LGBTQ+ Pride is important to Public Health
It’s June, y’all… HAPPY PRIDE! This month we’re celebrating Pride, the LGBQTQ+ community, and our lab of amazing LGBTQ+ and allied health researchers. One of the main Pride events is kicking off in Columbus, Ohio this week, so we thought…
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…
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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…
NIH Loan Repayment Program 2021
I want to encourage all postdoc and junior faculty with substantial student loan debt to apply for this cycle of the National Institute’s of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program (LRP). Full disclosure: I applied for the NIH LRP in November…
Study reveals disparities in quality of life and health behaviors among lesbian and bisexual women surviving cancer
In 2020, I was lucky to collaborate with Dr. Megan Hutchcraft, clinical fellow in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Using National Health Interview Survey data, we investigated sexual orientation differences in health-related quality of life…
Sexual minority women’s health study featured in BMC Public Health
Our recently published study, Sexual orientation disparities in food insecurity and food assistance use in U.S. adult women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2014, was featured today in the BMC Series blog. Documenting food security disparities among sexual minority…