CURRICULUM VITAE
JOHN R. BLOSNICH
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Email: [email protected] Business Address: University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Montgomery Ross Fisher Building 669 W 34th Street Los Angeles, CA 90089
EDUCATION AND TRAINING Undergraduate 1997-2001 West Virginia University BA English
Graduate 2005-2006 West Virginia University Certificate Healthcare Administration 2005-2007 West Virginia University MPH Public Health 2010 Fenway Institute & Boston University Summer Certificate LGBT Health Institute 2007-2011 West Virginia University PhD Public Health Sciences
Postgraduate 2011-2013 University of Rochester Fellow Suicide Prevention 2013-2015 Department of Veterans Affairs Fellow Health Services Research
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS Academic Appointments and Affiliations 2013-2015 Adjunct Senior Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2014-2017 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2016-2019 Affiliate Faculty, Injury Control Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2017-2019 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2017-2019 Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2020-present Assistant Professor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Non-Academic Appointments 2015-2016 Consulting Scientist, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, New York, NY
2015-present Research Health Scientist, Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA Blosnich, John R. Curriculum Vitae April 2021 Page 2
2018-present Research Affiliate, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on Homelessness among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (* denotes mentee) 1. Barnett, E., Anderson, T., Blosnich, J.R., Halverson, J., & Novak, J. (2005). Promoting cardiovascular health: From individual goals to social environment change. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29(5, Suppl. 2), 107-12. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2005.07.036
2. Blosnich, J.R. & Kershner, R. (2009). Teaching violence prevention: How much does bullying weigh? American Journal of Health Education, 40(6), 341-5. doi:10.1080/19325037.2009.10599112
3. Blosnich, J.R. & Bossarte, R. (2009). Comparisons of intimate partner violence (IPV) among partners in same-sex and opposite-sex relationships in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 99(12), 2182-4. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.139535
4. Blosnich, J.R., Jarrett, T., & Horn, K. (2010). Disparities in smoking and acute respiratory illnesses among sexual minority young adults. Lung, 188(5), 401-7. doi:10.1007/s00408-010-9244-5
5. Blosnich, J.R. & Bossarte, R. (2011). Low-level violence in schools: Is there an association between school safety measures and peer victimization? Journal of School Health, 81(2), 111-7. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00567.x
6. Blosnich, J.R., Jarrett, T., & Horn, K. (2011). Racial and ethnic differences in current use of cigarettes, cigars, and hookahs among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) young adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 13(6), 487-491. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntq261
7. Blosnich, J.R. & Horn, K. (2011). Associations of discrimination and violence with smoking among young adults: Within-group differences by gender and sexual orientation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 13(12), 1284-95. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr183
8. Jarrett, T., Blosnich, J.R., Tworek, C., & Horn, K. (2012). Hookah Use among U.S. College Students: Results from the National College Health Assessment II. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 14(10), 1145- 53. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts003
9. Blosnich, J.R. & Bossarte, R. (2012). Drivers of disparity: Differences in socially-based risk factors of suicidal behavior among sexual minority college students. Journal of American College Health, 60(2), 141-149. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2011.623332
10. Blosnich, J.R., Bossarte, R., & Silenzio, V. (2012). Suicidal ideation among sexual minority veterans: Results from the 2005-2010 Massachusetts BRFSS. American Journal of Public Health,102(S1), S45-7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300565
11. Branstetter, S.A., Blosnich, J.R., Dino, G., Nolan, J., Horn, K. (2012). Gender differences in cigarette smoking, social correlates and cessation among adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 37(6), 739-742. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.02.007
12. Lee, J.G.L., Blosnich, J.R., & Melvin, C.L. (2012). Up in smoke: Vanishing evidence of tobacco disparities in the Institute of Medicine’s report on sexual and gender minority health. American Journal of Public Health, 102(11), 2041-2043. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300746
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13. Jabson, J. & Blosnich, J.R. (2012). Representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual people in cancer clinical trials. Annals of Epidemiology, 22(11), 821-823. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.08.006
14. Blosnich, J.R., Lee, J.G.L., & Horn, K. (2013). A systematic review of the aetiology of tobacco disparities for sexual minorities. Tobacco Control, 22, 66-73. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050181
15. Blosnich, J.R. & Bossarte, R. (2013). Suicide acceptability among U.S. Veterans with active duty experience: Results from the 2010 General Social Survey. Archives of Suicide Research, 17(1), 52-57. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2013.748415
16. Blosnich, J.R., Bossarte, R., Silver, E., & Silenzio, V. (2013). Health care utilization and health indicators among a national sample of U.S. veterans in same-sex partnerships. Military Medicine, 178(2), 207-212. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00325
17. Andersen, J. & Blosnich J.R. (2013). Disparities in adverse childhood events among sexual minority and heterosexual adults: Results From a multi-state probability-based sample. PLOS-ONE, 8(1), e54691. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054691
18. Blosnich, J.R., Lee, J.G.L, Bossarte, R., & Silenzio, V. (2013). Asthma disparities and within-group differences in a national, probability sample of same-sex partnered adults. American Journal of Public Health, 103(9), e83-e87. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301217
19. Bossarte, R., Blosnich, J.R., Piegari, R.I., Hill, L.L, & Cane, V. (2013). Housing instability and mental distress among veterans. American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2), 213-216. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301277
20. Blosnich, J.R., Foynes, M.M., & Shipherd, J.C. (2013). Health disparities among sexual minority women veterans. Journal of Women’s Health, 22(7), 631-6. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4214
21. Blosnich, J.R. & Silenzio, V. (2013). Physical health indicators among lesbian, gay, and bisexual U.S. veterans. Annals of Epidemiology, 23(7), 448-51. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.04.009
22. Zou, C., Andersen, J., & Blosnich, J.R. (2013). The Association between Bullying and Physical Health among Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Individuals. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 19(6), 356-365. doi: 10.1177/1078390313510739
23. Blosnich, J.R., Brown, G.R., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M., Piegari, R.I., & Bossarte, R. (2013). Prevalence of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and suicide risk among transgender veterans utilizing Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care. American Journal of Public Health, 103(10), e27-32. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301507
24. Matthews, D.D., Blosnich, J.R., Farmer, G.W., Adams, B. (2014). Operational definitions of sexual orientation and estimates of adolescent health risk behaviors. LGBT Health, 1(P), 16-21. doi:10.1089/lgbt.2013.0002
25. Lee, J.G.L, Agnew-Brune, C., Clapp, J., & Blosnich, J.R. (2014). Out smoking on the big screen: Tobacco use in LGBT movies, 2000-2011. Tobacco Control, 23(e2), e156-e158. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051288
26. Lytle, M.C, Blosnich, J.R., & DeLuca, S. (2014). The Influence of Intersecting Identities with Self-Harm, Suicidal Behaviors, and Depression among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals. Suicide and Life-
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Threatening Behavior, 44(4), 384-391.
27. Blosnich, J.R., Farmer, G.W., Lee, J.G.L., Silenzio, V.M.B., & Bowen, D. (2014). Health inequalities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual U.S. adults: Evidence from 10 states, 2010. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 46(4), 337-49. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.11.010
28. Blosnich, J.R., Gordon, A.J., & Bossarte, R.M. (2014). Suicidal ideation among adults with military service history: Results from 5 U.S. states, 2010. American Journal of Public Health, 104(S4), S595- S602.
29. Blosnich, J.R., Dichter, M.E., Cerulli, C., Batten, S.V., & Bossarte, R.M. (2014). Disparities in Adverse Childhood Experiences among Individuals with a History of Military Service. JAMA Psychiatry, 71(9), 1041-1048.
30. Blosnich, J.R., Mays, V.M., & Cochran, S.D. (2014). Suicidality among veterans: Implications of sexual minority status. American Journal of Public Health, 104(S4), S535-S537.
31. Kauth, M., Shipherd, J.C., Lindsay, J., Blosnich, J.R., Brown, G.R., Jones, K.T. (2014). Access to care among transgender veterans, 2006-2013. American Journal of Public Health, 104(S4), S532-S534.
32. Blosnich, J.R., Brown, G.R., Wojcio, S., Jones, K.T., & Bossarte, R.M. (2014). Mortality among Veterans with Transgender-related Diagnoses in the Veterans Health Administration, FY2000-2009. LGBT Health, 1(4), 269-276.
33. Blosnich, J.R., & Andersen, J.P. (2015). Thursday's child: The role of adverse childhood experiences in explaining mental health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual U.S. adults. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(2), 335-338.
34. Blosnich, J.R., Kopacz, M.S., McCarten, J., & Bossarte, R.M. (2015). Mental health and self-directed violence among student service members/veterans in postsecondary education. Journal of American College Health, 63(7), 418-426.
35. Ortiz, K.S., Duncan, D.T., Blosnich, J.R., Salloum, R.G., & Battle, J. (2015). Smoking among sexual minorities: Are there racial differences? Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
36. Lytle, M.C., De Luca, S.M., Blosnich, J.R., & Brownson, C. (2015). Associations of racial/ethnic identities and religious affiliation with suicidal ideation among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning individuals. Journal of Affective Disorders, 178(1), 39-45.
37. Andersen, J.P., Zou, C., & Blosnich, J.R. (2015). Multiple early victimization experiences as a pathway to explain physical health disparities among sexual minority and heterosexual individuals. Social Science & Medicine, 133, 111-119.
