Calendar of events
Department Psychology Seminars: Dr Rob Cramer, University of North Carolina (Charlotte)
Title: Sexual and Gender Minority Identity and Mental Health: Measurement, Impacts, and Solutions
Abstract: Dr. Cramer will provide an overview of his work on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and diverse (LGBTQ+) identity and health. The session begins with presentation of psychometric assessment work on LGBTQ+ identity and related measures. Emphasis is placed on suicide disparities in U.S. and U.K. contexts. Illustrating a steady stream of community-engaged research, Dr. Cramer then summarizes anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime victimization impact and jury perception studies. Shifting to solutions, Dr. Cramer will review his work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop an LGBTQ+ health education program. The talk also features examples of hate crime law policy analyses among transgender adults in the United States. It will conclude with an interactive discussion and exploration of cross-national research collaboration.