Program Area: Social Research, Policy, and Practice
Rajean Moone, PhD, LNHA, LALD, FGSA
Faculty Director - LTC Administration
CCAPS
University of Minnesota
St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Barbara Gordon, MA (she/her/hers)
Director of Community Engagement
University of Louisville Trager Institute
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Rajean Moone, PhD, LNHA, LALD, FGSA
Faculty Director - LTC Administration
CCAPS
University of Minnesota
St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Noell Rowan, PhD, LCSW, LCAS, FGSA, FNAP, CCS
Professor
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Ellesse-Roselee Akre (she/her), PhD, MA
Assistant Professor
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Sara Bybee, LCSW, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Huntsman Center for HOPE
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 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
Harry Barbee, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Medicine, Health, and Society
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) older adults have experienced a lifetime of oppression and discrimination that often results in significant health, economic, and social disparities in comparison to their peers. Historically labeled as illegal, immoral, and/or sick, LGBTQ older adults often fear, hide, and distrust health care and other social services providers. This symposium will highlight contemporary research on the experiences and perceptions of LGBTQ older adults in relation to service providers. The first presentation will contextual factors that influence the healthcare utilization of LGBTQ middle-aged and older adults. The second presentation will explore older adult couples’ experiences of minority stress with service providers and effects on their relationships. The third presentation will explore explore the beliefs, experiences, and needs related to housing and housing discrimination in LGBTQ older adults living in coastal North Carolina. The fourth presentation will explore panel data of older LGBTQ adults residing in the U.S South and examine the effects of access to an LGBTQ affirming provider on health service utilization and aging outcomes.. The final presentation will explore the association between increased awareness, understanding, and belief in the Undetectable equals Unstransmittable campaign and having an LGBTQ affirming care provider. The symposium will conclude with a discussion on policy and practice impacts for aging services and health care providers.
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Noell L. Rowan, PhD, LCSW, LCAS, FGSA, FNAP, CCS – University of North Carolina Wilmington
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ellesse-Roselee Akre (she/her), PhD, MA – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sara Bybee, LCSW, PhD – University of Utah
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Krystal R. Kittle, PhD, MA, MS – University of Nevada Las Vegas
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Harry Barbee, PhD – Vanderbilt University