Claire Stout, M.S.

Claire joined the TAYA Lab in the fall of 2021 as a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student at the University of Delaware. She transferred to Pitt with the TAYA Lab in June 2022, where she is now a student in the joint Clinical–Developmental Ph.D. program. Claire completed an M.S. in psychology at the University of Pittsburgh in 2023.

Claire graduated from Duke University in 2019 where she studied psychology, human development, and education. While at Duke, she worked with Dr. David Goldston at the Center for the Study of Suicide Prevention and Intervention and Dr. Sarah Gaither at the Identity & Diversity Lab. Following her time at Duke, Claire worked as a research assistant for Dr. Kate Guthrie at Brown University, where she gained experience in qualitative data collection and analysis on the topics of sexual and reproductive health. She also worked as a research assistant for Dr. Kimberly Nelson at the Boston University School of Public Health, where she became passionate about youth engaged research.

Claire is interested in using quantitative and qualitative research methods to study LGBTQ+ adolescent development, with a focus on sexual and romantic health. She received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2023. In the future, she hopes to develop community informed interventions to address health disparities impacting LGBTQ+ adolescents. Claire cares deeply about advocacy, and she hopes to use her research to inform progressive policy. In her free time, Claire loves to play ultimate frisbee!