Agenda Workshop: Promoting Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Evidence-Based Developmental Perspectives

June 10-11, 2024
 

Day One: Monday, June 10, 2024

Welcoming Remarks (NIH and HHS staff): 11:00–11:30 a.m. ET

• Stacia Friedman-Hill, Ph.D., (she/they), on behalf of NIH workshop planning committee, National Institute of Mental Health
• Admiral Rachel L. Levine, M.D. , (she/her), Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
• Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D., (she/they), Deputy Director, National Institute of Mental Health
• Karen L. Parker, Ph.D., M.S.W. , (she/her), Director, Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office, National Institutes of Health
• Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D. , (she/her), Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E. , (he/him), Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Developmental Trajectories, Epidemiological Trends, and Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender: 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m. ET

Presenters:

• Ilan Meyer, Ph.D. , Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law
• Alexandra Potter, Ph.D ., University of Vermont
• Derrick D. Matthews, M.P.H., Ph.D. , (he/him), Director of Research Science, The Trevor Project
• Johanna Olson-Kennedy, M.D. , (she/her), Keck School of Medicine of USC, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
• Gregory Phillips II, Ph.D. , (he/him), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
• John F. Strang, Psy.D. , Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Discussant: Kathleen A. Ethier, Ph.D. , (she/her), Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NIH moderator: Parisa Parsafar, Ph.D. , (she/her), Office of Health Equity, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Break: 1:15–1:30 p.m. ET

Social and Structural Determinants of Health: Community, Culture, and Policies: 1:20–3:00 p.m. ET

Presenters:

• Skyler Jackson, Ph.D.,  (he/him), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University
• Roberto L. Abreu, Ph.D. , (he/him/él), Department of Psychology, University of Florida
• Jane Hereth, Ph.D. , (she/they), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Dana Prince, Ph.D. , (she/her), Case Western University
• Kerith Conron, Sc.D. , (she/her), Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law
• Megan Pacely, Ph.D. , (they/them), & Spencer Evans, L.M.S.W. , (she/her), University of Connecticut

Discussant: Brian Altman, J.D. , (he/him), Director, National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

NIH moderator: Crystal L. Barksdale, Ph.D., M.P.H. , (she/her), Division of Community Health and Population Science, National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities

Break: 3:15–3:30 p.m. ET

Panel Discussion with Youth-Serving Organizations: 3:30–4:30 p.m. ET

Organizational Representatives: 

• Advocates for Youth 
  • Louie Ortiz-Fonseca, M.A., (he/they), Director, LGBTQ Health & Rights
  • Sebas Abbate, (they/she/he/ella), LGBTQ+ Youth Activist, YouthResource Council
• Human Rights Campaign 
  • Ted Lewis, M.Ed., (they/them), Director of Youth Well-Being
  • Kei Smith, (she/they), Human Rights Campaign Youth Ambassador
• It Gets Better 
  • Justin Tindall, (he/they), Senior Director, Programs and Operations
  • Rae Sweet, (they/them), Senior Coordinator, Education
  • Alejandro Jiménez de Ferry, (he/him), It Gets Better Alumnus
• True Colors United 
  • Aleya Jones, M.Ed., (she/her), Senior Policy Officer
    
     

External moderator and discussant: Tamar Mendelson, Ph.D ., Director for the Center for Adolescent Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

NIH moderator: Stacia Friedman-Hill, Ph.D., (she/they), Division of Translational Research, National Institute of Mental Health

Concluding Remarks for Day One: 4:30–4:40 p.m. ET

Beshaun Davis, Ph.D., (he/him), Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity, National Institute of Mental Health 

Day Two: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Welcome/Introduction: 11:00–11:15 a.m. ET

•    Irene Avila, Ph.D., (she/her/ella), Assistant Director, Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office, National Institutes of Health
•    Alison Cernich, Ph.D. , (she/her), Deputy Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
•    Helene M. Langevin, M.D. , (she/her), Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
 

Community Engaged Research: 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. ET

Presenters:

• Sari Reisner, Sc.D., M.A. , (he/him), School of Public Health, University of Michigan
• John P. Salerno, Ph.D., M.P.H.,  (he/him/él), School of Social Work, Columbia University
• Annaliese Singh, Ph.D., L.P.C. , (she/they), School of Social Work, Tulane University
• Alessandra Angelino, M.D., M.P.H. , F.A.A.P., Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins University 
• José Arturo Bauermeister, Ph.D., M.P.H., F.S.B.M. , (he/him), University of Pennsylvania

Discussant: Terrinieka Powell, Ph.D ., (she/her), Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism and Equity, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

NIH moderator: Christopher Barnhart, Ph.D.,  (he/him and they/them), Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office, National Institutes of Health

Break: 12:45–1:00 p.m. ET

Risk & Resilience: Individual, Interpersonal, and Family-Level Factors: 1:10–2:50 p.m. ET

Presenters:

• Diane Chen, Ph.D. , (she/her), Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 
• Jessica Fish, Ph.D. , School of Public Health, University of Maryland
• Ethan Mereish, Ph.D. , (he/him), University of Maryland, College Park
• Rachel Schmitz, Ph.D. , (she/her/ella), Oklahoma State University
• Jason Nagata, M.D., MS.c. , (he/him), School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
• Myeshia Price, Ph.D. , (she/they), School of Education, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University 

Discussant: Erika E. Forbes, Ph.D. , University of Pittsburgh

NIH moderator: Laura A. Thomas Ph.D. , Division of Translational Research, National Institute of Mental Health

Break: 2:45–3:00 p.m. ET

Research on Services, Intervention, and Prevention: 3:00–4:45 p.m. ET

Presenters:

• John Pachankis, Ph.D. , (he/him), School of Public Health, Yale University
• Maggi A. Price, Ph.D. , (she/her), School of Social Work, Boston College
• Robert Rosales, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. , (he/him/el), Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, School of Public Health, Brown University 
• Katie Edwards, Ph.D. , (she/her), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Jessica Schleider, Ph.D. , (she/her), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
• Cathleen E. Willging, Ph.D. , (she/her),  Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Discussant: Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D. , School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NIH moderator: Mary Acri, Ph.D., Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health