Gabriel Lockett, Ph.D. (he/him), is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Director of the Belonging, Advocacy, Liberation, and Love (BALL) Research Collective. His research, teaching, and mentorship are inspired by the communities he serves and reflect his lifelong commitment to access, equity, and belonging.
Dr. Lockett is deeply committed to cultivating affirming spaces that prioritize the wellness of Black-Afro-diasporic and LGBTQ+ communities. His research focuses on:
- promoting health equity among BIPOC LGBTQ+ populations;
- exploring strength-based approaches to coping with violence, discrimination, and oppression within Black LGBTQ communities; and
- developing translational interventions for individual and collective wellness and liberation through community-based participatory research.
His work specializes in qualitative methodologies and is guided by strength-based, community-centered, social justice frameworks rooted in Black feminist praxis. To learn more about his work, visit the B.A.L.L. Research Collective website.
Dr. Lockett’s contributions to the field have received both national and local recognition, and his peer-reviewed scholarship has been published in leading national and international journals. Prior to joining NYU, Dr. Lockett earned his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Florida and completed an APA-accredited internship at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. He also served as a lead researcher in the Collective Healing and Empowering Voices Through Research and Engagement (¡Chévere!) Lab at the University of Florida and partnered with the Wellness, Equity, Love, Liberation, and Survival (WELLS) Healing Center.
Selected Publications
Lockett, G. M., Abreu, R. L., Sostre, J. P., Klein, K., Aristilde, L., Trac, O., & Galupo, P. (in press).(Re)claiming gender euphoria: The wisdom authenticity vision empowerment (WAVE) model for gathering moments of gender euphoria among Black and Afro-Diasporic, transgender, nonbinary, gender diverse adults. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
*Special issue on centering justice & joy in healing praxis (Invited contribution).