38. Kamen, C., Blosnich, J.R., Lytle, M., Janelsins, M.C., Peppone, L.J., & Mustian, K.M. (2015). Cigarette smoking disparities among sexual minority cancer survivors. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2, 283-286.
39. McCauley, H.L., Blosnich, J.R., & Dichter, M.E. (2015). Comparing adverse childhood experiences and adult health outcomes among veteran and non-veteran women. Journal of Women’s Health, 24(9). 723- 729.
40. Blosnich, J.R., Gordon, A.J., & Fine, M.J. (2015). Associations of sexual and gender minority status
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with health indicators, health risk factors, and social stressors in a national sample of young adults with military experience. Annals of Epidemiology, 25(9), 661-667.
41. Coulter, R.W.S., Blosnich, J.R., Bukowski, L.A., Herrick, A.L., Siconolfi, D.E., & Stall, R.D. (2015). Differences in alcohol use and alcohol-related problems between transgender- and nontransgender- identified young adults drug and alcohol dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 154, 251-259.
42. Farmer, G.W., Blosnich, J.R., Jabson, J.M., & Matthews, D.D. (2015). Gay Acres: Rural and non-rural differences in health indicators among sexual minority individuals. The Journal of Rural Health, 32(3), 321-331.
43. Blosnich, J.R., Nasuti, L., Mays, V.M., & Cochran, S.D. (2016). Suicidality and sexual orientation: Characteristics of symptom severity, disclosure, and timing across the life course. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(1), 69-78.
44. Blosnich, J.R., Marsiglio, M.C., Gao, S., Gordon, A.J., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M., Brown, G.R., & Fine, M.J. (2016). Mental health of transgender veterans in US states with and without discrimination and hate crime legal protection. American Journal of Public Health, 106(3), 534-540.
45. De Luca, S.M., Blosnich, J.R., Hentschel, E., King, E., & Amen, S.K. (2016). Mental health care utilization: How race, ethnicity, and veterans status are associated with seeking help. Community Mental Health Journal, 52(2), 174-179. doi: 10.1007/s10597-015-9964-3
46. Blosnich, J.R., Hanmer, J., Lan, Y., Matthews, D.D., Kavalieratos, D. (2016). Health care use, health behaviors, and medical conditions among individuals in same-sex and opposite-sex partnerships: A cross-sectional observational analysis of the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS), 2003-2011. Medical Care, 54(6), 547-554. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000529
47. Lytle, M.C., Kamen, C., & Blosnich, J.R. (2016). The association of multiple identities with self-directed violence and depression among transgender Individuals. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 46(5), 535-544.
48. Blosnich, J.R., Brenner, L.A., Bossarte, R.M. (2016). Population mental health among US military veterans: Results of the Veterans Health Module of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011-2012. Annals of Epidemiology, 26(8), 592-596.
49. Stall, R., Matthews, D.D., Friedman, M.R., Kinsky, S., Egan, J.E., Coulter, R.W.S., Blosnich, J.R., Markovic, N. (2016). The continuing development of health disparities research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. American Journal of Public Health, 106(5), 787-789.
50. Blosnich, J.R., Marsiglio, M.C., Dichter, M., Gao, S., Gordon, A.J., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Brown, G.R., Fine, M.J. (2017). Impact of social determinants of health on medical conditions among transgender veterans. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 52(4), 491-498.
51. Mitchell, M., Blosnich, J.R., Gordon, A.J., Broyles, L.M. (2017). Associations of Military Experience with Consequences of Alcohol Use among College Students. Military Psychology, 29(3), 234-243.
52. Coulter, R.W.S, Mair, C., Miller, E., Blosnich, J.R., Matthews, D.D., McCauley, H.L. (2017). Prevalence of past-year sexual assault victimization among undergraduate students: Exploring differences by and intersections of gender identity, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity. Prevention Science, 18(6), 726-736.
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53. Blosnich, J.R. (2017). Sexual orientation differences in satisfaction with health care: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2014. LGBT Health, 4(3), 227-231.
54. Blosnich, J.R., Lehavot, K., Glass, J.E., Williams, E.C. (2017). Differences in alcohol use and alcohol- related health care among transgender and non-transgender adults: Findings in from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78(6), 861-866.
55. Riley, N.C., Blosnich, J.R., Bear, T.L., Reisner, S.L. (2017). Vocal timbre and the classification of respondent sex in US phone-based surveys. American Journal of Public Health, 107(8), 1290-4.
56. Ruben, M., Blosnich, J.R., Dichter, M.E., Luscri, L., Shipherd, J.C. (2017). Will Veterans Answer Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions? Medical Care, 55(S2), S85-89.
57. Bukowski, L.A., Blosnich, J.R., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Brown, G.R., & Gordon, A.J. (2017). Exploring rural disparities in medical diagnoses among veterans with transgender-related diagnoses utilizing Veterans Health Administration Care. Medical Care, 55(S2), S97-103.
58. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R.M. (2017). Pre-military trauma as a correlate of suicidal ideation among veterans. Psychiatric Services, 68(8), 755.
59. Kauth, M.R., Blosnich, J.R., Marra, J., Keig, Z., & Shipherd, J.C. (2017). Transgender health care in the US Military and Veterans Health Administration facilities. Current Sexual Health Reports, 9(3), 121-127.
60. Lehavot, K. Blosnich, J.R., Glass, J.E., Williams, E.C. (2017). Alcohol use and receipt of alcohol screening and brief intervention in a representative sample of sexual minority and heterosexual adults receiving health care. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 179, 240-6.
61. Blosnich, J.R., Lytle, M.C., Coulter, R.W.S, & Whitfield, D.L. (2018). Suicide acceptability and sexual orientation among a nationally representative sample of US adults: Results from the General Social Survey 2008-2014. Archives of Suicide Research, 22(4), 542-554.
62. Tucker, R.P., Testa, R.J., Simpson, T.L., Shipherd, J.C., Blosnich, J.R., & Lehavot, K. (2018). Hormone therapy, gender affirmation surgery, and their association with recent suicidal ideation and depression symptoms in transgender veterans. Psychological Medicine, 48(14), 2329-2336.
63. Lytle, M.C., Blosnich, J.R., De Luca, S.M., Brownson, C. (2018). Association of religiosity with sexual minority suicide ideation and attempt. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(5), 644-651.
64. Blosnich, J.R., Cashy, J., Gordon, A.J., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Brown, G.R., Fine. M.J. (2018). Using clinician text notes in electronic medical record data to validate transgender-related diagnosis codes. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 25(7), 905-908.
65. Williams, E., McGinnis K.A., Bobb, J.F., Rubinsky, A.D., Lapham, G.T., Skanderson, M., Catz, S.L., Bensley, K.M., Richards, J.E., Bryant, K.J., Edelman, E.J., Satre, D.D., Marshall, B.D., Kraemer, K.L., Blosnich, J.R., Crystal, S., Gordon, A.J., Fiellin, D.A., Justice, A.C., Bradley, K.A. (2018). Changes in alcohol use associated with changes in HIV disease severity over time: A national longitudinal study in the Veterans Aging Cohort. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 189, 21-29.
66. Downing, J., Conron, K., Herman, J., Blosnich, J.R. (2018). Transgender US veterans experience few health differences compared to cisgender veterans. Health Affairs, 37(7), 1160-8.
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67. Bachrach, R.L., Blosnich, J.R., Williams, E.W. (2018). Alcohol screening and brief intervention in a representative sample of veterans receiving primary care services. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 95, 18-25.
68. Blosnich, J.R., Cassese, E.C., Friedman, M.R., Coulter, R.W.S., Sang, J.M., Matthews, D.D., Mair, C. (2019). Religious freedom restoration acts and sexual minority population health. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(6), 675-681.
69. Blosnich, J.R., Rodriguez, K.L., Hruska, K.L., Kavalieratos, D., Gordon, A.J., Matza, A., Mejia, S.M., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R. (2019). Utilization of the Veterans Affairs’ transgender e-consultation program by health care providers: Mixed-methods study. JMIR Medical Informatics, 7(1):e11695.
70. Haas, A.P., Lane, A.D., Blosnich, J.R., Butcher, B.A., Mortali, M.G. (2019). Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity information at death. American Journal of Public Health, 109(2), 255-259.
71. Blosnich, J.R., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R. (2019). Are there differences in anti-gay beliefs among US veterans and non-veterans? Results from the General Social Survey. Journal of Homosexuality, 2(1), 1- 11.
72. Henderson, E.R., Jabson, J., Russomanno, J., Blosnich, J.R. (2019). Housing and food stress among transgender adults in the United States. Annals of Epidemiology, 38, 42-47.
73. Clark, K.A., Blosnich, J.R., Coulter, R.W.S., Bamwine, P., Bossarte, R.M., Cochran, S.D. (2019). Sexual orientation differences in gun ownership and beliefs about gun safety policy, General Social Survey 2010-2016. Violence and Gender.
74. Henderson, E.R., Blosnich, J.R., Herman, J.L., Meyer, I.H. (2019). Considerations on sampling in transgender health disparities research. LGBT Health, 6(6), 267-270.
75. Carter, S.P., Henderson, E.R., Ketterer, B., Dichter, M.E., Gordon, A.J., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Montgomery, A.E., Blosnich, J.R. (2019). Characterizing housing instability among transgender veterans utilizing health care in the Veterans Health Administration, 2013-2016. American Journal of Public Health, 109(10), 1413-8.
