William S. Ryan, Ph.D.
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Selected Publications

​For a full list of my publications and presentations download my CV: w._ryan_cv_8.22.pdf

Leskinen, E. A., Horne, S. G., Ryan, W. S., & van der Toorn, J. (2024). The opportunities and limits of open science for LGBTIQ+ research. Journal of Social Issues, 80(3), 1000-1021.

van der Toorn, J., Bracco, S. E., Gaitho, W., Ryan, W. S., Horne, S. G., Anderson, J. R., & Leskinen, E. A. (2024). Inclusion and protection in tension: Reflections on gathering sexual orientation and gender identity data in the workplace. Journal of Social Issues, 80(3), 947-972.

Ryan, W. S., Moore, A. (2023). A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Stigma and Prejudice, The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory, 1106-1129

Ryan, R.M., Duineveld, J. J., Di Domenico, S. I., Ryan, W. S., Steward, B. A., & Bradshaw, E. L. (2022). We know this much is (meta-analytically) true: A meta-review of meta-analytic findings evaluating self-determination theory. Psychological Bulletin, 148(11-12), 813–842.

Al-Khouja, M., Weinstein, N., Ryan, W.S., & Legate, N. (2022). Self-expression can be authentic or inauthentic, with differential outcomes for well-being: Development of the authentic and inauthentic expression scale (AIES). Journal of Research in Personality, 97, 104191.

Johnston, P. R.*, Volkov, A.E.*, & Ryan, W.S., & Lee, S.W.S. (2022). Planning, conducting, and analyzing a psychophysiological experiment on challenge and threat: A Comprehensive Tutorial. Behaviour Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01817-4

Psychological Science Accelerator Self-Determination Theory Collaboration (2022). A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/n3dyf

Jaremka, L.M., Ackerman, J.M., Gawronski, B., Rule, N.O., Sweeny, K., Tropp, L.R., Metz, M.A., Molina, L., Ryan, W.S., & Vick, S.B. (2020). Common academic experiences no one talks about: Repeated rejection, imposter syndrome, and burnout. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15, 519-543

Lin, Y. J., Israel, T., & Ryan, W. S. (2019). Releasing internalized stigma for empowerment: Development of theory-driven interventions for sexual and gender minorities. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 13(4), 276-292. 

Moors, A., Ryan, W. S., & Chopik, W. B., (2019). Multiple loves: The effects of attachment with multiple concurrent romantic partners on relational functioning. Personality & Individual Differences, 147, 102-110.

Ryan, W. S., & Ryan, R. M. (2019). Toward a social psychology of authenticity: Exploring within-person variation in self-disclosure, congruence, and genuineness using self-determination theory. Review of General Psychology, 23, 99-112. 

Legate, N., Weinstein, N., Ryan, W. S., DeHaan, C. R., Ryan, R. M. (2018). Parental Autonomy Support Predicts Lower Internalized Homophobia and Better Psychological Health Indirectly through Lower Shame in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults. Stigma & Health, no pagination specified. 
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Weinstein, N., Legate, N., Ryan, W. S., & Hemmy, L. (2018). Autonomous Orientation Predicts Longevity: New Findings from The Nun Study. Journal of Personality, 87, 181-193.

Cieslak, M., Ryan, W. S., Babenko, V., Erro, H., Rathbun, Z.M., Meiring, W., Kelsey, R., Blascovich, J., & Grafton, S. (2017). Quantifying rapid changes in cardiovascular state with a moving ensemble average, Psychophysiology, 1-17.

Ryan, W. S., Hunger, J. M., & Major, B. N. (2017). Applying Intergroup Relations to Understanding LGB Health Disparities Threat. Journal of Social Issues. 73(3), 477-492.

Ryan, W. S., Legate, N., Weinstein, N. & Rahman, Q. (2017). Autonomy support fosters lesbian, gay, and bisexual identity disclosure and wellness, especially for those with internalized homophobia. Journal of Social Issues, 73, 289-306.

Weinstein, N., Legate, N., Ryan, W.S., Cozzolino, P. J., & Sedikides, C. (2017). Autonomy support for conflictual and non-conflictual identities: Effects on ownership and Psychological Health. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64, 584-599.

Ryan, W. S., Legate, N., & Weinstein, N. (2015). Coming out as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual: The lasting impact of initial disclosure experiences. Self and Identity, 14, 549-569.

Cieslak, M., Ryan, W. S., Macy, A., Kelsey, R. M., Cornick, J. E., Verket, M., Blascovich, J., & Grafton, S. (2014). Simultaneous acquisition of functional magnetic resonance images and impedance cardiography. Psychophysiology, 52, 481-488. 

Ryan, W. S., & Blascovich, J. (2014). Measures of attitudes towards sexual orientation: heterosexism, homophobia, and internalized stigma. In G. Boyle & D. Saklofske (Eds.), Measures of personality and social psychological constructs (pp. 719-751). London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. (contact me for PDF)

Weinstein, N., Ryan, W. S., DeHaan, C. R., Przybylski, A. K., Legate, N., & Ryan, R. M. (2012). Parental autonomy support and discrepancies between implicit and explicit sexual identities: Dynamics of self-acceptance and defense. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 815-832.

**All publications are intended for academic and educational use only**

Research Interests

Collaborators

​Self-Determination Theory
​​Stigmatized identities
Sexual identity, sexuality, & sexual prejudice
Workplace wellness & diversity 
Organizational Leadership

Psychophysiological methods
Jim Blascovich (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Matthew Cieslak (UPenn)
​Spike Lee (Mind Body Lab, Rotman School of Management, UofT)
Nicole Legate (Illinois Institute of Technology)
Geoff MacDonald (University of Toronto)
​Molly Metz (University of Toronto)
Amy Moors (Chapman University)
Thuy-Vy Nguyen (Solitude Lab, University of Durham) 
Richard Ryan (Self-Determination Theory)
Netta Weinstein (University of Reading)
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