Connor Lee Gallik, PHD
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
On staff since October 2022
Children's Title: Attending Psychologist
Academic Title: Acting Assistant Professor
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Dr. Connor Gallik, PhD, is the attending psychologist for the Adolescent Program on the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Washington. He also provides training in transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) affirming care for mental health and medical professionals and speaks to community audiences about supporting transgender youth. Prior to joining the staff and faculty at Seattle Children’s/UW, Dr. Gallik completed his graduate education at the University of Connecticut with an emphasis in child and adolescent clinical psychology. He completed his clinical internship at Pacific University’s Psychology and Comprehensive Health Clinic and went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at Seattle Children’s Hospital with an emphasis in DBT and inpatient care.
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Other Publications
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Snapp S, Ching THW, Miranda-Ramirez MA, Gallik C, Duenaz U, Watson RJQueering Hookup Motives in a Diverse Sample of LGBTQ+ Young Adults.
36896994 Journal of sex research, 2023 Mar 10 : 1-11 -
Feldman S, Watson RJ, Gallik CCollege Aspirations, Gender Sexuality Alliances, and Teacher Support among Diverse LGBTQ Youth.
35280598 Educational review, 2022 : 74(2)281-297 PMCID:PMC8916710
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Presentations Title Event Location Date Examining the Relationship Between Minority Stress Experiences and Feelings of Self-Worth in Transgender Youth Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference Atlanta, GA Nov. 2019 Negative attention bias and anxiety: stability and predictive utility Eastern Psychological Association Conference Philadelphia, PA March 2018 Friendship quality and co-rumination in the prospective prediction of anxiety and depression Eastern Psychological Association Conference Philadelphia, PA March 2018
Overview
- Medical/Professional School
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University Of Connecticut, Storrs Mansfield, CT
- Clinical Interests
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- Transgender and gender-diverse youth
- Treatment of psychiatric disorders in acute care settings
- Suicidality and non-suicidal self-injury
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Research Description
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Dr. Gallik's research focuses onunderstanding factors related to the mental health and wellbeing of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) TGD youth and evidence-based practice on inpatient units.