Professional Conferences/Meetings
**Fang, S., Tornello, S. L., & Farr, R, H. (November, 2023). Transgender and gender nonbinary parents’ mental health: Risk and resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster Symposium, National Council of Family Relations 2023 Convention, Orlando, Florida.
**Fang, S., Cao, H., Tornello, S. L., & Zhou, N. (August, 2023). Sexual minority stress, coparenting, and couple relationship quality among Chinese lesbian mothers. Poster Symposium, American Psychological Association 2023 Convention, Washington, DC.
**Fang, S., **Lou, Y., **Skogseth, E., Tornello, S. L. (2023) Depression symptoms, parenting stress, and relationship quality among transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) parents. Poster Symposium, Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition, University Park, Pennsylvania.
**Gubello, A., D'Amore, S., Vecho, O., Aparicio G., Marta, E., Moya Albiol, L., **Bressanutti, S., Vanbelle, A., Tornello, S. L. (2023). New Adoptive Family Configurations and family members’ well-being: A cross-cultural study in Europe. Poster Symposium, International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), Brussels, Belgium.
**Gubello, A., D'Amore, S., Vecho, O., Aparicio G., Marta, E., Moya Albiol, L., **Bressanutti, S., Vanbelle, A., Tornello, S. L. (2022). Adoptive families during the COVID-19 pandemic: stress factors and resilience within a Belgian and French sample. Poster Symposium, European Family Therapy Association (EFTA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Tornello, S. L. (2021). Relationship functioning of sexual minority people of color. In Franco Dispenza (co-chair) & Nadine Nakamura (co-chair), Emerging Directions: Exploring the Revised Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons, American Psychological Association, Virtual (COVID-19).
Tornello, S. L., Goldberg, A., Farr, R., H., & Smith, J. (July, 2021-COVID-19 delay). Barriers to adoption and foster care and openness to child characteristics among trans adults in the US. In Rachel H. Farr (chair), Challenges in Navigating the Adoption Process for LGBTQ+ Parents, International Conference on Adoption Research 7, Virtual (COVID-19).
Riskind, R. G., & Tornello, S. L. (2021). “Too early to know”: Transgender and gender nonbinary parents’ reports of their child’s gender identity. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Virtual (COVID-19).
**Bishop, R. B., High, A. C., & Tornello, S. L. (2020). Social support among sexual minorities: Applying the support gap framework to examine the differential quality of support received from partners and family members. National Communication Association's 106th Annual Convention, Virtual (COVID-19).
Tornello, S. L., & Smith, R. (2020). Sexual minority mothers: A dyadic exploration of stigma, identity, support, and parental wellbeing. In Samantha L. Tornello (chair), Expectations to Actuality: Marriage and Parenthood Among Sexual Minority People, American Psychological Association, Virtual (COVID-19).
**Simon, K. A., Tornello, S. L., & Bos, H. M. W. (2019). Comparisons of friendship among LGBTQ+ future parents. In Rachel Farr (chair), LGBTQ Families & New Frontiers: Future Parents, Birth & Adoption, Gender Expression, and Growing Up, Symposium, American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.
*Bass, C. L., *Floyd, C., *Esposito, G. A., **Simon, K., Farr, R. H., Tornello, S. L., & Bos, H. (2019). So you’re gay and you want a baby: A thematic analysis of LGBTQ perceptions of future parenthood. Poster Symposium, Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars, Lexington, KY.
*Esposito, G. A., *Floyd, C., *Bass, C. L., **Simon, K., Farr, R. H., Bos, H., & Tornello, S. L. (2019). Perceptions of friendships among LGBTQ intended parents. Poster Symposium, Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars, Lexington, KY.
**Lu, Z., Tornello, S. L., **Dagistan, S., & **Kim, Y. (2019). Gender minority parents: Distal rejection and perceived social support predicts current well-being. Poster Symposium, Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition, University Park, PA.
Tornello, S. L. & Riskind, R. (2019). Behavioral adjustment, emotional adjustment, and gender development of children with transgender and nonbinary parents. In Rachel Riskind (chair), Rainbow Connections: Parent Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Child Development, and Family Dynamics, Symposium, Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, Maryland.
