Summer Institute 2012 Independent Projects
Summer Institute 2011 Independent Projects
Summer Institute 2010 Independent Projects
Summer Institute 2012 Independent Projects
Participant Project Title
Rodrigo
HIV risk and protective factors for transgender racial/ethnic
Aguayo
minorities
Romero
Maria
Unearthing Differences in the NSHAP Sexual History Data
Brown
Janelle
Economic barriers to accessing medical interventions by
Downing
transgender and gender non-conforming people.
Gabriel
Community connectedness and sexual risk among sexually
Gallindo
active men in SF
Elucidating sexual prejudice: How sexual-orientation
Steve
victimization and social support mediate the relationship
Garcia
between gender nonconformity and psychological distress
over time.
Dataset Name (Location & Year)
National Transgender Discrimination
Survey (NTDS) (United States, 2010)
National Social Life, Health and Aging
Project (United States, 2005-2006)
National Transgender Discrimination
Survey (NTDS) (United States, 2010)
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance,
MSM III (San Fransisco, 2011-2012)
Project Q2 Longitudinal Data Set
(Chicago, IL, 2007-2010)
Paul Gilbert
Differences in Men's Risky Drinking by Race/Ethnicity and
Sexual Orientation
National Epidemiologic Survey on
Alcohol and Related Conditions
(NESARC), Wave 2 (United States, 2005)
Allegra
Gordon
Hidden costs of prejudice: Avoidance of discrimination and
socioeconomic status in a diverse transgender population
National Transgender Discrimination
Survey (NTDS) (United States, 2010)
Judy Margo
Characteristics and substance use behaviors of youth in
Massachusetts: Are there differences looking by sexual
orientation identity versus sexual behavior?
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
(Massachusetts, 2005-2009)
Sara Miller
Loneliness in Late life: A Comparison of Heterosexual and
LGBT Older Adults
Manuel
Ocasio
The embodiment of the minority stress model: Differences
in allostatic load among LGB- and heterosexual-identified
individuals
Kristen
Porter
Sexual Orientation Differences in Depression Among Older
HIV+ Men
Julia
Puckett
Brian Rood
Cristiano
Scandurra
The Role of Minority Stress as a Mediator of the
Relationship Between Gender Expression and Mental
Health
The impact of discrimination and transitioning on mental
health in the transgender population
Adult attachment and internalized stigma in transgender
adults: preliminary analysis.
Cheng-Shi
Shiu
Disparities in Healthcare Utilization
Erin Singer
Natural Mentors in the Lives of Sexual Minority Youth
Care and Service Needs of Older Adults
at Congregate Meal Sites
(Massachusetts, 2011-2012)
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Surveys (NHANES) (United
States, 2005-2010)
GMHC: Caregiving and Service Needs of
Older People Living with HIV (New
York, 2008)
Gender Expression and Minority Stress
Levitt Lab (United States, 2006-2007)
Virginia Transgender Health Initiative
Study (THIS) (Virginia, 2005-2006)
Transgender Internalized Stigma Study
(Italy, 2011)
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES) (United
States, 2000-2010)
National Longitudinal Study of
Adolescent Health (Add Health) (United
States, Wave I 1994-1995 and Wave III
2001-2002)
Ryan
Watson
The role of protective factors that intervene in different
forms of victimization and the impact on self-mutilation
behaviors for LGBT youth
Sexual Orientation and Co-occurring Psychosocial Health
Christopher
Problems among Male College Students in the United
Wheldon
States
Summer Institute 2011 Independent Projects
Participant Project Title
Edward
Relationship between PTSD Symptoms and Event Type
Alessi
among Heterosexuals and Lesbian, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
Robert
Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Adult Support Among Sexual
Coulter
Minority High School Students
The Origins of Mental Health Disparities in Sexual
Nicholas
Minorities: Connecting Latent Structure, Liabilities,
Eaton
Discrimination, and Harassment
Shandu
Lifetime Attempted Suicide Among Trans and Gender
Foster
Non‐Conforming Persons: Race/Ethnicity and Passing
Kristi
Health Disparities by Sexual Orientation among High School
Gamarel
Youth
Eric
Perceived Discrimination and Health Among Transgender
Grollman
and Gender Non-Conforming Adults
Tristan
Gender Identity, Hormones, Surgery & Hardship: Impact on
Guarini
Transgender Quality of Life
Luis
A MixT Bag of Discrimination: School-Based Discrimination
Gutierrezamong Multiracial Trans People
Mock
Ning Hsieh
Alexa
MartinStorey
Larissa
McGarrity
Tonia
Poteat
Amee
Schwitters
Mieke
Thomeer
Hale
Thompson
Nicole
VanKim
Mark
Williams
SOGI-Q: LGBT Suicide Study (Tucson,
San Francisco, and New York City,
2012-2016)
American College Health Association
National College Health Assessment
(United States)
