Alcohol Research Group

  • Cat Munroe, PhD

  • Associate Scientist

  • Email

    cmunroe@arg.org

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  • EXTERNAL BIO LINKS: Google Scholar | Research Gate

  • Expertise

    Cat’s work focuses on the intersection of alcohol use and victimization among sexual minority women, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual and gender minorities, and interpersonal trauma.
Current Projects
Completed Projects
Selected Publications
  • Fields, L., Young, D. A., Patel, A. R., Munroe, C., Shumway, M., Bell, S., & Richer, L. A. (2022). Drug-facilitated sexual assault, impaired trauma memory, and implications for mental health treatment. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13 (1) 2057165 Abstract or Full Text
  • Katherine J. Karriker-Jaffe, Laurie A. Drabble, Libo Li, Cat Munroe, Amy A. Mericle, Karen F. Trocki, Tonda L. Hughes (2022). Comparing substance use outcomes by sexual identity among women: Differences using propensity score methods. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 238 109567 Abstract or Full Text
  • Drabble, L. A., Mericle, A. A., Munroe, C., Cerezo, A., Karriker-Jaffe, K. J., Hughes, T. L., & Trocki, K. F.  (2022). Examining the differential protective effects of women’s spirituality and religiosity on alcohol and marijuana use by sexual identity. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16 100450 Abstract or Full Text
  • Drabble, L.A., Mericle, A.A., Munroe, C. (2021). Examining perceived effects of same-sex marriage legalization among sexual minority women: Identifying demographic differences and factors related to alcohol use disorder, depression, and self-perceived health. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19 (3) 1285–1299 Abstract or Full Text
  • Riggle, E., Drabble, L. A., Bochicchio, L. A., Wootton, A. R., Veldhuis, C. B., Munroe, C., & Hughes, T. L. (2021). Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among African American, Latinx, and White Sexual Minority Women: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study. Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity, 8 (2) 145-158 Abstract or Full Text
  • Drabble, L. A., Mericle, A. A., Wootton, A. R., Munroe, C., Li, L., Trocki, K. F., & Hughes, T. (2021). Measuring the impact of legal recognition of same-sex marriage among sexual minority women. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 17 (4) 371-392 Abstract or Full Text
  • Bochicchio, L. A., Drabble, L. A., Riggle, E., Munroe, C., Wootton, A. R., & Hughes, T. L. (2021). Understanding alcohol and marijuana use among sexual minority women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive phenomenological study. Journal of Homosexuality, 68 (4) 631-646 Abstract or Full Text
  • Munroe, C., & Shumway, M. (2020). Female-perpetrated sexual violence: a survey of survivors of female-perpetrated childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual assault. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Abstract or Full Text
  • Munroe, C., Clerkin, E. M., & Kuvalanka, K. (2020). The impact of peer and family functioning on transgender and gender-diverse children’s mental health. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29 (7) 2080-2089 Abstract or Full Text
  • Kuvalanka, K. A., Weiner, J. L., Munroe, C., Goldberg, A. E., & Gardner, M. (2017). Trans and gender-nonconforming children and their caregivers: Gender presentations, peer relations, and well-being at baseline. Journal of Family Psychology, 31 889-899 Abstract or Full Text
  • Kuvalanka, K. A., Allen, S. H., Munroe, C., Goldberg, A. E., & Weiner, J. L. (2017). The experiences of sexual minority mothers with trans* children. Family Relations, 67 70-87 Abstract or Full Text

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