VA Boston Healthcare System staff psychologist. PTSD, trauma recovery, and LGBTQ+ affirming care are among Dr. Serpe’s primary areas of clinical expertise, and she has published peer-reviewed research focusing on the implications of objectification and discrimination among bisexual and gender-diverse individuals. Dr. Serpe also teaches and actively serves as a mentor and supervisor to psychologists in training.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
-Member: Veterans Equality Review Board (VERB) with the state of Massachusetts
-VA Boston's LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator
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Sloan, C., Serpe, C., & Burgess, C. . In: Livingston, N., Feinstein, B.A., & Galupo, M.P. (eds) Addressing Minority Stress and Enhancing Resilience with Diverse LGBTQ+ Client. Addressing minority stress and enhancing resilience in therapy with diverse LGBTQ+ clients: patient-centered treatment for co-occurring trauma and minority stress. Springer, Cham. 2025.
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Collazo, E.N., Serpe, C., Bliss, S., Klunk-Gillis, J., Herbitter, C., Livingston, N.A. . In: Wachen, J.S., Galovski, T.E. (eds) Cognitive Processing Therapy for Complex Cases. CBT: Science Into Practice. Treating Individuals with Marginalized Identities Using Cognitive Processing Therapy. 2025.
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Sloan, C. Serpe, C. & Salomaa, A. Development and implementation of a gender-affirming dialectical behavior therapy skills training group for transgender and gender-diverse veterans. The Behavior Therapist. 2023; 46(1):39-43.
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Serpe C, Brown C. The objectification and blame of sexually diverse women who are revenge porn victims. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, Advanced Publication. 2021.
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Brown C, Serpe C, Brammer S. The Experiences of Domestic Violence Shelter Workers and Their Perceptions of Shelter Services: A Preliminary Study. Violence Vict. 2020 08 01; 35(4):539-561. PMID: 32788335; DOI: 10.1891/VV-D-18-00082;
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Serpe C, Brown C, Criss S, Lamkins K, Watson L. Bisexual women: Experiencing and coping with objectification, erasure, and prejudice. Journal of Bisexuality. 2020.
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Fiani C, Serpe C. Ryan JM (Ed.), Trans lives in a globalizing world: Rights, identities, and politics. Non-binary identity and the double-edged sword of globalization. Routledge. Abingdon. 2020; 50-65.
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Berkel LA, Nilsson JE, Kelly PJ, Anderson WM, Joiner AV, Davids C, Serpe CR. Faith of Our Sister Soldiers: National Guard Women Share Stories of Their Faith During and After Deployment. J Relig Health. 2019 Oct; 58(5):1753-1769. PMID: 31140092; DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00839-1;
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Watson LB, Allen LR, Flores MJ, Serpe C, Farrell M. The development and psychometric evaluation of the Trans Discrimination Scale: TDS-21. J Couns Psychol. 2019 Jan; 66(1):14-29. PMID: 30035589; DOI: 10.1037/cou0000301;
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Flores MJ, Watson LB, Allen LR, Ford M, Serpe CR, Choo PY, Farrell M. Transgender people of color's experiences of sexual objectification: Locating sexual objectification within a matrix of domination. J Couns Psychol. 2018 Apr; 65(3):308-323. PMID: 29672081; DOI: 10.1037/cou0000279;
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Serpe C, Nadal KL. Perceptions of police: Experiences in the trans* community. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 2017; 29:280-299.
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Nadal KL, Davidoff KC, Allicock N, Serpe C, Erazo T . Perceptions of police, racial profiling, and psychological outcome: A mixed methodological study. Journal of Social Issues. 2017; 73:808-830.
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Serpe C. Nadal KL, Mazzula SL, Rivera DP (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychology and gender. Transvestic fetishism. SAGE. Thousand Oaks, CA. 2017; 1739-1740.
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Serpe C. Nadal KL, Mazzula SL, Rivera DP (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychology and gender. Somatization disorder and gender. SAGE. Thousand Oaks, CA. 2017; 1607-1610.
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
| Year | Publications |
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| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
2019 University of Missouri-Kansas City:
School of Graduate Studies Research Grant ($7,250)
2019 University of Missouri-Kansas City:
Women’s Council Graduate Support Grant ($1,200)
2018 University of Missouri-Kansas City:
DaLee Research Grant Award ($550)
2017 University of Missouri-Kansas City:
Dr. Phyllis L. Bernstein Award ($600)
2017 American Psychological Association:
Science Directorate Award ($350)
2016 University of Missouri-Kansas City:
Women’s Council Research Grant ($1,200)
2015 University of Missouri-Kansas City:
Psychologists in Primary Care Grant (PsiCARE) ($3,000)
2015 John Jay College, City University New York:
Robert S. Morrow Award for Excellence in Forensic Psychology