Sexual & Gender Minority Health Summer Intensive Series

In summer 2023, the Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO), the Office of Aids Research (OAR), and the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) cosponsored a Summer Intensive Series (SIS) to enhance the knowledge of NIH summer interns and trainees about sexual and gender minority (SGM) health research. This series was open to all trainees, including summer interns, postbacs, predoc IRTAs, and postdoc IRTAs, who were interested in learning more about SGM health research and its intersection with science, policy, communication, and community engagement. The series met weekly and trainees heard from prominent SGM health researchers and engage in panel discussions, breakout groups, and journal club discussions. A certificate of completion was given to those who attended at least five of the seven sessions.

Summer Intensive Sessions

DateTopic
Monday, June 12Introduction to SGM Research
Location: Building 31, Room A/B*

Renee Rider, Program Director, Division of Genomic Medicine, NHGRI, NIH
Karen Parker, Director, SGMRO, NIH
Karina Walters, Director, THRO, NIH
Monday, June 19No Session due to Juneteenth Holiday
Wednesday, June 21Intersection of Research and Public Policy in Health Disparities and SGM Health (Virtual Only)

Marissa Robinson, Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) Coordinator, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy
Laura Durso, Senior Director, LGBT Research and Communications Project, The Center for American Progress
Caroline Medina, Director of Policy, Whitman-Walker Institute
Monday, June 26Academic Career Paths: Navigating a Career in SGM Health Research
Location: Building 35, Room 610

Brian Mustanski, Director, Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University
Mandi Pratt-Chapman , George Washington University
Monday, July 3No Session due to July 4 Holiday
Monday, July 10Workforce Diversity at NIH: Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Building 35, Room 610

Anna Han, Senior Advisor for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH
Pamela Tamez, Chief Officer, Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) Office, NIH
Bali White, Principal Strategist for the Portfolio for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Monday, July 17Career Options in SGM Health Research
Virtual

Ashley Wilder Smith, Chief, Outcomes Research Branch, NCI, NIH
Ames Simmons, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law
Sandy James, Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Asha Storm, Scientific Program Analyst, NIBIB, NIH
Shyam Patel, Communications Director, SGMRO, NIH
Irene Avila, Deputy Director, SGMRO, NIH
Monday, July 24SGM Data Collection
Virtual

Christina Dragon, Measurement & Data Lead, SGMRO, NIH
Kellan Baker, Executive Director and Chief Learning Officer, Whitman-Walker Institute
Monday, July 31Topics in NIH-Funded SGM Research
Virtual

Sarah Jackson, Intramural Research Scholar, National Cancer Institute
Jose Bauermeister, Chair of the Department of Family and Community Health, School Nursing and Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
Jessica Fish, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
Allen Mallory, Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University
Presentation of Certificate of Completion

Karen Parker, Director, SGMRO, NIH
Irene Avila, Deputy Director, SGMRO, NIH
Renee Rider, Program Director, Division of Genomic Medicine, NHGRI, NIH