Lara Stepleman

Assoc. Dean, Faculty Success & Inclusive Excell.

Lara Stepleman

Assoc. Dean, Faculty Success & Inclusive Excell.

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior

  • (706) 721-7969
  • (706) 721-1793
  • EG 2020

Education

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology University of Illinois at Urba, 2001

  • MS, Educational Psychology University of Illinois at Urba, 1995

  • BA, Psychology, General University of South Florida, 1992

Certifications

  • Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Group on Educational Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges , 2011

  • PSYC Georgia Secretary of State, 2002

  • PSYC #2576 Georgia Secretary of State, 2002

Awards & Honors

  • Diversity and Inclusion Award for Inclusive Excellence Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Augusta University, 2016

  • Service Award AU Employee Advisory Council , 2016

  • Health Initiative Healing Angel Award Health Initiative, 2015

  • “Caught in the Act” Diversity Award Georgia Regents University, 2015

  • AMSA/GLMA LGBT Award AMSA/GLAMA, 2015

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • PSRY 5028

    HIV & LGTBQ+ Mental Health

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Differences in Health Care Access, Utilization, and Experiences Among LGBTQ+ Subgroups in the Southern United States., 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Spirituality, self-compassion, and anxiety among sexual minority men: a longitudinal mediation analysis. , 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Validation of the Brief Sense of Community Scale in a lesbian, gay, and bisexual sample, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Validation of the Brief Sense of Community Scale in a lesbian, gay, and bisexual sample., 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • The adaptation and validation of a stigma measure for individuals with multiple sclerosis, 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

College Service

  • Faculty Affairs Committee 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • AIDS Care: Psychology, Health & 2015 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
  • DREAM Collection, MedEdPORTAL 2015 - Present

    Role: Editor, Associate Editor
  • European Review of Applied 2015 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
  • International Journal of MS Care 2015 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
  • Journal of American College Health 2015 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer