Author: Travis Campbell, Nathaniel Tran and Samuel Mann

Travis Campbell is an assistant professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University. His research applies microeconomics to social justice issues, focusing on economic inequalities by race, gender, and sexuality in the US. His other research focuses on social movements and public health policy, among other topics. Nathaniel Tran (they/he) is a PhD candidate in the Department of Health Policy and graduate research associate with the Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab. Their research examines the role of health and social policies in advancing LGBTQ+ health equity. They use a variety of data (e.g. electronic health records, national surveys, and one-on-one interviews) to understand how our laws, policies, and cultural norms impact population health. Their dissertation research exams the role of provider, state, and federal policy on sexual and gender minority aging outcomes such as age-appropriate cancer screening and dementia risk. Samuel Mann is a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at Swansea University in the U.K. and has previously held positions at Vanderbilt University, Open University and The Welsh Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data, and Methods. Mann is an Applied Micro-economist whose research interests lie in the fields of labor economics, health economics and public policy. Sam’s research broadly explores the impact of LGBTQ+ policies on the health and labor outcomes of LGBTQ+ people. Sam is also currently working across several projects that explore the causal effect of public policies on population health.

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Trans Youth More Likely To Attempt Suicide With Conversion Therapy Than With Hormone Treatment

“Although conversion therapy is presumably intended to alleviate gender dysphoria and social stigma of being trans, studies have found that it can prolong and intensify those issues and lead to psychological distress in adulthood,” Campbell, Tran and Mann write.

August 3, 2023

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