Lisa M. Diamond received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1993 and her Ph.D. in Human Development from Cornell University in 1999. Her research interests fall into two areas: (1) adolescent and young adult social and sexual development, particularly the development of female sexual identity and orientation over the life course; (2) the formation, functioning, and psychobiology of adolescent and adult attachment relationships, with special attention to the health-protective and emotion-regulating functions of these relationships, as well as dynamic systems models of coregulatory processes in such relationships. She is the recipient of grants from the W.T. Grant Foundation, the National Institutes of Mental Health, the Wayne F. Placek Foundation, the Templeton Foundation, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.

Primary Interests:

Close Relationships
Emotion, Mood, Affect
Gender Psychology
Health Psychology
Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

Close Relationships
Emotion, Mood, Affect
Gender Psychology

Health Psychology
Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

Books:

Diamond, L. M. (2008). Sexual fluidity: Understanding women's love and desire. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Journal Articles:

Butner, J., Diamond, L. M., & Hicks, A. M. (2007). Attachment style and two forms of emotion coregulation between romantic partners. Personal Relationship, 14, 431-456.
Diamond, L. M. (2008). Female bisexuality from adolescence to adulthood: Results from a 10-year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 44, 5-14.
Diamond, L. M. (2007). A dynamical systems approach to the development and expression of female same-sex sexuality. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2, 142-161.
Diamond, L. M. (2003). New paradigms for research on heterosexual and sexual-minority development. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 490-498.
Diamond, L. M. (2003). Was it a phase? Young women's relinquishment of lesbian/bisexual identities over a 5-year period. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 352-364.
Diamond, L. M. (2003). What does sexual orientation orient? A biobehavioral model distinguishing romantic love and sexual desire. Psychological Review, 110, 173-192.
Diamond, L. M. (2001). Contributions of psychophysiology to research on adult attachment: Review and recommendations. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5, 276-295.
Diamond, L. M., & Hicks, A.M. (2005). Attachment style, current relationship security, and negative emotions: The mediating role of physiological regulation. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 22, 499-518.
Diamond, L. M., Hicks, A. M., & Otter-Henderson, K. A. (2007). Physiological evidence for repressive coping among avoidantly attached adults. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23, 205-229.
Diamond, L. M., Hicks, A. M., & Otter-Henderson, K. D. (2008). Every time you go away: Changes in affect, behavior, and physiology associated with travel-related separations from romantic partners. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 385-403.
Hicks, A. M., & Diamond, L. M. (2008). How was your day? Couples’ affect when telling and hearing daily events. Personal Relationships, 15, 205-228.

Other Publications:

Diamond, L. M., & Butterworth, M. (2008). The close relationships of sexual minorities: Partners, friends, and family. In M. C. Smith & T. G. Reio, Jr. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Adult Development and Learning (pp. 348-375). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Diamond, L. M., & Fagundes, C. P. (2008). Developmental perspectives on links between attachment and affect regulation over the lifespan. Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 36, 83-134.
Diamond, L. M., & Hicks, A. M. (2004). Psychobiological perspectives on attachment: Implications for health over the lifespan. In S. W. Rholes & J. A. Simpson (Eds.), Adult attachment: Theory, research, and clinical implications (pp. 240-263). New York: Guilford Press.

Courses Taught:

Gender and Sexual Orientation
Introduction to Gender Studies
Psychology of Gender
Psychology of Love
Relationships and Health Over the Lifespan

Gender and Sexual Orientation
Introduction to Gender Studies
Psychology of Gender

Psychology of Love
Relationships and Health Over the Lifespan

Lisa M. Diamond
Department of Psychology
University of Utah
380 South 1530 East, Room 502
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
United States

Phone: (801) 585-7491
Fax: (801) 581-5841