Program Area: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Jason Flatt, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Social & Behavioral Health
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Public Health
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Krystal Kittle, PhD, MA, MS
Visiting Research Assistant Professor
Social and Behavioral Health - School of Public Health
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Jason Flatt, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Social & Behavioral Health
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Public Health
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Krystal Kittle, PhD, MA, MS
Visiting Research Assistant Professor
Social and Behavioral Health - School of Public Health
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Ethan Cicero, PhD, RN (He/they)
Assistant Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nik Lampe, PhD (they/them/theirs)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Medicine, Health, and Society
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Austin Oswald, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Social Welfare
Goldsen Institute of the University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Kasim Ortiz, MS
Sociology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and/or asexual (LGBTQIA+) older adults are a growing population that has been traditionally underrepresented in aging research. Due to stigma and discrimination, many LGBTQIA+ may be reluctant to disclose their sexual orientation and gender identity, which makes it difficult to recruit and engage LGBTQIA+ populations in aging research. In this symposium, we explore current efforts to recruit LGBTQIA+ older adults via social media, snowball sampling, or other novel methods, as well as ways engage LGBTQIA+ subgroups (e.g., caregivers, racial/ethnic minorities, transgender, intersex and other underrepresented groups). Two presentations focus on the recruitment of gender minorities including transgender and intersex older adults. Ethan Cicero will present a systematic review that highlights currents efforts to recruit older gender minority populations include those who identify as racial/ethnic minorities. Next, Nick Lampe will share methodological approaches for effectively recruiting and engaging transgender, non-binary, and intersex (TNBI) older respondents. Then Austin Oswald will highlight barriers and facilitators to engaging LGBTQ+ elders of color in participatory action research during the Covid-19 pandemic. Kasim Ortiz will examine correlates of survey response participation among older sexual minorities (LGB+) using internet-based sampling via the Census Household Pulse Survey. Finally, Krystal Kittle will highlight a three-stage, pilot intervention that aimed to recruit LGBTQ+ caregivers during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Jason Flatt, an expert in LGBTQIA+ aging research will facilitate a conversation about these results and place them in the context of current efforts to recruit and engage LGBTQIA+ populations in aging research.
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Krystal R. Kittle, PhD, MA, MS – University of Nevada Las Vegas
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ethan Cicero, PhD, RN (He/they) – Emory University
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nik M. Lampe, PhD (they/them/theirs) – Vanderbilt University
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Austin Oswald, PhD – Goldsen Institute of the University of Washington
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kasim Ortiz, MS – University of New Mexico