Trans Health

Addition of Estradiol to Cross-Sex Testosterone Therapy Reduces Atherosclerosis Plaque Formation in Female ApoE−/− Mice

The contributions of estradiol and testosterone to atherosclerotic lesion progression are not entirely understood. Cross-sex hormone therapy (XHT) for transgender individuals dramatically alters estrogen and testosterone levels and consequently could …

Cross-sex testosterone therapy in ovariectomized mice: addition of low-dose estrogen preserves bone architecture

Cross-sex hormone therapy (XHT) is widely used by transgender people to alter secondary sex characteristics to match their desired gender presentation. Here, we investigate the long-term effects of XHT on bone health using a murine model. Female mice …

(In)finite Gender Journeys

Academic manuscript based on qualitative research on the violence incurred by societal narratives of gender “transition” as a finite, terminal process [book manuscript submitted]

(Not) A Good Man

Autotheory amalgam of memoir, poetry, and journal excerpts exploring the binds of gender and transness, and probing the bounds of non-toxic masculinity [book manuscript submitted]

Developing an Embedded Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Clinic Using Implementation Science Methods

conducting qualitative stakeholder interviews to inform development of pilot project comparing gender-affirming psychiatric clinic embedded within an outpatient primary care clinic to primary care management alone; Principal Investigator of $7k Educating Physician Scientists in Psychiatry (EPSP) Pilot Grant from Penn Psychiatry to fund study