76. Ogden, S.N., Scheffey, K.L., Blosnich, J.R., Dichter, M.E. (2020). “Do I feel safe revealing this information to you?”: Patient perspectives on disclosing sexual orientation and gender identity in healthcare. Journal of American College Health, 68(6), 617-623.
77. Blosnich, J.R., Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Gordon, A.J., Kavalieratos, D., Taylor, L., Ketterer, B., Bossarte, R.M. (2020). Social determinants and military Veterans’ suicide ideation and attempt: A cross- sectional analysis of electronic health record data. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(6), 1759- 1767.
78. Montgomery, A.E., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Harris, K.W., & Blosnich, J.R. (2020). Use of Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs among transgender and non-transgender Veterans experiencing self-reported housing instability. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 31(2), 909-919.
79. Blosnich, J.R., Rodriguez, K.L, Hruska, K.L., Klima, G.J., Vazzano, J.K., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Montgomery, A.E. (2020). “Get people out of bad situations sooner”: Exploring transgender and cisgender veterans’ experiences using permanent supportive housing. Housing and Society, 47(2), 103-
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80. Riggs, K.R., Hoge, A.E., DeRussy, A.J., Montgomery, A.E., Holmes, S.K., Austin, E.L., Pollio, D.E., Kim, Y., Varley, A.L., Gelberg, L., Gabrielian, S.E., Blosnich, J.R., Merlin, J., Gundlapalli, A.V., Jones, A.L., Gordon, A.J., Kertesz, S.G. (2020). Prevalence of Non-Fatal Overdose among Homeless-Experienced Veterans. JAMA Network Open,3(3), e201190.
81. Blosnich, J.R., Henderson, E.R., Coulter, R.W.S., Goldbach, J.T., Meyer, I.H. (2020). Sexual orientation change efforts, adverse childhood experiences, and suicide ideation and attempt among sexual minority adults, United States, 2016-2018. American Journal of Public Health, 110(7), 1024- 1030.
82. Blosnich, J.R., Goldbach, J.T. (2020). Stark findings about sexual assault: Implications for sexual minority women and the challenging work ahead. American Journal of Public Health, 110(6), 761-762.
83. Blosnich, J.R., Dichter, M.E., Gurewich, D., Montgomery, A.E., Kressin, N.R., Lee, R., Hester, C, Hausmann, L.R.M. (2020). Health services research and social determinants of health in the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system: Steps and leaps in the Veterans Health Administration. Military Medicine, 185(9-10), 1353-1356.
84. Blosnich, J.R., Monteith, L., Holliday, R., Brenner, L.A., Montgomery, A.E. (2020). Differences in Methods of Suicide among Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability, 2013-2016. Psychiatry Research, 288, 112947.
85. Blosnich, J.R., Clark, K.A., Mays, V.M., Cochran, S.D. (2020). Sexual and gender minority status are associated with fewer firearms in the household: Findings from the Texas and California 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys. Public Health Reports, 135(6), 778-784.
86. Blosnich, J.R., De Luca, S., Lytle, M.C., Brownson, C. (2020). Questions of faith: Religious affiliations and suicidal ideation among sexual minority young adults. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50, 1158-1166.
87. Davis, C.I.,* Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Taylor, L.D., Blosnich, J.R. (2020). Social determinants and emergency department utilization: Findings from the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 38(9), 1904-1909.
88. Montgomery, A.E., Tsai, J., Blosnich, J.R. (2020). Demographic correlates of veterans’ adverse social determinants of health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(6), 828-836.
89. Blosnich, J.R., Montgomery, A.E., Taylor, L.D., Dichter, M.E. (2020). Adverse social factors and all- cause mortality among male and female patients receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration. Preventive Medicine, 141, 106272.
90. Lynch, K.E., Gatsby, E., Viernes, B., Schliep, K., Whitcomb, B.W., Alba, P.F., DuVall, S.L., Blosnich, J.R. (2020). Evaluation of suicide mortality among sexual minority US Veterans, 2000-2017. JAMA Network Open, 3(12):e2031357.
91. Cusack, M., Montgomery, A.E., Cashy, J., Dichter, M.E., Byrne, T., Blosnich. J.R. (In press). Examining veteran housing instability and mortality by homicide, suicide, and unintentional injury. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness.
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92. Holliday, R., Liu, S., Brenner, L.A., Monteith, L.L., Cappelletti, M.M., Blosnich, J.R., Brostow, D.P., Gelberg, L., Hooshyar, D., Koget, J., McInnes, D.K., Montgomery, A.E., O’Brien, R., Rosenheck, R.A., Strickland, S., Workman, G.M., Tsai, J. (In press). Preventing suicide among homeless veterans: A consensus statement by the VA Suicide Prevention among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Workgroup. Medical Care.
93. Byrne, T. H., Cashy, J., Metraux, S., Blosnich, J. R., Cusack, M. C., Culhane, D. P., McInnes, D. K, Culhane, E. F., & Montgomery, A. E. (In press). Examining the association between registered sex offender status and risk of housing instability and homelessness among Veterans. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
94. Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Blosnich, J.R. (2021). Gender differences in the predictors of suicide- related morbidity among veterans reporting current housing instability. Medical Care. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001422
95. Hoffmire, C.A., Monteith, L.M., Forster, J.E., Bernhard, P.A., Blosnich, J.R., Vogt, D., Maguen, S., Smith, A., Schneiderman, A.I. (2021). Gender Differences in Lifetime Prevalence and Onset Timing of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt among Post-9/11 Veterans and Nonveterans. Medical Care. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001431
96. Williams, E.C., Frost, M.C., Rubinsky, A.D., Glass, J.E., Wheat, C.L., Edmonds, A.T., Chen, J.A., Matson, T.E., Fletcher, O.V., Lehavot, K., & Blosnich, J.R. (In press). Patterns of alcohol use among transgender patients receiving care at the Veterans Health Administration: Overall and relative to non- transgender patients. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.132
97. Blosnich, J.R., Garfin, D.R., Maguen, S., Vogt, D., Dichter, M.E., Hoffmire, C.A., Bernhard, P.A., & Schneiderman, A. (In press). Differences in childhood adversity, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt among veterans and nonveterans. American Psychologist.
98. Blosnich, J.R., Karras, E., Bossarte, R.M. (In press). Response variations to survey items about firearms in the 2004 & 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. American Journal of Health Promotion.
99. Boyer, T.L., Rodriguez, K.L, Hruska, K.L., Klima, G.J., Vazzano, J.K., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Montgomery, A.E., Blosnich, J.R. (2021). Tailored recruitment strategies among transgender and non- transgender veterans: Participants’ perceptions and response. Military Behavioral Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2020.1837306
100. Frost, M.C., Blosnich, J.R., Lehavot, K., Chen, J.A., Rubinsky, A.D., Glass, J.E., Williams, E.C. (In Press). Disparities in diagnosed drug use disorders between transgender and cisgender Veterans Health Administration patients. Journal of Addiction Medicine.
101. Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Byrne, T., Blosnich, J.R. (2021). Intervention to Address Homelessness and All-Cause and Suicide Mortality Among Unstably Housed US Veterans, 2012-2016. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-214664
102. Blosnich, J.R., Boyer, T.L., Brown, G.R., Kauth, M.R., Shipherd, J.C. (2021). Differences in methods of suicide death among transgender and non-transgender patients in the Veterans Health Administration, 1999-2016. Medical Care. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001384
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103. Wang, K.H., McAvay, G., Warren, A., Miller, M.L., Pho, A., Blosnich, J.R., Brandt, C.A., Goulet, J.L. (2021). Examining healthcare mobility of transgender veterans across the Veterans Health Administration. LGBT Health. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2020.0152
104. Denneson. L.M., Hoffmire, C.A., Blosnich, J.R., Dichter, M.E., Fitelson, E., Holliday, R., Monteith, L.L., Smolenski, D.J., Yano, E.M. (2021). Advancing knowledge of suicide risk and prevention among women: Introduction to the supplement. Medical Care. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001483
105. Blosnich, J.R. (2021). Violent victimization of sexual minorities: A clearer lens on a wicked problem, but solutions remain obscured. American Journal of Public Health, 111(2), 190-192. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.306074
106. Boyer, T.L., Youk, A., Haas, A.P., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Jasuga, G., Blosnich, J.R. (2021). Suicide, homicide, and all-cause mortality among transgender and cisgender patients in the Veterans Health Administration. LGBT Health. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2020.0235
107. Blosnich, J.R., Hilgeman, M.M., Cypel, Y.S., Akhtar, F.Z., Fried, D., Ishii, E.K., Schneiderman, A., & Davey, V.J. (In press). Potentially traumatic events and health among lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual Vietnam veterans: Results from the Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
108. Gabrielian, S., Jones, A.L., Hoge, A.E., DeRussy, A.J., Kim, Y.I., Montgomery, A.E., Blosnich, J.R., Gordon, A., Gelberg, L., Austin, E.L., Pollio, D., Holmes, S.K., Varley, A.L., Kertesz, S.G. (2021). Enhancing primary care experiences for homeless patients with serious mental illness: results from a national survey. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132721993654
109. Jones, A.L., Gordon, A.J., Gabrielian, S., Montgomery, A.E., Blosnich, J.R., Varley, A.L., DeRussy, A.J., Austin, E., Hoge, A.E., Kim, Y.I., Gelberg, L., Kertesz, S.G. (In press). Perceptions of Care Coordination among Homeless-Experienced Veterans Receiving Medical Care in VHA and Non-VHA Settings: Results from a National Survey. Medical Care.
