Caucus Awards
WALTER J. LEAR OUTSTANDING STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
The Caucus established the Walter J. Lear Outstanding Student Research Award to recognize exceptional work by students on LGBT-related issues. The award consists of a stipend and free caucus membership. All students who submit an abstract to the Caucus for consideration for the annual meeting are eligible for this award. Walter J. Lear was one of the founders and a longtime chair of the Caucus. He founded the Caucus in 1975 and worked with APHA to inform them of our health issues and the need for research. Click here to read Walter's Obituary.
2020
Hill Landon Wolfe, MPA
Transgender-related discrimination is associated with substance use and treatment history in a multi-state sample of transgender adults
2019
Naomi Greene
Exploring Healthcare provider interactions in breast cancer screening and care among Black sexual minority women
2018
Stephanie Creasy
Previously Incarcerated Transgender Women: A Mixed-Methods Study on Experiences, Needs, and Resiliencies
2017
Sarah M. Piperato
A Population-Based Study of Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Disparities Among Sexual Minority Identified Women
2016
Amaya Perez-Brumer
We don't treat your kind”: Social determinants of HIV prevention and care in the context of competing health needs among transgender people in Jackson, Mississippi
2015
Alex Maher McDowell, MPH, MSN, RN
Transgender health for future nurses: Students' knowledge and beliefs before and after transgender curriculum integration
2014
Gilbert Gonzales, MHA
Disparities in Health Insurance at the Intersection of Race and Sexual Orientation
2013
Janelle Downing, MS
Socio-economic determinants of unmet need for gender-confirming healthcare
2011
Aleksandar Kecojevic, MPH
Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs Among High-risk LGBT Youth
2010
Laura Nasuti
Sexual orientation and suicide attempts: Results from the California Quality of Life Survey II
2009
Mark Hatzenbuehler, MS, MPhil
State-level discrimination policies: Environmental risk factors for psychiatric morbidity in LGB populations
2008
John R. Blosnich, BA, MPH
Violence by any other name: Using population-based data to explore intimate partner violence (IPV) among same-sex relationships in the United States
2007
Annesa Flentje Santa, MA
Reflections on policy and practices: LGBT veterans' experiences while in the military
2006
Allegra Raboff Gordon, MPH
Gender nonconformity as a target of prejudice, discrimination, and violence against LGB individuals
2005
Anthony DiStefano, PhD, MPH
Violence and Self-Harm Among LGBT People in Japan
2004
Amari Pearson-Fields, MPH
Diversity within Diversity: Understanding the Impact of Gender Identity on Cancer Screening Adherence among African American Lesbians2003Diane S. Tider, BA, MPHKnowledge of HPV and effects on sexual behavior of gay/bisexual men