
Dr. Katrina Pariera: Research Projects

Recent Publications with SDSU Students (*)
- Pariera, K. L., Blasband, A.*, Job, M. * (2026) Norms and sanctions for talking about sex: A study of women’s sexual communication with friends. Journal of Sex Research. Article published with two RAP students.
- Nguyen, C.**, Kumar, R. & Pariera, K. (2026). A Culture-centered exploration of Vietnamese American youth narratives regarding eating disorders as an agentic strategy of citizenship and cultural identity. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. 10.1080/17513057.2026.2687712. Article published with student in our MA program.
- Pariera, K. L., Mergens, M.*, Oyola, I.*, Pham, B.** (2025). Increasing parental acceptance of trans youth through narrative persuasion. Communication Reports, 39, 38-53. DOI: 10.1080/08934215.2025.2504875. Article published with RAP students and MA student.
- Pariera, K. L., Huebner, D. M., Matsuno, E., Countryman, D.*, Pham, B.**, Oyola, I.* (2024). Paths of acceptance for parents of trans and non-binary youth: An interview study with highly affirming parents. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/27703371.2024.2362691. Article published with RAP student, Public Health student, and MA student.
- Astle, S.**, Pariera, K., Anders, K. M., Brown-King, B., & Adams, M. (2024). Growing up intersex: A thematic analysis of intersex emerging adults’ key socialization experiences in childhood and adolescence. Sex Roles, 90, 994-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-024-01489-8. Article published with PhD student.

