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June 2, 2024
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
DEAN'S NOTE
In a new Dean's Note, Dean Sandro Galea discusses health progress and challenges in this moment for the LGBTQIA+ population. Read the note.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Allegra Gordon has found that most youth are comfortable answering questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in health surveys, dispelling concerns that youth do not want to provide this information. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWSAisha Ghorashian, the incoming administration chair for SPH’s Queer Alliance, reflects on the student organization's activities over the past year and the importance of celebrating Pride year-round. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTIn this episode of PHPod, former PHP fellow Kara Schmidt speaks with Christina Dobbs, an assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, to discuss the current onslaught of book bans and challenges in classrooms across the country. Listen to the podcast. |
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Pride is present every day, in every act of resistance, and at every event.
AISHA GHORASHIAN
INCOMING ADMINISTRATION CHAIR FOR SPH'S QUEER ALLIANCE, ON CELEBRATING PRIDE YEAR-ROUND
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TUESDAY
SEP
17
1–2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join SPH for this conversation, which will explore the intersection of the 2024 election and LGBTQ+ health, including the sociopolitical forces that shape LGBTQ+ health and how public health can better engage with these forces to advance the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ populations.
Past research and news on LGBTQIA+ health
RESEARCH
A study coauthored by Sophie Godley examined BU students’ perspectives on LGBTQ+ professors who are open about their identity in the classroom, and found that this openness fostered a welcoming environment for both LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ students. Read more.
ALUMNI NEWSAmy Ben-Arieh, an alum of BU’s public health and law dual degree program, responds to questions about her passion for bioethics and discusses her new role as the executive director of The Fenway Institute, one of the world’s preeminent LGBT health and HIV research, education, and policy organizations. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTGender minority youth are more likely to experience homelessness—and its resulting safety and health concerns—than their cisgender peers, writes 2023 PHP fellow Adna Jaganjac. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Queer students report having less anxiety when they feel more connected to and supported by their school, writes 2023 PHP fellow Sean Hagan. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
The current onslaught of anti-trans legislation has led to an inconsistent mix of state-level policies across the country, greatly impacting health equity for transgender people, writes 2023 PHP fellow Kara Schimdt. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION STARTER
In this Public Health Conversation Starter, stef shuster, associate professor in Lyman Briggs College and Sociology at Michigan State University, speaks with Dean Sandro Galea about gender-affirming care and their book Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender. Watch the full conversation here.
RESEARCHA study led by Kevin Nguyen found that sexual minority women had worse access to care and sexual minority men were less likely to be able to afford necessary medical care compared to their heterosexual peers during the pandemic. Learn more. |
ALUMNI NEWSKatie Haupt (SPH’22), an implementation and quality improvement specialist at The Baker Center for Children and Families, recently co-authored a study in the Journal of LGBT Youth about the sexual health topics that adolescent sexual minority males discuss with parents. Read more. |
RESEARCH
A study coauthored by Allegra Gordon found that Black and Latinx transgender girls/young women experience greater barriers to equitable care than other groups. Read more.
In the Media.
WBUR
Quotes alum Beth Haley (SPH'23), and Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health.
DENVER POST
Interview with alum Deja Moore (SPH'19).
GBH
Quotes Lois McCloskey, clinical professor of community health sciences.
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE
Quotes Yvette Cozier ('94,'04), associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, and alum Ramita Tandon (SPH'98).
GBH
Mentions research led by Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.
WHDH
Quotes Roberta White, emeritus professor of environmental health.
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