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, April 11th from 11:30am to 5:45 pm EST for the 2nd 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.
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The symposium is open to the Drexel community and the Public. Registration is required. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees and a reception will follow the keynote. In-person attendees who would like to reserve a lunch should register no later than Friday, April 5th. 

Those who cannot attend for the full day are welcome to join us from 3:30 – 4:30 pm EST to hear the keynote speech. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Lauren Beach, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences and Department of Preventive Medicine in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
APRIL 11, 2024
Welcome: 11:30-11:45 am EST (Nesbitt 132 and Zoom)
Dr. Stephanie Hernandez, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
Panel 1: 11:45 am - 12:45 pm EST (Nesbitt 132 and Zoom)
  • Nathaniel Tran (they/he), PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University
    • ​"Aging In Isolation: Sexual Orientation Differences in Navigating Cognitive Decline"
  • Dr. Harry Barbee (they/them), Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society,​ Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
    • ​"Subjective Aging and Health among Middle-Age and Older LGBTQ+ Adults"
  • Dr. Ado Rivera (he/him/his), Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kaiser Permanente
    • ​"Exploring the Weathering Hypothesis in Sexual Minority Adults: An Analysis of the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Aging Cohort"
  • Moderator: Dr. Agus Surachman (he/him), Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
Panel 2: 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST (Nesbitt 132 and Zoom)
  • Dr. Aura Ankita Mishra (she/her), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of​ Humanities and Social Sciences, North Carolina State University
    • "​Life-course Victimization, Inflammation, and Intersectional Identities"
  • Dr. Casey Xavier Hall (he/him), Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Florida State University
    • ​​"Using latent class analysis to examine the impact of intersectional discrimination on mental health in two samples."
  • Dr. Eric Layland (he/they), Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Education & Human Development, University of Delaware​
    • ​"LGBTQIA+ Socialization as a Communal Developmental Process: Identifying Actions for Positively Influencing LGBTQIA+ Young People"
  • Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Hernandez (she/her), Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
Lunch (or break): 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm EST (Nesbitt 540)
Keynote: 3:30 - 4:30 pm EST (Nesbitt 132 and Zoom)
Dr. Lauren Beach (they/them), Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences and Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University 
  • "Public Health As Praxis: The LGBTQIA+ Health Imperative"
Closing Remarks: 4:30 - 4:40 pm EST (Nesbitt 132 and Zoom)
Reception: 4:45 - 5:45 pm EST (Nesbitt Lobby)