Alexander Tatum
Assistant Professor
Psychology
- About
- Education
- Research
Biography
I am a counseling psychologist and certified sex therapist interested in factors that promote social health.
Current Courses
PSY 436.001 Practicum In Clinical-Counseling Psychology
PSY 233.002 Psychology Of Personality
PSY 290.040 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 331.001 Laboratory In Research Methods For Psychology: Personality
PSY 415.001 Laboratory In Research Methods For Psychology: Personality
PSY 470.001 Legal,Ethical & Practice Issues In Clinical-Counseling Psych
PSY 290.040 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
Teaching Interests & Areas
I thoroughly enjoy providing clinical supervision to graduate students pursuing degrees in clinical-counseling psychology. Given my background in sex therapy I am also passionate about educating others on the diversity of human sexuality and essential topics that should be assessed and addressed in relationship and sex therapy. Other courses of interest include career development/vocational psychology, personality psychology, and research methods.
Research Interests & Areas
I have published and presented research in the following areas:
1. Vocational development and health outcomes of sexual minority (e.g., LGBQ) employees
2. Protective factors that mitigate the relationships between minority stress and adverse health outcomes for sexual and gender minority (SGM) people
3. Supports and barriers to satisfying romantic and sexual relationships
4. Psychological predispositions and correlates of voting patterns
Post-Doc Sexual Health/Sex Therapy
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
PhD Counseling Psychology
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
BA Computer Science
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Book, Chapter
Tatum, A., Flicker, S., & Schroeder, J. Addressing relationship stigma and supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in consensually non-monogamous relationships. N. A. Livingston, B. A. Feinstein, M. P. Galupo (EDs), Addressing Minority Stress and Enhancing Resilience with Diverse LGBTQ+ Clients (2025): 301-320.
Journal Article
Tatum, A., Flicker, S., Albarak, N., Schroeder, J., Moomaw, A., Ugurluoglu, I., Whitman, A., Wiggins, A., Davis, D., & Fisher, R. “I Know How to Identify and Communicate My Needs”: A Qualitative Study of the Self‐Perceived Strengths of People in Polyamorous Relationships. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 52.2 (2026): e70119.
Tatum, A., Flicker, S., & Schroeder, J. “It Brought a Lot of Underlying Insecurity to the Foreground”: An Exploratory Investigation into the Challenges of Polyamory. Sexuality & Culture (2026)
Tatum, A., & Ugurluoglu, I. Workplace harassment as a moderator of sexual minority employees’ minority stress and psychological distress. Psychology & Sexuality 16.1 (2025): 220-231.
VanAntwerp, J., Lawson, K., Diaz, A., Tatum, A., & Salinas-Quiroz, F. Parental Burnout in LGBTQ+ Parents: Examining the Role of Sexual Minority Stress. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal 21.5 (2025): 479-499.
Tatum, A., & Lent, R. Identity management processes, contextual supports and barriers, and substance use among sexual minority workers: A social cognitive lens. Journal of Counseling Psychology 71.1 (2024): 22-33.
Tatum, A., Flicker, S., Peralta, I., & Kubicki, R. Initial motivations for engaging in polyamorous relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior 53.2 (2024): 629-644.
Tatum, A., Niedermeyer, T., Schroeder, J., & Connor, J. Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction. Psychology & Sexuality 15.4 (2024): 506-516.
Tatum, A., Rosser, B., Wheldon, C., Torres, M., Bates, A., Haggart, R., Konety, B., Mitteldorf, D., Polter, E., Ross, M., Talley, K., West, W., Wright, M., & Zhang, Z. The Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment on Role-In-Sex in Gay and Bisexual Men: Mixed Methods Results from the <i>Restore-1 and Restore-2</i> Studies. The Journal of Sex Research 60.5 (2023): 752-761.
