A candidate for the COH LGBTQIA+ Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Health position conducts research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer mental and physical health. They aim to understand how gender, sexuality, and family provide contexts for stigma in the lives of LGBTQ people and how this stigma influences health. They received their PhD in family studies and human development from a US university before completing a postdoctoral fellowship at a Population Research Center at another US university.
 

Research Talk Title: Minority Stress and Health Among Sexual Minority Youth
Abstract: In this talk, the candidate discuss how stigma-based minority stressors negatively impact the health of sexual minority youth, as well as how social support can mitigate this process. Drawing on intersectional and developmental frameworks, the talk will focus on bisexual youth, a population that is especially and uniquely vulnerable for poor health. The candidate will show how family, peer, and romantic relationships might not be protective against negative outcomes for bisexual youth, even at their most supportive. They will offer recommendations for bettering the health of sexual minority people through future research, policies, practice, and beyond.