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Rachel Riskind

Christina B. Gydinski Associate Professor of Psychology, Guilford College

Topics of expertise
  • Feminism & Families
  • Fertility, Reproduction & Sexual Health
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • LGBTQ Partnering & Families
  • Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood
  • Reproductive Health

Email: riskindrg@guilford.edu
Twitter/X: @rachelriskind

How do socioecological systems, including systems of oppression, influence family life, sexuality, and gender? Rachel is a feminist social developmental psychologist whose teaching and research address these questions, focusing on parents, children, and adolescents. Her recent research describes family processes in families headed by transgender parents.

Last Updated: 9/9/25