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Michelle Birkett is a researcher affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with particular focus on General Health Professions and Infectious Diseases. Birkett's research also covers Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, and Social Psychology.

Their main areas of study include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, and HIV, Drug Use, and Sexual Risk. Additional topics addressed in their work involve LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies, and Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting.

Among the scientific outputs, Birkett has contributed to several publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • Network Canvas: Key decisions in the design of an interviewer-assisted network data collection software suite, 2021, Social Networks
  • Interventions and contextual factors to improve retention in care for patients with hypertension in primary care: Hermeneutic systematic review, 2024, Preventive Medicine
  • Network canvas: an open-source tool for capturing social and contact network data, 2023, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Embodied, Situated, and Co-Constructed: Young Sexual Minority Men's Experiences of Intersectional Identity and Minority Stress, 2021, Sex Roles
  • Adaptive Genetic Management of a Reintroduction Program from Captive Breeding to Metapopulation Management of an Arboreal Marsupial, 2023, Diversity

Birkett has published in several venues, frequently appearing in:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Social Networks
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Preventive Medicine
  • International Journal of Epidemiology

Their collaborative network includes multiple frequent co-authors, among whom are:

  • Gregory Phillips
  • Patrick Janulis
  • Brian Mustanski
  • Samuel M. Jenness
  • Steven M. Goodreau

Best Publications

  • LGB and Questioning Students in Schools: The Moderating Effects of Homophobic Bullying and School Climate on Negative Outcomes

    Michelle A Birkett;Dorothy L Espelage;Brian Koenig

  • Homophobic teasing, psychological outcomes, and sexual orientation among high school students: What influence do parents and schools have?

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Steven R. Aragon;Michelle Birkett;Brian W. Koenig

  • Multiple Minority Stress and LGBT Community Resilience among Sexual Minority Men

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Patrick Janulis;Gregory Phillips Ii;Roky Truong

  • Families Matter: Social Support and Mental Health Trajectories Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Michelle Birkett;Brian Mustanski

  • Mental Health and Suicidality Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Youths

    Wendy B. Bostwick;Ian Meyer;Frances Aranda;Stephen T. Russell

  • Protective school climates and reduced risk for suicide ideation in sexual minority youths

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Michelle Birkett;Aimee Van Wagenen;Ilan H. Meyer

  • Typologies of Social Support and Associations with Mental Health Outcomes Among LGBT Youth.

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Michelle A. Birkett;Brian Mustanski

  • Does it get better? A longitudinal analysis of psychological distress and victimization in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth

    Michelle Birkett;Michael E. Newcomb;Brian Mustanski

  • Eating Disorder Symptoms and Obesity at the Intersections of Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation in US High School Students

    S. Bryn Austin;Lauren A. Nelson;Michelle A. Birkett;Jerel P. Calzo

  • Exploring Alcohol-Use Behaviors Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adolescents: Intersections With Sex, Age, and Race/Ethnicity

    Amelia E. Talley;Tonda L. Hughes;Frances Aranda;Michelle Birkett

  • Homophobic name-calling, peer-groups, and masculinity: The socialization of homophobic behavior in adolescents

    Michelle Birkett;Dorothy L. Espelage

  • Sexual Orientation Disparities in Cancer-Related Risk Behaviors of Tobacco, Alcohol, Sexual Behaviors, and Diet and Physical Activity: Pooled Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Bethany G. Everett;Sari L. Reisner

  • Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Racial Differences in Illicit Drug Use in a Sample of US High School Students

    Michael E. Newcomb;Michelle Birkett;Heather L. Corliss;Brian S. Mustanski

  • Indicators of Victimization and Sexual Orientation Among Adolescents: Analyses From Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    Stephen T. Russell;Bethany G. Everett;Margaret Rosario;Michelle Birkett

  • Sexual-orientation disparities in school: the mediational role of indicators of victimization in achievement and truancy because of feeling unsafe.

    Michelle Birkett;Stephen T. Russell;Heather L. Corliss

  • The association between sexual orientation identity and behavior across race/ethnicity, sex, and age in a probability sample of high school students.

    Brian S. Mustanski;Michelle Birkett;George J. Greene;Margaret Rosario

  • Individual and Network Factors Associated With Racial Disparities in HIV Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From the RADAR Cohort Study.

    Brian Mustanski;Ethan Morgan;Richard D'Aquila;Michelle Birkett

  • Identity, Victimization, and Support: Facebook Experiences and Mental Health Among LGBTQ Youth.

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Antonia Clifford;Aaron K. Korpak;Gregory Lee Phillips

  • Envisioning an America Without Sexual Orientation Inequities in Adolescent Health

    Brian S. Mustanski;Michelle Birkett;George J. Greene;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler

  • Associations between LGBTQ-affirmative school climate and adolescent drinking behaviors

    Robert W.S. Coulter;Michelle Birkett;Heather L. Corliss;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler

  • SexualOrientationDisparitiesinCancer-RelatedRisk BehaviorsofTobacco,Alcohol,SexualBehaviors,andDiet andPhysicalActivity:PooledYouthRiskBehaviorSurveys

    Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Bethany G. Everett;Sari L. Reisner

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Mustanski
Brian Mustanski Northwestern University
Gregory Phillips
Gregory Phillips Northwestern University
Heather L. Corliss
Heather L. Corliss San Diego State University
Michael E. Newcomb
Michael E. Newcomb Northwestern University
Lisa M. Kuhns
Lisa M. Kuhns Northwestern University
Bethany G. Everett
Bethany G. Everett University of Utah
Stephen T. Russell
Stephen T. Russell The University of Texas at Austin
Robert Garofalo
Robert Garofalo Northwestern University
Margaret Rosario
Margaret Rosario City University of New York
V. Paul Poteat
V. Paul Poteat Boston College

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