110. Lynch, K.E., Viernes, B., Schliep, K.C., Gatsby, E., Alba, P.R., DuVall, S.L., Blosnich, J.R. (In press). Variation in Sexual Orientation Documentation in a National Electronic Health Record System. LGBT Health.
111. Wolfe, H.L., Reisman, J.I., Yoon, S., Blosnich, J.R., Shipherd, J.C., Vimalananda, V.G., Rao, S.R., Hashemi, L., Berlowitz, D., Goodman, M., Livingston, N.A., Reece, S., Jasuja, G.K. (in press). Validating data-driven methods to identify transgender individuals in the Veterans Affairs. American Journal of Epidemiology.
112. Kertesz, S.G., deRussy, A.J., Kim, Y., Hoge, A.E., Austin, E.L., Gordon, A.J., Gelberg, L., Gabrielian, S.E., Riggs, K.R., Blosnich. J.R., Montgomery, A.E., Holmes, S.K., Varley, A.L., Pollio, D.E., Gundlapalli, A.V., Jones, A.L. (2021). Comparison of patient experience between primary care settings tailored for homeless clientele and mainstream care settings. Medical Care.
113. Kertesz, S.G., deRussy, A.J., S.E., Riggs, Hoge, A.E., Varley, Montgomery, A.E., A.L., Austin, E.L., Blosnich. J.R., Jones, A.L., Gabrielian, S.E., Gelberg, L., Gordon, A.J., Richman, J.S. (In press). Characteristics Associated with Unsheltered Status among Veterans. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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114. Meyer, I.H., Blosnich, J.R., Choi, S.K., Harper, G., Russell, S. (In Press). Suicide behavior and coming out milestones in three cohorts of sexual minority adults. LGBT Health.
Letters, Chapters, and Other Publications
1. Barnett, E., Anderson, T., Blosnich, J.R., Menard, J., Halverson, J., & Casper, M. (2007) Heart healthy and stroke free: A social environment handbook. Atlanta, GA: U.S. DHHS, CDC.
2. Bossarte, R.M., Swahn, M., Blosnich, J.R. (2011). Death from Unnatural Causes: Homicide, Drive-by Shootings. In M. Craft-Rosenberg & S. Pehler (Eds.) SAGE Reference: Encyclopedia of Family Health. (pp. 282-284). Washington DC: SAGE Publications, Inc.
3. Blosnich, J.R. & Caine, E. (2012). Appendix D: Groups with increased suicide risk (Men in Midlife) in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Surgeon General and National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action. Washington, DC: HHS.
4. Blosnich, J.R., Bossarte, R.M., & Silenzio, V. (2012). Blosnich et al. respond. American Journal of Public Health, 102(8), e10-11. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300815
5. Blosnich, J.R. (2015). Response to Ivany & Hoge. JAMA Psychiatry, 72(3), 296-297.
6. Blosnich, J.R. (2016). Health and health care: Sexual minorities. In N. Naples, R.C. Hoogland, M. Wickamasinghe, & A. Wong (Eds.) The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies. doi: 10.1002/9781118663219
7. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R.M. (2016). Childhood abuse and military experience: Important information to better serve those who have served. JAMA Psychiatry, 73(3), 195-196.
8. Blosnich, J.R. (2018). The intersectionality of minority identities and health. In M.R. Kauth & J.C. Shipherd (Eds.) Adult transgender care: An interdisciplinary approach for training mental health professionals. (pp. 30-43). New York, NY: Routledge.
9. Blosnich, J.R., Friedman, M.R., Ho, K. (2018). Remembering gender in sexual orientation-based research. JAMA Internal Medicine, 178(1), 151.
10. Clark, K.A., Blosnich, J.R, Haas, A.P., Cochran, S.D. (2019). Estimate of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth suicide is inflated. Journal of Adolescent Health, 64(6), 810.
11 Blosnich, J.R., Meyer, I.H., Goldbach, J.T., Henderson, E.R., Coutler, R.W.S. Blosnich et al. respond. American Journal of Public Health.
PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (* denotes mentee) Paper Presentations 1. Blosnich, J.R. (2006, April). Contemporary school bullying and hazing: Issues and answers. Presentation at the 121st American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance National Convention & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
2. Blosnich, J.R., & Kershner R. (2008, April). Putting brakes on bullying: Experiential learning activities for
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bullying prevention. 123rd American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance National Convention & Exposition, Fort Worth, TX.
3. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R. (2008, October). Violence by any other name: Using population-based data to explore intimate partner violence (IPV) among same-sex relationships in the U.S. 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
4. Blosnich, J.R., & Horn, K. (2009, October). Disparities in smoking and respiratory health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and unsure young adults. 27th Annual Conference of the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association, Washington, DC.
5. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R. (2011, April). Differences in socially-based risk factors of suicidal behavior among sexual minority college students. 44th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Portland, OR.
6. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R. (2012, April). Risk for suicide among sexual minority US Veterans. 45th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Baltimore, MD.
7. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R. (2012, June). Suicide acceptability among U.S. Veterans with active duty experience: Results from the 2010 General Social Survey. Annual Department of Defense & Department of Veterans Affairs Joint Suicide Prevention Conference, Washington, DC.
8. Blosnich, J.R., Bossarte, R., Silver, E., & Silenzio, V. (2012, October). Demographic and health and risk indicators of sexual minority veterans: Results from the 2004 BRFSS. 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
9. Kamen, C., Blosnich, J.R., Trevino, L., Lytle, M., & Morrow, G. (2013, March). Cigarette Smoking Disparities among Sexual Minority Cancer Survivors. 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
10. Blosnich, J.R., Kopacz, M., McCarten, J., & Bossarte, R. (2013, April). Psychiatric diagnoses, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among college students with a history of military service. 46th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Austin, TX.
11. De Luca, S., Blosnich, J.R., Lytle, M.C., Ropes, K. (2013, April). The associations of race and gender with college students’ disclosure of suicidal ideation to family, friends, and mental health professionals. 46th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Austin, TX.
12. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R. (2013, November). Suicidal Ideation among adults with military service history: Results from 5 U.S. states, 2010. 141st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
13. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, R. (2014, November). More things they carried: Adverse childhood experiences and mental health indicators among current and former military men. 142st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
14. Coulter, R.W.S., Blosnich, J.R., Bukowski, L.A., Herrick, A.L., Siconolfi, D.E., & Stall, R.D. (2015, June). Heavy episodic drinking and alcohol-related problems: Prevalence and correlates among transgender college students. 38th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
15. Matza, A.R., Shipherd, J.C., Mattocks, K.M., Bloeser, K.J., Lehavot, K., Blosnich, J.R. (2015, July).
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Incorporating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans into health services research. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development/Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (HSR&D/QUERI) National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
16. Blosnich, J.R. (2015, October). Following forward and tracing back: Initiatives in LGBT suicide research in the United States. International Academy of Suicide Research and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (IASR/AFSP) International Summit on Suicide Research, New York, NY.
17. Blosnich, J.R., Brenner, L.A., Bossarte, R.M. (2015, November). Suicidal ideation and attempts among US veterans: Results from the 2011-2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. 143rd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL.
18. Blosnich, J.R., Marsiglio, M.C., Dichter, M., Gao, S., Gordon, A.J., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M.R., Brown, G.R., Fine, M.J. (2016, September). Impact of social determinants of health on medical conditions among transgender veterans. VA HSR&D Field-Based Meeting to Engage Diverse Stakeholders and Operational Partners in Advancing Health Equity in the VA Healthcare System. Philadelphia, PA.
19. Lytle, M.C., Blosnich, J.R., De Luca, S. Yan, Y., & Brownson, C. (2017, April). From whence cometh my help: Potential iatrogenic associations of religiosity with recent suicidal ideation and attempt among sexual minority young adults. 50th Annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Phoenix, AZ.
20. Blosnich, J.R., Lehavot, K., Glass, J.E., Williams, E.C. (2017, September). Receipt of alcohol screening and brief intervention among transgender and non-transgender adults in the U.S.: Exploratory findings from a national health survey. International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA), New York, NY.
21. Lehavot, K. Blosnich, J.R., Glass, J.E., Williams, E.C. (2017, September). Alcohol use and receipt of alcohol screening and brief intervention in a representative sample of sexual minority and heterosexual adults receiving health care. International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA), New York, NY.
22. Bossarte, R.M., Warfield, S., Mangine, C., Blosnich, J.R., Brumage, M. (2017, November). Prevalence and characteristics of adverse childhood events among a sample of injection drug users. 145th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.
