Publications

Bisconti, T. L., Vale, M. T., Trunko, A. (in press). Health and well-being in queer older adults: Overcoming a lifetime of stigma. In M. Lachman, & A. Sprio (Eds.), S. Charles, S. Neupert (Associate Eds), American Psychological Association handbook of adult development and aging. American Psychological Association.  https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/apa-handbook-adult-development-aging?tab=4

Vale, M. T., & Bisconti, T. L. (2025). Stigma and sexual dissatisfaction in sexual minorities. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-03036-8

Villalba, A. A., Stanley, J. T., Turner, J. R., Vale, M. T., & Houston, M. L. (2021). Age differences in using humor to cope during a pandemic. HUMOR: Humor International Journal of Humor Research., 11-1-22. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/humor-2021-0137/html

Sublett, J.F., Vale, M. T., & Bisconti, T. L. (2021). Expanding benevolent ageism: Replicating attitudes of overaccommodation to older men. Experimental Aging Research. 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2021.1968666

Vale, M.T., & Bisconti T.L. (2021). Minority stress and relationship well–being in sexual minorities: The varying role of outness on relationship and sexual satisfaction. International Journal of Sexual Health. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2021.1909684  

Vale, M. T., & Bisconti T. L. (2020). Age differences in sexual minority stress and the importance of friendship in later life. Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2020.1836107

Vale, M. T., Stanley, J. T., Houston, M., L., Villalba, A. A., & Turner, J. R. (2020) Ageism and behavior change during a health pandemic: A preregistered study. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.587911

Villalba, A. A., Stanley, J. T., Turner, J. R., Vale, M. T., & Houston, M. L. (2020). Age differences in preferences for fear-enhancing versus fear-reducing news in a global pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, Emotion, 11, 3661. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.589390

Vale, M. T., Bisconti, T. L., & Sublett, J. F. (2019). Towards benevolent ageism: Attitudes towards overaccommodative behavior in older women. Journal of Social Psychology. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2019.1695567 

Media Publications

Vale, M.T., & Bjelka* (2025). Reframing aging: The impact of labels on attitudes of older adults. In Meisner B., Examining the Intersectionality of Ageism, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics & Canadian Collation Against Ageism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJgLp-cmSVM&t=506s

Vale, M.T., (2019). Recruiting a minority sample: translating lessons learned from the classroom to the field: Suggestions for how to design and conduct more inclusive research. Adult Development and Aging News, American Psychology. https://www.apadivisions.org/division-20/publications/newsletters/adult-development/2019/10/inclusivity

Published Conference Abstracts

Vale, M. T. & Bjelka. A., K.* (2024). Reframing aging: The impact of labels on attitudes toward older adults. Innovation in Aging, 8(Supplement_1), 4-5. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.0012

Vale, M. T. (2023). Minority stress and loneliness in a lifespan sample of sexual minorities. Innovation in Aging, 7(Supplement_1), 507-507. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.1667

Vale, M. T. & Bisconti, T. L. (2022). Risk and resilience: Highlighting minority stress in a lifespan sample of sexual minorities. Innovation in Aging, 6(Supplement_1), 386-387. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1523

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