Professor of Psychology 
Chair, Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Contact Information
Email: moradib@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 273-0387
Office: 207 UST
Mailing Address:
Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
University of Florida
PO Box 117352
Gainesville FL 32611
Research
Dr. Moradi’s research, teaching, and professional service reflect her commitment to informing social justice efforts with scientific evidence and informing scientific advancements with social justice considerations. Specifically, Dr. Moradi’s research program focuses on experiences of prejudice, discrimination, objectification, and collective identity. This research examines the nature of these experiences, their implications for psychosocial functioning such as health and work, and their intersections across axes of inequality (e.g., heterosexism, racism, sexism). This research has garnered funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Palm Center, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), and the American Psychological Foundation’s Wayne F. Placek Award.
Dr. Moradi is the recipient of national awards including the the American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Counseling Psychology Best in Science Award, APA Society for the Psychological Study of LGBT Issues Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, APA Committee on Women in Psychology Emerging Leader Award, and Early Career Awards from the APA Society of Counseling Psychology and its Section for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues. Dr. Moradi is also the recipient of the Association for Women in Psychology’s Florence Denmark Distinguished Mentoring Award, UF Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring Award, and LGBT Community Impact Award for Outstanding Faculty Member. She is currently Associate Editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Teaching
Dr. Moradi teaches contemporary theory and research in counseling psychology, as well as psychological theory and research on diversity and how sociocultural privilege and oppression manifest in people’s lives. Courses taught include:
Undergraduate
- PCO 4272: Advanced Seminar in Psychology of Women
Graduate
- PCO 6278: Multiculturalism and Diversity in Counseling Psychology
- PCO 6931: History and Contemporary Issues in Counseling Psychology