23. Blosnich, J.R. (2018, August). Examining Transgender Suicide Morbidity and Mortality in Electronic Health Records. 2018 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
24. Tucker, R.P., Testa, R.J., Simpson, T.L., Shipherd, J.C., Blosnich, J.R., Lehavot, K. (2018, August). Transition-related medical interventions (TRMI) and suicide ideation in transgender Veterans. 2018 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
25. Barth, S., Warfield, S., Blosnich, J.R., Bossarte, R.M. (2018, November). Early life adversity and suicide ideation and attempt among veterans in post-secondary education. 146th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
26. Warfield, S., Blosnich, J.R., Stokes, C., Bossarte, R.M. (2018, November). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and mental health conditions among veterans. 146th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
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27. Blosnich, J.R., Ketterer, B., Dichter, M., Gordon, A.J., Kauth, M.R., Shipherd, J.C., Montgomery, A.E. (2018, November). Housing instability and VA housing services among transgender US Veterans in care. 146th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
28. Blosnich, J.R., Mortali, M., Butcher, B., Lane, A., Haas, A. (2018, November). We were here: The need for sexual orientation and gender identity in mortality data collection. 146th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
29. Blosnich, J.R. (2019, April). Identifying sexual orientation and gender identity in suicide surveillance. 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Suicidology, Denver, CO.
30. Blosnich, J.R., Montgomery, A.E., & Taylor, L. (2019, August). Social Determinants of Health and Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Veterans. Paper presentation at 2019 Joint, Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Suicide Prevention Conference, Nashville, TN.
31. Montgomery, A. E., Rodriguez, K. L., Klima, G. J., Shipherd, J. C., Kauth, M. R., Harris, K. W., & Blosnich, J. R. (2019, October). Housing instability, use of VHA Homeless Programs, and challenges to accessing care among transgender Veterans. 2019 HSR&D/QUERI National Conference, Washington, DC.
32. Blosnich, J.R., Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Gordon, A.J., Kavalieratos, D., Taylor, L., & Bossarte, R.M. (2019, October). Leveraging VA electronic health record data to assess associations of social determinants of health with suicide risk among Veterans. Paper presentation at 2019 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development/Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (HSR&D/QUERI) National Conference, Washington, DC.
33. Hoge, A., Kertesz, S., Montgomery, A.E., Austin, E., DeRussy, A., Holmes, S., Varley, A., Gabrielian, S., Gelberg, L., Gordon, A.J., Jones, A., Blosnich, J.R., Gundlapalli, A., & Riggs, K. Homeless veterans rate primary care more favorably in homeless-tailored compared to mainstream primary care clinics: A national survey. American Public Health Association 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA.
34. Klemmer, C.L.,* Blosnich, J.R., & Goldbach, J.T. (2020, March). School violence and school climate: The experience of transgender students. Paper symposium at the 2020 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA, Meeting canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
35. Lynch, K.E., Viernes, B, Gatsby, E., Knight, S.J., DuVall, S.L., Blosnich, J.R. (2020, July). All-cause and suicide mortality among lesbian, gay, and bisexual veterans who utilize care through the Veterans Health Administration. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Virtual Meeting.
36. O’Brien, R.,* Blosnich, J.R. (2020, October). Decreasing item refusal over time: Evidence supporting continuation of sexual orientation and gender identity in federal health surveys. American Public Health Association 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo, Virtual Meeting.
37. Gabrielian, S., Jones, A., Kim, Y., deRussy, A., Montgomery, A.E., Riggs, K., Holmes, S., Austin, E. Pollio, D., Gelberg, L., Blosnich, J.R., Hoge, A., Varley, A., Gordon, A.J., Kertesz, S. Improving primary care experiences for homeless veterans with serious mental illness. American Public Health Association 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo, Virtual Meeting.
Poster Presentations
1. Barnett, E., Anderson, T., Blosnich, J.R., Halverson, J., Novak, J., Casper, M. (2004, August). Heart
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healthy and stroke-free: A social environment handbook. 2nd National CDC Prevention Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke, Atlanta, GA.
2. Blosnich, J.R., & Spencer, S.M. (2007, November). Beyond sticks and stones: School bullying in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. 135th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
3. Tworek, C., Blosnich, J.R., Anderson, R., Adkins, B., Bone, P., & Horn, K. (2009, April). Camel Snus in a West Virginia test market: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and utilization. 2009 Joint Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SNRT) and SNRT-Europe, Dublin, Ireland.
4. Blosnich, J.R. & Horn, K. (2009, November). Differences in peer norms about cigarette smoking among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and unsure college students. 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
5. Blosnich, J.R., Jarrett, T., & Horn, K. (2010, November). Associations of discrimination and violence with smoking frequency among sexual minority young adults. 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.
6. Jarrett, T., Horn, K., Branstetter, S., & Blosnich, J.R. (2010, November). Campus social capital as a determinant of smoking behaviors in college students. 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.
7. Tworek, C., Blosnich, J.R., Anderson, R., & Horn, K. (2011, February). Predictors and beliefs associated with using Camel Snus in a young adult West Virginia test market. 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Toronto, Canada.
8. Matthews, D., Blosnich, J.R., & Farmer, G. (2011, October). Operational definitions of sexual orientation among adolescents: Consequences for estimates of behavioral health disparities. 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
9. Blosnich, J.R. & Andersen, J. (2012, October). Childhood adversities among sexual minority populations: Evidence of disparity and implications for health research. 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
10. Bossarte, R., Piegari, R., Blosnich, J.R., & Kane, V. (2012, October). Characteristics of suicide ideation and suicide attempts among homeless Veterans. 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
11. Blosnich, J.R., Brown, G.R., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M., Piegari, R.I., & Bossarte, R. (2012, October). Prevalence of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and suicide risk among transgender veterans utilizing Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care. 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
12. Jabson, J., & Blosnich, J.R. (2012, October). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual cancer survivor’s participation in cancer clinical trials: Findings from a national health survey. 5th American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, San Diego, CA.
13. Lytle, M.C., De Luca, S., & Blosnich, J.R. (2013, April). Influence of religious and racial/ethnic identities on the suicidal ideations of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning individuals. 46th Annual American Association of Suicidology Conference, Austin, TX.
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14. Lytle, M.C., De Luca, S., & Blosnich, J.R. (2013, June). The influence of intersecting identities on self- harm, suicidal behaviors, and depression among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. International Academy for Suicide Research World Congress, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
15. Blosnich, J.R., & Mattocks, K.M. (2014, September). The health of sexual and gender minority Veterans: What we know and where we should go. 32nd Annual Conference of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, Baltimore, MD.
16. Blosnich, J.R., Farmer, G.W., Jabson, J.M., & Matthews, D.M. (2014, November). Gay acres: Rural and non-rural differences in health indicators among sexual minority individuals. 142st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
17. Haibach, J., Lambiase, M., Conroy, M., & Blosnich, J.R. (2015, April). The physical activity and sleep association in a national sample by gender, race/ethnicity, education, and Veteran status. 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, TX.
18. Blosnich, J.R., Marsiglio, M.C., Gao, S., Gordon, A.J., Shipherd, J.C., Kauth, M., Brown, G.R., Fine, M.J. (2015, July). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) sociopolitical indicators and mental health diagnoses among transgender Veterans receiving VA care. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development/Quality Enhancement Research Initiative National Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
19. Matza, A.R., Shipherd, J.C., Mattocks, K.M., Bloeser, K.J., Lehavot, K., Blosnich, J.R. (2015, July). Incorporating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans into health services research. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development/Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (HSR&D/QUERI) National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
20. Abrahamyan, A., Blosnich, J.R., Hanmer, J. (2017, April). Utilization of primary care and preventive health services amongst individuals in same-sex and opposite-sex partnerships; a cross-sectional observational analysis of Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS), 2003-2011. 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, Washington, DC.
21. Williams, E.C., McGinnis, K., Bobb, J.F., Rubinsky, A.D., Lapham, G.T., Skanderson, M., Catz, S., Bensley, K.M., Richards, J.E., Bryant, K., Edelman, J., Satre, D., Marshall, B.D., Kraemer, K.L., Blosnich, J.R., Crystal, S., Gordon, A.J., Fiellin, D., Justice, A., Bradley, K.A. (2017, June). Association between changes in alcohol use and changes in a marker of HIV severity: A national longitudinal study in the Veterans Aging Cohort. 40th Annual Research Society of Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting, Denver, CO.
22. Brignone, E., Blosnich, J.R., & Dichter, M.E. (2018, April). Healthcare Delays Among Veterans. 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Training Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
23. Hoge, A., DeRussy A., Montgomery, A.E., Holmes, S., Gordon, A.J., Austin, E., Gelberg, L., Jones, A., Pollio, D., Gabrielian, S., Blosnich, J.R., Kertesz, S. (2018, November). Tailoring service design for homeless primary care: What Matters? 42nd Annual National Conference of the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction, San Francisco, CA.
24. Bachrach, R.L., Blosnich, J.R., Williams, E.C. (2018, November). Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in a Representative Sample of Veterans Receiving Primary Care Services. 52nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
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25. Hoge, A., DeRussy, A., Montgomery, A.E., Gordon, A.J., Austin, E., Holmes, S., Gabrielian, S., Blosnich, J.R., Pollio, D., Jones, A., Kim, Y., Gelberg, L., Kertesz, S. (2018, November). New insights for conducting mailed surveys with people who have experienced homelessness. 146th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
26. Clark, K., Blosnich, J.R., Coulter, R.W.S., Bamwine, P., Bossarte, R.M., Cochran, S.D. (2018, November). Sexual orientation differences in gun ownership and beliefs about gun safety policy, General Social Survey 2010-2016. 146th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
27. Davis, C.I.*, & Blosnich, J.R. (2019, May). A dose-response association between social determinants of health and suicide ideation and attempt among patients in the Veterans Health Administration. Prevention 2019 Annual Meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
28. Williams, E.C, Glass, J.E., Rubinsky, A.D., Frost, M.C., Wheat, C., Edmonds, A.T., Chen, J.A., Matson, T.E., Lehavot, K., Blosnich, J.R. (2019, June). Patterns of alcohol use in a national sample of transgender patients receiving care at the Veterans Health Administration. 42nd Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
29. Kauth, M.R., Mejia, S., Blosnich, J.R., & Shipherd, J.C. (2019, September). Training and supporting VA clinicians to care for young adult-to-elder transgender veterans. 37th Annual Meeting of the GLMA, New Orleans, LA.