Tatum, A., & Ross, M. A longitudinal analysis of sexual minorities’ acceptance concerns and internalised homonegativity on perceived psychological stress. Psychology & Sexuality 13.2 (2022): 331-343.
Tatum, A., & Nai, A. Entitled and self-conscious? The ego-centric underpinnings of electoral preferences during the 2020 U.S. election. Research & Politics 9.4 (2022)
Lent, R., Morris, T., Tatum, A., Wang, R., Moturu, B., & Ireland, G. Predictors of workplace sexual identity management behaviors: A test of the social cognitive career self-management model. Journal of Vocational Behavior 127 (2021): 103566.
Tatum, A., & Niedermeyer, T. Shining a light in the dungeon: A content analysis of sexual and gender minority representation in the kink literature.. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 8.3 (2021): 328-343.
Tatum, A., & Vera, E. An examination of perceived therapeutic bond as a mediator of psychological outcomes. Journal of College Counseling 23.2 (2020): 128-141.
Tatum, A., Catalpa, J., Bradford, N., Kovic, A., & Berg, D. Examining identity development and transition differences among binary transgender and genderqueer nonbinary (GQNB) individuals.. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 7.4 (2020): 379-385.
Brown, S., Roche, M., Abrams, M., Lamp, K., Telander, K., Daskalova, P., Tatum, A., & Massingale, M. Relationships Among Supports and Barriers and Career and Educational Outcomes. Journal of Career Assessment 26.3 (2018): 395-412.
Tatum, A. Workplace climate and satisfaction in sexual minority populations: An application of social cognitive career theory.. Journal of Counseling Psychology 65.5 (2018): 618-628.
Presentations
Social media, masculine body ideals, and the drive for muscularity: A serial mediation model across sexual identities.. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2026)
Workplace harassment and alcohol use in rural sexual minority workers.. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2026)
An exploratory investigation into the challenges of polyamory.. American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. (2025)
The deleterious effects of workplace harassment on sexual minority mental health. American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. (2025)
“I feel immense joy at a partner’s happiness, even if it is not caused by me”: A qualitative study of the self-perceived strengths of people in polyamorous relationships.. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. (2024)
Racial and gender differences in sexual preoccupation. American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. (2024)
Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction. American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. (2024)
Compulsive sexual behavior: The role of sexual functioning and satisfaction. Society for Sex Therapy & Research. (2023)
Identifying factors that promote self-efficacy for managing polyamorous relationships. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2023)
Initial motivations for engaging in polyamorous relationships. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. (2023)
Socioecological strengths of polyamorous relationships.. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2023)
BDSM prevalence in college students and its relationship to sexual behaviors and sexual satisfaction. Great Lakes Counseling Psychology Conference. (2022)
CNM-affirming mental health care: Considerations for practice and training. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. (2022)
Entitlement and self-conscious affect in American voting preferences.. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2022)
Let’s talk about (safe) sex, baby: A study assessing the relationship between knowing someone with a chronic STID and STID-related stigma, shame, knowledge, and safe sex practices among college students. Indiana Counseling Association. (2022)
Motivations for engaging in polyamorous relationships. American Psychological Association. (2022)
Relationship status as a protective factor of leathermens’ well-being. Society for Sex Therapy & Research. (2022)
The interaction of attachment and relationship status on sexual health. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2022)
Bonded: A content analysis of sexual and gender minority representation in the kink literature. American Psychological Association. (2021)
Testing an expanded social cognitive model of workplace sexual identity management. American Psychological Association. (2020)
Workplace climate and satisfaction in sexual minority populations. Minnesota Psychological Association. (2018)
Access to same-sex marriage as a predictor of mental health and well-being. Association for Psychological Science. (2016)
Conceptualizing leatherman identity: An exploratory study. American Psychological Association. (2016)
Testing a social-cognitive model of workplace sexual identity management.. American Psychological Association. (2016)
A meta-analytic exploration of supports and barriers to academic and occupational outcomes. American Psychological Association. (2015)