Nik M Lampe
Biographic Data
| ID | 249546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nik M Lampe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nik M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lampe |
| SIGNATURE | LAMPE N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1692-6740 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Forced to adapt
TGD individuals face healthcare trade-offs due to systemic barriers. • Trade-offs include sacrificing geographic convenience, preferred care, affordability, and high-quality care pathways. • Structural constraints, not individual choices, drive healthcare trade-offs among TDG patients. • Findings call for policy reforms in insurance, training, and telehealth access. • Study reframes trade-offs as outcomes of structural neglect, not resilience
Narrating Covid
Aging Amidst Anti-Trans Legislation
This study investigates how transgender older adults manage and protect their mental health amid anti-trans stigma, discrimination, and legislation in the United States. Using semi-structured, individual interviews with 47 transgender older adults, two key strategies emerged: (1) defining transgender identities, bodies, and experiences as life-affirming; and (2) cultivating transgender-inclusive social support networks. Results from the study exp…
Associations of Faith Community Rejection With Social Support and Health Outcomes Among LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Objectives Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults have varied experiences with faith communities, ranging from affirmation to religious trauma. We investigate how faith community rejection affects social support and health outcomes among LGBTQ+ older adults in the Southern United States. Methods We analyze Wave 1 data from the LGBTQ+ Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study (QSNAPS), collected between April 2020 and …
Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Older Adults
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults experience significant health disparities. Examining these disparities has become an international research priority, but gaps remain. In this review article, we summarize major contributions of and ongoing gaps in health disparities research among LGBTQ+ older adults, while focusing on four major content areas: (a) social determinants of health disparities, (b) mental, cognitiv…
“We grow older. We also have lots of sex. I just want a doctor who will at least ask about it.”
Satisficing Death
A good death-a normative ideology of living and dying well that may allow an individual to gain awareness, acceptance, and preparation for death-has captured the attention of researchers, clinicians, and policymakers in recent years. Prior sociological research has uncovered nuanced perspectives of a good death, yet there has been minimal exploration into how marginalised communities reconstruct their own ideals of a good death in response to str…
Accounting for Cisnormativity
Using in-depth interviews with transgender and non-binary (TGNB) young adults in the Southeastern US, I examine TGNB young people's healthcare experiences and strategies for resisting and reducing inequality in healthcare settings. My analysis draws on sociological conceptualizations of accountability structures in TGNB healthcare and specifically the conceptualization of cisnormative accountability. In this article, I demonstrate how TGNB patien…
Teaching with TikTok in Online Sociology of Sex and Gender Courses
Maintaining class participation and engagement poses a unique challenge in teaching online courses at postsecondary institutions. With the distinctive rise of online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a critical need to develop innovative and exciting opportunities in online course concept learning, application, and peer-to-peer engagement. To fulfill this need, I utilized the popular social media app TikTok to help students engag…
Trans Medicine
Producing an LGBT Religious Organizational Identity
In this exploratory study, we examine the production of an organizational LGBT religious identity utilizing the case of DignityUSA. To this end, we engage in two interconnected analyses. First, we revisit and verify the findings of Loseke and Cavendish (2001) concerning the production of what they called a “Dignified Self,” which LGBT Catholics may use to integrate their religious-sexual-gender identities. Then, we expand on their analyses of Dig…
Continuity and Change in Gender Frames
In this article, we examine the ways gendered frames shift to make room for societal changes while maintaining existing pillars of systemic gender inequality. Utilizing the case of U.S. media representations of transgender people who reproduce, we analyze how media outlets make room for increasing societal recognition of transgender people and maintain cisnormative and repronormative traditions and beliefs in the process. Specifically, we outline…
Learning from the Religious Experiences of Bi+ Trans People
This article builds upon emerging studies of bi+ and trans populations to explore the importance of expanding studies of religion and nonreligion beyond an almost entirely cisgender and monosexual focus. Specifically, we utilize the largest qualitative sample of bi+ trans people (n= 249) in sociology to date to explore the ways people in both these populations experience religion. We find that while some bi+ trans people note exceptional positive…
Continuity and Change in Gender Frames
In this article, we examine the ways gendered frames shift to make room for societal changes while maintaining existing pillars of systemic gender inequality. Utilizing the case of U.S. media representations of transgender people who reproduce, we analyze how media outlets make room for increasing societal recognition of transgender people and maintain cisnormative and repronormative traditions and beliefs in the process. Specifically, we outline…
Learning from the Religious Experiences of Bi+ Trans People
This article builds upon emerging studies of bi+ and trans populations to explore the importance of expanding studies of religion and nonreligion beyond an almost entirely cisgender and monosexual focus. Specifically, we utilize the largest qualitative sample of bi+ trans people (n= 249) in sociology to date to explore the ways people in both these populations experience religion. We find that while some bi+ trans people note exceptional positive…
Accounting for Cisnormativity
Using in-depth interviews with transgender and non-binary (TGNB) young adults in the Southeastern US, I examine TGNB young people's healthcare experiences and strategies for resisting and reducing inequality in healthcare settings. My analysis draws on sociological conceptualizations of accountability structures in TGNB healthcare and specifically the conceptualization of cisnormative accountability. In this article, I demonstrate how TGNB patien…
Teaching with TikTok in Online Sociology of Sex and Gender Courses
