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Jared Boot-Haury

Adjunct Professor

Biography

Dr. Boot-Haury (he/they) is a licensed clinical psychologist, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) Certified Sex Therapist, and adjunct professor in the School of Nursing and Health Professions Clinical Psychology PsyD program at USF. In addition to teaching, Dr. Boot-Haury works in private practice, seeing couples and individuals, and works as an LGBTQ+ Research Fellow at Palo Alto University. Jared also serves as a certified mentor for individuals seeking certification through the World Professional Association of Transgender Health. They also engage in policy and advocacy work as the Policy and Government Affairs Chair of GLMA and with other health professional organizations to advocate for inclusive healthcare practices for minoritized communities. 

Dr. Boot-Haury has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at local, national, and international conferences on mental health and health disparities among LGBTQ+ communities and LGBTQ+ cultural competency training best practices.

Expertise

  • LGBTQ+ psychology
  • Sex therapy
  • Emotionally focused couple therapy
  • Acceptance and commitment therapy

Research Areas

  • LGBTQ+ cultural competency training best practices

  • Asexual mental health and health disparities

  • Transgender and gender diverse mental health and health disparities

  • Mental health and health disparities among intersectional LGBTQ+ communities

Appointments

  • Policy and Government Affairs Chair, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality

  • President-Elect, APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) Section 10 (Graduate Students and Early Career Professionals)

  • Coordinator, APA LGBTQIA+ Mentoring ProgramGlobal Education Institute Certification and Mentorship Committee Member, World Professional Association of Transgender Health

  • Board Member at Large, Gaylesta: The Psychotherapist Association for Gender and Sexual Diversity

Education

  • Michigan School of Psychology, PsyD in Clinical Psychology, 2023
  • George Washington University, Graduate Certificate in LGBT Health Policy and Practice, 2022
  • Michigan School of Psychology, MA in Clinical Psychology, 2019
  • Loyola University Chicago, MBA in Operations Management, 2016
  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, BA in Political Science, 2013

Prior Experience

  • Global Education Institute Standards of Care 8 Certified Mentor, World Professional Association of Transgender Health

  • LGBTQ+ Interprofessional Health Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Resident, San Francisco VA Health Care System

  • Doctoral Intern, Bowling Green State University Counseling Center

Awards & Distinctions

  • Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group Service and Social Justice Award, 2023

  • APA Division 44 (Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity) Transgender Research Award, 2023

  • APA Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) Student Excellence in Practice Award, 2023

  • APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) Distinguished Student Leadership Award, 2023

  • George Washington University April Louis Trans Health Scholarship, 2022