Teaching Interests
Ethics and professional issues, personality and cognitive assessment, counseling, personality and developmental theories multicultural counseling, supervision and counselor training.

Scholarly Activities and Research
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) identity development; gender roles; the sociopolitical context of coming out as LGBT; social justice in counseling psychology; HIV prevention.

Professional and Community Service
Chair, Section for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Awareness, Society of Counseling Psychology (www.div17.org/lgba); Chair, Greater Grand Forks HIV/AIDS Network. Project Coordinator: Outreach programs on campus and within the community for HIV Prevention and LGBT safe school initiatives.

Selected Publications:

Whitcomb, D. H., & Pahl, P. (2002). Safe Connections: Planning, Organizing, and Running an HIV Prevention Workshop for MSM in a Rural Region. Journal of Rural Community Psychology, E5(2). Available online at: www.marshall.edu/jrcp/JRCP%20Intro%20GLBT/JRCP%20Safe%20Connections/safe_connections.htm

Whitcomb, D. H. (1999). Social support networks. In J. R. Anderson, C. H. Sparks, G. Hamid, & L. Stockett (Eds.), HIV/AIDS instructional guide for graduate faculty in psychology, (pp. 13-16). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Available online at: www.apa.org/pi/aids/teachtip.html.

Whitcomb, D. H., & Cummings, J. (manuscript being revised for 12/03 resubmission). Male Perpectives on Male Privilege. In S. Anderson & V. Middleton (Eds.) Explorations in Oppression, Diversity and Privilege (working title).

Whitcomb, D. H., MacDonald, Shawn, V., Rooks, E., Reis, R., & Finstrom, N. (manuscript being revised for 12/03 resubmission). Perceptions of Gender Roles Across Sexual Orientation.

Whitcomb, D. H., Stolz, C., & Wettersten, K. B. (manuscript under review). Career Counseling for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients. In D. Capuzzi & M. Stauffer (Eds.), Career and Life Style Planning: Theory and Application. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Whitcomb, D. H. (manuscript in preparation). Diving into the Hornet’s Nest: Situating Counseling Psychologists in LGBT Social Justice Work. In R. Toporek, T. Israel, L. Gerstein, & G. Royrsicar (Eds.), Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Leadership, Vision, and Action (working title).

Daughtry, D., Twohey, D., Whitcomb, D. H., Juntunen, C. L., & Loewy, M. (under review). When Diversity Becomes the Norm. In J. L. Chin (Ed.), Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination, Vol. 4.

Selected Presentations

O’Brien, J. M., Worthington, R. L., Cantor, J. M., Embaye, N., & Whitcomb, D. H. (2003, August). Where do we stand? Locating Transgender Issues in Psychology. Symposium presented at the 111th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (August 2003), Toronto.

Whitcomb, D. H., & Hunter, P. J. (2003, July). Findings from an HIV Prevention Needs Assessment Survey in a Rural State. Oral poster session presented at the 2003 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Daughtry, D., Twohey, D. T., Whitcomb, D. H., & Juntunen, C. L. (2003, January). When Diversity Becomes the Norm: About Disability and Sexual Orientation. Symposium presented at the third National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Hollywood, CA.

Whitcomb, D. H. (2002, August). Organizational Advocacy: LGBT and Social Justice Issues. In R. L. Toporek and L. Gerstein (Chairs). Collaboration among counseling psychologists: Linking diversity, oppression, and social justice. Division 17 Roundtable, presented at the 110th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

Hunter, P. J., Rooks, E., Guilmino, A., & Whitcomb, D. H. (2002, August) HIV Prevention in a Rural State: Creation, Implementation, and Results of a Needs Assessment. Division 17 Student Poster Session, 110th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

Mongeon, K., & Whitcomb, D. H. (2002, March). Results of the North Dakota HIV Prevention Needs Assessment for the Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Population. Invited presentation at the 2002 Community Planning Leadership Summit for HIV Prevention. Chicago.

Whitcomb, D. H., & MacDonald, Shawn, V. (2001, March). Perceptions of Gender Roles Across Sexual Orientation. Paper presented at the fourth National Counseling Psychology Conference, Houston.