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"Transphobia is Bad for Health:
Social Exclusion, Mental Health,
and Well-Being among Trans People in Ontario, Canada"
A Center for Gender Studies Guest Lecture by:
Dr. Robb Travers ~ Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Wilfrid Laurier University,
Waterloo, Ontario
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Location & Time
This presentation is open to the public; admission is free.
Location: Heth 22 ~ Time: 4:00 pm ~ Monday, October 21st,
2013
Radford University, Radford, VA. |
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Presentation Abstract Presentation
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Background Dr.
Travers is an Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology at
Wilfrid
Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and is a Canadian Institutes of
Health New Investigator. Dr. Travers holds additional appointments at the
Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the
Centre for Research on Inner City
Health at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Travers is considered a
leader in the community-based research movement in Canada; his work is
focused on understanding the effects of social exclusion on gender and
sexual minorities. |
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Presentation Overview
Dr. Travers' work is focused on understanding the effects of social
exclusion on gender and sexual minorities. In his presentation, social exclusion is linked to various forms of
health inequities among marginalized populations in North America.
Transgender people experience high rates of discrimination in their
workplaces, in various service settings, and among their peers and families,
in contexts that often preclude a lack of formal human rights protection.
Trans PULSE is a community-based research project undertaken in Ontario,
Canada; 433 trans people completed an 87 page survey designed to explore the
scope of social exclusion in their lives and its effects on their health and
well-being. High incidences of mental health challenges including
depression, low self-esteem and suicidality were documented, and were
specifically linked to experiences of discrimination. In addition to key
project findings, Dr. Travers will discuss some of the successes behind
Trans PULSE, including the unique community-based approach of the project1 |
Education
Dr. Robb Travers
Ph.D.
Public Health Sciences
University of Toronto
MA Community Psychology
University of Toronto
B.A. (Hon) Psychology
University of Winnipeg
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Biography
For information regarding
research and professional
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1Robb
Travers, Personal Communication, September. 2013 |
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for more
information about this presentation and the Center, please contact: |
Ms. Bethany Hall: 540-831-6644 - email:
or Dr. Hilary Lips: 540-831-5387- email:
hlips@radford.edu |
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