ADOLESCENT GENDER DIVERSITY & HEALTH
The goal of this mixed-methods study is to understand the health needs of gender diverse youth in order to develop and test training modules to be used in medical and nursing education.
POLICIES & PRACTICES TO PREVENT BIAS-BASED BULLYING IN SCHOOLS: A MULTI-METHOD PILOT STUDY
Bias-based bullying, or bullying based on personal characteristics such as race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or body weight, has been identified as a key contributor to health disparities among youth of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth; and youth who are overweight or obese. As a result, bias-based bullying during adolescence can have life-long impacts on children’s healthy development, including physical health, social and emotional well-being, academic achievement, and employment.
RESEARCH & EDUCATION ON SUPPORTIVE & PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR QUEER TEENS
The purpose of this multi-method study was to broaden and deepen our understanding of the family, peer, school and community environments that protect young LGB people from involvement in high risk health behaviors, including substance use, HIV risk behaviors and suicide behaviors.