Recent Publications

(italicized author name indicates trainee)

• Gonzales Real A. Gillis BT. Gower AL. Eisenberg ME. Parchem B. Lawrence SE. Russell ST. Disparities in sleep among diverse adolescents in two large statewide samples: a need for intersectional interventions. Sleep Health, available online Nov 9, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.09.009
• Gower AL. Houghtaling L. Lawrence SE. Eadeh H-M. McCurdy AL. Rider GN. Russell ST. Eisenberg ME. Risk and Protective Factors for School Absence among Youth with Minoritized Social Identities. Journal of School Violence, in press.
• Parchem B. Gower AL. Eisenberg ME. Real AG. Ip KI. Suresh M. Lawrence SE. Rider GN. Beyond smoking: The role of stigma in asthma rates among youth with diverse sexual, gender, and racial identities. Health Psychology. 2024.
• Kaja SM. Lawrence SE. Simon KA. Wright MN. Eisenberg ME. Who Plays and Who Doesn’t? An Intersectional Examination of Disparities in Adolescent Sport and Physical Activity Lesson Participation. Journal of Adolescent Health, available online Aug 20, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.06.025.
• Eisenberg ME. Gower AL. del Rio Gonzalez AM. Rider GN. Bowleg L. Russell ST. Interpersonal protective factors for LGBTQ+ youth at multiple intersecting social positions. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health, 5(1):67-79. 2024.
• Lawrence SE. Watson RJ. Eadeh HM. Brown C. Puhl RM. Eisenberg ME. Bias-based bullying, self-esteem, queer identity pride, and disordered eating behaviors among sexually and gender diverse adolescents. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 57(2):303-315. 2024.
• Houghtaling LM. Simon K. Gower AL. McCurdy AL. Rider GN. Russell ST. Eisenberg ME. Unaccompanied unstable housing among racially ethnically, sexually and gender diverse youth: intersecting identities bearing the greatest burden. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, available online Jan 18, 2024. doi: 10.1037/ort0000725.
• Eisenberg ME. Lawrence SE. Eadeh HM. Suresh M. Rider GN. Gower AL. Emotional distress disparities across multiple intersecting social positions: the role of bias-based bullying. Pediatrics. 153(2):e2023061647. 2024.
• Eisenberg ME. Lawrence SE. Gower AL. Rider GN. Brown C. Crutcher V. Schuster A. Watson RJ. Are HIV prevention services reaching all LGBTQ+ youth? An intersectional analysis in a national sample. AIDS and Behavior, 28(4):1435-1446. 2024.
• McCurdy A. Gower AL. Rider GN. Thomas D. Watson RJ. Eisenberg ME. Russell, ST. Adolescent Substance Use at the Intersections of Foster Care, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Racial/Ethnic Identity, and Sex. Child Abuse & Neglect, 137: 106042. 2023.
• Gower AL. Rider GN. del Río-González AM. Erickson P. Thomas D. Russell ST. Watson RJ. Eisenberg ME. Application of an intersectional lens to bias-based bullying among LGBTQ+ youth of color in the U.S. Stigma & Health. 8(3):363-371. 2023.
• Rider GN. Gower AL. Lee H. Thomas D. McCurdy A. Russell ST. Eisenberg ME. Bias-based bullying and emotional distress among sexual and gender diverse Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics, available online 7/31/2023. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2388
• Lawrence SE. Gower AL. Eadeh HM. Cardona-Correa C. Thomas D. Suresh M. del Rio Gonzalez AM. Eisenberg ME. Exploring bias-based bullying and intersecting social positions as correlates of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents. LGBT Health, available June 26, 2023. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2022.0301.
• Eisenberg ME. Gower AL. del Rio Gonzalez AM. Rider GN. Bowleg L. Russell ST. Interpersonal protective factors for LGBTQ+ youth at multiple intersecting social positions. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health, available online June, 2023. DOI:10.1891/LGBTQ-2022-0027.
• Eisenberg ME. Gower AL. Watson RJ. Rider GN. Thomas D. Russell ST. Substance use behaviors among LGBTQ+ youth of color: identifying the populations bearing the greatest burden in three large samples. Journal of Adolescent Health. 71(3): 317-323. 2022.
• Brown, C., Eisenberg, M.E., McMorris, B.J., & Sieving, R. (2020). Parents matter: Associations between parental connectedness and sexual health outcomes among transgender and gender diverse adolescents. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 52(4): 265-273. doi: 10.1363/psrh.12168
• Brown, C., Porta, C., Eisenberg, M.E., McMorris, B.J., & Sieving, R. (2020). Family relationships and the health and well-being of transgender and gender diverse youth: A critical review. LGBT Health, 7(8): 407-419. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0200.
