The Queer Inclusion, Equity, Health, & Rights (QuIEHR) working group comprises Drexel community members and community partners engaging in research, education, training, practice, and advocacy related to public health, medicine, human rights, and social inclusion for sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. Please join the QuIEHR Working Group at the Dornsife School of Public health on Thursday, March 16th from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm EST for the 1st annual Symposium on Action for Sexual and Gender Minority Health. The hybrid Symposium invites participants to learn about the biopsychosocial determinants of sexual and gender minority (SGM) health. Panelists bring expertise in SGM aging, cardiovascular health, intersectional stigma, mental health, and minority stress.
March 16, 2023
Keynote Address (Asynchronous Viewing)
Dr. Kyle Knight, Human Rights Watch
Panel 1: BARRIERS TO INCLUSION IN SPORTS POLICY AND PRACTICE; 10 - 11 am EST (Zoom)
- Dr. Casper Voyles (he/him), PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy, Hamline University
- Dr. Leeja Carter (she/her), PhD, Associate Professor of Instruction, Temple University
- Shane Diamond (he/him), Gender Equity Consultant focusing on transgender inclusion, Changing the Game
- Moderator: Dr. Luis Valdez (they/them), PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
Panel 2: QUEER RESILIENCE IN THE "DON'T SAY GAY"/DOBBS ERA; 1 - 2 pm EST (Zoom)
- Dr. Emma Carpenter (she/her), PhD, MSW, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Dr. Kellan Baker (he/him), PhD, MPH, MA, Whitman-Walker Institute
- Dr. Martez Smith (he/him), PhD(c), LMSW, University of Rochester
- Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Hernandez (she/her), Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University