Dr Liadh Timmins

Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology

+44 (0) 1792 295569

liadh.timmins@swansea.ac.uk

Office - 712
Seventh Floor
Vivian Building
Singleton Campus

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-4748

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About

Dr Liadh Timmins’ research is broadly concerned with sexual orientation and gender identity. This includes the impacts of minority stress on sexual and gender minorities; the psychology of prejudice; and social and cognitive components of sexual orientation and gender identity. Their work uses an intersectional and feminist lens.

Dr Timmins received their BA in Psychology from Maynooth University, their MSc in Applied Psychology from Trinity College Dublin, and their PhD in Psychology from King’s College London. They completed postdoctoral training in Epidemiology with a focus on Social Epidemiology at Columbia University.

Areas Of Expertise

Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
Minority Stress
Prejudice
Sexual Attraction
Mental Health

Publications

Research Highlights

Bristowe, K., Timmins, L., Pitman, A., Braybrook, D., Marshall, S., Johnson, K., King, M., Roach, A., Yi, D., Almack, K., Day, E., Clift, P., Rose, R., & Harding, R. (2024). Between loss and restoration: The role of liminality in advancing theories of grief and bereavement. Social Science and Medicine, 344
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116616, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65704
Callander, D., Kim, B., Domingo, M., Tabb, L., Radix, A., Timmins, L., Baradaran, A., Clark, M., & Duncan, D. (2022). Examining the Geospatial Distribution of Health and Support Services for Transgender, Gender Nonbinary, and Other Gender Diverse People in New York City. Transgender Health, 7(4), 369-374.
https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0144, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0144
Russell, J., Hickson, D., Timmins, L., & Duncan, D. (2021). Higher Rates of Low Socioeconomic Status, Marginalization, and Stress in Black Transgender Women Compared to Black Cisgender MSM in The MARI Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 2183
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042183, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64176
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042183
Callander, D., Newman, C., Holt, M., Rosenberg, S., Duncan, D., Pony, M., Timmins, L., Cornelisse, V., Duck-Chong, L., Wang, B., & Cook, T. (2021). The Complexities of Categorizing Gender: A Hierarchical Clustering Analysis of Data from the First Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey. Transgender Health, 6(2), 74-81.
https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0050, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0050
Chen, Y., Duncan, D., Vecchio, N., Timmins, L., Pagkas-Bather, J., Lacap, S., Hotton, A., Knox, J., Hanson, H., Koli, K., Durrell, M., Dehlin, J., & Schneider, J. (2021). COVID-19–Related Stressors, Sex Behaviors, and HIV Status Neutral Care Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Chicago, USA. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 88(3), 261-271.
https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002770, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002770
Dubin, S., Reisner, S., Schrimshaw, E., Radix, A., Khan, A., Harry-Hernandez, S., Zweig, S., Timmins, L., & Duncan, D. (2021). Public Restrooms in Neighborhoods and Public Spaces: a Qualitative Study of Transgender and Nonbinary Adults in New York City. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 18(4), 1002-1012.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00504-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00504-3
Moody, R., Chen, Y., Schneider, J., Knox, J., Timmins, L., Hanson, H., Koli, K., Durrell, M., Dehlin, J., Eavou, R., Martins, S., & Duncan, D. (2022). Polysubstance use in a community sample of Black cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women in Chicago during initial COVID-19 pandemic peak. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 17(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00433-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00433-x
Duncan, D., Park, S., Chen, Y., Mountcastle, H., Pagkas-Bather, J., Timmins, L., Kim, B., Hanson, H., Koli, K., Durrell, M., Makarem, N., Eavou, R., Bharadwaj, K., & Schneider, J. (2022). Sleep characteristics among black cisgender sexual minority men and black transgender women during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of multi-level COVID-19-related stressors. Sleep Health, 8(5), 440-450.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2022.06.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2022.06.006
Driver, R., Schneider, J., Hickson, D., Timmins, L., Brewer, R., Goedel, W., & Duncan, D. (2023). Sexual Orientation, HIV Vulnerability-Enhancing Behaviors and HIV Status Neutral Care Among Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men in the Deep South: The N2 Cohort Study. AIDS and Behavior, 27(8), 2592-2605.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-03984-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-03984-7
Timmins, L., Pitman, A., King, M., Gao, W., Johnson, K., Yu, P., Braybrook, D., Roach, A., Marshall, S., Day, E., Rose, R., Clift, P., Almack, K., Yi, D., Bristowe, K., & Harding, R. (2023). Does the impact of bereavement vary between same and different gender partnerships? A representative national, cross-sectional study. Psychological Medicine, 53(9), 3849-3857.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291722000496, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291722000496
Braybrook, D., Bristowe, K., Timmins, L., Roach, A., Day, E., Clift, P., Rose, R., Marshall, S., Johnson, K., Sleeman, K., & Harding, R. (2023). Communication about sexual orientation and gender between clinicians, LGBT+ people facing serious illness and their significant others: a qualitative interview study of experiences, preferences and recommendations. BMJ Quality & Safety, 32(2), 109-120.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014792, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014792
Chen, Y., Duncan, D., Vecchio, N., Timmins, L., Pagkas-Bather, J., Knox, J., Lacap, S., Hanson, H., & Schneider, J. (2022). COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs are not Barriers to HIV Status Neutral Care Among Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men and Black Transgender Women at the Initial Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chicago, USA. AIDS and Behavior, 26(12), 3939-3949.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03720-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60405
Zivony, A., Kardosh, R., Timmins, L., & Reggev, N. (2023). Ten simple rules for socially responsible science. PLOS Computational Biology, 19(3), e1010954
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010954, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010954
Bristowe, K., Timmins, L., Braybrook, D., Marshall, S., Pitman, A., Johnson, K., Day, E., Clift, P., Rose, R., Yi, D., Yu, P., Gao, W., Roach, A., Almack, K., King, M., & Harding, R. (2023). LGBT+ partner bereavement and appraisal of the Acceptance-Disclosure Model of LGBT+ bereavement: A qualitative interview study. Palliative Medicine, 37(2), 221-234.
https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221138620, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163221138620
Timmins, L., Schneider, J., Chen, Y., Goedel, W., Brewer, R., Callander, D., Knox, J., Eavou, R., Hanson, H., & Duncan, D. (2021). Sexual Identity, Sexual Behavior and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men: The N2 Cohort Study in Chicago. AIDS and Behavior, 25(10), 3327-3336.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03246-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03246-4
Timmins, L., Rimes, K., & Rahman, Q. (n.d.) Is Being Queer Gay? Sexual Attraction Patterns, Minority Stressors, and Psychological Distress in Non-Traditional Categories of Sexual Orientation. The Journal of Sex Research, 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1849527, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1849527
Timmins, L., Rimes, K., & Rahman, Q. (n.d.) Minority stressors and psychological distress in transgender individuals.. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 4(3), 328-340.
https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000237, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000237
Timmins, L., Rimes, K., & Rahman, Q. (2020). Minority Stressors, Rumination, and Psychological Distress in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(2), 661-680.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01502-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01502-2
Harrison, A., Scott, W., Timmins, L., Graham, C., & Harrison, A. (2021). Investigating the potentially important role of psychological flexibility in adherence to antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV. AIDS Care, 33(3), 337-346.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1771263, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1771263

