Corey Flanders

Corey Flanders is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Education at Mount Holyoke College. Their work bridges psychology, gender studies, and public health to address identity and health equity among marginalized communities, particularly focusing on young queer and trans people.

• Ph.D. and M.A. in Social Psychology from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• Graduate certificate in Women’s Studies
• B.A. in Psychology from University of Kansas

Flanders employs mixed-methods and community-based research approaches, emphasizing intersectional and social ecological models to study mental/sexual health disparities. Their recent work explores pathways for health equity and stigma reduction in bi+ and nonbinary populations.

They teach critical applied social psychology, human sexuality, and advanced qualitative methods. Flanders co-authored publications in Current Sexual Health Reports and the Journal of Bisexuality on intersectional stigma and sexual violence disparities. They are involved with the W.I.S.H. Research Lab and contribute to campus academic events like the Senior Symposium.