• Eisenberg, M.E., Gower, A.L., Watson, R.J., Porta, C.M., & Saewyc, E.M. LGBTQ youth-serving organizations: what do they offer and are they protective against emotional distress? Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health, available online July 13, 2020. doi: 10.1891/LGBTQ-2019-0008.
• Saewyc, E.M., Li, G., Gower, A.L., Watson, R.J., Erickson, D.J., Corliss, H.L., & Eisenberg, M.E., The Link between LGBTQ-Supportive Communities, Progressive Political Climate, and Suicidality Among Sexual Minority Adolescents in Canada. Preventive Medicine, available online July 9, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106191.
• Gower, A.L., Watson, R.J., Erickson, D.J., Saewyc, E.M., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2020). LGBQ Youth’s Experiences of General and Bias-Based Bullying Victimization: The Buffering Role of Supportive School and Community Environments. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 3(7): 91–101. doi: 10.1007/s42380-020-00065-4
• Watson, R.J., Park, M., Taylor, A., Fish, J., Eisenberg, M.E., & Saewyc, E.M. (2020). Associations Between Community-Level LGBTQ-Supportive Factors and Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Adolescents. LGBT Health, 7(2): 82-89. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0205
• Porta, C.M., Gower, A.L., Brown, C., Wood, B., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2020). Perceptions of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Minority Adolescents About Labels. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 42(2): 81-89. doi: 10.1177/0193945919838618
• Eisenberg, M.E., McMorris, B.J., Rider, G.N., Gower, A.L., & Coleman, E. (2020). “It’s kind of hard to go to the doctor’s office if you’re hated there.” A call for gender-affirming care from transgender and gender diverse adolescents. Health & Social Care in the Community, 28(3): 1082-1089. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12941
• Shramko, M., Gower, A.L., McMorris, B.J., Eisenberg, M.E., & Rider, N. (2020). Intersections between multiple forms of bias-based bullying among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer youth. International Journal of Bullying Prevention. doi: 10.1007/s42380-019-00045-3
• Eisenberg, M.E., Erickson, D.J., Gower, A.L., Kne, L., Watson, R.J., Corliss, H., & Saewyc, E. (2020). Supportive community resources are associated with lower risk of substance use among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning adolescents in Minnesota. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Apr;49(4): 836-848. doi: 10.1007/s10964-019-01100-4
• Eisenberg, M.E., Denight, E., McRee, A.L., Brady, S.S., & Barnes, A.J. (2019). Homelessness Experiences & Gender Identity in a Population-Based Sample of Adolescents. Preventive Medicine Reports, 16. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100986
• Gower, A.L., Valdez, C., Watson, R., Eisenberg, M.E., Mehus, C.J., Saewyc, E.M., Sullivan, R.T., Corliss, H., & Porta, C.M. (2019). First- and Second-Hand Experiences with Bullying, Harassment, and Violence among LGBTQ Youth. Journal of School Nursing, 37(3):185-194. doi: 10.1177/1059840519863094
• Brown, C., Frohard-Dourlent, H., Wood, B., Saewyc, E., Eisenberg, M.E. & Porta, C.M. (2020). “It makes such a difference”: An examination of how LGBTQ youth talk about personal gender pronouns across North America. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32(1): 70-80. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000217
• Gower, A.L., Saewyc, E.M., Corliss, H.L., Kne, L., Erickson, D.J., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2019). The LGBTQ Supportive Environments Inventory: Methods for Quantifying Supportive Environments for LGBTQ Youth. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 31:3, 314-331. doi: 10.1080/10538720.2019.1616023
• Taliaferro, L.A., Harder, B.M., Lampe, N., Carter, S.K., Rider, G.N., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2019). Social Connectedness Factors that Facilitate Use of Healthcare Services: Comparison of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming and Cisgender Adolescents. Journal of Pediatrics, 211:172-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.04.024
• Eisenberg, M.E., Gower, A.L., McMorris, B.J., Rider, G.N., & Coleman, E. (2019). Emotional distress, bullying victimization, and protective factors among transgender and gender non-conforming youth in urban, suburban, town and rural locations. The Journal of Rural Health, 35(2): 270-281. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12311
• Rider, G.N., McMorris, B.J., Gower, A.L., Coleman, E., Brown, C., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2019). Perspectives from Nurses and Physicians on Training Needs and Comfort Working with Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 33(4): 379-385. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.11.003
• Eisenberg, M.E., Gower, A.L.,. Rider, G.N., McMorris, BJ. & Coleman, E. (2019). At the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Variations in Emotional Distress and Bullying Experience in a Large Population-based Sample of U.S. Adolescents. Journal of LGBT Youth, 16(3): 235-254. doi: 10.1080/19361653.2019.1567435