All Research

Journal Articles

Bristowe, K., Timmins, L., Pitman, A., Braybrook, D., Marshall, S., Johnson, K., King, M., Roach, A., Yi, D., Almack, K., Day, E., Clift, P., Rose, R., & Harding, R. (2024). Between loss and restoration: The role of liminality in advancing theories of grief and bereavement. Social Science and Medicine, 344
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116616, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65704
Driver, R., Schneider, J., Hickson, D., Timmins, L., Brewer, R., Goedel, W., & Duncan, D. (2023). Sexual Orientation, HIV Vulnerability-Enhancing Behaviors and HIV Status Neutral Care Among Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men in the Deep South: The N2 Cohort Study. AIDS and Behavior, 27(8), 2592-2605.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-03984-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-03984-7
Timmins, L., Pitman, A., King, M., Gao, W., Johnson, K., Yu, P., Braybrook, D., Roach, A., Marshall, S., Day, E., Rose, R., Clift, P., Almack, K., Yi, D., Bristowe, K., & Harding, R. (2023). Does the impact of bereavement vary between same and different gender partnerships? A representative national, cross-sectional study. Psychological Medicine, 53(9), 3849-3857.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291722000496, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291722000496
Zivony, A., Kardosh, R., Timmins, L., & Reggev, N. (2023). Ten simple rules for socially responsible science. PLOS Computational Biology, 19(3), e1010954
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010954, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010954
Braybrook, D., Bristowe, K., Timmins, L., Roach, A., Day, E., Clift, P., Rose, R., Marshall, S., Johnson, K., Sleeman, K., & Harding, R. (2023). Communication about sexual orientation and gender between clinicians, LGBT+ people facing serious illness and their significant others: a qualitative interview study of experiences, preferences and recommendations. BMJ Quality & Safety, 32(2), 109-120.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014792, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014792
Bristowe, K., Timmins, L., Braybrook, D., Marshall, S., Pitman, A., Johnson, K., Day, E., Clift, P., Rose, R., Yi, D., Yu, P., Gao, W., Roach, A., Almack, K., King, M., & Harding, R. (2023). LGBT+ partner bereavement and appraisal of the Acceptance-Disclosure Model of LGBT+ bereavement: A qualitative interview study. Palliative Medicine, 37(2), 221-234.
https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221138620, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163221138620
Moody, R., Chen, Y., Schneider, J., Knox, J., Timmins, L., Hanson, H., Koli, K., Durrell, M., Dehlin, J., Eavou, R., Martins, S., & Duncan, D. (2022). Polysubstance use in a community sample of Black cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women in Chicago during initial COVID-19 pandemic peak. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 17(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00433-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00433-x
Chen, Y., Duncan, D., Vecchio, N., Timmins, L., Pagkas-Bather, J., Knox, J., Lacap, S., Hanson, H., & Schneider, J. (2022). COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs are not Barriers to HIV Status Neutral Care Among Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men and Black Transgender Women at the Initial Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chicago, USA. AIDS and Behavior, 26(12), 3939-3949.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03720-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60405
Duncan, D., Park, S., Chen, Y., Mountcastle, H., Pagkas-Bather, J., Timmins, L., Kim, B., Hanson, H., Koli, K., Durrell, M., Makarem, N., Eavou, R., Bharadwaj, K., & Schneider, J. (2022). Sleep characteristics among black cisgender sexual minority men and black transgender women during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of multi-level COVID-19-related stressors. Sleep Health, 8(5), 440-450.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2022.06.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2022.06.006
Callander, D., Kim, B., Domingo, M., Tabb, L., Radix, A., Timmins, L., Baradaran, A., Clark, M., & Duncan, D. (2022). Examining the Geospatial Distribution of Health and Support Services for Transgender, Gender Nonbinary, and Other Gender Diverse People in New York City. Transgender Health, 7(4), 369-374.
https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0144, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0144
Dubin, S., Reisner, S., Schrimshaw, E., Radix, A., Khan, A., Harry-Hernandez, S., Zweig, S., Timmins, L., & Duncan, D. (2021). Public Restrooms in Neighborhoods and Public Spaces: a Qualitative Study of Transgender and Nonbinary Adults in New York City. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 18(4), 1002-1012.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00504-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00504-3
Chen, Y., Duncan, D., Vecchio, N., Timmins, L., Pagkas-Bather, J., Lacap, S., Hotton, A., Knox, J., Hanson, H., Koli, K., Durrell, M., Dehlin, J., & Schneider, J. (2021). COVID-19–Related Stressors, Sex Behaviors, and HIV Status Neutral Care Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Chicago, USA. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 88(3), 261-271.
https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002770, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002770
Timmins, L., Schneider, J., Chen, Y., Goedel, W., Brewer, R., Callander, D., Knox, J., Eavou, R., Hanson, H., & Duncan, D. (2021). Sexual Identity, Sexual Behavior and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men: The N2 Cohort Study in Chicago. AIDS and Behavior, 25(10), 3327-3336.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03246-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03246-4
Callander, D., Newman, C., Holt, M., Rosenberg, S., Duncan, D., Pony, M., Timmins, L., Cornelisse, V., Duck-Chong, L., Wang, B., & Cook, T. (2021). The Complexities of Categorizing Gender: A Hierarchical Clustering Analysis of Data from the First Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey. Transgender Health, 6(2), 74-81.
https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0050, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0050
Harrison, A., Scott, W., Timmins, L., Graham, C., & Harrison, A. (2021). Investigating the potentially important role of psychological flexibility in adherence to antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV. AIDS Care, 33(3), 337-346.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1771263, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1771263
Russell, J., Hickson, D., Timmins, L., & Duncan, D. (2021). Higher Rates of Low Socioeconomic Status, Marginalization, and Stress in Black Transgender Women Compared to Black Cisgender MSM in The MARI Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 2183
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042183, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64176
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042183
Timmins, L., Rimes, K., & Rahman, Q. (2020). Minority Stressors, Rumination, and Psychological Distress in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(2), 661-680.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01502-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01502-2
Timmins, L., Rimes, K., & Rahman, Q. (n.d.) Is Being Queer Gay? Sexual Attraction Patterns, Minority Stressors, and Psychological Distress in Non-Traditional Categories of Sexual Orientation. The Journal of Sex Research, 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1849527, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1849527
Timmins, L., Rimes, K., & Rahman, Q. (n.d.) Minority stressors and psychological distress in transgender individuals.. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 4(3), 328-340.
https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000237, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000237

Taught Modules

PS-M24 Research Project

The research module will involve constructing and executing a substantial research project, usually conducted in connection to an abnormal and clinical research topic/theme. Previous research projects have spanned various applicable clinical settings linked to NHS trusts, mental health charities, forensic units and topics generated by academics based within the department of psychology. We also encourage students who come to the program with connections as a consequence of previous professional experience, to undertake projects that are linked to interests they have already established.

Career History

Research Fellow, University of Birmingham

2021 - 2022
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University

2019 - 2021
Research Associate, King’s College London

2017 - 2019

Other Roles

Editorial Board, Archives of Sexual Behavior

2020 - Present
Editorial Board, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

2021 - Present

Dr Liadh Timmins

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Areas Of Expertise

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Taught Modules

PS-M24 Research Project

Career History

Research Fellow, University of Birmingham

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University

Research Associate, King’s College London

Other Roles

Editorial Board, Archives of Sexual Behavior

Editorial Board, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity