PhD Student in Clinical Psychology
Pronouns: They/them
Research Interests
My research focuses on gender and sexuality development as they relate to relationship dynamics. I’m interested in finding out how people develop a sense of how they relate sexually with intimate partners, with casual sex partners, and with the wider society in general. This may include how they develop gender identities, how they develop sexual orientations, how they talk about kinks and fetishes, and how they resolve sexual dissatisfaction with intimate partners. I’m interested in how people engage in these discussions with themselves and with others, as well as how these conversations relate with mental and physical health outcomes.
A secondary research interest of mine is how societal hegemonies affect our interpersonal relationships. I understand societal hegemony in a dialectical materialist framework, construing interpersonal relations as ultimately serving societal and productive purposes under Capitalist culture. In this framework, we can begin to apply our findings in a radically political way. I believe that sexuality and romantic relationships are one junction in which multiple hegemonies meet and transact with each other, and that studying this dynamic with a political, material, and historical lens may afford us important knowledge and wisdom about love and human desire.
Publications
Janssen, A., Huang, H., Duncan, C. (2016). Gender variance among youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A retrospective chart review. Transgender Health(1)1, 63 – 68. doi: 10.1089/trgh.2015.0007.
Huang, H. (2016). Cherry picking: Differential definitions and experiences of virginity loss among homosexual and heterosexual men. Journal of Homosexuality. doi:10.1080/00918369.2017.
Presentations
Huang, H. (2017). Empathy in action: Deescalating emotional moments at political rallies, marches, and occupations. Workshop presented at the Boston May Day Coalition, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Huang, H. (2017). Multidisciplinary sexology: The future of Sociology and the human sciences. Powerpoint presentation accepted at the 2017 Annual Transforming Sociology conference, Stony Brook University, New York. U.S.A..
Huang, H., Daigle, A., Marie, K., & King, C.. (2017). Anti-racist activism on college campuses: A toolkit to engage institutional transformation. Workshop accepted to the 2017 Alumni of Color Conference, Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts., U.S.A.
Huang, H., Carson, E., & Manuela, D. (2017). Anti-racism work in leftist movements. Workshop presented at the Boston May Day Coalition 1st annual training session, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Huang, H. (November, 2016). Cherry picking: Differential definitions and experiences of virginity loss among homosexual and heterosexual men. Poster accepted at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A..
Huang, H. (September, 2016). Cherry picking: Differential definitions and experiences of virginity loss among homosexual and heterosexual men. Powerpoint presentation accepted at the 2016 Canadian Sex Research Forum, Quebec, Canada.
Janssen, A., Huang, H., Duncan, C. (June, 2016). Gender Variance among youth with Autism Spetrum Disorders: A retrospective chart review. Poster presented at the 24th Biennial Symposium of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health at Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Huang, H. (May, 2016). Cherry picking: Differential definitions and experiences of virginity loss among homosexual and heterosexual men. Panel discussion presented at the 42nd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at New York University, New York City, New York, U.S.A..
Huang, H. (May, 2016). Cherry picking: Differential definitions and experiences of virginity loss among homosexual and heterosexual men. Panel discussion presented at the 44th Psychology Convention at Hunters College, New York City, New York, U.S.A..
Janssen, A., Huang, H., Duncan, C. (August, 2015). Co-occurrence of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Gender Dysphoria: A retrospective chart review. Poster presented at the 4th Annual New York University Child Study Center Poster Conference at New York University, New York City, New York, U.S.A..
Contact Information
Department of Psychology
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2500
Phone: (631) 632-7837
Email:howard.huang@stonybrook.edu