Tornello, S. L. (2018). The division of household and childcare labor among transgender and gender non-binary parents. In Henny Bos (chair), Diversity among LGBT Families and Its Impact on Parenting and Child Development, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, California.
**Sumontha, J., Patterson, C. J., & Tornello, S. L. (2018). Stigmatization and parenting stress among gay fathers: An examination of the meditational role of relationship quality. In Henny Bos (chair), Diversity among LGBT Families and Its Impact on Parenting and Child Development, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, California.
**van Houten, J. T., Bos, H. M. W., & Tornello, S. L. (2018). Gay prospective parents: Motivations and predictors of family formation. In Henny Bos (chair), Diversity among LGBT Families and Its Impact on Parenting and Child Development, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, California.
Matsick, J. L., Wardecker, B. M., Tornello, S. L., & **Salomaa, A. (2018). Research as resistance: Recruiting and incorporating LGBTQ samples to diversify psychological science. Symposium presentation, Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*Smith, A., & Tornello, S. L. (2018). Attitudes towards transgender people in the Military. Poster presentation, Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*Bodnar, K., & Tornello, S. L. (2017). Sexual education exposure and timing as predictors of sexual health among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual young women. Poster Presentation, Women’s Health Research Day (WHRD), State College, Pennsylvania.
Tornello, S. L., Riskind, R. G., & Babic, A. (2017). Pathways to parenthood among transgender individuals, Families negotiating identities and orientations across contexts, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.
**Simon, K. S., Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Bos, H. M. W. (2017). Envisioning parenthood
among bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women. Families negotiating identities and orientations across contexts, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.
Bos, H., Tornello, S. L. & **Brewaeys, M. (2017). Childless gay men and their intention to have children. In Michael Lamb (chair), LGBT families across the lifespan. Symposium conducted at the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Tornello, S. L. & Patterson, C. J. (2017). Adult children of gay fathers: Parental disclosure and parent-child relationship. In Michael Lamb (chair), LGBT families across the lifespan. Symposium conducted at the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
*Bodnar, K., & Tornello, S. L. (2017). Predicting sexual health: Exposure and timing of sexual education among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual young women. Poster Presentation, Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
*Mohammed, S., & Tornello, S. L. (2017). A holy shroud: The association between religiosity and sexual attitudes. Poster Presentation, Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair, Altoona, PA.
*Baker, E. E., LaDage, L. D., Tornello, S. L., & Vallejera, J. M. (2017). The short- and long-term effects of self-directed learning in undergraduate students. Poster Presentation, Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair, Altoona, PA.
*Leri, J. & Tornello, S. L. (2017). Social distance, psychotropic medication, and mental illness exposure. Poster presentation, Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Riskind, R. G. & Tornello, S. L. (2016). Sexual orientation, parenting intentions, and parenting desires in a 2011-2013 national U.S. sample. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
Tornello, S. L. & Patterson, C. J. (2016). Gay grandfathers: Intergenerational relationships and mental health. In Walter Boot (chair), Meeting the needs of LGBT individuals across the lifespan. Symposium conducted at the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
Riskind, R. G., Tornello, S. L., Younger, B. C., & Patterson, C. J. (2016). Sexual identity, partner sex, and sexual health among adolescent girls in the United States. Poster presentation, Institute for Feminist Academic Psychologists, Pittsburgh, PA
Tornello, S. L., Riskind, R. G., & Patterson, C. J. (2016). Sexual orientation and sexual and reproductive health among adolescent young women. Poster presentation, Institute for Feminist Academic Psychologists, Pittsburgh, PA
Van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Bos, H.M.W., & Tornello, S. L. (2016). Childless gay men: Predictors of their intentions to have children. Symposium conducted at the International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
Blanchfield, B., Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2016). Millennial women’s adolescent housing instability: Sexual minority and racial minority health outcomes. Poster presentation, Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Tornello, S. L. (2016). Gay fathers: Family formation, division of labor, and parental well-being. In Anthony R. D’Augelli (moderator), Researching developmental challenges for LGBT populations: Sexual expression, family functioning, and gender identity expression at work. Symposium conducted at the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity (CLGBTE) LGBT Interdisciplinary Academic Symposium, State College, PA.
