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Julie Shulman, PhD

Assistant Professor
Sonoma State University

Contact at:
Office: 707-664-3395

E-mail: julie.shulman@sonoma.edu

Language: English


Expertise:

  • Same-sex couples
  • Same-sex marriage, especially the effect of same-sex marriage legislation on same-sex couples
  • “Coming out” issues
  • Mental health in LGBT populations
  • Religion and LGBT people, especially family members’ reconciliation between religious and sexual orientations


Refereed Journal Articles and Academic Book Chapters

Shulman, J. L., Horne, S., & Levitt, H. (2003). To pass or not to pass: Exploration of Conflict Splits for Bisexual-Identified Clients. In J.S. Whitman and C. J. Boyd (Eds.), The therapist's notebook for lesbian, gay and bisexual clients: Homework, handouts and activities for use in psychotherapy. Bingham, NY: Haworth Press.

Lease, S., & Shulman, J. L. (2003). The role of religion in the families of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Counseling and Values, 47(3), 195-209.

Israel, T., Ketz, K., Detrie, P., Burke, M., & Shulman, J. L. (2003). Developing an empirical definition of counselor competence with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 7(4), 3-22. 

Conference Presentations

Weck, V.M., Coale, E.E., Schwing, S.R., Smith, T.L., & Shulman, J.L. (2006, November). Psychological stress on same-sex couples. Poster session presented at the Indiana Psychological Association Annual Fall Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Shulman, J. L. (2006, August). Is separate equal? Relationship quality among same-sex couples.  Paper presented in symposium, Psychological research on legal recognition of same-sex romantic  relationships, Mohr, J. (Chair), at the American Psychological Association 114th Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Shulman, J. L. (2005, November). Counseling sexual minority clients: Knowledge, awareness, and skills.  Workshop presented at the Indiana Counseling Association Education Conference,  Indianapolis, Indiana. 

Ervin, A., Shulman, J. L., Noffsinger-Frazier, N., Horne, S., Houts, C., Hamilton, S.,
Smith, B., Manley, E., Mosher, C., & Wonch, W., (2003, March). Psychological well-being, internalized homonegativity, and sexual satisfaction: An examination of lesbian and bisexual women. Poster presented at the Association for Women in Psychology 28th Annual Conference, Jersey City, New Jersey.

Ervin, A., Horne, S., Shulman, J. L., Noffsinger-Frazier, N., Manley, E., Mosher, C., Hamilton, S., &
Houts, C. (2002, August ). Lesbian and Gay Youth, Trauma and Resiliency. Poster presented at    the American Psychological Association 110th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

Shulman, J. L., Noffsinger Frazier, N., Detrie, P., Horne, S., & Ervin, A. (2002, August). When family  isn’t friendly:  The impact of verbal harassment on gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth. Poster presented at       the American Psychological Association 110th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.  

Shulman, J. L. (2002, March). To pass or not to pass: Exploration of conflict splits for bisexual-identified clients.  Panelist in symposium at the American Counseling Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lease, S., & Shulman, J. L. (2001, August). The role of religion in the families of lesbian, gay, and bisexual  individuals. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association 109th Annual Convention, San Francisco, California. 

Israel, T., Ketz, K., Detrie, P., Burke, M., & Shulman, J.L. (2000, August). Defining counselor competence      with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association 108th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.