News Archive
LGBT HP&P Program Faculty and Alum Highlighted for Research on LGBTQ+ Vaccine Equity
LGBT HP&P Associate Director, Kat Carrick, Ph.D., and alum Adrian Shanker ('19), were recently featured in QBurgh, a Pittsburgh-based media outlet, for their research on the impacts of COVI
Program Alum Announced as a Unity for Humanity Rare Impact Challenge Winner
Kate Luxion ('17) was recently announced as a co-winner, along with their colleague Marc Svensson, of the Unity for Humanity Rare Impact Challenge.
LGBT Health Policy and Practice Program Recognized for Impact
The prestigious 2019 GLMA Achievement Award honors the program’s contributions to improved health outcomes for the LGBTQ community.
LGBT Health Forum Discusses Stonewall Riots
For the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, journalists, activists and authors came to GW to talk about the impact that Stonewall had on the progress of LGBTQ rights.
LGBT Health Policy & Practice Spring Reception - A Success!
We at LGBTHP&P would like to thank everyone who came out to celebrate 5 years of supporting scholarships for program students at our Spring Reception at Whitman Walker Health on the 20th!
LGBT Health Policy and Practice Holds 2016 Reception at Whitman-Walker Health
Thank you to all of those who attended our recent reception honoring LGBT Health Leaders & Celebrating Student Scholarships, last Tuesday, March 22 at Whitman-Walker Health.
Jeff Goodman Honored with Society for Public Health Education's 2015 Trophy Award
Jeff Goodman has been recognized for his many contributions to the LGBTQ community, most recently his work advocating directly with Senate staff to elevate health education to core curriculum status in the Every Child Achieves Act.
Program Director Stephen Forssell Honored with APA Award
Dr. Stephen L. Forssell has been announced as the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Contribution to Education and Training Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues.
Director Forssell Comments on Marriage Equality Ruling on ABC-WLJA-TV
LGBT Health Graduate Certificate Program director Stephen Forssell commented on marriage equality during a news segment on WJLA on Friday, June 26. His insight followed the Supreme Court ruling regarding Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriages must be both legalized and recognized in all states.
Program Faculty Member & Student Present at LGBT Health Workforce Conference
The LGBT Health Workforce Conference featured presentations from a student and a faculty member of the GW LGBTHP&P Program. Certificate student Colin Davis presented his capstone work, which focused on the millennial LGBT experience as a healthcare consumer.
John Cullen Awarded by Empire State Pride Agenda
John Cullen, '13, was honored on May 16 by the Empire State Pride Agenda as one of the 25 LGBT Community Champions in recognition for his capstone project.
The Case Against 8: Screening and Panel Discussion
The Case Against 8, is a Sundance award winning documentary that follows four plaintiffs in their battle to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court.
Program Director Dr. Stephen Forssell Featured In Buzzfeed Article
The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to end Medicare's blanket ban on sex-reassignment surgery at the end of a panel review. Read Stephen Forssell's comments in the Buzzfeed article.
