Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Biography
I live and work on the lands of the Kaurna people, and I acknowledge their sovereignty as First Nations people. I am a professor in psychology and my mixed-methods research focuses primarily on gender, family, and wellbeing. Specifically, I have examined public attitudes to family diversity, trans parents, fertility preservation, heterosexual first time parents, surrogacy, foster care, animal companionship, domestic violence, and embryo donation for formation formation.
Research Interests
- kinship studies
- child protection
- LGBTQ social science research
- health education
- wellbeing in marginalised communities
Completed Supervisions
Principal Supervisions:
- Psychology (2)
- foster care, specialist care, residential care, child protection (1)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Psychology
- Social work
- Women's and gender studies
Supervisory Interests
- Family responses to grief and loss
- Gender and sexuality
- Child protection
- Family development
- Family changes in Australia
- Sexual health and family planning
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Allegations of abuse in care: The experiences of South Australian foster carers
Riggs, D. W. & Rosenberg, S., 3 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Adoption and Fostering. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond generic support: Contextual influences on careers of gender and sexuality diverse groups in higher education
Jiang, Z., Riggs, D. W., Wang, Y., Chapman, A. & Mate, S., Feb 2025, In: Applied Psychology. 74, 1, 28 p., e12564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Embodied Experiences of Trans Pregnancy
Hines, S., White, F. R., Pfeffer, C., Pearce, R. & Riggs, D., 28 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Body and Society. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring understandings of trans people’s experiences of gender euphoria: A systematic review and metasynthesis
Kulesza, S., Riggs, D. W. & Dahlenburg, S. C., 17 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Transgender Health. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Families with more than one trans person: Investments and divestments in cisnormativity
Riggs, D. W., Skelton, S., Katz-Wise, S. L., Sansfaçon, A. P. & Arora, M., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Marriage and Family. 87, 2, p. 812-823 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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