Townsend Lotz-Nigh, PsyD
Assistant Director of Clinical Training
tlotz-nigh@wi.edu

BA Political Science and German Language, University of California, Berkeley, 2014
PsyD Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute, 2023

Townsend Lotz-Nigh, PsyD is a licensed psychologist and a gender health specialist. Dr. Lotz-Nigh recieved a PsyD from the Wright Institute and was the first openly transgender intern to complete their APA-accredited internship at the MST Gender Transitions Clinic at Kaiser Permanente, the Northern California hub for youth and adults accessing gender affirming medical care.

Dr. Lotz-Nigh's areas of research and clinical interest are in eating disorder treatment, healthcare experiences of LGBTQ people, and the resilience of sexual and gender minorities with a history of childhood abuse. Dr. Lotz-Nigh serves as a steering committee member for the CPA's Division I Health Section and as an advisory member and program committee member for UCSF's Mind the Gap Consortium for gender affirming care providers.

Publication:

Cuevas, M.A., Futterman, L.A., Lotz-Nigh, A.T., & Eteminan, S. (2025) The Dissectionality of Care in the U.S.: A scoping review in healthcare of implicit bias, perceived discrimination, and minority stress among sexual and gender minorities. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 54 (6), 2005–2041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03155-w