Brayden Misiolek

Clinical Psychology

Lab: PEP Lab, IMPACT Lab
Advisor: Dr. Jared Ruchensky, Dr. Colleen Conley

Education

BA: Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy - James Madison College

Research Interests

Brayden is aiming to develop a program of research organized around three aims: (1) identify the mechanisms linking minority stress to personality functioning, coping, and well-being, (2) evaluate whether existing measurement and assessment practices capture these processes accurately in stigma-exposed populations, and (3) develop and evaluate accessible, skills-based interventions that strengthen coping and personality functioning among stigma-exposed emerging adults. 

Awards

2026 — Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Scholarship (SOGIE) Award, Council for Social Work Education 72nd Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA (October, 2026).
Awarded for: McGhee, C. M., Misiolek, B. A., & Kattari, S. K. (2026). Piloting Trans Wellness, Trans Brilliance: The efficacy and acceptability of a virtual, peer-support wellness intervention by and for trans/gender diverse adults. International Journal of Transgender Health, 27(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2026.2634940