UMass Boston

PhD, Counseling Psychology, University of Miami

Huynh, K. D., Barrita, A. D., & Galupo, M. P. (in press). Modeling intersectional experiences of LGBTQ+ POC: Comparing single-axis, cross-axis, and multi-axis microaggressions. American Psychologist. 

Matsuno, E., Huynh, K. D., Puckett, J. A., Lindley, L., Clements, Z. A., & Galupo, M. P. (in press). Coping with stigma: Implications for distress and well-being among trans and nonbinary adults. Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Galupo, M. P., Puckett, J. A., Matsuno, E., Huynh, K. D. & , Z. A. (2026). When resilience is not enough: Enacted stigma and mental health of trans and nonbinary people. Behavioral Medicine

Skidmore, S. J., Lefevor, G. T., Perez-Figueroa, A. M., & Huynh, K. D. (2026). The Belonging with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Communities Scale: Initial development and validation. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. 

Parmenter, J., & Huynh, K. D. (2026). Psychometric evaluation of the Brief LGBTQ+ Sociopolitical Stress Scale. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 

Parmenter, J. G., Huynh, K. D., Ghabrial, M., Jackson, S. D., Barrita, A., & Galupo, M. P. (2026). The Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color resilience measure: Psychometric development and validation. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. 

Huynh, K. D., Lefevor, G. T., Matsuno, E., Clements, Z. A., Lindley, L., Miller, C. K., Haakinson, D., & Galupo, M. P. (2026). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between structural, interpersonal, and individual stigma and health outcomes for transgender and nonbinary people. American Psychologist, 81(6), 889–915. 

Matsuno, E., Puckett, J. A., Huynh, K. D., Clements, Z., & Galupo, P. (2026). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Transgender and Nonbinary People of Color Resilience Scale. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 

Huynh, K. D., Abreu, R. L., Sostre, J. P., Kelley, M., & Tsao, C. G.-J. (2026). Ethnic–racial socialization, psychological distress, and identity pride for LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, people of color. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 73(2), 143–155. 

Note: Paper selected as Editor’s Choice. Editor’s Choice papers represent the best science in a specific discipline area, reflecting science that is exceptionally important, impactful, and deserves additional visibility for the whole field.

Huynh, K. D., Balsam, K., Abreu, R. L., Matsuno, E., Molina, Y., Haakinson, D. N., Tran, T. T., & Jackson, S. D. (2025). Development and validation of the LGBTQ+ People of Color Microaggressions Scale–2 (LGBTQ+ PCMS-2). Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 

Huynh, K. D., Matsuno, E. G., Lefevor, T., Skidmore, S. J., Wong, F., Tsao, C. G., & Balsam, K. (2025). Development and validation of the Internalized Stigma Among LGBTQ+ People (IS-LGBTQ+) scale. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. 

Puckett, J. A., Matsuno, E., Huynh, K. D., Clements, Z., & Galupo, M. P. (2025). Development and validation of the Multidimensional Transgender and Nonbinary Resilience Scale. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1–15. 

Clements, Z. A., Puckett, J. A., Matsuno, E., Huynh, K. D. & Galupo, M. P. (2025). Transforming queer mixed methods research to be trans and nonbinary-inclusive. Journal of Mixed-Method Research, 19(4), 359-383. 

Puckett, J. A., DuBois, L. Z., Kimball, D., Huynh, K. D., & McCauley, H. L. (2025). Development and validation of novel measures of gender minority stress for transgender and nonbinary people. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1–19. 

Huynh, K. D., Colson, A., Matsuno, E., & Balsam, K. (2025). Internalized heterosexism and psychological distress: The longitudinal mediating effect of LGBTQ+ community connectedness. The Counseling Psychologist, 53(1), 121-142. 

Note. Recipient of the 2026 The Counseling Psychologist Outstanding Article Award. The Outstanding Article is broadly defined to include exceptional empirical, theoretical, conceptual, applied, and methodological contributions that substantially and significantly advance a particular topic or area within counseling psychology.

Scott, S. B., Pulice-Farrow, L., Brunett, K., Huynh, K. D., & Balsam, K. (2024). The Partner Affirmation of Transgender Identity Scale: Psychometric evaluation and applications. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. 

Lefevor, G. T., Sorrell, S. A., Skidmore, S. J., Huynh, K. D., Golightly, R. M., Standifird, E., Searle, K., & Call, M. (2024). When connecting with LGBTQ+ communities helps and why it does: A meta-analysis of the relationship between connectedness and health-related outcomes. Psychological Bulletin, 150(11), 1261–1286. 

Huynh, K. D., Bosworth, E. T., Lee, D. L., & Balsam, K. F. (2024). The Relational Health Indices-Community (RHI-C) as a measure of LGBTQ+ community connectedness: Factor structure, validity, reliability, and measurement invariance. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. 

Veldhuis, C. B., Cascalheira, C. J., Delucio, K., Budge, S. L., Matsuno, E., Huynh, K., Puckett, J. A., Balsam, K. F., Velez, B. L., & Galupo, M. P. (2024). Sexual orientation and gender diversity research manuscript writing guide. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 11(3), 365–396. 

Matsuno, E., Bricker, N. L., Collazo, E., Huynh, K. D., Mohr, R., Colson, A., & Balsam, K. F. (2024). Development and validation of the nonbinary distal minority stressors, proximal minority stressors, and resilience scales. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. 

Matsuno, E., Huynh, K. D., & Abreu, R. L. (2024). Development and validation of the Trans- and Nonbinary-Affirming Parental Practices (TAPP) measure. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication.

Skidmore, S. J., Lefevor, G. T., Huynh, K. D., & Berg, C. O. (2024). Development and validation of Scales for Coming Out Vigilance and Positive Coming Out Responses. Sexuality & Culture, 28(2), 771–793. 

Huynh, K. D., Bricker, N. L., Lee, D. L., & Balsam, K. F. (2024). Development and validation of the LGBTQ+ POC Microaggressions Scale—Brief (LGBTQ+ PCMS-B). Stigma and Health, 9(3), 389–399. 

Etengoff, C., Lefevor, T., Rodriguez, E.M., Huynh, K. D., & Luong, E. (2024). Development and validation of the Sexual and Religious Identity Integration (SMRII) scale. Journal of Homosexuality. 71(7), 1727–1756. 

Huynh, K. D., & Lee, D. (2022). Emotion-focused coping strategies as mediators of the discrimination–mental health association among LGB POC. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 10(3), 413–428. 

Huynh, K. D., Murgo, M., & Lee, D. (2022). Internalized heterosexism and substance use: A meta-analysis. The Counseling Psychologist, 50(5), 674–707. 

Dr. Kiet Huynh is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling Psychology program in the Department of Counseling, School Psychology & Sport at UMass Boston. His research focuses on improving the well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals and racial/ethnic minority populations. Specifically, he examines how minority stressors—such as institutional and interpersonal oppression, internalized stigma, rejection sensitivity, and concealment stress—contribute to mental health disparities. His work also investigates how resilience factors, including community belonging, identity pride, critical consciousness, and advocacy and social justice efforts can promote psychological well-being within these communities. Dr. Huynh employs quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches in his research, with particular expertise in measurement development, meta-analysis, and longitudinal data analysis. His work has received both federal and grant foundation funding, and has been featured in outlets such as American Psychologist, Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and Psychology of Sexual orientation and Gender Diversity. He is the founder and director of the Intersectional Well-Being Lab.