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
Aliza Norwood, MDAssistant Professor, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School
Principal Team
Laura Brown, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow, Center for Health Communication, Moody College of Communication
Erica Ciszek, PhDAssistant Professor, School of Advertising & Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
Kasey Claborn, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dell Medical School
Oralia Loza, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Michael Mackert, PhDDirector, Center for Health Communication; Professor, School of Advertising & Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
Maria Monge, MDAssistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
Jewel Mullen, MD, MPHAssociate Professor, Departments of Population Health and Internal Medicine; Associate Dean for Health Equity, Dell Medical School
Michael Parent, PhDAssistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology; Director, Gender, Sexuality, and Behavioral Health Lab, College of Education
Lynn Rew, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAANDenton & Louise Cooley and Family Centennial Professor in Nursing, School of Nursing
Stephen Russell, PhDDepartment 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, MDProfessor, Departments of Medical Education and Internal Medicine; Assistant Dean for Diversity, Dell Medical School
Phillip Schnarrs, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School