Buffie Longmire-Avital

Associate professor of psychology and coordinator of the African & African American Studies minor, Buffie Longmire-Avital has accepted invitations to join three editorial boards for prominent academic journals in the fields of psychology and health behavior research.

Longmire-Avital, associate professor of psychology, has published an article on the sexual health communication styles of emerging adult heterosexually-active black women.

Associate Professor of Psychology Buffie Longmire-Avital participated in the 62nd Annual Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in Denver, Colorado.

Associate Professor of Psychology Buffie Longmire-Avital, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Takudzwa "Titch" Madzima and Elyse Bierut '16 examined the rates of engagement in high-calorie burning activities of black and white American collegiate females.

Buffie Longmier-Avital, associate professor of psychology, spoke about her jounrey through graduate school to a position as associate professor while being a woman of color. 

Buffie Longmire-Avital, associate professor of psychology, presented findings from her current research exploring the identity development of emerging adult black gay men and how this and other psychosocial factors are related to partner preferences and sexual health behaviors on Oct. 24.

 

The article, "Resilience and depression: The roles of racial identity, sexual identity and social support on well-being for Black LGB emerging adults” appears in the Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships.

Buffie Longmire-Avital, associate professor of psychology, and alumna Chelsea McQueen ‘15 publish an article in a top Women’s Studies journal on the relationship between race-related stress and emotional eating for black collegiate women.

Buffie Longmire-Avital, associate professor of psychology and coordinator of African and African-American Studies, spoke on Nov. 12 during the conference in Atlanta.