Episode
In this episode, Dr. Mickey White talks with Dr. Stacey Williams to discuss her research and experiences with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We discuss what PCOS is and how PCOS impacts mental health, stigma, and resiliency across gender.
Guest
Dr. Stacey Williams is a social-health psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology at East Tennessee State University. She directs the Social Issues and Relations Laboratory where she and her students conduct research on issues central to women and sexual and gender minorities. She has published dozens of articles in the areas of stigma and sexual and gender minority stress, and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health. Most recently, she has applied her psychological science to understanding psychosocial and gender diverse experiences of polycystic ovary syndrome. She has published a book encouraging psychological scientists to study the severely understudied condition of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with the American Psychological Association entitled, The Psychology of PCOS: Building the Science and Breaking the Silence. In her professorship, she teaches psychology courses in topics related to diversity, gender and sexuality. She is part of the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP), and is a member of several divisions of the American Psychological Association (9, 35, 44).
