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Sarah M. Peitzmeier is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences, with particular focus on social psychology, health, clinical psychology, sociology, political science, and gender studies.

Their primary research areas include LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; intimate partner and family violence; sexuality, behavior, and technology; sex work and related issues; gender, feminism, and media; HIV/AIDS research and interventions; and homicide, infanticide, and child abuse.

Recent publications by Sarah M. Peitzmeier include:

  • Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence and Correlates (2020), published in American Journal of Public Health
  • Increases in Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19: Prevalence and Correlates (2021), published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • The transgender-specific intimate partner violence scale for research and practice: Validation in a sample of transgender women (2021), published in Social Science & Medicine

In addition to these works featuring Peitzmeier as lead author, related coauthored studies in the field of gender-affirming care and mental health during COVID-19 involve colleagues such as Brooke A. Jarrett.

Sarah M. Peitzmeier frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Sari L. Reisner
  • Jaclyn M. W. Hughto
  • Jennifer Potter
  • Kristi E. Gamarel
  • Madeline B. Deutsch

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Social Science & Medicine
  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • AIDS Patient Care and STDs
  • LGBT Health

Sarah M. Peitzmeier's contributions notably address public health and social issues affecting marginalized populations, with repeated emphasis on intimate partner violence within transgender communities. Their interdisciplinary approach connects clinical, psychological, and social perspectives to complex topics related to identity, policy, and health disparities.

Best Publications

  • Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence and Correlates

    Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Mannat Malik;Shanna K. Kattari;Elliot Marrow

  • Female-to-male patients have high prevalence of unsatisfactory Paps compared to non-transgender females: implications for cervical cancer screening.

    Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Sari L. Reisner;Sari L. Reisner;Padmini Harigopal;Padmini Harigopal;Jennifer Potter;Jennifer Potter;Jennifer Potter

  • Pap Test Use Is Lower Among Female-to-Male Patients Than Non-Transgender Women

    Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Karishma Khullar;Karishma Khullar;Sari L. Reisner;Jennifer Potter;Jennifer Potter

  • Prevalence and Health Impact of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-partner Sexual Violence Among Female Adolescents Aged 15–19 Years in Vulnerable Urban Environments: A Multi-Country Study

    Michele R. Decker;Sarah Peitzmeier;Adesola Olumide;Rajib Acharya

  • Health impact of chest binding among transgender adults: a community-engaged, cross-sectional study

    Sarah Peitzmeier;Ivy Gardner;Jamie Weinand;Alexandra Corbet

  • Cervical Cancer Screening for Patients on the Female-to-Male Spectrum: a Narrative Review and Guide for Clinicians

    Jennifer Potter;Jennifer Potter;Jennifer Potter;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Ida Bernstein;Sari L. Reisner;Sari L. Reisner

  • Sensitive Health Topics With Underserved Patient Populations: Methodological Considerations for Online Focus Group Discussions.

    Sari L Reisner;Sari L Reisner;Renee K Randazzo;Jaclyn M White Hughto;Jaclyn M White Hughto;Sarah Peitzmeier

  • Increases in Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19: Prevalence and Correlates

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  • Gender-affirming care, mental health, and economic stability in the time of COVID-19: A multi-national, cross-sectional study of transgender and nonbinary people.

    Brooke A. Jarrett;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Arjee Restar;Tyler Adamson

  • Disparities in Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence Among Transgender/Gender Nonconforming and Sexual Minority Primary Care Patients.

    Sarah E Valentine;Sarah M Peitzmeier;Dana S King;Conall O'Cleirigh;Conall O'Cleirigh

  • Test performance and acceptability of self- versus provider-collected swabs for high-risk HPV DNA testing in female-to-male trans masculine patients.

    Sari L. Reisner;Madeline B. Deutsch;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Jaclyn M. White Hughto;Jaclyn M. White Hughto

  • “It Can Promote an Existential Crisis”: Factors Influencing Pap Test Acceptability and Utilization Among Transmasculine Individuals:

    Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Madina Agénor;Ida M. Bernstein;Michal McDowell

  • Cervical Cancer Screening Preferences Among Trans-Masculine Individuals: Patient-Collected Human Papillomavirus Vaginal Swabs Versus Provider-Administered Pap Tests

    Michal McDowell;Dana J. Pardee;Sarah Peitzmeier;Sari L. Reisner

  • Sexual Orientation Identity Disparities in Awareness and Initiation of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among U.S. Women and Girls: A National Survey

    Madina Agénor;Sarah Peitzmeier;Allegra R. Gordon;Sebastien Haneuse

  • Perceptions of cervical cancer risk and screening among transmasculine individuals: patient and provider perspectives

    Madina Agénor;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Ida M. Bernstein;Michal McDowell

  • Sexual violence against female sex workers in The Gambia: a cross-sectional examination of the associations between victimization and reproductive sexual and mental health.

    Jennifer A Sherwood;Ashley Grosso;Michele R Decker;Sarah Peitzmeier

  • Chest Binding and Care Seeking Among Transmasculine Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

    Brooke A. Jarrett;Alexandra L. Corbet;Ivy H. Gardner;Jamie D. Weinand;Jamie D. Weinand

  • Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health, and Bullying as Predictors of Partner Violence in a Representative Sample of Youth.

    N. Eugene Walls;Brittanie Atteberry-Ash;Shanna K. Kattari;Sarah Peitzmeier

  • Development of a Novel Tool to Assess Intimate Partner Violence Against Transgender Individuals.

    Sarah M Peitzmeier;Jaclyn M W Hughto;Jennifer Potter;Jennifer Potter;Jennifer Potter;Madeline B Deutsch

  • Comparing self- and provider-collected swabbing for HPV DNA testing in female-to-male transgender adult patients: a mixed-methods biobehavioral study protocol

    Sari L. Reisner;Madeline B. Deutsch;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Sarah M. Peitzmeier;Jaclyn M. White Hughto;Jaclyn M. White Hughto

  • Gender-affirming care, mental health, and economic stability in the time of COVID-19: a global cross-sectional study of transgender and non-binary people

    Brooke A Jarrett;Sarah M Peitzmeier;Arjee Restar;Tyler Adamson

  • Demographic and Behavioral Profiles of Nonbinary and Binary Transgender Youth.

    Kieran Todd;Sarah M Peitzmeier;Shanna K Kattari;Michael Miller-Peruse

  • A cross-sectional analysis of population demographics, HIV knowledge and risk behaviors, and prevalence and associations of HIV among men who have sex with men in the Gambia.

    Krystal Mason;Sosthenes Ketende;Sarah Peitzmeier;Nuha Ceesay

  • Gay men and other men who have sex with men in West Africa: evidence from the field.

    Fatou Maria Dramé;Sarah Peitzmeier;Magda Lopes;Marième Ndaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Sari L. Reisner
Sari L. Reisner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jaclyn M. White Hughto
Jaclyn M. White Hughto Brown University
Stefan Baral
Stefan Baral Johns Hopkins University
Michele R. Decker
Michele R. Decker Johns Hopkins University
S. Bryn Austin
S. Bryn Austin Harvard University
Rob Stephenson
Rob Stephenson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susan G. Sherman
Susan G. Sherman Johns Hopkins University
Andrea L. Wirtz
Andrea L. Wirtz Johns Hopkins University
Matthew J. Mimiaga
Matthew J. Mimiaga University of California, Los Angeles
Conall O’Cleirigh
Conall O’Cleirigh Harvard University

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