Jennifer Potter

Biographic Data

ID3582599
NAMEJennifer Potter
GIVEN NAMESJennifer
FAMILY NAMEPotter
SIGNATUREPOTTER J
AFFILIATIONSBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ORCID0000-0002-6221-8895
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS33
TOTAL CITATIONS14
AUTHOR COUNT33
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • One Size Does Not Fit All

    Jiaxi Wu, Elaine Hanby et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2026

    This research examines how gender expressions in health messages influence perceived message effectiveness (PME) for sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults through perceived character similarity. In an online experiment, 1,113 SGM young adults were randomly assigned to view six anti-smoking messages portraying one of four gender expressions: feminine, masculine, gender expansive, or multiple gender. Findings indicated that messages with mu…

  • Sexual and gender minority patient (mis)representation in United States medical Licensing examination preparatory materials

    Allysa Warling, Mariah Everett et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2026

    PURPOSE: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients face wide-ranging health disparities. One potential source of these disparities is anti-SGM bias perpetuated in undergraduate medical education, including in United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLEs) and preparatory materials for these exams. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We screened 8,449 USMLE-style questions in the UWorld Step 2 Question Bank, the AMBOSS Step 2 Question Bank, and NBME Self-Asses…

  • Transgender and other gender minoritised assigned female at birth young adults’ perceptions of and experiences with human papillomavirus vaccination

    Allison Rhodes, Tara Ahmadi et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2026References: 30

    Transgender and other gender minoritised individuals have lower human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine completion rates than the general population, and little is known about how gender minoritised young adults perceive and experience HPV vaccination. The aim of this study was to characterise perceptions of, experiences with, and recommendations to facilitate access to HPV vaccination among transgender and other gender minoritised assigned female at …

  • Incorporation of Trauma-Informed Care Into Entrustable Professional Activities for Medical Student Assessment

    Open AccessLucia Millham, Jennifer Potter et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2025

  • Trauma-informed precepting

    Taylor Brown, Taylor N T Brown et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2025

    PURPOSE: Traumatic experiences are ubiquitous and associated with negative impacts on health and wellbeing in patients, students, and clinicians. Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a harm reduction framework that aims to minimize re-traumatization and the negative health impacts of trauma. TIC is increasingly being incorporated into undergraduate medical education (UME) curricula; however, to date, there is no standardized curriculum to support facult…

  • “What use is my counseling?” Compassion fatigue and structural violence in community gender-based violence counseling in India

    Open AccessMeghana Vagwala, Susan Gonzalez et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2025

    Reports high rates of depression and anxiety among community gender-based violence (GBV) counselors in India. • Explores how counselors experience and internalize structural failures as a personal emotional toll, often expressed through culturally situated idioms of distress • Demonstrates how institutional neglect and patriarchal structures shape the conditions of care and contribute to compassion fatigue. • Analyzes the moral dilemmas counselor…

  • Barriers, facilitators, and best practices for successful vaping prevention campaigns for sexual and gender minority youth

    Open AccessKate Okker-Edging, Jenine Pilla et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Behavioral Medicine2025References: 37

    BACKGROUND: Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) vape at higher rates than their heterosexual and/or cisgender peers. SGMY prefer SGM-specific anti-tobacco messaging; however, there have been no vaping prevention campaigns designed for SGMY. PURPOSE: Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework, we sought to explore specific barriers, facilitators, and best practices for health promotion for SGMY that will i…

  • Disparities in depression and anxiety at the intersection of race and gender identity in a large community health sample

    Open AccessAmelia M Stanton, C Chiu et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025References: 80

  • Promoting equitable sexual health communication among patients with minoritized racial/ethnic, sexual orientation, and gender identities

    Open AccessMinkyun Noh, Jaclyn M White Hughto et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2024References: 43

  • Roadmap for Trauma-Informed Medical Education

    Open AccessSarah Berman, Taylor Brown et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2023

    Research has established that trauma is nearly universal and a root cause of numerous health and social problems, including 6 of the 10 leading causes of death, with devastating consequences across the life course. Scientific evidence now recognizes the complex injurious nature of structural and historical trauma (i.e., racism, discrimination, sexism, poverty, and community violence). Meanwhile, many physicians and trainees grapple with their own…

  • Promoting Sexual and Gender Minority Health Clinical Skills Training for All Medical Students

    Open AccessKanika Kamal, Alex S Keuroghlian et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2023

    Despite societal, legal, and cultural improvements in their well-being, sexual and gender minority (SGM) people in the United States still face substantial physical and mental health disparities that are exacerbated by physician stigma and lack of training. Although there have been efforts at medical schools nationwide to address these disparities and interweave SGM health education into existing preclerkship courses, opportunities to practice re…

  • Associations between sexual orientation, sex education curriculum, and exposure to affirming/disaffirming LGB content in two US-based cohorts of adolescents

