Faculty Directory
Maggi Price
Assistant Professor
Psychology Associate, Harvard University, Dept. of Psychology
Maggi Price
Ph.D.
Contact
Email: maggi.price@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0001-9825-6925
Education
- B.S., University of Oregon
- M.A., University of Hawaii Hilo
- Ph.D., Boston College
Research Interests
implementation science
Gender diversity
Stigma
Discrimination
Identity-based bullying
Evidence-based interventions
Psychotherapy
Posttraumatic sequalae
Trauma-related outcomes in youth
Trauma treatment
Child abuse and neglect
Culturally-responsive mental health treatment
School-based mental healthcare
Expertise
- Clinical Practice
- Innovations in Research Methods
- Mental Health
- Trauma
- Evaluation
- Gender-based Violence
- LGBTQ Communities
- Social Determinants of Health
- Systemic Inequities
Profile
Dr. Maggi A. Price (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Boston College where she runs the Affirm Lab. She is an applied health inequities researcher who studies stigma and youth mental health. Dr. Price has two active complementary domains of research focused on reducing mental health inequities for stigmatized youth:
(1) exploring how stigma (e.g., racism, sexism) across multiple levels (e.g., racist laws/policies and community attitudes) creates and sustains youth mental health inequities and
(2) developing and testing multilevel interventions that reduce stigma (e.g., changing transphobic clinic practices and provider behaviors) in multiple settings (e.g., clinics, schools). This second domain of work currently focuses on improving multilevel supports for transgender youth (e.g., training counselors in culturally responsive practices).
Dr. Price's contributions to research in stigma and diversity have been highlighted in awards given at the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Future Directions Forum and the American Psychological Association Convention. Her papers and selected presentations, can be accessed on the Affirm Lab website
Other appointments and education: Dr. Price also serves as a psychology associate in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Dr. Price earned her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Boston College, her M.A. in counseling psychology from the University of Hawaii Hilo, and her B.S. in psychology and sociology from the University of Oregon.
Teaching and mentorship: Dr. Price is also a passionate and dedicated teacher and mentor, qualities that have been recognized in her receipt of the Boston College Illumination Award, the Yale University Psychology Leadership Award, and the Boston College Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
*denotes mentee or student-author
Price, M.A., & Mulkern, P.J.* (2024, invited). Context matters: Understanding the role of spatial and temporal factors in LGBTQ+ youth mental health. Journal of Adolescent Health. PDF
Price, M.A., Barnett, M. L., Cerezo, A., Broder-Fingert, S., & Matsuno, E. (2023). Employing dissemination and implementation science to promote mental health equity for transgender youth. Child Youth and Services Review. PDF
Price, M. A., Hollinsaid, N. L.*, McKetta, S., Mellen, E.*, & Rakhilin, M.* (2023). Structural transphobia is associated with psychological distress and suicidality in a large national sample of transgender adults. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology. PDF
Price, M. A. & Hollinsaid, N. L.* (2022). Future directions in mental health treatment with stigmatized youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. PDF
Price, M., McKetta, S., Weisz, J., Ford, J., Lattanner, M., Skov, H.*, Wolock, E.*, & Hatzenbuehler, M. (2021). Cultural sexism moderates efficacy of psychological therapy for girls: Results from a spatial meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. doi: 10.1037/cps0000031 PDF
- Designated a major article with 2 invited commentaries.
- APA Division 12 Society of Clinical Psychology Article describing findings
Price, M., Weisz, J., McKetta, S., Ford, J., Lattanner, M., Reid, A., Hollinsaid, N.*, & Hatzenbuehler, M. (2021). Are psychotherapies less effective for Black youth in communities with higher levels of racism? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. PDF
SELECTED GRANTS
2025-2028
NIMH R34 (R34MH136018)
Development of a School-Based Prevention Intervention to Promote Adolescent Mental Health Equity
PI. Total costs: $717,990
2024-2026
NIMH R21 (R21MH135234)
Design of a Lay Health Worker Training Intervention to Promote Mental Health Care Access for Racially Diverse Transgender Youth
MPI. Total costs: $465,754 (subaward to BC: $139,404)
2021-2025
NIH/NIMH K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award & Supplement (K23MH124670)
Development of a Training Intervention to Improve Mental Health Treatment for Gender Minority Youth
PI. Total costs: $775,440 + $77,500 supplement awarded June 2024
SELECTED APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS
2024 American Psychological Foundation Division 29 Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Early Career Award
2022-2024 National Institute of Mental Health Implementation Research Institute Fellow. Competitive federally-funded 2-year training fellowship (R25MH080916).
2023 Editors' Best of 2022 Award, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2022 Boston College Illumination Award for exceptional mentorship in student career development
2018 Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum Launch Award for Outstanding Research on Stigma
2018 American Board of Professional Psychology Arthur Nezu Diversity Dissertation Award