For a full list of the lab's publications, please see Thomas's Google Scholar profile. If you want to read any of his publications, please email him.
These publications highlight some of the lab's most recent areas of research, specifically how people of color and LGBTQ+ people of color can actively resist white supremacy in multiple domains such as body image and dating preferences:
Le, T.P., Oluwakemi, G.,* Samee, A.A.,* Yeung, C.W., & Chong, E.S.K. (2024). “I find value in myself”: Queer Asian American men’s self-love and resistance in the face of white supremacy. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Advance online publication.
Le, T.P. & Ahn, L.H. (2024). Asian American women’s racial dating preferences: An investigation of internalized racism, resistance and empowerment against racism, and desire for status. Sex Roles, 90, 363-375.
Le, T.P., Iwamoto, D. K., & Soulliard, Z. A. (2022). Body positivity for Asian Americans: Development and evaluation of the Pride in Asian American appearance scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 69(5), 614-629.
Here's a list of recent first-authored publications from Thomas's research mentees:
Phan, P.,* Le, T.P., & Nagata, J.M. (2025). Geosocial networking app use and queer Asian American men’s muscle dysmorphia: A test of racially-relevant moderators. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication.
Liu, X.,* & Le, T.P. (2024). Internalized racism, racial collective self-esteem, and Asian American adults’ disordered eating: Psychological distress as mediator. Appetite, 201, 107623.
Burke, L.A.,* Chijioke, S.,* & Le, T.P. (2023). Gendered racial microaggressions and emerging adult Black women’s social and general anxiety: Distress intolerance and stress as mediators. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79, 1051-1069.
These publications highlight some of the lab's most recent areas of research, specifically how people of color and LGBTQ+ people of color can actively resist white supremacy in multiple domains such as body image and dating preferences:
Le, T.P., Oluwakemi, G.,* Samee, A.A.,* Yeung, C.W., & Chong, E.S.K. (2024). “I find value in myself”: Queer Asian American men’s self-love and resistance in the face of white supremacy. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Advance online publication.
Le, T.P. & Ahn, L.H. (2024). Asian American women’s racial dating preferences: An investigation of internalized racism, resistance and empowerment against racism, and desire for status. Sex Roles, 90, 363-375.
Le, T.P., Iwamoto, D. K., & Soulliard, Z. A. (2022). Body positivity for Asian Americans: Development and evaluation of the Pride in Asian American appearance scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 69(5), 614-629.
Here's a list of recent first-authored publications from Thomas's research mentees:
Phan, P.,* Le, T.P., & Nagata, J.M. (2025). Geosocial networking app use and queer Asian American men’s muscle dysmorphia: A test of racially-relevant moderators. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication.
Liu, X.,* & Le, T.P. (2024). Internalized racism, racial collective self-esteem, and Asian American adults’ disordered eating: Psychological distress as mediator. Appetite, 201, 107623.
Burke, L.A.,* Chijioke, S.,* & Le, T.P. (2023). Gendered racial microaggressions and emerging adult Black women’s social and general anxiety: Distress intolerance and stress as mediators. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79, 1051-1069.
Pease, M.,* Le, T.P., & Iwamoto, D. K. (2023). Minority stress, pandemic stress, and mental health among gender diverse young adults: Gender dysphoria and emotion dysregulation as mediators. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 10(4), 650-662.
Yamasaki, V.,* & Le, T.P. (2022). Family matters: The impact of traditional and egalitarian gender role messages on sexual and gender minority Latinx adults’ alcohol use and sexual risk. Journal of Sex Research, 59(5), 652-661.
Kuo, L.,* Perez-Garcia, S.,* Burke, L.,* Yamasaki, V.,* & Le, T.P. (2022). Performance, fantasy, or narrative: LGBTQ+ Asian American identity through Kpop media and fandom. Journal of Homosexuality, 69(1), 145-168.
*indicates mentee