-19 Pand
Accepted Academic Conference Presentations
Organised & Chaired Symposia:
International Academy of Sex Research 2024
TITLE: Psychosocial, biological, and cognitive predictors of gender dysphoria and transition in the study of gender diverse populationsProposer: James Morandini, University of Sydney, Australia.
Kevin Hsu, Penn State, USA. A three-year longitudinal analysis comparing predictors in the developmental trajectory of gender dysphoria in male cross-dressers and transfeminine individuals
Malvina Skorska, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada. Brain structure and function in a sample of adolescents assigned female at birth who experience gender dysphoria: Examining the role of age and sexual orientation
Aidan Kelly, Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust, UK. Is social gender transition associated with mental health status in children and adolescents with gender dysphoria?
James Morandini, University of Sydney, Australia. How do parent beliefs about the nature and etiology of transgender identities influence social and medical transition support for their gender-diverse children
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SYMPOSIUM VI: PSYCHOSOCIAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND COGNITIVE PREDICTORS OF
GENDER DYSPHORIA AND TRANSITION IN THE STUDY OF GENDER DIVERSE POPULATIONS
(IASR Berlin, 2024)
Organizer and Chair: James Morandini
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Dr James Morandini. How do parent beliefs about the nature and
etiology of transgender identities influence social and medical
transition support for their gender-diverse children?
(IASR Berlin 2024)
International Academy of Sex Research 2019 (Mexico City)
TITLE: Investigating “mostly heterosexual” sexual attractions
Organizer and Chair: James Morandini
Jeremy Jabbour: Do mostly heterosexual men have a distinct sexual arousal pattern?
Kevin Hsu: Does reduced sexual disgust facilitate mostly heterosexual men and women’s visual attention patterns?
James Morandini: Can learning that sexual orientation is continuous or fluid make you less straight?
The Puzzle of Sexual Orientation Conference 2023 (Lethbridge, AL)
James S Morandini & Kevin Hsu. Bisexual phenomena in bisexual cisgender men
International Academy of Sex Research 2023 (Montreal)
James S. Morandini & Kevin Hsu. Bisexuality among male identified cross-dressers and transfeminine individuals
International Academy of Sex Research 2022 (Reykjavík)
Kevin Hsu & James S. Morandini. Gender, sexuality ,relationships, and mental health of male cross-dressers and transfeminine individuals
International Academy of Sex Research 2017 (Charleston)
Brief Communication
James S. Morandini, Aaron Veldre, Alexander Holcombe, Kevin Hsu & Ilan Dar-Nimrod.Queer gaze: Visual attention patterns in mostly heterosexual men and women
International Academy of Sex Research 2015 (Toronto)
Brief Communication
James S. Morandini, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Michael W. Ross & A. Blaszczynski. Are queer and pansexual populations meaningfully distinct from gay/lesbian and bisexual populations? A quantitative comparison of sexual orientation indicators, sexual identity development, and sexual orientation beliefs
Other first-author conference presentations:
Morandini, J., Blaszczynski, A., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Ross, M. W. (2014). Minority stress and community connectedness amongst Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Australians: A comparison of rural vs. metropolitan localities. SARRAH National Conference for Rural and Remote Allied Health Professionals, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
Morandini, J., Blaszczynski, A., Ross, M.W., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2014). “Born this way”: Do essentialist beliefs reduce sexual identity uncertainty and internalised homonegativity among gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals? Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Morandini, J., Blaszczynski, A., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2015). “Born this way”: Sexual orientation essentialism, identity uncertainty and self-stigma in sexual minority women. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Annual Conference, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Morandini, J., Blaszczynski, A., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Ross, M. W. (2015). Are Queer and Pansexual Populations Meaningfully Distinct from Lesbian/Gay and Bisexual Populations? International Academy of Sex Research Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON
Morandini, J., Blaszczynski, A., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Barlow, F. (2015). Sexual vs. Romantic Orientation in Gay/Bisexual Men: Developmental Trajectories, Discordance, and Implications for Adjustment. International Academy of Sex Research Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON
Morandini, J., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Blaszczynski, A. (2015). An examination of non-traditional sexual identities among sexual minority Australians. Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Morandini, J., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Blaszczynski, A. (2015). Minority stress and community connectedness in rural and metropolitan localities. Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Morandini, J. S., Veldre, A., Hsu, K., Holcombe, A. O., & Dar-Nimrod., I. (2017). Queer gaze: Visual attention to preferred vs. nonpreferred sexual stimuli in mostly heterosexual men and women, International Academy of Sex Research, Charleston, 23rd July, 2017. Lynch, K. E.,
Morandini, J.S, Dar-Nimrod, I., & Griffiths, P. (2018). Causal Reasoning about Genetics, Genetics and Human Agency Conference, Charlottesville, VA, May, 2018
Morandini, J., Dacosta., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2019). “Can learning that sexual orientation is continuous or fluid change how people report their sexual orientation”. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Annual Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Morandini, J., Dar-Nimrod, I., Spence, B., & Lykins, A. (2019). Do bisexuals have a bisexual viewing pattern? Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Annual Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Morandini, J.S, Lynch, K. E., Dar-Nimrod, I., & Griffiths, P. (2019). How do genetic essentialist notions of sexual orientation influence perceptions of self (and other)? Genetics and Human Agency Conference, Wintergreen, VA, May, 2019
Morandini, J.S., Dar-Nimrod, I (2019). Can listeners recognise the voices of bisexual men? Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Annual Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Szalay, T., Holik, J., Nguyen, D.D., Morandini, J., Madill, C.J. (2023) Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English /s/ between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes. Proc. INTERSPEECH 2023, 2543-2547, doi: 10.21437/Interspeech.2023-1142
