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Our Research Lab

We are a team of community members, public health nurses, researchers, and clinicians focused on supporting the health and resilience of the LGBTQI+ community.

Our research activities focus in at the intersection of LGBTQI+ life and discrimination and victimization survivorship. Specifically, we work with LGBTQI+ community members to identify predictors of health and develop interventions to improve healthcare delivery to the LGBTQI+ community and improve health outcomes among LGBTQI+ individuals. For more details, please check out our Research tab above.

 COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD 

#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs All our research activities are guided by the thoughtful oversight of our Community Advisory Board. Board members fluctuate based on the populations being served in our active research.

 

Currently we are working closely with Black transgender women to create an intervention to improve mental health among community members who have experienced discrimination or victimization.

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KISHA ALLURE, (She/Her); CASA RUBY

Board Chair

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CHLOE JORDAN, (She/Her)

Board Member

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TERESA JACKSON, (She/Her)

Board Member

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TRACEY ALSTON, (She/Her)

Board Member

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JEY'NCE POINDEXTER, (She/Her)

Board Member

 RESEARCH TEAM 

Our team is ever expanding – please let us know if you are interested in joining our team!

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Athena Sherman

Lead Researcher

Assistant Professor

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of nursing, Emory University

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Monique S. Balthazar

Collaborative Researcher

Assistant Professor

Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University

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Dr. Jason Schneider

Collaborative Researcher

Grady Gender Center

Associate Professor 

School of Medicine, Emory University

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Meredith Klepper

Lead Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Student

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

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Carissa Lawrence

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Student

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

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Sara Kebede

Graduate Research Assistant

Medical Student

School of Medicine, Emory University

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Lucia Roderique

Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate Student

Nell Hodgson Woodruff

School of Nursing, Emory University

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Andrew Maddox

Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate Student

Nell Hodgson Woodruff

School of Nursing, Emory University

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Zoe Starry (They, She)

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Emory University

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Alexandra Martinez (She, Her, Hers)

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Emory University

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McKenzie Hann (She/Her)

Undergraduate Research Assistant

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Meghan Hiryak

Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate Student

Nell Hodgson Woodruff

School of Nursing, Emory University

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Ashley Lombres

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Undergraduate Student

Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University 

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Sierra Talbert

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Emory University

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Zaid Sarmad

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Emory University

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