David M. Frost, PhD is a Professor of Social Psycholgy, based in the Social Research Institute and Thomas Coram Research Unit at University College London.
David's research interests sit at the intersections of stress, stigma, close relationships, and health. His primary line of research focuses on how stigma, prejudice, and discrimination constitute minority stress and, as a result, affect the health and well-being of marginalized individuals. He also studies how couples psychologically experience intimacy within long-term romantic relationships and how their experience of intimacy affects their health. These two lines of research combine within recent projects examining same-sex couples' experiences of stigmatization and the resulting impact on their relational, sexual, and mental health.
David is an Associate Editor for Annals of Behavioral Medicine and a Consulting Editor for the European Journal of Social Psychology.
David supervises dissertations and PhD research on the following topics:
- The Experience of Stigma, Prejudice, and Discrimination
- Social Determinants of Health and Well-Being in Minority Groups
- Social Stress and Health
- Intimacy and Close Relationships
- Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity