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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Participants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Workshop Participants

Workshop on Lesbian Health Research Priorities

Georgetown University Conference Center

Deborah Aaron, Ph.D.

Department of Epidemiology

University of Pittsburgh

Frances Aranda

Project Coordinator

University of Illinois at Chicago

Lisa Belcher, Ph.D.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta

Bari Blake

Manager of Outpatient Services

Summit Ridge Hospital

Lawrenceville, GA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Participants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D.

Senior Research Consultant

Center for Women Policy Studies

Washington, DC

Robin Buhrke, Ph.D.

AAAS Congressional Science Fellow

Duke University

Washington, DC

Nina Carroll

Director of Women's Health

Fenway Community Health Center

Boston

Roberta Cassidy

University of Illinois at Chicago

Jeanine Cogan, Ph.D

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Public Policy Scholar

APA Public Policy Office

Washington, DC

Alice Dan, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Research on Women and Gender

Chicago

Lynda Dattilio, R.N.

Washington, DC

Andrea Densham,

Lesbian Community Cancer Project

Chicago

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Participants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Kathleen Ethier, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Yale University

Jack Fitzsimmons, M.D., M.B.A.

Orifice of Women's Health

Food and Drug Administration

Rockville, MD

Julianna Gonen, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Washington, DC

Elisabeth Gruskin

Kaiser Permanente

Oakland, CA

Ann Pollinger Haas, Ph.D.

Professor

Lehman College

City University of New York

Suzanne Haynes, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Science

Office on Women's Health

Public Health Service

Washington, DC

Amber Hollibaugh

National Field Director

Women's Education Services

Gay Men's Health Crisis

New York

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Participants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Rebecca Isaacs

Political Director

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Washington, DC

Debbie M. Jackson

Health Policy Analyst

Office of Research on Women's Health

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, MD

Vivian Jackson

Jackson and Jackson Mental Health and Addiction Consulting

Mitchellville, MD

Wendy Johnson

The Washington Blade

Washington, DC

Wanda Jones, Ph.D.

Director

Office of Women's Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta

Ellen Kahn, M.S.S.

Director of Lesbian Services

Whitman-Walker Clinic

Washington, DC

Nancy Kennedy, Dr.P.H.

Director, Office of Managed Care

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Rockville, MD

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Participants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Arthur Kennickell

American Statistical Association Committee on Gay and

Lesbian Concerns in Statistics

Washington, DC

Donna Knutson, MSEd, CHES

Section Chief, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta

Howard Kurtzman, Ph.D.

Chief, Cognitive Science Program

National Institute of Mental Health

Rockville, MD

Alysia Kwon

Harvard School of Public Health

Linda McGehee, Ph.D., R.N.

Assistant Professor

Georgia State University School of Nursing

Susan Messina

Freelance Writer-Editor

Washington, DC

Devi O'Neill

Center of Excellence for Women's Health

University of California at San Francisco

Delores Parron, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Special Populations

National Institute of Mental Health

Rockville, MD

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Participants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Charlotte Patterson, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

Willo Pequegnat, Ph.D.

Associate Director

Office of Research on AIDS

National Institute of Mental Health

Rockville, MD

Vivian Pinn, M.D.

Director

NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

Bethesda, MD

Marj Plumb

Director of Public Policy

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

San Francisco

Ann Pollinger-Haas, Ph.D

Lesbian Health Fund

Bronx, NY

Christopher J. Portelli, J.D.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

New York

Bob Roehr

Bay Area Reporter

Washington, DC

Joyce Rudick

Office of Research on Women's Health

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, MD

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Participants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Beverly Saunders-Biddle, M.H.A.

Executive Director

National Lesbian and Gay Health Association

Washington, DC

Catherine Simile, Ph.D.

Survey Statistician

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville, MD

Roberta Spalter-Roth, Ph.D.

American Sociological Association

Washington, DC

Tracey St. Pierre

Senior Policy Advocate

Human Rights Campaign

Washington, DC

Winnie Stachelberg

Legislative Director

Human Rights Campaign

Washington, DC

Clint Steib

The Washington Blade

Washington, DC

Amelie Zurn, M.S.W.

Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer

Silver Spring, MD

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Women's health, as a field of study, is a developing discipline. Health theories in general have been based on studies of men. However, in recent years, more attention has shifted to women's health, realizing the disparities between men and women in relation to their health. During the last two decades, a similar shift has occurred for a group of women—lesbian women—to further identify and specify their health needs.

Over the past decade, lesbians have organized to call for attention to the health issues of this community, resulting in several federally funded research initiatives. This book offers a comprehensive view of what is known about lesbian health needs and what questions need further investigation, including:

  • How do we define who is lesbian?
  • Are there unique health issues for lesbians?
  • Are lesbians at higher or lower risk for such health problems as AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, breast cancer, mental disorders, and substance abuse?
  • How does homophobia affect lesbian health and the funding of research on lesbian health?
  • How do lesbian health needs fit into the health care system and the larger society?
  • What risk and protective factors shape the physical and mental health of lesbians?

The book discusses how to determine which questions to ask about sexual orientation, the need to obtain information without violating privacy, the importance of considering racial and ethnic diversity in the study of lesbians, strategies for exchanging information among researchers and disseminating findings to the public, and mechanisms for supporting greater numbers of researchers.

Lesbian Health takes a frank look at the political pressures, community attitudes, and professional concerns uniquely affecting the study of lesbian health issues. The book explores many other issues including the potential for transferring findings in this field to other population groups, including other rare populations and women in general.

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