*Leri, J., & Tornello, S. L. (2016). Depression diagnosis, antidepressants, and the self. Poster
Presentation, Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
*Leri, J., & Tornello, S. L. (2016). Social distance, psychotropic medication, & mental illness exposure”. Poster Presentation (First place winner in Social Sciences Division), Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair, Altoona, PA.
Riskind, R. G. & Tornello, S. L. (2015). Sexual orientation and gender identity: Creating an affirmative, informed classroom. Poster Presentation, Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Tornello, S. L., Sonnenberg, B., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Division of labor among gay fathers: What predicts who is doing what? Poster Presentation, National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD.
Tornello, S. L., Riskind, R. G., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Sexual and reproductive health among sexual minority female youth in the United States. Oral Research Presentation, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality, Baltimore, MD.
Riskind, R. G., Tornello, S. L., Younger, B. C., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Sexual identity, partner sex, and sexual health among adolescent girls in the United States. Poster presentation, Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, Texas.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Division of labor among gay fathers. Poster Presentation at University of Virginia for Huskey Research Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA.
Riskind, R. G., Tornello, S. L., Younger, B. C., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Sexual identity, partner sex, and sexual health among adolescent girls in the United States. Poster presentation, Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, Texas.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Division of labor among gay fathers. Poster Presentation at University of Virginia for Huskey Research Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA.
*Pillow, W. S., Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2013). Sexual risk-taking among heterosexually-identified men who have sex with women and men. Poster presentation. Association for Psychological Science, Washington D. C.
Tornello, S. L., Riskind, R. G., & Patterson, C. J. (2013). Sexual and reproductive health among bisexual female youth in the United States. In Anna Gassman-Pines, Contexts of adolescent health behavior. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Xu, Y., Hu, Y. Q., & Tornello, S. L. (2013). Development of same-sex sexual attraction and romantic relationships from adolescence to adulthood. Poster presentation. Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2012). The division of labor and individual well-being among gay fathers. In Abbie E. Goldberg. The division of labor and family processes in diverse family contexts. Symposium conducted at the meeting of National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, Arizona.
Patterson, C. J., & Tornello, S. L. (2012). Gay father families in the USA. In Charlotte J. Patterson. Diversity among lesbian and gay parent families on four continents. International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, Africa.
*Kruczkowski, S., Tornello, S. L. & Patterson, C. J. (2012). Division of labor among surrogate gay fathers. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.
Tornello, S. L., Emery, R., Rowen, J., Ocker, B., & Xu, Y. (2012). Child custody and overnight contact with fathers: Attachment and child behavior outcomes. Poster presentation, Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois.
*Lick, D. J., Tornello, S. L., Riskind, R. G., & Patterson, C. J. (2012). Community climate predicts psychological adjustment among adult children of gay fathers. Poster presentation, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, California.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2012). Age, life pathways, and experiences of gay fathers. Poster presentation. Poster Presentation at University of Virginia for Huskey Research Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA.
Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Patterson, C. J. (2011). Predictors of parenting stress among gay fathers with adopted children. Poster presentation at University of Virginia for Huskey Research Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2011). Gay Fathers in mixed orientation marriages. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association, Washington D. C.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2011). Age, life pathways, and experiences of gay fathers. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association, Washington D. C.
Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Patterson, C. J. (2011). Predictors of parenting stress among gay fathers with adopted children. In Kristine Freeark (chair 1) and Katherine L. Rosenblum (chair 2), Make room for daddy: Adoptive fathers and parenting. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2010). Gay fathers’ age and pathways to parenthood Poster presentation, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Psychology Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Farr, R. H., Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2010). Transracial adoption in gay father families. Poster presentation, International Conference on Adoption Research, Leiden University, Netherlands.
Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Patterson, C. J. (2010). Predictors of parenting stress among adoptive gay fathers in the U.S. Poster presentation, International Conference on Adoption Research, Leiden University, Netherlands.
Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2010). Generational changes in pathways to parenthood among gay fathers. Poster presentation, Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.