Creating Inclusivity and Improving Outcomes for Sexual and Gender-Diverse People
This Pop-Up Institute will apply a health equity lens to ask novel research questions, develop community-led interventions, and lay the groundwork for the creation of a comprehensive care center at UT Austin for sexual and gender-diverse (SGD) people in central Texas.
Our health and wellness are particularly affected by the intersecting social, political, and economic environments in which we live. Texans who identify as sexual or gender diverse report higher rates of discrimination and less access to quality, culturally competent healthcare, and have higher rates of serious medical and mental health problems such as cardiovascular disease and severe depression. Health disparities in this community are exaggerated amongst racial minorities. This Pop-Up will convene a multidisciplinary collaborative of researchers, healthcare providers, and community partners to investigate how sexual health, mental health, minority stress, and substance use contribute to health disparities in the SGD community.
Pop-Up Institute Leader
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Aliza Norwood, MD Assistant Professor
Department of Population Health
Dell Medical School
Principal Team
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Laura Brown, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for Health Communication
Moody College of Communication -
Erica Ciszek, PhD Assistant Professor
School of Advertising & Public Relations
Moody College of Communication -
Kasey Claborn, PhD Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Dell Medical School -
Michael Mackert, PhD Director, Center for Health Communication;
Professor, School of Advertising & Public Relations
Moody College of Communication -
Maria Monge, MD Assistant Professor
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Dell Medical School -
Jewel Mullen, MD, MPH Associate Professor
Departments of Population Health and Internal Medicine;
Associate Dean for Health Equity
Dell Medical School -
Uchenna Ossai, DPT, PT, WCS, CLT Manager, Pelvic Health Program, UT Health Austin;
Assistant Professor, Department of Women's Health
Dell Medical School -
Michael Parent, PhD Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology;
Director, Gender, Sexuality, and Behavioral Health Lab
College of Education -
Lynn Rew, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN Denton & Louise Cooley and Family Centennial Professor in Nursing
School of Nursing -
Stephen Russell, PhD Department Chair, Department Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences;
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts;
Director, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Health and Rights Laboratory -
René Salazar, MD Professor, Departments of Medical Education and Internal Medicine;
Assistant Dean for Diversity
Dell Medical School -
Phillip Schnarrs, PhD Associate Professor
Department of Population Health
Dell Medical School