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Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D., is the Dr. Arthur P. Rech & Mrs. Jean May Rech Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College, where he directs the Sexual & Gender Identity Institute. He is currently conducting a study of the experiences of gender diverse students at Christian colleges and universities. Dr. Yarhouse has served as a subject matter expert to the National Institute of Corrections on LGBT+ persons in corrections and was part of the American Psychological Associations consensus panel that provided input to the SAMHSA on care for LGBT youth.
He was named Senior Fellow with the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities to conduct a study of students navigating sexual identity concerns at Christian colleges and universities. Dr. Yarhouse is currently the Chair of the task force on LGBT+ issues for Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) of the American Psychological Association. He was also invited to write the featured white paper on sexual identity for the Christ on Campus Initiative edited by Don A. Carson for The Gospel Coalition.
Dr. Olya Zaporozhets is an associate professor in the School of Psychology & Counseling at Regent University. An expert in methodology and statistics, Dr. Zaporozhets spearheads the analysis of qualitative data from 200 interviews of Christian parents whose children came out as LGBTQ, which led to several dissertations and national conference presentations. She has also completed analysis of data from 300 celibate gay Christians that is featured in the book, Costly Obedience (Zondervan).
Dr. Janet Dean is associate professor of psychology at Asbury University. She has been a research co-investigator for over ten years working on both the "Christian Sexual Identity Project," which is a study of Christian sexual minorities at Christian colleges featured in the book, Listening to Sexual Minorities (InterVarsity Press Academic), and the "Christian Gender Identity Project," which is a study of students navigating gender identity and faith on Christian college campuses. She has spearheaded the quantitative analyses for both projects.
Dr. Stephen P. Stratton is professor of counseling and pastoral care at Asbury Seminary. He has been a research co-investigator for a line of research for the past 10+ years on the experiences of sexual minorities at Christian colleges and universities referred to as the "Christian Sexual Identity Project." That research was featured in the book, Listening to Sexual Minorities (InterVarsity Press Academic). Dr. Stratton is also co-investigator for the "Christian Gender Identity Project," which is a study of students navigating gender identity and faith on Christian college campuses. He has spearheaded the qualitative analysis for both projects.
Dr. Julia Sadusky is a postdoctoral fellow at EDCare in Denver, CO. Dr. Sadusky completed her doctoral internship at Biola University Counseling Center in La Mirada, CA, offering individual, group, and family therapy, and outreach events to Biola students. She also served as a liaison to the LGBT group on Biola's campus. She obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Ave Maria University and completed her doctorate through the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at Regent University. At Regent, her research experiences and clinical training focused on the study of sexual and gender identity. Recent publications include "Approaching Gender Dysphoria" (Grove Ethics), and "A Christian View of Sex Reassignment Surgery and Hormone Therapy” (The Center for Faith, Sexuality and Gender). She and Dr. Yarhouse are currently working on a book titled Emerging Gender Identities (forthcoming from Brazos Press).