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Michele J. Eliason is a researcher affiliated with San Francisco State University in the United States, specializing in fields related to psychology and social sciences. Their work primarily focuses on the intersections of LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, as well as reproductive health and related technologies.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

The major fields of study engaged by Eliason consist of:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

With a focus within those fields on subfields such as social psychology, reproductive medicine, gender studies, education, and clinical psychology, their work intersects multiple aspects of identity, health, and pedagogy.

Key recent publications by Michele J. Eliason include:

  • "Introduction to Special Issue: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTQ+ Health and Well-Being" (2021, Journal of Homosexuality)
  • "Healthcare Providers' Pregnancy Prevention Counseling of Trans and Non-Binary Assigned Female at Birth (TNB/AFAB) Patients" (2020, Journal of Homosexuality)
  • "Queer Faculty in the Academy: Is It Getting Better?" (2023, Journal of Homosexuality)
  • "'I can't unsee what I've seen:' Doing Social Justice Pedagogy in the research methods classroom" (2022, Teaching in Higher Education)
  • "Transforming Tenure and Promotion: A Grassroots Initiative" (2024, ADVANCE Journal)

Eliason has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Homosexuality
  • Teaching in Higher Education
  • ADVANCE Journal
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies

Their collaborative network includes co-authors such as Sherria D. Taylor, Laurie A. Drabble, Hannah Forsberg, Maria J. Veri, and Nicole D. Bolter.

Best Publications

  • Substance Use and Abuse in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations

    Tonda L. Hughes;Michele Eliason

  • The Prevalence and Nature of Biphobia in Heterosexual Undergraduate Students

    Michele J. Eliason

  • Identity Formation for Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Persons: Beyond a ''Minoritizing'' View

    Michele J. Eliason

  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) physicians' experiences in the workplace.

    Michele J Eliason;Suzanne L Dibble;Patricia A Robertson

  • Nowhere to go: How stigma limits the options of female drug users after release from jail

    Juliana van Olphen;Michele J Eliason;Nicholas Freudenberg;Marilyn Barnes

  • A National Survey of Faculty Knowledge, Experience, and Readiness for Teaching Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs

    Fidelindo Lim;Michael Johnson;Michele Eliason

  • Does "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Apply to Health Care? Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People's Disclosure to Health Care Providers

    Michele J. Eliason;Robert Schope

  • Nursing's silence on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues: the need for emancipatory efforts.

    Michele J. Eliason;Suzanne Dibble;Jeanne DeJoseph

  • Shifting Sands or Solid Foundation? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Identity Formation

    Michele J. Eliason;Robert Schope

  • From invisible to incorrigible: The demonization of marginalized women and girls

    Meda Chesney-Lind;Michele Eliason

  • Original Research: Does “Don't Ask Don't Tell” Apply to Health Care? Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People's Disclosure to Health Care Providers

    Michele J. Eliason;Robert Schope

  • Treatment counselor's attitudes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered clients: urban vs. rural settings.

    Michele J. Eliason;Tonda L. Hughes

  • Reading disability in children with clefts.

    Lynn C. Richman;Michele J. Eliason;Scott D. Lindgren

  • Psychological Characteristics of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate: Intellectual, Achievement, Behavioral and Personality Variables

    Lynn C. Richman;Michele Eliason

  • Neurofibromatosis: Implications for Learning and Behavior

    Michele J. Eliason

  • Accounts of Sexual Identity Formation in Heterosexual Students.

    Michele J. Eliason

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Nurses' Experiences in the Workplace

    Michele J. Eliason;Jeanne DeJoseph;Suzanne Dibble;Sharon Deevey

  • Nursing students' perceptions of their knowledge of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues: effectiveness of a multi-purpose assignment in a public health nursing class.

    Rebecca Carabez;Marion Pellegrini;Andrea Mankovitz;Michele J Eliason

  • A Systematic Review of the Literature on Weight in Sexual Minority Women

    Michele J. Eliason;Natalie Ingraham;Sarah C. Fogel;Jane A. McElroy

  • Sissies and Tomboys: Gender Role Behaviors and Homophobia

    Robert D. Schope;Michele J. Eliason

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynn C. Richman
Lynn C. Richman University of Iowa
Tonda L. Hughes
Tonda L. Hughes Columbia University
Kimberly F. Balsam
Kimberly F. Balsam Palo Alto University
David M. Frost
David M. Frost University College London
Meda Chesney-Lind
Meda Chesney-Lind University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nicholas Freudenberg
Nicholas Freudenberg City University of New York

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