Maintaining class participation and engagement poses a unique challenge in teaching online courses at postsecondary institutions. With the distinctive rise of online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a critical need to develop innovative and exciting opportunities in online course concept learning, application, and peer-to-peer engagement. To fulfill this need, I utilized the popular social media app TikTok to help students engag…
Satisficing Death
A good death-a normative ideology of living and dying well that may allow an individual to gain awareness, acceptance, and preparation for death-has captured the attention of researchers, clinicians, and policymakers in recent years. Prior sociological research has uncovered nuanced perspectives of a good death, yet there has been minimal exploration into how marginalised communities reconstruct their own ideals of a good death in response to str…
Associations of Faith Community Rejection With Social Support and Health Outcomes Among LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Objectives Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults have varied experiences with faith communities, ranging from affirmation to religious trauma. We investigate how faith community rejection affects social support and health outcomes among LGBTQ+ older adults in the Southern United States. Methods We analyze Wave 1 data from the LGBTQ+ Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study (QSNAPS), collected between April 2020 and …
Producing an LGBT Religious Organizational Identity
In this exploratory study, we examine the production of an organizational LGBT religious identity utilizing the case of DignityUSA. To this end, we engage in two interconnected analyses. First, we revisit and verify the findings of Loseke and Cavendish (2001) concerning the production of what they called a “Dignified Self,” which LGBT Catholics may use to integrate their religious-sexual-gender identities. Then, we expand on their analyses of Dig…
Producing an LGBT Religious Organizational Identity
In this exploratory study, we examine the production of an organizational LGBT religious identity utilizing the case of DignityUSA. To this end, we engage in two interconnected analyses. First, we revisit and verify the findings of Loseke and Cavendish (2001) concerning the production of what they called a “Dignified Self,” which LGBT Catholics may use to integrate their religious-sexual-gender identities. Then, we expand on their analyses of Dig…
Continuity and Change in Gender Frames
In this article, we examine the ways gendered frames shift to make room for societal changes while maintaining existing pillars of systemic gender inequality. Utilizing the case of U.S. media representations of transgender people who reproduce, we analyze how media outlets make room for increasing societal recognition of transgender people and maintain cisnormative and repronormative traditions and beliefs in the process. Specifically, we outline…
Learning from the Religious Experiences of Bi+ Trans People
This article builds upon emerging studies of bi+ and trans populations to explore the importance of expanding studies of religion and nonreligion beyond an almost entirely cisgender and monosexual focus. Specifically, we utilize the largest qualitative sample of bi+ trans people (n= 249) in sociology to date to explore the ways people in both these populations experience religion. We find that while some bi+ trans people note exceptional positive…
Trans Medicine
Accounting for Cisnormativity
Using in-depth interviews with transgender and non-binary (TGNB) young adults in the Southeastern US, I examine TGNB young people's healthcare experiences and strategies for resisting and reducing inequality in healthcare settings. My analysis draws on sociological conceptualizations of accountability structures in TGNB healthcare and specifically the conceptualization of cisnormative accountability. In this article, I demonstrate how TGNB patien…
Teaching with TikTok in Online Sociology of Sex and Gender Courses
Maintaining class participation and engagement poses a unique challenge in teaching online courses at postsecondary institutions. With the distinctive rise of online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a critical need to develop innovative and exciting opportunities in online course concept learning, application, and peer-to-peer engagement. To fulfill this need, I utilized the popular social media app TikTok to help students engag…
Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Older Adults
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults experience significant health disparities. Examining these disparities has become an international research priority, but gaps remain. In this review article, we summarize major contributions of and ongoing gaps in health disparities research among LGBTQ+ older adults, while focusing on four major content areas: (a) social determinants of health disparities, (b) mental, cognitiv…
“We grow older. We also have lots of sex. I just want a doctor who will at least ask about it.”
Satisficing Death
A good death-a normative ideology of living and dying well that may allow an individual to gain awareness, acceptance, and preparation for death-has captured the attention of researchers, clinicians, and policymakers in recent years. Prior sociological research has uncovered nuanced perspectives of a good death, yet there has been minimal exploration into how marginalised communities reconstruct their own ideals of a good death in response to str…
Narrating Covid
Aging Amidst Anti-Trans Legislation
This study investigates how transgender older adults manage and protect their mental health amid anti-trans stigma, discrimination, and legislation in the United States. Using semi-structured, individual interviews with 47 transgender older adults, two key strategies emerged: (1) defining transgender identities, bodies, and experiences as life-affirming; and (2) cultivating transgender-inclusive social support networks. Results from the study exp…
Associations of Faith Community Rejection With Social Support and Health Outcomes Among LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Objectives Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults have varied experiences with faith communities, ranging from affirmation to religious trauma. We investigate how faith community rejection affects social support and health outcomes among LGBTQ+ older adults in the Southern United States. Methods We analyze Wave 1 data from the LGBTQ+ Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study (QSNAPS), collected between April 2020 and …
Forced to adapt
TGD individuals face healthcare trade-offs due to systemic barriers. • Trade-offs include sacrificing geographic convenience, preferred care, affordability, and high-quality care pathways. • Structural constraints, not individual choices, drive healthcare trade-offs among TDG patients. • Findings call for policy reforms in insurance, training, and telehealth access. • Study reframes trade-offs as outcomes of structural neglect, not resilience
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Transgender (9 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)