T32 in Cancer Prevention & Control Seeking Postdocs – Apply in LGBTQ Tobacco Regulatory Science!
The OSUCCC-James T32 in Cancer Prevention & Control is currently accepting Postdoc applications! The OSUCCC-James T32 Training Program (Columbus, OH) focuses on cancer prevention, ranging from cancer risk and epidemiology (including tobacco) to health outcomes. The program covers the full…
Op-Ed Published in The Columbus Dispatch
For those who know Joanne, know her research is extremely close to home. As a member of and passionate advocate for the LGBTQ community, as well as a former smoker and current tobacco-researcher, Joanne shares her experience using menthol cigarettes…
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Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer (LBQ+) women and non-binary people assigned female at birth (NB people AFAB) are more likely than their heterosexual peers to smoke. and use e-cigarettes. One explanation is that for over 20 years, the tobacco industry has…
What makes an LGBTQ+ inclusive campus?
Excerpted from PS LGBTQ Health Equity. Today, I am celebrating because I work at an institution that is positively contributing to the health, wellbeing, and education of LGBTQ+ people. The Ohio State University was selected as one of 40 institutions nationwide…
In Memoriam: Honoring LGBTQ Cancer Health Equity Scientist, Dr. Deborah Bowen
On August 20, 2022, the world lost an excellent scientist and human, Dr. Deborah Bowen. Deb was a Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington, but we first crossed paths at Boston University School of Public Health…
Town Hall Talk: Flavored Tobacco Use in LGBTQ Communities
Hi all! I was recently invited to join in a Town Hall Talk on Flavored Tobacco Use among LGBTQ communities hosted by the LGBT Cancer Network and Equitas Health Institute. My colleagues Gabe Glissmeyer (LGBT Tobacco Network), Julia Applegate (Equitas…
Proposed House Bill 616 threatens LGBTQ health in Ohio
Ohio’s House Bill 616 states that no public school, community school or private school that accepts vouchers shall “teach, use, or provide any curriculum or instructional materials on sexual orientation or gender identity” in kindergarten through third grade. And older kids can’t…