Mereish, Ethan

Bio

Dr. Ethan Mereish is an Associate Professor and the director of the Lavender Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. He's also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Brown University. He completed his doctoral training at Boston College, a clinical psychology residency at Harvard Medical School, and a postdoctoral research fellowship at Brown University. His NIH-funded research program focuses on understanding the effects of social, psychological, and cultural determinants of suicide, substance use, and other health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) and racially and ethnically minoritized youth and young adults. Specifically, his work examines the harmful effects of oppression-based stressors (e.g., discrimination) on mental health and substance use, and the mechanisms that help explain their impact. His research also identifies factors that promote resilience and resistance and develops accessible and culturally affirming interventions. His work is community-engaged and leverages multiple methodologies, including experimental, experience sampling, and qualitative methods. His work is informed by intersectionality theory and has a grounded commitment to social justice and health equity. 

Dr. Mereish is not recruiting a clinical psychology doctoral student for the 2026-2027 academic year.