Alexander Tatum
Assistant Professor
- About
- Education
- Selected 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
Addressing relationship stigma and supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in consensually non-monogamous relationships
Alexander K Tatum, Sharon M Flicker, Jessi M Schroeder.
(2025), 301-320, Addressing Minority Stress and Enhancing Resilience with Diverse LGBTQ+ Clients
Journal Article
“I Know How to Identify and Communicate My Needs”: A Qualitative Study of the Self‐Perceived Strengths of People in Polyamorous Relationships
Alexander K Tatum, Sharon M Flicker, Nawar Albarak, Jessi M Schroeder, Ash Moomaw, Idil Ugurluoglu, Alex Whitman, Alysse Wiggins, Danielle Davis, Robin Fisher.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 52 (2), e70119, (2026), https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.70119
“It Brought a Lot of Underlying Insecurity to the Foreground”: An Exploratory Investigation into the Challenges of Polyamory
Alexander K Tatum, Sharon M Flicker, Jessi M Schroeder.
Sexuality & Culture, (2026)
Parental Burnout in LGBTQ+ Parents: Examining the Role of Sexual Minority Stress
Joycelyn VanAntwerp, Katie Lawson, Anjolii Diaz, Alexander Tatum, Fernando Salinas-Quiroz.
LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 21 (5), 479-499, (2025), 10.1080/27703371.2025.2453165
Workplace harassment as a moderator of sexual minority employees’ minority stress and psychological distress
Alexander K Tatum, Idil Ugurluoglu.
Psychology & Sexuality, 16 (1), 220-231, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2024.2372468
Identity management processes, contextual supports and barriers, and substance use among sexual minority workers: A social cognitive lens
Alexander K Tatum, Robert W Lent.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 71 (1), 22-33, (2024), 10.1037/cou0000717
Initial motivations for engaging in polyamorous relationships
Alexander K Tatum, Sharon M Flicker, Imara Peralta, R J Kubicki.
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53 (2), 629-644, (2024), 10.1007/s10508-023-02750-z
Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction
Alexander K Tatum, Tyler Niedermeyer, Jessi Schroeder, Jennifer J Connor.
Psychology & Sexuality, 15 (4), 506-516, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2023.2297394
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
Alexander Tatum, B. R. Rosser, Christopher W. Wheldon, Maria Beatriz Torres, Alex J. Bates, Ryan Haggart, Badrinath R. Konety, Darryl Mitteldorf, Elizabeth J. Polter, Michael W. Ross, Kristine M.C. Talley, William West, Morgan M. Wright, Ziwei Zhang.
The Journal of Sex Research, 60 (5), 752-761, (2023), 10.1080/00224499.2022.2128027
A longitudinal analysis of sexual minorities’ acceptance concerns and internalised homonegativity on perceived psychological stress
Alexander K Tatum, Michael W Ross.
Psychology & Sexuality, 13 (2), 331-343, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2020.1775688
Entitled and self-conscious? The ego-centric underpinnings of electoral preferences during the 2020 U.S. election
Alexander Tatum, Alessandro Nai.
Research & Politics, 9 (4), (2022), 10.1177/20531680221145554
Predictors of workplace sexual identity management behaviors: A test of the social cognitive career self-management model
Robert W Lent, Taylor R Morris, Alexander K Tatum, Ruogu J Wang, Bhanu P Moturu, Glenn W Ireland.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 127, 103566, (2021), 10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103566
Shining a light in the dungeon: A content analysis of sexual and gender minority representation in the kink literature.
Alexander K Tatum, Tyler Niedermeyer.
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8 (3), 328-343, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000493
An examination of perceived therapeutic bond as a mediator of psychological outcomes
Alexander K Tatum, Elizabeth Vera.
Journal of College Counseling, 23 (2), 128-141, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1002/jocc.12154
Examining identity development and transition differences among binary transgender and genderqueer nonbinary (GQNB) individuals.
Alexander K Tatum, Jory Catalpa, Nova J Bradford, Alex Kovic, Dianne R Berg.
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 7 (4), 379-385, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000377
Relationships Among Supports and Barriers and Career and Educational Outcomes
Steven D. Brown, Meghan Roche, Matthew Abrams, Kristen Lamp, Kyle Telander, Plamena Daskalova, Alexander Tatum, Michael Massingale.
Journal of Career Assessment, 26 (3), 395-412, (2018), 10.1177/1069072717714537
Workplace climate and satisfaction in sexual minority populations: An application of social cognitive career theory.
Alexander K Tatum.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65 (5), 618-628, (2018), https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000292
Presentations
Social media, masculine body ideals, and the drive for muscularity: A serial mediation model across sexual identities.
