LGBTQ+ Health
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Madina Agénor, Sc.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests: Cancer prevention, gender and sexuality, patient-provider interactions, health disparities and health equity, intersectionality, LGBTQ+ health, reproductive health, sexual health, social epidemiology, stigma and discrimination -
William Goedel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, People, Place and Health CollectiveResearch Interests: Social epidemiology, opioids and substance use, LGBTQ+ health, HIV, health equity -
Jaclyn White Hughto, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: Drivers of health inequity, impact of stigma on the health of sexual and gender minority populations, people who use drugs, and those living with HIV -
Amy Nunn, Sc.D.
Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and of Medicine, Executive Director, RI Public Health Institute, Executive Director, Open Door HealthResearch Interests: LGBTQ+ Health, applied public health research, health equity, racial disparities, HIV / AIDS
Our experts in the News
“Every country, whether they have a case or not, is stepping up to do the things that are necessary for containment: vaccinating populations at risk, making testing widely available, investing in therapeutics,” says William Goedel, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at the Brown University School of Public Health
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology William Goedel offered commentary on how state and city governments are trying to spread awareness of monkeypox while avoiding stigmas.
“A lot of people have been asking about vaccine hesitancy, because of COVID, and that’s not what we’re seeing at all,” Amy Nunn told 12 News. “We’re seeing unprecedented demand for this service.”
Despite astronomical suicide attempt rates among the trans community, a slew of anti-trans legislation has been proposed across the US. Researchers, including Professor Jackie White Hughto, say that banning gender-affirming medical care for kids and teens will have dire consequences.