About Kelsey
Kelsey Nogg graduated in December 2024. Her background is in both qualitative and quantitative behavioral health research, through which she has examined psychosocial factors related to health behavior change among LGBTQ+ and racial/ethnic minoritized groups. She is passionate about scientific advocacy and addressing health disparities. Her thesis at San Diego State University examined motivation for physical activity, and she later extended this work to examine how interpersonal factors relate to the same constructs within the parent-child dyad. Kelsey’s dissertation in the Healthy Couples Lab focused on the experiences of same-sex couples during the transition to parenthood, particularly as they relate to stress, health, and relationship functioning. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in integrated care at Denver Health and now works as a staff psychologist at Denver Health. She can be reached at Kelsey.nogg@ucdenver.edu.