Ben Valen, M.S. (they/he)
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benmvalen.bsky.social
Ben Valen, M.S. (they/he)
@benmvalen.bsky.social
NSF Graduate Research Fellow and PhD Candidate @ Syracuse University researching LGBTQ+ prejudice, intersectionality, and health 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | First-gen

https://sburke08.expressions.syr.edu
i want to thank my amazing collaborators for helping me conduct this work! ♥️🏳️‍⚧️
January 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
we offer important recommendations for clinicians and people in higher education who work with transgender and nonbinary undergraduates.
January 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
we found that, compared to cisgender male and female undergraduates, transgender and nonbinary undergraduates reported worse health in many ways, including higher rates of suicidality and various physical and mental health diagnoses.
January 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
in this work, we addressed several limitations in the research literature on health disparities by 1) examining disparities across several health variables in a national sample of college students and 2) comparing nonbinary people to transgender men and transgender women.
January 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
thanks for making this! would you mind adding me too? 🙂
November 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM