Grateful for all the connections and experiences I had as an Health Policy Research Scholars #HPRSRollCall #CultureofHealth

"Asian Americans and Racial Justice in Medicine" Such an important article by Michelle Ko Monica Hahn MD MPH AAHIVS (ig: MonicaHahnMD) & colleagues about Asian Americans' positionality in medicine and role in dismantling racism in medicine. Link to article: rb.gy/aatngp nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Come join the fabulous REIDS program which focuses on building skills in HIV equity research, growing professional networks and skills and reducing structural barriers and inequities in academia.

An honor to work with Dr. Arjee Restar Eric Layland, PhD🏳️‍🌈 Bee Davis and Hale Thompson on this AJPH article: The Public Health Crisis State of Transgender Health Care and Policy | Vol. 114 Issue 2 ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.21…

If you’re interested in hearing more about how we better capture the experiences of transgender people and their health around the world using data, tune into my conversation with Will Beckham Cole on Monday! jh.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Blessed to have been able to share my work with the New Haven Museum & CT Insider last week. Learn more about University of California Press Pressing Onward & "imperative resilience" in this piece by Lau Guzmán here: ctinsider.com/recordjournal/…

You’re doing this during #Pride🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈, ok. Meta’s woman definition=a OR b OR c…: 1.Woman= a (true) 2.Woman= b (true) 3.Woman= c (true) Woman=/ a only (incorrect) What your arduous dialogue confirming is 1. You’re displaying your own confirmation bias. Logic that.

Not Pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 as in love is love. But Pride as in protect trans and queer people - and all marginalized and occupied communities - from state sanctioned violence. Locally and globally.

Michael Liu et al. report that the mental well-being of #transgender folks is on the decline. Kellan E. Baker Dr. Arjee Restar & I note "political leaders [need] to stop playing political games with the lives of [trans] people." jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

This election will be an exercise of equity. Think of your vote as a resource. HOW will you allocate it? If you're living in a state of privilege, are you ready & willing to cast a vote on behalf of those whose lives & rights are inches away from being stripped, if not already?

To the reviewer who thinks this, just understand that you’re part of the problem. Name 1 evidence-based intervention for trans population that is fully powered with community-informed strategies — we’ll wait. We need to do better screening reviews/reviewers.

Our study reports the deleterious linkages between anti-trans policy environment & mental health.❕ Showing how anti-trans legislation is harmful, & only adds to depression & anxiety issues. Thx to trans folks foremost 🩶 & to JAMA Network Open. Read 📖:jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

I feel very fortunate to work with people I respect and admire. Dr. Arjee Restar Ms Tori Cooper #TransHealth