    Ariella R Tabaac, Michelle M Johns et al.ARTICLESex Education2023

    Sexual health education experienced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth varies widely in relevancy and representation. However, associations among sexual orientation, type of sex education, and exposure to affirming or disaffirming content have yet to be examined. Understanding these patterns can help to address gaps in LGB-sensitive sex education. Our goal in this study was to examine the prevalence and associations among abstinence-only u…

  • Antibias and Inclusive Language in Scholarly Writing

    Grace C Huang, Joseph Truglio et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2022

  • Harvard Medical School’s Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative

    Open AccessAlex S Keuroghlian, Brittany M Charlton et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2022

    PROBLEM: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations face numerous health disparities. Medical school curricula lack adequate educational content preparing students for serving SGM patients, and medical students typically do not experience welcoming, inclusive educational environments conducive to learning about SGM health care. APPROACH: In 2018, Harvard Medical School (HMS) launched the 3-year Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiativ…

  • Factors associated with transmasculine adults recently engaging in sexual behavior with partners of unknown STI and HIV status

    Open AccessDavid R Pletta, Jaclyn M White Hughto et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Trauma-Informed Medical Education (Time)

    Taylor Brown, Taylor N T Brown et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2021

    The majority of patients and medical students experience some form of psychological trauma or adversity across their life course. All forms of trauma can be associated with adverse health consequences and can negatively affect learning and professional development. Trauma-informed care (TIC) offers a framework to address and mitigate these consequences and promote safety and health. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration de…

  • Correlates of psychological intimate partner violence with HIV care outcomes on patients in HIV care

    Open AccessRob Jay Fredericksen, Robin M Nance et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Psychological IPV, even in the absence of physical or sexual IPV, appears to be associated with HIV care outcomes and should be included in IPV measures integrated into routine HIV care

  • Enacting power and constructing gender in cervical cancer screening encounters between transmasculine patients and health care providers

    Sarah M Peitzmeier, Ida M Bernstein et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2020

    Transmasculine people are at risk of cervical cancer but have lower rates of cervical cancer screening than cisgender women. Disaffirmation of the patient's gender and unequal power dynamics between patient and provider during screening contribute to patient unwillingness to be screened. The mechanisms by which the balance of power may be shifted between patient and provider, and by which gender is constructed during the Pap test, are not well un…

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Information

    Open AccessAriella R Tabaac, Sebastien Haneuse et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2020Cited by: 1References: 10

  • Contraceptive Beliefs, Decision Making and Care Experiences Among Transmasculine Young Adults

    Open AccessMadina Agénor, Alischer A Cottrill et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2020Cited by: 2References: 4

    Health care providers and facilities should provide transmasculine people with tailored contraceptive information and care that address their specific gender-affirmation needs and contraceptive preferences in safe, inclusive and supportive clinical settings

  • Neighborhood Characteristics and Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Quality of Care

    Open AccessUlrike Boehmer, Jennifer Potter et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2019

    Purpose: Quality cancer care entails receipt of a Survivorship Care Plan (SCP). The purpose of this study was to determine differences in SCP delivery by patient-level and neighborhood characteristics. Methods: We obtained California cancer registry data on individuals who were diagnosed with stage I, II, or III colorectal cancer (CRC) between 2012 and 2015 and resided in predetermined geographic areas. We then mailed them a questionnaire, which …

  • Inequities in tobacco advertising exposure among young adult sexual, racial and ethnic minorities

    Andy S L Tan, Elaine Hanby et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2019

    Sexual minority women of colour and black heterosexual women and men have increased encoded exposure to certain forms of tobacco ads. Further research is needed to address the impact of tobacco ads among multiple minority individuals based on sex, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity

  • Human Papillomavirus Risk Perceptions Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Cisgender Women and Nonbinary Individuals Assigned Female at Birth

    Open AccessMadina Agénor, Jaquelyn L Jahn et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2019Cited by: 6References: 2

    Interventions providing sexual minority AFAB individuals with comprehensive, accurate and tailored information about HPV risk are needed

  • Traumatic encounters with Frank Mechau's Dangers of the Mail

    Jessy J Ohl, Jennifer PotterARTICLECommunication and Critical/Cultural…2019

    This essay examines Frank Mechau's infamous mural Dangers of the Mail as an opportunity to theorize the force of memories contingent upon immediate sensual encounters that operate largely irrespective of actual historical occurrences. Through an analysis of public documents, archival material from the 1930s and early 2000s, and two separate tours of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building in 2015 and 2016, we argue Mechau's Dangers of the …

  • Sensitive Health Topics With Underserved Patient Populations

    Open AccessSari L Reisner, Renee Randazzo et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2018

    Online focus group discussions provide an anonymous environment to assess sensitive, health-related experiences that may be difficult to discuss utilizing traditional face-to-face modalities, particularly for marginalized populations such as female-to-male trans masculine (TM) transgender individuals. This article reviews the history, advantages, and disadvantages of online focus groups, with an emphasis for research about sensitive issues with s…