RSW | MSW, PhD

Experience in LGBT2SQ research

Zack’s current projects focus on research production, knowledge synthesis, and the ethics of research with individuals and communities who experience marginalization and other forms of oppression, including 2SLGBTQ+ people.

Specific projects:

• 2SLGBTQ+ Health Hub
• 2SLGBTQ+ people’s experiences of help-seeking related to intimate partner abuse
• Knowsy, a database of systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and evidence maps focused on 2SLGBTQ+ health and wellness
• Thriving on Campus: Promoting the belonging, wellbeing, and academic development of 2SLGBTQ+ university students throughout Ontario
• Developing and validating a Two-Spirit/Trans search hedge

Interest in LGBT2SQ research

Building on a history of work with queer and trans communities related to mental health, harm reduction, and sexual health, Zack is passionate about how we can leverage research for transformative social change. Zack is committed to collaborative mentorship models and creating spaces that centre groups who have been historically underrepresented and undervalued in academia.

Published Work

• Trans Research Ethics: Challenges and Recommendations for Change
• ‘I'm not interested in research; I'm interested in services': How to better health and social services for transgender women living with and affected by HIV
• Transgender data collection in the electronic health record: Current concepts and issues
• Documenting research with transgender, nonbinary, and other gender diverse (trans) individuals and communities: Introducing the Global Trans Research Evidence Map
• CPATH ethical guidelines for research involving transgender people & communities