Dataset Name (Location & Year)
Project STRIDE (New York 2004-2005)
MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey
(Massachusetts 2011)
National Epidemiologic Survey on
Alcohol and Related Conditions (United
States 2004-2005)
National Transgender Discrimination
Survey (United States 2010)
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (New York
2009)
National Transgender Discrimination
Survey (United States 2010)
National Transgender Discrimination
Survey (United States 2010)
National Transgender Discrimination
Survey (United States 2010)
Sexual Orientation, Social Support, and Mental Health
among the Middle-aged US Population
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey III (United States
2003-2008)
Intimate Partner Violence in the Youth Risk Behavior Study
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
(Massachusetts 2005-2009)
Context Matters: The Role of Felt Stigma in the
Discrimination-Mental Health Association
Gay and Bisexual Utah Survey of Men
(Utah 2009)
National Transgender Discrimination
Discrimination and Health: Findings from the NTDS
Survey (United States 2010)
Mental Health, Sexual Risk, and Depression among MSM in Men’s Sexual Health Survey (Montana
Montana
2010)
Sexual Orientation and Self-rated Health: The Importance of General Social Survey (United States
Age, Gender, and Socio-economic Status
1988-2010)
Quality of Life Measurements in Transgender Research:
Transgender Women Empowering and
Respondent Driven Sampling and Confirmatory Factor
Advancing Community Health (San
Analyses in the TEACH Study
Francisco)
Examining Weight and Weight-related Behaviors among
College Student Health Survey
Students at 2-year and 4-year Colleges by Sexual Identity
(Minnesota 2007-2011 )
Homo-negativity & the Mental Health of LGBT Youth
QVoices (Washington)
Michelle
Williams
The Impact of Mental Health Issues on the Academic
Performance of LGBT Students at Historically Black Colleges
and Universities
Summer Institute 2010 Independent Projects
Participant Project Title
Judith
Trauma and Physical Health Among Sexual Minority
Andersen
Women
Deconstructing a disparity: Associations of violence and
John
discrimination with smoking among sexual minority young
Blosnich
adults
Dawn
Female Sexual Minority Youth: Bisexual Identity and
Comeau
Behavior
Grant
Farmer
Cardiovascular Disease in Sexual Minority Men: A New
Broken Hearts Club?
Blair
Glennon
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals:A Study of
Depression and Emotional Support
Jeremy
Grey
Advertised Sex Role Preference and Odds of Unprotected
Anal Intercourse During Last Sexual Encounter
State variation in medicaid and receipt of HAARTState
Andrew
Variation in Medicaid and Receipt of Highly Active
Hart
Retroviral Therapy: Aligning Public Policy with the National
HIV/AIDS Strategy
Timmy
Who's Supporting Gay Rights? Predictors of favorable
Huynh
attitudes towards homosexuality
Jennifer
Sexual Minority Women, Functional Clusters, Health
Jabson
Behaviors and Chronic Disease
Derrick
Operational definitions of sexual orientation and health
Matthews disparities among adolescent males
Ethan
Meeting at the Crossroads: Race, Sexual Orientation, Sexual
Mereish
Minority Stress, and Substance Abuse
Heterogeneity of sexual risk among black, white, and
Sarah Reed
hispanic young sexual minority females
Justin
Smith
Linkage and Retention in HIV Care for Sexual Minority
Patients
Chongyi
Wei
Leah
Williams
Eva
Woodward
Correlates of HIV testing behaviors in men who have sex
with men in Jinan, China
The association between weight perception and sexual risk
behaviors among female adolescents
Differences between considering and attempting suicide in
an "unsure" sexual minority sample
National College Health Assessment II
(2009)
Dataset Name (Location & Year)
Chicago Health and Life Experiences of
Women (Chicago 2001-2004)
National College Health Assessment
(United States 2008-2009)
Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior
Survey (Massachusetts 2003-2007)
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (United States
2005-2008)
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (United States
2007-2008)
SILAS (United States 2008)
Multiple secondary sources
American National Election Study
(United States 2008)
National Social Life, Health and Aging
Project (United States 2005-2006)
Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior
Survey (Massachusetts 2003-2007)
Fenway Core Data Project (Boston 20012002)
Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior
Survey (Massachusetts 2003-2007)
Positive Connections (Boston, Seattle,
Washington DC, and Portland 20032006)
Behavioral Surveillance Data (Jinan,
China 2008)
Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior
Survey (Massachusetts 2003-2007)
Fenway Core Data Project (Boston 20012002)