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CHERP Honors Pride Month
CHERP Investigators John R. Blosnich, PhD, MPH and Melissa E. Dichter, PhD, MSW are national experts in health services research issues of importance to LBGTQ+ Veterans. CHERP looks forward to their future research as Pride month 2021 comes to a close.
By Carson Connor Clark
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
CHERP Honors LBGTQI Pride
CHERP investigators Melissa E. Dichter, PhD, MSW and John R. Blosnich, PhD, MPH, have conducted multiple studies that identify needs of sexual and gender minority patients and have implications for healthcare system response, including recommendations for collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information in clinical care. They are both VA Career Development Award alumni and inspiring leaders of the future in VA Research.
See some of their work in this field, both independently and as part of their collaborations, in these publications listed below:
Blosnich, J. R., Marsiglio, M. C., Dichter, M. E., Gao, S., Gordon, A. J., Shipherd, J. C., Kauth, M. R., Brown, G. R., & Fine, M. J. (2017). Impact of social determinants of health on medical conditions among transgender veterans. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 52, 491-498.
Carter, S. P., Montgomery, A. E., Henderson, E. R., Ketterer, B., Dichter, M. E., Gordon, A. J., Shepherd, J. C., Kauth, M. R., & Blosnich, J. B. (2019). Housing instability characteristics among transgender veterans cared for in the Veterans Health Administration, 2013-2016. American Journal of Public Health, 109(10), 1413-1418.
Dichter, M. E., & Ogden, S. N. (2019). The challenges presented around collection of patient sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) information for reduction of health disparities [Commentary]. Medical Care, 57(12): 945-948.
Dichter, M. E., Ogden, S. N., & Scheffey, K. L. (2018). Provider perspectives on the application of patient sexual orientation and gender identity in clinical care: A qualitative study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33, 1359-1365.
Mattocks, K. M., Sadler, A., Yano, E. M., Krebs, E. E., Zephyrin, L., Brandt, C., Kimerling, R., Sandfort, T., Dichter, M. E., Weiss, J. J., Allison, J., & Haskell, S. (2013). Sexual victimization, health status, and VA healthcare utilization among lesbian and bisexual OEF/OIF veterans. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28, S604-S608.
Nadler, L. E., Ogden, S. N., Scheffey, K. L., Cronholm, P. F., & Dichter, M. E. (2021). Provider practices and perspectives regarding collection and documentation of gender identity. Journal of Homosexuality, 68(6): 901-913.
Ogden, S. N., Scheffey, K. L., Blosnich, J. R., & Dichter, M. E. (2020). “Do I feel safe revealing this information to you?”: Patient perspectives on disclosing sexual orientation and gender identity in healthcare. Journal of American College Health, 68:6, 617-623.
Scheffey, K. L., Ogden, S. N., & Dichter, M. E. (2019). “The idea of categorizing makes me feel uncomfortable:” University student perspectives on sexual orientation and gender identity labeling in the healthcare setting. Archives of Sexual Behavior 48, 1555-1562.
Boyer, T. L., Youk, A. O., Haas, A. P., Brown, G. R., Shipherd, J. C., Kauth, M. R., ... & Blosnich, J. R. (2021). Suicide, homicide, and all-cause mortality among transgender and cisgender patients in the Veterans Health Administration. LGBT health, 8(3), 173-180.
Montgomery, A. E., Shipherd, J. C., Kauth, M. R., Harris, K. W., & Blosnich, J. R. (2020). Use of Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs Among Transgender and Non-Transgender Veterans Experiencing Self-Reported Housing Instability. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 31(2), 909-919.
Blosnich, J. R., Rodriguez, K. L., Hruska, K. L., Klima, G. J., Vazzano, J. K., Shipherd, J. C., ... & Montgomery, A. E. (2020). “Get people out of bad situations sooner”: exploring transgender and cisgender veterans’ experiences using permanent supportive housing. Housing and Society, 47(2), 103-121.
Visit their Google Scholar pages at these links:
Melissa E. Dichter Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=E4NWC8EAAAAJ&hl=en
John R. Blosnich Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gue6M4oAAAAJ&hl=en
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