An Abbreviated Vita

Education

• A.B., Anthropology, UCLA, 1972
• M.A., Counseling Psychology, Loyola Marymount University, 1976
• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, UCLA, 1982
• M.S., Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, 1994

Advanced Training

• Clinical Internship, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, 1981-82
• American Cancer Society Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychosocial Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1982-1984
• NIMH Scientist Development Award, UCLA Department of Psychology, 1990-1995

Awards

• President's Award, for outstanding leadership in the field of lesbian and gay health. Presented by the National Lesbian and Gay Health Association, 1995
• Distinguished Scientific Contribution. Presented by Division 44--Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues, American Psychological Association, 1998
• Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy, American Psychological Association, 2001
• Chancellor’s Award for Special Contributions to a Fair and Open Academic Environment. Presented by the UCLA Academic Senate, 2004
• Outstanding Achievement Award. Presented by the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns, American Psychological Association, 2004

Current Appointment

• Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
• Professor, Department of Statistics
• Past Chair, Faculty Advisory Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies

Recent Publications

• Cochran SD. Emerging issues in research on lesbians' and gay men's mental health: Does sexual orientation really matter? American Psychologist. 2001; 56:931-947.
• Cochran SD, Mays VM, Bowen D, Gage S, Bybee D, Roberts SJ, Goldstein RS, Robison A, Rankow, EJ, White J. Cancer-related risk indicators and preventive screening behaviors in lesbian and bisexual women. American Journal of Public Health. 2001; 91:591-598.
• Gilman SE, Cochran SD, Mays VM, Hughes M, Ostrow D, Kessler RC. Risk of psychiatric disorders among individuals reporting same-sex sexual partners in the National Comorbidity Survey. American Journal of Public Health. 2001; 91:933-939.
• Mays VM, Cochran SD. Mental health correlates of perceived discrimination among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States. American Journal of Public Health. 2001; 91:1869-1876.
• Corliss H, Cochran SD, Mays VM. Reports of parental maltreatment during childhood in a United States population-based survey of homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual adults. Child Abuse and Neglect. 2002; 26:1165-1178.
• Mays VM, Yancey AK, Cochran SD, Weber M, Fielding J. Heterogeneity of health disparities among African American, Hispanic, and Asian American women: Unrecognized influences of sexual orientation. American Journal of Public Health. 2002; 92:632-639.
• Cochran SD, Sullivan JG, Mays VM Prevalence of psychiatric disorders, psychological distress, and treatment use among lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals in a sample of the U.S. population. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2003; 71:53-61.
• Mays VM, Ponce NA, Washington DL, Cochran SD. Classification of race and ethnicity: Implications for Public Health. Annual Review of Public Health. 2003; 24:83-110.
• Yancey AK, Cochran SD, Corliss HL, Mays VM. Correlates of overweight and obesity among lesbian and bisexual women. Preventive Medicine. 2003; 36:676-683.
• Cochran SD, Ackerman D, Mays VM, Ross MW. Prevalence of non-medical drug use and dependence among homosexually active men and women in the US population. Addiction. 2004; 99:989-998.
• Burgard SB, Cochran SD, Mays VM. Alcohol and tobacco use patterns among heterosexually and homosexually experienced California women. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2005; 77:61-70.
• Corliss HL, Grella C, Mays VM, Cochran SD, Drug use, drug severity and help-seeking behaviors of lesbian and bisexual women. Journal of Women's Health. 2006; 15:556-568.
• Mays VM, Cochran SD, Barnes N. Race, racism and the health outcomes among African Americans. Annual Review of Psychology. In press.
• Cochran SD, Mays VM. Physical health complaints among lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and homosexually experienced heterosexuals: Results from the California Quality of Life Survey. American Journal of Public Health. In press.