GREGORY M. HEREK, Ph.D.

Gregory M. Herek is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Davis (UCD). He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from UCD in 1983, then was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University. He subsequently served as a faculty member at Yale and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York before returning to UCD, first as a research psychologist and later as a tenured professor.

An internationally recognized authority on AIDS-related stigma, prejudice against lesbians and gay men, and anti-gay violence, he has published numerous scholarly articles on these topics. His edited and coedited books include Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men (1992, Sage Publications), AIDS, Identity, and Community: HIV and Lesbians and Gay Men (Sage, 1995), Out in Force: Sexual Orientation and the Military (University of Chicago Press, 1996), and Stigma and Sexual Orientation (Sage, 1998). He is currently writing a book on sexual prejudice, which will be published by the University of Chicago Press. Professor Herek also serves as consulting editor for several academic journals, including The Journal of Sex Research, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, and the Journal of Homosexuality.

Professor Herek is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS). He is the recipient of the 1996 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. In 1992, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the APA Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns. In 1989, he was the first recipient of APA Division 44’s annual award for “Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Lesbian and Gay Psychology.” He received that award again in 1999, the only person to be so honored twice. He is past chairperson of the APA Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns. He also served on the APA Task Force on Avoiding Heterosexist Bias in Research and the APA Task Force on AIDS.