• Rider, G.N., McMorris, B.J., Gower, A.L., Coleman, E., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Gambling Behaviors and Problem Gambling: A Population-Based Comparison of Transgender/Gender Diverse and Cisgender Adolescents. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35: 79-92. doi: 10.1007/s10899-018-9806-7
• Gower, A.L.,. Rider, G.N., Brown, C., McMorris, B.J., Coleman, E., Taliaferro, L.A., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: Protection Against Emotional Distress and Substance Use. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 55(6):787-794. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.030
• Gower, A.L.,. Rider, G.N., McMorris, B.J., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Bullying among LGBTQ Youth: Current and Future Directions. Current Sexual Health Reports, 10: 246–254. doi: 10.1007/s11930-018-0169-y
• Taliaferro, L.A., McMorris, B.J., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Connections that moderate risk of non-suicidal self-injury among transgender and gender non-conforming youth. Psychiatry Research, 268:65-67. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.06.068
• Gower, A.L., Rider, G.N., Coleman, E., Brown, C., McMorris, B.J., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Perceived Gender Presentation among Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: Approaches to Analysis and Associations with Bullying Victimization and Emotional Distress. LGBT Health, 5(5). doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2017.0176
• Wolowic, J.M., Sullivan, R., Valdez, C.A., Porta, C.M., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Come Along with Me: Linking LGBTQ youth to supportive resources. International Journal of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, 9(3):1-20. doi: 10.18357/ijcyfs93201818274
• Taliaferro, L.A., McMorris, B.J., Rider, G.N., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Risk and Protective Factors for Self-Harm in a Population-Based Sample of Transgender Youth. Archives of Suicide Research, 2:203-221. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2018.1430639
• Rider, G.N., McMorris, B., Gower, A.L., Coleman, E., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2018). Health and Care Utilization of Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Youth: A Population-Based Study. Pediatrics, 141(3): e20171683. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1683
• Eisenberg, M.E., Mehus, C., Saewyc, E., Corliss, H., Gower, A.L., Sullivan, T.R., & Porta, C.M. (2018). Helping young people stay afloat: A qualitative study of community resources and supports for LGBTQ adolescents in the U.S. and Canada. Journal of Homosexuality, 65(8): 969-989. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1364944
• Gower, A.L., Forster, M., Gloppen, K., Johnson, A.Z., Eisenberg, M.E., Connett, J.E., & Borowsky, I.W. School Practices to Foster LGBT Supportive Climate: Associations with Adolescent Bullying Involvement. Prevention Science, 19:813-821. doi: 10.1007/s11121-017-0847-4
• Eisenberg, M.E., Gower, A.L., McMorris, B.J., Rider, G.N., Shea, G., & Coleman, E. (2017). Risk and Protective Factors in the Lives of Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61:521-526. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.04.014
• Porta, C.M., Singer, E., Mehus, C.J., Gower, A.L., Fredkove, W., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2017). LGBTQ Youth’s Views on Gay-Straight Alliances: Building Community, Providing Gateways, and Representing Safety and Support. Journal of School Health, 87:489-497. doi: 10.1111/josh.12517
• Mehus, C.J., Watson, R.J., Eisenberg, M.E., Corliss, H., & Porta, C.M. (2017). Living as an LGBTQ youth and a parent’s child: Overlapping or separate experiences. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(2):175-200. doi: 10.1177/1074840717696924
• Porta, C.M., Gower, A.L.,. Mehus, C.J., Yu, X., Saewyc, E., & Eisenberg, M.E. "Kicked out": LGBTQ youths' bathroom experiences and preferences in the US and Canada. Journal of Adolescence, 56:107-112. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.02.005
• Porta, C.M., Corliss, H., Wolowic, J.M., Johnson, A.Z., Fogel, K.F., Gower, A.L., Saewyc, E.M., Eisenberg, M.E. (2017). Go-along interviewing with LGBTQ youth in Canada and the United States. Journal of LGBT Youth, 14(1):1-15. doi: 10.1080/19361653.2016.1256245
• Wolowic, J., Heston, L., Saewyc, E., Porta, C., & Eisenberg M.E. Chasing the rainbow: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth and pride semiotics. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 19(5): 557-571. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1251613
• Bucchianeri, M.M., Gower, A.L., McMorris, B.J., & Eisenberg, M.E. (2016). Youth Experiences with Multiple Types of Prejudice-based Harassment. Journal of Adolescence, 51: 68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.05.012