Elan Lepovic

Elan Lepovic is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University. He holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, and a B.A. in Computer Science from Rice University. He has diverse clinical experience including practica at the Veterans Administration, a community college counseling center, and an LGBTQ counseling center. His research interests include trauma, mindfulness, authenticity, gender dysphoria, improv and statistical methodology. He is co-student director for the PAU Statistics Consulting Center where he helps other students with statistics for their disserations and research projects. He had a previous career as software engineer, and is also interested in the integration between psychology and technology.

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PUBLICATIONS

Wickham, R. E., *Hardy, K. H., *Buckman, H. L., & *Lepovic, E. (in press). Comparing cross-classified mixed effects and Bayesian structural equations modeling for stimulus sampling designs: A simulation study. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

SYMPOSIA AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Littman, L., Schroeder, A., Lepovic, E.: A study of detransitioners: context and preliminary findings (2017,May). Presentation at the Meeting of the Work Group on Gender, LGBT Health Program, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY.

Graham, J., Callahan, C., Lepovic, E., Nowak, J. (2017, February) Exploring core competencies for mental health providers for detransitioning clients. Presented at the United States Professional Association for Transgender Health Inaugural Conference, Los Angeles, CA

Lepovic, E., Belovitch B. (2015, April) Transformed: A life in two genders, a panel on gender detransition. Presented at the National Transgender Health Summit, San Francisco, CA

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Hardy, K., Lepovic, E., Buckman, H., Wickham R.E. (2019, February) The many faces of personality: Cross-classified CFA of perceived personality attributes. Poster to be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention, Portland, OR

Litman, L., Lepovic, E., Schroeder A. (2018, April) Natal females who have de-transitioned after medical or surgical transition for gender dysphoria. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology, Philadelphia, PA.

Kantor, J. M., Resner, C. M., Lepovic, E., Miller, G. A., Heller, W., & Warren, S. L. (2018, May). The roles of avoidance temperament and rumination in depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Lupesko-Persky, O. Kok, B., Lepovic, E., Wickham, R.E., Brown, L.M, (2017, August) The correlation between depressive symptoms and intermittent explosive disorder among active duty service members serving in combat zones. Poster presentation at the 2017 American Psychological Association Convention, Washington DC.