Sean McDaniel, Suejung Han, Caitlin Mercier, Alexander Tatum.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2026
Workplace harassment and alcohol use in rural sexual minority workers.
Matthew J Kasopsky, Alexander Tatum, Kelly Clemens.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2026
An exploratory investigation into the challenges of polyamory.
Alex Whitman, Alysse Wiggins, Jessi Schroeder, Idil Ugurluoglu, Matthew J Kasopsky, Nawar Albarak, Sharon M Flicker, Alexander Tatum.
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Las Vegas, NV., June, 2025
The deleterious effects of workplace harassment on sexual minority mental health
Idil Ugurluoglu, Alex Whitman, Alysse Wiggins, Matthew J Kasopsky, Jessi Schroeder, Nawar Albarak, Alexander Tatum.
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Las Vegas, NV., June, 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.
Sharon M Flicker, Alexander Tatum.
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Diego, CA., November, 2024
Racial and gender differences in sexual preoccupation
Idil Ugurluoglu, Nawar Albarak, Alex Whitman, Alysse Wiggins, Jessi Schroeder, Alexander Tatum.
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, St. Louis, MO., June, 2024
Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction
Alysse Wiggins, Jessi Schroeder, Alex Whitman, Nawar Albarak, Idil Ugurluoglu, Alexander Tatum.
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, St. Louis, MO, June, 2024
Initial motivations for engaging in polyamorous relationships
Sharon M Flicker, Alexander Tatum, Imara Peralta, R J Kubicki.
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, New Orleans, LA, November, 2023
Compulsive sexual behavior: The role of sexual functioning and satisfaction
Ryan Rahm-Knigge, N Gleason, S Danielson, Alexander Tatum, Eli Coleman, Kristen Mark.
Society for Sex Therapy & Research, Tampa, FL, May, 2023
Identifying factors that promote self-efficacy for managing polyamorous relationships
Idil Ugurluoglu, Nawar Albarak, Alex Whitman, Sharon M Flicker, Alexander Tatum.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2023
Socioecological strengths of polyamorous relationships.
Ash Moomaw, Jessi Schroeder, Alex Whitman, Nawar Albarak, Alysse Wiggins, Sharon M Flicker, Alexander Tatum.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2023
CNM-affirming mental health care: Considerations for practice and training
Michelle Vaughan, C Herbitter, Ellora Vilkin, Alexander Tatum.
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Vancouver, BC, November, 2022
Motivations for engaging in polyamorous relationships
Alexander Tatum, Sharon M Flicker, Alex Whitman, Imara Peralta, R J Kubicki.
American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN, August, 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
Ariana Gleckman, Alexander Tatum.
Indiana Counseling Association, Indianapolis, IN, June, 2022
BDSM prevalence in college students and its relationship to sexual behaviors and sexual satisfaction
Jessi Beaver, Alexander Tatum.
Great Lakes Counseling Psychology Conference, virtual., April, 2022
Entitlement and self-conscious affect in American voting preferences.
Alexander Tatum, Teagan Wilson, Jessi Beaver, Tyler Niedermeyer, Danielle S Miller.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2022
The interaction of attachment and relationship status on sexual health
Tyler Niedermeyer, Idil Ugurluoglu, Alex Whitman, Jessi Beaver, Jennifer J Connor, Alexander Tatum.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2022
Relationship status as a protective factor of leathermens’ well-being
Alexander Tatum.
Society for Sex Therapy & Research, Chicago, IL, April, 2022
Bonded: A content analysis of sexual and gender minority representation in the kink literature
Tyler Niedermeyer, Jessi Beaver, Alexander Tatum.
American Psychological Association, virtual, August, 2021
Testing an expanded social cognitive model of workplace sexual identity management
Robert W Lent, Taylor R Morris, Alexander Tatum, B P Moturu, R J Wang, Glenn W Ireland.
American Psychological Association, virtual, August, 2020
Workplace climate and satisfaction in sexual minority populations
Alexander Tatum.
Minnesota Psychological Association, Plymouth, MN, April, 2018
Conceptualizing leatherman identity: An exploratory study
Alexander Tatum, Louis J Formica, Marissa Floro.
American Psychological Association, Denver, CO, August, 2016
Testing a social-cognitive model of workplace sexual identity management.
Alexander Tatum, Louis J Formica.
American Psychological Association, Denver, CO., August, 2016
Access to same-sex marriage as a predictor of mental health and well-being
Alexander Tatum.
Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL, May, 2016
A meta-analytic exploration of supports and barriers to academic and occupational outcomes
Meghan K Roche, Cecile H Bhang, P Cooke, Plamena Daskalova, Gwen Foehringer, Louis J Formica, Ethan Rucker, Alexander Tatum, Steven D Brown.
American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, August, 2015