30. Cusack, M., Montgomery, A.E., Cashy, J., Dichter, M.E., Byrne, T. & Blosnich, J.R. (2019, November). Examining mortality related to homicide, suicide, and unintentional injury among veterans with recent experiences of housing instability. American Public Health Association 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA.
31. Blosnich, J.R., Davis, C.I.*, Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Kavalieratos, D., & Bossarte, R.M. (2019, November). Dose-response association between social determinants of health and suicide ideation and attempt among veteran: Evidence from electronic health records. American Public Health Association 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA.
32. Frost, M.C., Blosnich, J.R., Lehavot, K., Chen, J.A., Rubinsky, A.D., Glass, J.E., Williams, E.C. (2020, August). Disparities in diagnosed drug use disorders between transgender and non transgender U.S. Veterans Health Administration patients. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Virtual Meeting.
33. Matson, T., Chen, J.A., Harris, A., Rubinsky, A.D., Blosnich, J.R., Williams, E.C. (2020, August). Influence of a national transgender healthcare directive on receipt of alcohol-related care among transgender Veteran Health Affairs patients with unhealthy alcohol use. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Virtual Meeting.
34. Quinn, D., Hollis, B., Dichter, M.E., Blosnich, J.R. (2020, October). Trends in mental distress among women veterans, 2003-2018. American Public Health Association 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo, Virtual Meeting.
35. Frost, M.C., Richards, J.E., Blosnich, J.R., Hawkins, E.J., Tsui, J.T., Edelman, J., Williams, E.C. (2020, October). Documentation of suicidality is negatively associated with likelihood of receiving first-line
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treatment medications for opioid use disorder in a national sample of Veterans Health Administration patients. Addiction Health Services Research Conference 2020, Virtual Meeting.
36. Blosnich, J.R., Hilgeman, M.M., Cypel, Y.S., Akhtar, F.Z., Fried, D., Ishii, E.K., Schneiderman, A.I., Davey, V.J. (2020, October). Potentially traumatic events and posttraumatic stress among lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual Vietnam Era veterans. American Public Health Association 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo, Virtual Meeting.
37. Hilgeman, M.M., Blosnich, J.R., Cypel, Y.S., Akhtar, F.Z., Schneiderman, A.I., Ishii, E.K., Fried, D., Davey, V.J. (2020, November). Perceived cognitive ability in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual Vietnam Era veterans. Gerontological Society of American Annual Scientific Meeting, Virtual Meeting.
38. Blosnich, J.R., Garfin, D.R., Maguen, S., Vogt, D., Dichter, M.E., Hoffmire, C.A., Bernhard, P.A., & Schneiderman, A. (2020, November). Differences in adverse and potentially traumatic experiences in childhood and their associations with suicidal ideation and attempt among veterans and nonveterans. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting.
39. Edmonds, A.T., Rhew, I., Jones-Smith, J., Chan, G., de Castro, B., Rubinsky, A.D., Blosnich, J.R., Williams, E.C. (2020, November). Neighborhood disadvantage and patterns of unhealthy alcohol use among patients served by the national Veterans Health Administration. Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science 2020 Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting.
40. Lynch, K.E., Viernes, B., Gatsby, E., Knight, S.J., DuVall, S.L., & Blosnich, J.R. (2020, December). Notable mortality disparities among sexual minorities in Veterans Health Administration, fiscal years 2000-2017. Society for Epidemiological Research, Virtual Meeting.
41. Wong, D.H., Vimalananda, V., Reisman, J.I., Rao, S.R., Shipherd, J.C., Wolfe, H.L., Blosnich, J.R., Livingston, N.A., Jasuja, G.K. (2021, March). Patient characteristics associated with the receipt of hormone therapy in transgender individuals in the Veterans Health Administration. ENDO 2021 Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, Virtual Meeting.
42. Wolfe, H.L., Reisman, J.I., Yoon, S., Blosnich, J.R., Shipherd, J.C., Vimalananda, V.G., Rao, S.R., Hashemi, L., Berlowitz, D., Goodman, M., Livingston, N.A., Reece, S., Jasuja, G.K. (2021, June). Validating data-driven methods to identify transgender patients in the Veterans Health Administration. Poster presented at the 2021 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Virtual Meeting.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. Blosnich, J.R. (2005, April). Sticks & stones: Examining school bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation. 26th Annual State Health Education Council (SHEC) of West Virginia, Pipestem, WV.
2. Blosnich, J.R. (2007, May). Hostile hallways: Experiences of high school bullying among freshman university students. 28th Annual State Health Education Council (SHEC) of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV.
3. Blosnich, J.R. (2007, October). Hostile hallways: School bullying and harassment of LGBT youth. Violence Against Women Summit hosted by the WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Charleston, WV.
4. Blosnich, J.R., & Kershner, R. (2008, October). Out in the open: Violence and harassment in the LGBT community. West Virginia University Diversity Week.
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5. Blosnich, J.R., & Kershner, R. (2009, October). Out in the open: Brief history and violence and harassment in the LGBT community. West Virginia University Diversity Week.
6. Blosnich, J.R., & Kershner, R. (2010, October). Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t teach: The hidden history of LGBT populations. West Virginia University Diversity Week.
7. Blosnich, J.R., & Bossarte, RM. (2011, October). Rural communities and suicide. The Fulton- Montgomery and Schoharie County Suicide Prevention Task Forces “A Day of Dialogue.”
8. Blosnich, J.R. (2012, October). Writing with Peers and Colleagues. Panel discussion “Student authorship in public health: Challenges, controversies, and lessons learned” at the 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
9. Blosnich, J.R. (2012, October). Suicide risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Veterans. Panel discussion “Epidemiology of Suicide among Veterans and Active Duty Service Members” at the 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
10. Blosnich, J.R. (2012, November). What’s the T? The truth about tobacco use in LGBTQ communities. Fairness WV 4th Annual Conference, Charleston, WV.
11. Blosnich, J.R. (2014, February). Disparities in adverse childhood experiences among individuals with military service history: Results from 11 U.S. states, 2010. University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Health Care 2013-2014 Health Services Research Seminar Series, Pittsburgh, PA.
12. Blosnich, J.R., Andersen, J.P. (2014, August). Disparities in adverse childhood experiences among sexual minority and heterosexual adults. Symposium discussion “Health disparities among LGBT individuals – the role of trauma and minority stress.” 2014 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
13. Blosnich, J.R. (2015, March). Suicidal risk among LGBT Veterans. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Suicide Prevention Coordinators conference call.
14. Blosnich, J.R. (2015, March). Breaking the blindfold: LGBT status and suicide research in public health and health care system data. Keynote speaker at the “Research to practice: Suicide prevention for LGBT communities” conference sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, San Francisco, CA.
15. Meyer, I., Herman, J., & Blosnich, J.R. (2015, March). Panelist for breakout session “The future of LGBT mental health research” at the “Research to practice: Suicide prevention for LGBT communities” conference sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, San Francisco, CA.
16. Blosnich, J.R. (2015, April). Transgender Veterans and suicide risk: Opportunities and limitations of VA administrative data. VISN19 MIRECC Principal Investigator meeting, Denver, CO.
17. Blosnich, J.R. (2015, April). What can we learn from the experiences of the Veterans Health Administration and LGBTQI Health care? Workshop at the “LGBTQI Healthcare across the Generations” sponsored by the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Office of Diversity and the University of Rochester Susan B. Anthony Center, Rochester, NY.
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18. Broyles, L.M., Mitchell, M.A., Blosnich, J.R., Gordon, A.J. (2015, September). Similar but different: Alcohol consumption and its consequences among student veterans and their non-military peers. The Veteran’s Journey to Achieving Wellness: Successful Reintegration into Civilian Life sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.
19. Blosnich, J.R. (2015, September). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans: Pursuing health equity for successful transition to civilian life. The Veteran’s Journey to Achieving Wellness: Successful Reintegration into Civilian Life sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.
20. Blosnich, J.R. (2015, December). Suicide risk among transgender veterans. Panel discussion “Suicide prevention in the Veterans Health Administration” at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series: VA Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, PA.
21. Blosnich, J.R. (2016, February). Suicide Risk Among Transgender Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Web seminar for the American Association of Suicidology Research Division Webinars, Pittsburgh, PA.
22. Blosnich, J.R. (2016, February). Suicide Risk Among Transgender Populations. Public Health Dialogues, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
23. Blosnich, J.R. (2016, April). Questions of life and death: Pursuing information about suicide deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Keynote presentation at the “Research to practice: Suicide prevention for LGBT+ communities” conference sponsored by the National Capital Area chapters of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, College Park, MD.
24. Blosnich, J.R. (2016, April). Suicide prevention in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Break-out presentation at the “Research to practice: Suicide prevention for LGBT+ communities” conference sponsored by the National Capital Area chapters of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, College Park, MD.
25. Blosnich, J.R. (2016, April). Disparities in Early Life Adversity Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals: Implications for Adult Health Outcomes." Special lecture hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Penn Medicine Program for LGBT Health, Philadelphia, PA.
26. Blosnich, J.R. (2017, April). Questions of life and death: Seeking answers about suicide deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Keynote presentation at the “Stronger communities: LGBTQ+ suicide prevention” conference sponsored by the Utah Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Salt Lake City, UT.
27. Blosnich, J.R. (2017, May). Exploring self-directed violence among sexual and gender minority veterans. Presentation for VA Health Services Research & Development Cyber-seminar series, Washington, DC.
28. Blosnich, J.R. & Schonberg, D.M. (2017, June). Suicide risk among LGBT Veterans and Service Members. Presentation for the VA/DoD Suicide Prevention Webinar Series, Washington, DC.
29. Blosnich, J.R. (2018, March). Questions of life and death: Seeking answers about suicide deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Keynote presentation at the “Stronger communities: LGBTQ+ suicide prevention” conference sponsored by the Arkansas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Little Rock, AR.
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30. Blosnich, J.R. (2018, April). Transgender health and health services research in the Veterans Health Administration. University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, PA.
31. Blosnich, J.R. (2018, April). Questions of life and death: Seeking answers about suicide deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. TED Style talk at the 51st American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
32. Blosnich, J.R. (2018, June). Suicide risk among LGBTQ communities: Is evidence-based intervention finally possible? Breakout session for the Pennsylvania LGBTQA Health Conference, Cranberry, PA.
33. Blosnich, J.R. (2018, September). Screening for social determinants of health in VHA: Why should we pay attention? The Homeless Evidence and Research Synthesis (HERS) Roundtable Series Cyber- Seminar. National Center on Homelessness among Veterans, Philadelphia, PA.
34. Blosnich, J.R., Montgomery A.E. (2019, January). Housing instability, housing services utilization, and suicide morbidity among transgender Veterans. Research to Practice Webinar Series. Department of Veterans Affairs.
35. Blosnich, J.R. (2019, April). Innovation and limitation: Examining suicide morbidity and mortality among transgender veterans in electronic health records. Keynote for The Role of VISN 21 Patient Advocated and LGBT Veteran Care Coordinators in Suicide Prevention, Las Vegas, NV.
36. Blosnich, J.R. (2019, April). Questions of life and death: Seeking answers about suicide deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Keynote for The Role of VISN 21 Patient Advocated and LGBT Veteran Care Coordinators in Suicide Prevention, Las Vegas, NV.
37. Blosnich, J.R. (2019, June). Health Equity Research about Transgender Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration: The Potential, Problems, and Promise of Electronic Health Record Data. Pain, Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center Education Seminar Series, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT.
38. Blosnich, J.R., Lehavot, K. (2020, May). Current LGBT health research in VA. HSR&D Cyberseminar Series. Center for Information Dissemination and Education Resources (CIDER), Boston, MA.
39. Blosnich, J.R. (2020, June). Social determinants of health and suicide ideation and attempt among veterans. Quarterly national conference call for the VA Compensated Work Therapy- Transitional Residence (CWT-TR) program, Butler, PA.
40. Blosnich, J.R. (2020, November). How to improve data collection about sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in clinical trials. Sexual and Gender Minorities Mini-Symposium, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Oncology Center of Excellence (Virtual meeting).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: TEACHING West Virginia University 2005 June Guest Lecture, Community Health Promotion (CHPR) 507: Human Sexuality. Sticks & stones: Examining school bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation.
2006 March Guest Lecture, Public Health (PUBH) 620/Women’s Studies (WMST) 340: Gender and Violence. Violence within the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community.
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2007 February Guest Lecture, Public Health (PUBH) 620/Women’s Studies (WMST) 340: Gender and Violence. Violence within the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community.
2007 June Guest Lecture, Community Health Promotion (CHRP) 507: Human Sexuality. The “you- know-what” goes “you-know-where”: A brief history of sex education in the United States
2008 February Guest Lecture, Public Health (PUBH) 620/Women’s Studies (WMST) 340: Gender and Violence. A multi-level examination of violence in the lives of lesbian, bisexual, and trans women
2008 Fall Co-Instructor, Department of Psychology, West Virginia University. Psychology (PSYC) 493S: Psychology of Violence and Aggression. Overview of topics in violence; discussion of theoretical underpinnings of different types of violent behavior, current research, and intervention and prevention measures; responsible for 7 lectures; topics included: International & Comparative Violence; Violence & Cost; School Violence & Bullying; Genocide & War Crimes; Cult/Religious Violence; Cultural Violence & Terrorism; Elder Abuse.
2009 Fall Co-Instructor, Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University. Public Health (PUBH) 617: Ethical and Legal Issues in Public Health. Introduction of ethical approaches/frameworks and ethical reasoning processes; overview of professional codes of ethics; research ethics; critical discussions of clashes between population-based health initiatives and individual rights; topics included: disease surveillance, reproductive rights, vulnerable populations, social justice, environmental health, and injury prevention.
2010 Spring Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University. Community Health Promotion (CHPR) 642: Grant Writing for Public Health Research. Overview of the NIH grant writing process, from ideation, identification of funding opportunities, and completion of major components of either an R36 or R21 application; used a scientific review group model (i.e., main instructor and two teaching assistants) to give intensive feedback on each assignment and on the final grant application; students completed all main sections of an NIH grant (e.g., Specific Aims, Research Plan, Biographical Statement, Budget & Justification, Resources, Targeted Enrollment) as the culminating project.
2017 February Guest Lecture, SBHS 693A: Special Topics – Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, & Violence. &: Intersectional research about LGBT and Veteran populations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2012 April Guest Lecturer, HBHE 705/HPM 707: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health: a population perspective. Brothers and sisters in arms: LGBT veterans of the U.S. military
2020 February Guest Lecturer, HBHE 705: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health: a population perspective. Questions of life and death: The blind spots in SGM health equity research
University of Rochester 2013 April Guest Lecturer, PH102: Introduction to Public Health. Health equity and social determinants
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of health: Public health disparities research
University of Texas at Austin 2014 July Guest Lecturer, SWN395K: Suicide Prevention: Theories, Assessment and Policy. Suicidal risk among LGBT populations
University of Pittsburgh 2014 August Guest Lecturer, PUBHLT 2018: Overview of LGBT Health Disparities. LGBT individuals among current and former U.S. military populations
2014 October Guest Lecturer, CLRES 2200: Introduction to Research on Disparities in Health Care. Hidden in health care: Health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations
2016 March Guest Lecturer, BCHS 3707: Multiple Regression Analysis and Modeling. Weight watchers: 2017 April Using survey weights in public health datasets 2018 April 2019 April 2021 April 2016 October Guest Lecturer, CLRES 2200: Introduction to Research on Disparities in Health Care. Hidden in health care: Health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations
2017 April Guest Lecturer, BCHS 3707: Multiple Regression Analysis and Modeling. Multicollinearity: 2018 April When Variables Fight 2019 April 2017 Fall Co-Instructor, Institute for Clinical Research and Education, University of Pittsburgh. CLRES 2019 Spring 2141: Medical Writing and Presentation Skills. Develop students’ medical writing and presentation skills through a combination of lectures, readings, and individual and small-group practice-based projects.
2018 Fall Co-Instructor, Institute for Clinical Research and Education, University of Pittsburgh. CLRES 2191: Introduction to Research on Disparities in Health Care. Provide health professional trainees with knowledge and skills to understand and apply the basic principles of health care disparities research.
Point Park University 2018 April Guest Lecturer, CENG 704: Public Policy, Advocacy, & Social Change. Sexual and gender 2019 February minority health: Discriminatory policies as social determinants
University of Southern California 2020 Spring Instructor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California. 2020 Fall SOWK 721: Data Driven Decision Making in Social Services. Provide doctoral students with the practical and conceptual skills needed to manage, analyze, interpret, and present quantitative findings from data generated through agency operations.
2020 Summer Guest Lecturer, SOWK 696: LGBT Psycho/Social/Political Issues. Transgender veterans, social determinants, and suicide risk
2020 Summer Instructor, USC Welcome Week Micro-Seminars Program. Social justice and why social
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work and public health are more important now than ever. Provide incoming undergraduate students knowledge about the fields of social work and public health and how to infuse social justice into their own majors.
2021 Spring Instructor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California. SOWK 713: The Application of Implementation Science. Introduce students to the principles, theories, frameworks, and practice of implementation science.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: MENTORING AND ADVISING 2012-2013 Thesis committee member for Allison Marsh, Public Health student, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY Thesis: Coping Strategies and the Resilience Process of Lesbian Women in Response to Minority Stress
2014-2015 Mentor through the American Public Health Association LGBT Caucus Student Mentor Program for Philip K. Chan, doctoral student, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Dissertation: Psychopathology, psychological health and resilience in sexual minorities within the Ohio Army National Guard 2019 Faculty mentor to Camille I. Davis for University of Pittsburgh Medical School Longitudinal Research Project 2019 – 2020 Dissertation Committee Member, Cary Klemmer, PhD candidate in the Suzanne Dworak- Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Dissertation: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Students’ Schooling Experiences: Implications for Developing Affirmative Schools 2019 – Present Dissertation Committee Member (external), Angela Sullivan, PhD candidate in the School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Dissertation: 2019 – Present Dissertation Committee Member (external), Zachary Ramsey, PhD student in the School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 2020 – Present Dissertation Committee Member, Daniel Green, PhD student in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AWARDS Research Award Support Project Years Award Number and Title Role/Effort Source Amount 1R36DA030589, Risk factors related to Principal National Institute 2010-2011 smoking among lesbian, gay, and bisexual 40,249 Investigator on Drug Abuse young adults 5T32MH020061, Postdoctoral training in Postdoctoral National Institute of 2011-2013 416,369 suicide prevention research Fellow Mental Health National Institute Declined due NIH Loan Repayment Award, Examining Principal on Minority Health to acceptance 2013 risk for suicide among sexual minority Investigator and Health of federal populations Disparities employment
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TPP-72-013, Associated health professions VA Health Services Postdoctoral 2013-2015 post-doctoral fellowship in health services Research & 55,974 Fellow research Development
VA-777-13-F-0464, The Coming Home VHA Post- Co- 2013-2018 from Afghanistan and Iraq (CHAI) study Deployment Health 7,000,000 Investigator (PI: Aaron Schneiderman, PhD) Service
LIP-72-077, Associations between VA Health Services community climate towards LGBT veterans Principal 2014 Research & 5,967 and transgender medical and psychiatric Investigator Development conditions
LIP-72-080, Health outcomes and VA Health Services Principal 2014-2015 healthcare use among transgender Research & 25,493 Investigator veterans Development Postmortem collection of sexual orientation Co- Johnson Family 2015-2016 and gender identity data 50,000 Investigator Foundation (PI: Ann Haas, PhD) VA Health Services CDA-14-408, Health outcomes and health Principal 2016-2020 Research & 863,394 care use among transgender veterans Investigator Development VA Health Services XIP-72-006, Provider utilization of the VA Principal 2016-2017 Research & 25,000 transgender e-consultation program Investigator Development IIR-15-095, Primary care quality and VA Health Services Co- 2016-2021 homeless service tailoring Research & 1,219,860 Investigator (PI: Stefan Kertesz, MD) Development
XVA-72-930, Using electronic health Veterans Principal 2017-2019 records to identify social determinants of Integrated Service 67,387 Investigator health among VISN4 veterans Network (VISN) - 4
XIP-72-013, Experiences with HUD-VASH VA Health Services Principal 2017-2018 services among male, female, and Research & 25,000 Investigator transgender veterans Development
XVA-72-929, The associations of housing instability and housing services utilization Principal VA Homeless 2017-2018 45,371 with suicide risk among transgender Investigator Programs Office veterans
R21AA025973, Patterns of alcohol use and National Institute Principal 2018-2020 alcohol-related care among transgender on Alcohol Abuse 251,913 Investigator persons (PI: Emily Williams, PhD) and Alcoholism
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Workgroup meeting to develop health services research priorities for identifying VA Health Services Principal 2018 and addressing social determinants of Research & 17,189 Investigator health among veterans (PIs: Melissa Development Dichter, PhD; Leslie Hausmann, PhD)
Understanding risk for suicidality among Principal VA Homeless 2018-2019 veterans who experience housing 56,142 Investigator Programs Office instability
Between rocks and hard places: Characterizing housing instability among Co- VA Homeless 2018-2019 Veterans with criminal sex offense histories 59,968 Investigator Programs Office (PIs: Thomas Byrne, PhD; Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD) I01HX002679, Understanding Suicide VA Health Services Co- 2019-2021 Risks among LGBT Veterans in VA Care Research & 1,040,279 Investigator (PI: Joseph Goulet, PhD) Development
I01HX002556, Understanding hormone VA Health Services Co- 2019-2021 therapy care received by transgender Research & 329,400 Investigator veterans in VHA (PI: Guneet Kaur, PhD) Development
I01 HX003117, Can Services to Address Veterans Social Determinants of Health VA Health Services Co- 2020-2023 Reduce their Suicide Risk? (PIs: Ann Research & 1,160,545 Investigator Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD; Gala True, Development PhD) 1R03MH122852, Adolescence to adulthood: Factors influencing trajectories Principal National Institute of 2020-2022 187,169 of suicide ideation and attempt among Investigator Mental Health sexual minorities
1R21MH125360, Improving mortality data Principal National Institute of 2020-2022 through postmortem measurement of 252,148 Investigator Mental Health sexual orientation and gender identity
1DP2 OD031119, Shifting Suicide National Institutes 2021-2026 Principal Prevention Paradigms: Looking Beyond Health Innovator 1,500,000 (Pending) Investigator Clinical Settings Award
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS 2009 Mentee, Pre-doctoral Mentorship and Training Program of The Center for Population Research in LGBT Health at The Fenway Institute; Mentor: Ilan Meyer, PhD
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: SERVICE Service at West Virginia University
2006-2007 Curriculum Committee, Department of Community Medicine 2009-2010 Public Health Sciences PhD Advisory Committee, Department of Community Medicine 2014-2019 Alumni Advisory Council, West Virginia University School of Public Health
Service at University of Pittsburgh
2016 Co-signatory to Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars Who Study the LGBT Population in support of the appellees: Barber, et al. v. Bryant (No.16-60477) & Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant (No.16-60478) (5th Circuit)
2017 Co-signatory to Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars Who Study the Transgender Population in support of the appellee: Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District (No. 16-3522) (7th Circuit)
2017 Co-signatory to Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars Who Study the Transgender Population in support of the respondent: Gloucester County School board v. G.G. by his next friend and mother, Deirdre Grimm (No. 16-273) (Supreme Court of the United States)
2017-2019 Steering committee, PRIDE Health
Service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
2011 Patient Care Services, Transgender Training Working Group 2012 Patient Care Services, Transgender Clinical Consultation Team Working Group 2012 Patient Care Services, Talent Management System (TMS) Program on Transgender Health Care for VA Clinical Staff Working Group 2013 Patient Care Services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual (LGB) Training Working Group 2012-2015 Mental Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) Suicide Prevention Coalition 2014 Patient Care Services, My VEHU Presentations on LGB Health Care and Performing Sexual Health Histories in Clinical Settings Working Group 2015-2016 Office of Public Health, Post-Deployment Health Group, Non-Fatal Suicide Surveillance Working Group 2015-Present Office of Public Health, Post-Deployment Health Group, Comparative Health Assessment Interview Research Study steering committee 2016-2019 Coordinator of VA LGBT Research Quarterly National Conference Call
Service to Professional Organizations
2005-2011 West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Issues 2010-2013 Awards & Scholarship Committee, American Alliance for Health Education 2012-2017 Abstract reviewer American Public Health Association, LGBT Caucus 2014-Present Abstract reviewer American Public Health Association, Mental Health Section
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2017 Abstract reviewer Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2017 Abstract reviewer Research Society on Alcoholism 2017 Grant report reviewer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2019-2020 Abstract reviewer American Association of Suicidology 2020 Guest editorial board member, Medical Care Special Supplement Issue “Advancing Knowledge of Suicide Risk and Prevention among Adult Women”
National/International Service Ad hoc reviewer: Journal (Number of reviews) Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (1) American Journal of Preventive Medicine (12) Journal of School Health (2) American Journal of Public Health (11) Journal of Sexual Medicine (1) Annals of Internal Medicine (4) Journal of Social Issues (1) Applied Clinical Informatics (1) Lancet (1) Archives of LGBT Health (1) LGBT Health (15) Archives of Suicide Research (2) Medical Care (8) BMC Medical Education (1) Nicotine & Tobacco Research (5) BMC Public Health (1) Pediatrics (4) Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science (1) PLOS-ONE (2) Children and Youth Services Review (1) Preventing Chronic Disease (1) Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice (1) Professional Psychology: Research & Practice (1) Drug and Alcohol Dependence (1) Psychiatry Research (1) Health Education & Behavior (1) Psychiatric Services (3) Health Services Research (1) Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and JAMA/JAMA Psychiatry (3) Policy (2) Journal of Adolescent Health (5) Sexual Health (1) Journal of Affective Disorders (3) Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology (3) Journal of Behavioral Medicine (1) Substance Abuse (3) Journal of Family Violence (1) Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior (5) Journal of General Internal Medicine (4) Transgender Health (3) Journal of Homosexuality (3) The Gerontologist (1)
Grant reviewer 2021 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 2021 PCORI: Phased Large Awards in Comparative Effectiveness Research
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES 2005-2012 American Alliance for Health Education 2008-2015 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Professionals 2010-Present American Association of Suicidology 2005-Present American Public Health Association 2020-Present Society for Social Work and Research HONORS AND AWARDS 2000 Eberly Scholar in the Eberly College of Arts & Sciences 2001 WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors for the Class of 2001 2006 Commemorative Health Advocacy Award, State Health Education Council of West Virginia 2007 Student Marshal, School of Medicine 138th Commencement of West Virginia University
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2008 Walter J. Lear, M.D. Outstanding Student Research Award 2010 Pre-doctoral Fellowship for Lung Health Research from the Will Rogers Institute 2011 Travel Scholarship to Increase Diversity in Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2014 Invited alumni address at the 2014 Commencement Ceremony of the WVU School of Public Health 2017 Federal Executive Board Silver Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science (Medical) 2018 I CARE Award for Outstanding LGBT Veteran Service