Markus Bidell

Dr. Bidell earned a Doctorate in Clinical/Counseling/School Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Sonoma State University. At the City University of New York Graduate Center, they are a member of the doctoral faculty within the Clinical Neuropsychology Program at Queens College and a Professor of Counseling at Hunter College. Dr. Bidell is a national and international clinician, researcher, educator, speaker, and author focusing on LGBTQIA+ affirmative psychotherapy, clinical competence, and public policy. Their current interest includes the use of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addiction.

Dr. Bidell has over 25 years of experience teaching and supervising graduate counseling and clinical psychology students. They are currently developing a summer course on psychedelic assisted psychotherapy for health professionals.

Dr. Bidell’s scholarship focuses on LGBTQIA+ health inequalities with an emphasis on clinical competence, cultural humility, and health provider training. Dr. Bidell was the 2014-2015 Regent’s Fulbright Scholar and one of the first queer scholars awarded a Fulbright focused on LGBTQIA+ issues. Dr. Bidell created the Sexual Orientation Counselor Competency Scale (Bidell, 2005) and the LGBT- Development of Clinical Skills Scale (Bidell, 2015) – both assessment instruments are widely used in national and international healthcare research. Currently, Dr. Bidell is leading an international research team focused on developing a new LGBTQI+ healthcare competency scale. In addition, they are exploring how psychedelic assisted psychotherapy can help vulnerable and oppressed populations.

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• Kline, N., Bidell, M. P. & Rhodes, S. D. (2024). Global Hate Politics Against LGBTQ+ People: Introduction to Special Collection. Sexuality Research & Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-024-00999-0
• Habib, L., Shirima, S., Wang, S. Bidell, M., Quinn, G., Radix, A., Eckstrand, K., Warren, B., Loubier, E., Szabo, K., Kamen, C., Pratt-Chapman, M.L. (2023). Development of healthcare professional and patient scales to assess LGBTQI-affirming care: The Queering Individual and Relational Knowledge Scales (QUIRKS). Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship, 14, 81-94
• Wang, Y., Bidell, M., Schabath, M., Pratt-Chapman, M.L. (2023). The Queering Individual Relational and Knowledge Scales (QUIRKS): Validation of companion measures assessing Lesbian, Gay, Bisesxual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex affirming health care. Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship, 14, 71-80. Retrieved from https://www.jons-online.com/component/mams/?view=article&artid=4859:the-queering-individual-relational-and-knowledge-scales&Itemid=0
• Pratt-Chapman, M. L Eckstrand, K., Robinson, A., Beach, L. B., Kamen, C., Keuroghlian, A. S., Cook, S., Radix, A., Bidell, M. P., Bruner, D., Margolies, L. (2022). Developing Standards for Cultural Competency Training for Health Care Providers to Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Persons: Consensus Recommendations from a National Panel. LGBT Health, 9, 340-347. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0464
• Bidell, M. P. (2017). The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender – Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-DOCSS): Establishing a new interdisciplinary self-assessment for health providers. Journal of Homosexuality, 64, 1432-1460. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369. 2017.1321389
• Bidell, M. P. & Stepleman, L. M. (2017). An interdisciplinary approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clinical competence, professional training, and ethical care: Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Homosexuality, 64, 1305-1329. https://doi.org/10.1080/0091 8369.2017.1321360
• Costa, P. A. & Bidell, M. P. (2017). Modern families: Parenting desire, intention, and experience among Portuguese lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Journal of Family Issues, 38, 500-521. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X16683985
• Bidell, M. P. (2016). Mind our professional gaps: Competent lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender mental health services. Counselling Psychology Review, 31, 67-76. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpscpr.2016.31.1.67
• Bidell, M. P. (2015). Using the Sexual Orientation Counselor Competency Scale (SOCCS) in mental health and healthcare settings: An instructor’s guide. Association of American Medical Colleges MedEdPORTAL. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10040
• Bidell, M. P. (2014). Are multicultural courses addressing disparities? Exploring multicultural and affirmative lesbian, gay, and bisexual competencies of counseling and psychology students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 42, 132-146. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2014.00050.x
• Bidell, M. P. (2014). Is there an emotional cost to completing high school? Ecological factors and psychological distress among LGBT homeless youth. Journal of Homosexuality, 61, 366-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2013.842426
• Bidell, M. P. (2014). Personal and professional discord: Examining religious conservatism and lesbian-, gay-, and bisexual-affirmative counselor competence. Journal of Counseling and Development, 92, 170-178. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00145.x
• Whitman, J. S. & Bidell, M. P. (2014). Affirmative lesbian, gay, and bisexual counselor education and religious beliefs: How do we bridge the gap? Journal of Counseling and Development, 92, 162-169. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00144.x
• Bidell, M. P. (2013). Addressing disparities: The impact of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender graduate counselling course. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 13, 300-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.741139
• Bidell, M. P. & Whitman, J. S. (2013). A review of lesbian, gay, and bisexual affirmative counseling assessments. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 4, 112-126. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150137813496423
• Bidell, M. P. (2012). Examining school counseling students’ multicultural and sexual orientation competencies through a cross-specialization comparison. Journal of Counseling and Development, 90, 200-207. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00025.x

• International Research Fellowship, 2023. Agency: University of Brighton and University of Verona Title: Developing an International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex (LGBTI+) Clinical Competency Scale for Healthcare Providers
• Presidential Fund for Faculty Advancement, 2016 Agency: Hunter College Presidential Grant Competition Proposal Title: The Development & Psychometric Validation of LGBT Clinical Competency Scales for Primary Health and Mental Health Providers
• Regent’s University Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Research Fund Award, January 2015 Agency: Regent’s University Proposal Title: Proposal: Investigating LGBT education and counselling competency within the United Kingdom Fulbright Scholar Inter-Country Lecture Programe Award, 2015 Organization: Portugal
• Fulbright Commission Description: Selected and funded to give an invited address at ISPA – University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal
• European Union Brussels & Luxembourg Summit Seminar Representative Award, 2015 Organization: EU Fulbright Commission & Commission for Educational Exchange (US, Belgium, & Luxembourg) Description: Selected by US/UK Fulbright Commission as representative to the EU Brussels & Luxembourg Summit
• Regent’s University Fulbright Scholar Award, 2014-2015 Organization: J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Description: The Regent’s Award is an All Discipline Award with applications sought from all academic disciplines Title: The Nexus of Social Science, Education, and Public Policy – Redressing International LGBT Psychosocial Inequalities and Mental Health Disparities