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Impact Institute at Northwestern University
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Northwestern University institute conducting research on the health of LGBTQ populations. Formerly the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH).

impact-institute.northwestern.edu
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨

Check our website for several currently open staff, faculty, and postdoctoral positions: buff.ly/NwKJ9jB
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Visit the Impact Institute at Chicago Pride Fest this weekend!

Stop by our table from 10am - 6pm on Saturday and Sunday to meet our fabulous staff, learn about health research on LGBTQ populations, and participate in some fun activities.

northalsted.com/main-events/...
June 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Introducing the Impact Institute, formerly known as the Institute for Sexual and General Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH)!

The name Impact Institute is a nod to one of our first programs researching the health of #LGBTQ populations.
June 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Join ISGMH on May 22 for our annual Postdoctoral Fellow Showcase!

This year’s event features exciting LGBTQ health research presentations from 5 postdocs: Emily Esposito, John Guigayoma, @tim-levengood.bsky.social, @jonathanlpzmts.bsky.social, and Mariajosé Paton.

Register today: buff.ly/rUSA6Yh
May 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Join ISGMH as we celebrate the launch of our new ADVOCATE Center on Monday, March 31!

RSVP today: buff.ly/cnLKzUW
March 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (ISCI) at Northwestern is now hiring an experienced Project Director to help drive impactful implementation science research in a collaborative environment.

Position details: buff.ly/3XcCgvX
February 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
TOMORROW, join the Northwestern Prison Education Program for a virtual panel on LGBTQIA+ populations and the criminal legal system featuring ISGMH’s Gregory Phillips II.

The panel starts at 6pm CT here: bit.ly/npepjusticefellows
January 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Join ISGMH for our first Current Issues in LGBTQ Health lecture of the year!

On January 16, @svogler.bsky.social will present exploratory findings on the relationship between police contact and #LGBTQ people’s health using data from a national sample.

Register today: buff.ly/4h0ASEs
January 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative is now accepting applications for its Visiting Scholars Program, which aims to strengthen academic-community partnerships through implementation research to help end the #HIV epidemic.

Learn more and apply by December 31: buff.ly/3P7YJ9q
December 5, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Please join us in welcoming Ado Rivera, MD, PhD, to our faculty! Rivera is a quantitative methodologist who works as a team scientist across several research projects at ISGMH.

Learn more about Rivera’s work: buff.ly/3Zzdvf7
December 4, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Casline, PhD, to the ISGMH faculty! @lizcasline.bsky.social is a child/adolescent clinical psychologist and implementation scientist who specializes in #LGBTQ youth mental health care.

Learn more about her research: buff.ly/49mKs1q
December 3, 2024 at 6:24 PM
🌈 Exciting #LGBTQ research opportunity alert! 🏳️‍🌈

In collaboration with AARP, ISGMH invites early career scholars researching the experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults to apply for our inaugural LGBTQ+ and Aging Scholar’s Award.

Apply by December 2.

Learn more: buff.ly/4eLtTyf
November 20, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM!

Earlier this year, we released a comprehensive report on the status of #LGBTQ+ people working and pursuing education in #STEM fields.

Read “Inclusion and Advancement of LGBTQ+ People in STEM Fields”: isgmh.northwestern.edu/our-research...
November 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM
APPLY NOW for our T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Science, HIV, and Sexual and Gender Minority Health! Several two-year positions starting in summer/fall 2025 are available. Apply by December 1, 2024.

Lear more: isgmh.northwestern.edu/join-our-tea...
November 14, 2024 at 6:47 PM