lore m. dickey, PhD, was awarded a Presidential Citation for his knowledge and dedication to positive identity development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and gender non-conforming people.
An early career psychologist, dickey is already an established international expert on the issues and concerns of transgender and gender non-conforming identity, with conference presentations in Bangkok, Cape Town, South Africa, and Oslo, Norway. dickey, a 2011 graduate, is currently an assistant professor in the department of psychology and behavioral science at Louisiana Tech University. He has published on the health disparities, mental health concerns, insurance coverage and physical and behavioral transgender health and provided editorial, program and grant reviews for a range of publications and research processes. He is co-author of the proposed "Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Non-conforming Clients" and has served in leadership roles in the APA Society of Counseling Psychology and the APA Society for the Psychological Study of LGBT Issues, and chaired the APAGS Committee on LGBT Concerns.