A5007199333- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- American Sports and Literature
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Asian Culture and Media Studies
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Sex work and related issues
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital
2018-2023
Spectrum Health
2018-2023
University of Minnesota
2009-2022
University of Minnesota Medical Center
2018
Tufts University
2018
Twin Cities Orthopedics
1999-2009
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1998-2005
Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in number and visibility of transgender gender diverse (TGD) people seeking support gender-affirming medical treatment parallel with significant rise scientific literature this area. The World Professional Association for Health (WPATH) international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission to promote evidence-based care, education, research,...
Background and Aims: Increasingly, research is emerging on the subjective experience of genderqueer people. This study explored how identities are understood managed in both personal social domains. Method: Interview data from 25 genderqueer-identified American adolescents adults, aged 15 to 26 (M = 21.28, SD 3.20), were pulled a larger 90 transgender participants. The 90-minute semi-structured interviews included questions about gender identity, developmental pathway participants,...
Background: Researchers combined both versions of the original Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale (UGDS) to create a single gender spectrum version (UGDS-GS) which measures dissatisfaction with identity and expression over time as well comfort affirmed identity.Aim: This study examined construct validity newly revised, UGDS-GS.Method: Tests measurement invariance were conducted in stages assess UGDS-GS across three groups: cisgender, binary transgender, nonbinary/genderqueer.Results: Findings...
This study explores in an adolescent sample hypotheses about child sexual abuse perpetration drawn from contemporary theories that implicate insecure attachment and social development. Specifically, three 13- to 18-year-old male samples (sex offenders with victims, sex peer/adult nonsex delinquent youth) were compared a cross-sectional design. Participants completed computer-administered self-report questionnaire semistructured style interview. Attachment was coded by two independent raters...
The sex education made available to transgender youth has rarely been studied empirically. In this study, we sought explore the experiences of young people and summarise their recommendations for transgender-inclusive curricula. Qualitative data from 14 in upper-Midwest USA were collected by means an online questionnaire group interview. Data was analysed using a consensual qualitative approach. Three themes emerged: (1) sources reactions education, (2) importance trust, (3) missing...
It has been suggested that child sexual abuse is related to poor attachment parents, which associated with an inability form intimate relationships. Seto and Lalumière indicated there were too few studies of adolescent males determine whether was perpetration. This study designed follow up on a previous further explored the association between insecure social isolation, interpersonal adequacy perpetration in adolescents. We compared two samples who had committed offenses, those offenses...
Background: The limited research on nonbinary individuals suggests that this community experiences significant health disparities. Compared to binary transgender individuals, are at elevated risk for discrimination and negative mental outcomes, including depression, anxiety, traumatic stress, suicidality. Even providers who work with often lack knowledge of training competently individuals.Methods: authors conceptual article present the Gender Affirmative Lifespan Approach (GALA), a...
The gender-affirmative life span approach (GALA) is an innovative therapeutic framework for promoting the mental health of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) clients all ages. Based in interdisciplinary philosophical foundations, GALA proposes that TGD can be supported psychotherapy through (a) developing gender literacy, (b) building resiliency, (c) moving beyond binary, (d) exploring pleasure-oriented sexuality, (e) making connections to medical interventions. Psychotherapy incorporating...
As part of a larger multimethod evaluation, this study examined the effects uniquely intensive rape education program. Participants included 74 undergraduates (53 women and 21 men) enrolled in Campus Acquaintance Rape Education (CARE), semester-long university course designed to train peer facilitators conduct workshops. Ninety-six students (58 38 general human sexuality constituted specialized comparison group. First, quantitative analysis pre- postcourse responses suggested that...
Abstract This study builds on the growing body of literature pertaining to effects rape prevention education college students. Interviews and focus groups were used explore students' experiences undergoing intensive semester-long training. The findings current suggest that student participants developed consciousness, this shift involved cognitive, emotional behavioral changes are similar those in development feminist identity. authors conclude intensive, sustained efforts play a vital role...
Introduction: The Genderqueer Identity Scale (GQI; McGuire et al., this issue) – a newly developed and validated measure assesses genderqueer identity via four subscales: challenging the gender binary, extent to which participants actively work dismantle binaries in expression); social construction of gender, or degree interpret their as something that develops versus an innate essentialist phenomenon; theoretical awareness political intention attached identity; fluidity, repeated shifting...
This study contributes to the area of risk prediction by exploring whether Static-99R is useful for predicting reoffense in community-based samples, and noncontact offenders with without identified victims. A total 744 participants drawn from an outpatient sex offender treatment program a large metropolitan were followed period up 30 years. Multiple Cox Regressions run; covariates included length treatment, status items, number technical probation violations. Overall, reoffending was...