LGBTQ Research
At Augusta University, we’re also joining in conversations both nationally and regionally about how to improve LGBTQ health equality. Our research in this area will drive changes both in Augusta and beyond on how to better serve the health care needs of the LGBTQ community.
Our recent publications
Theisen, J.G., Sundaram, V., Filchak, M.S., Chorich, L.P., Sullivan, M.E., Knight, J., Kim, H., Layman, L.C. (2019). The Use of Whole Exome Sequencing in a Cohort of Transgender Individuals to Identify Rare Genetic Variants. Scientific Reports. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-53500-y
Stepleman, L.M., Yohannan, J., Scott, S.M., Titus, L., Walker, J., Lopez, E. L., Wooten-Smith, L., Rossi, A., Toomey, T., Eldrige, E.D. (2018).
Health Needs and Experiences of a LGBT Population in Georgia and South Carolina. Journal of Homosexuality. doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2018.1490573
Drescher, C. F., Eldridge, E.D., Wood, E., Rossi, A. L., & Stepleman, L. M. (2018)
Implementing an LGBTQ Training for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Facilitators, Georgia Educational Researcher: Vol. 15 : Iss. 1 , Article 4. DOI: 10.20429/ger.2018.15104
Griffin, J.A., Drescher, C.F., Eldridge, E.D., Rossi, A., Loew, M.M., & Stepleman, L.M. (2018).
Predictors of anxiety among sexual minority individuals in the Southern US. Journal of Orthopsychiatry. DOI: 10.1037/ort0000363
DeFoor, M. T., Stepleman, L. M., & Mann, P. C. (2018).
Improving Wellness for LGB Collegiate Student-Athletes Through Sports Medicine: A Narrative Review
Sports medicine-open, 4 (48). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-018-0163-y
Bidell, M., & Stepleman, L. M. (2017).
An interdisciplinary approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clinical competence, professional training, and ethical care: Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(10). doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1321360