Lauren B Beach
Biographic Data
| ID | 4238077 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren B Beach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren B |
| FAMILY NAME | Beach |
| SIGNATURE | BEACH L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3302-5047 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Assessing Statistical Analysis Practices in Utilizing Data From the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2015 to 2019 to Analyze Selected Health Outcomes of Sexual Minority Youth
INTRODUCTION: This study critically evaluates the statistical methodologies employed in analyzing Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) data from 2015 to 2019, specifically focusing on health outcomes for sexual minority youth (SMY). The YRBS is a crucial source of public health data, and robust analytical approaches are essential for generating reliable insights. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of existing literature utilizing…
Assessing differences in epigenetic aging markers between sexual or gender minority and straight cisgender adults using the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults cohort
Bullying and depression serially mediate the association between perceived gender nonconformity and suicidality among US adolescents
This research has implications for understanding the potential underlying mechanisms that link perceived gender nonconformity to suicidality among adolescents. The hypothesized cascade of contextual risk factors for adolescent suicidality seems to be more harmful among Hispanic Straight Males. Studying contextual mechanisms can help develop therapeutic interventions that target adolescents most at-risk of suicidality
Peer bullying victimization, psychological distress, and the protective role of school connectedness among adolescents
Increasing a sense of belonging among students (i.e., school connectedness) may help buffer the adverse effects of bullying on depression among adolescents
Mental health of gender minority older adults in the United States
While the mental health of gender minority (GM) individuals has garnered increased attention in recent years, GM older adults (i.e., aged 50 and older) remain overlooked in research. Thus, we conducted a systematic review with the aim of synthesizing and evaluating existing research regarding mental health concerns and disparities, risk factors, and protective factors among GM older adults in the United States. Following the Preferred Reporting I…
The Association of Depression, Social Determinants and PrEP Uptake Among Black Sexual Minority Men in the Deep South
Disparities in HIV Testing, Condom Use, and HIV Education Between Transgender and Not Transgender High School–Aged Youth
Transgender individuals are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States. Given increased risk of HIV among youth, there is a need to understand HIV risk and protective factors among transgender individuals who are 18 years and younger. Patterns of HIV testing, HIV education, and condom use have known associations with HIV outcomes among youth in general, but are understudied among transgender youth. This study assessed these outcomes …
Unaddressed Sources of Bias Lead to Biased Conclusions About Sexual Orientation Change Efforts and Suicidality in Sexual Minority Individuals
Disparities in PrEP Eligibility and Uptake at the Intersection of Sexual Identity and Behavior
Associations between HIV Testing and Consent Policies among Sexually Active Adolescents
HIV incidence remains high among US youth, especially among sexual minority youth. However, only half of youth with HIV are aware of their status. One potential explanation for low HIV testing rates is that restrictive policies may prevent minors from access HIV testing due to parental consent requirements. Using pooled data from the local Youth Risk Behavior Survey, we assessed whether state HIV testing laws, including age restrictions and expli…
Race and Sexual Identity Differences in PrEP Continuum Outcomes Among Latino Men in a Large Chicago Area Healthcare Network
Trends in heroin use and injection drug use among high school students in five urban school districts in the US (2005–2017)
Background. We describe the prevalence of and changes in heroin use and injection drug use (IDU) among high school students in five large, urban school districts in the US (2005-2017); nearly three-fourths of the students were Black and/or Hispanic/Latino. Methods. Data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Youth Risk Behavior Survey" program, which includes biennial surveys in urban school districts. We pooled data across di…
Bisexual People’s Utilization of Sexual Health Services at an LGBTQ Community Center in Chicago
Bisexual people are at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. In STI data collection, bisexual people are often miscategorized as or conflated with heterosexual or gay/lesbian people. Such poor data capture practices invisibilize bisexual people and prevent the tailoring of HIV and STI services to cater to bisexual populations. The Center on Halsted (COH) is an LGBTQ community center in Chicago. COH's HIV & STD …
Bi Us, For Us
Bisexual people comprise over half of all adults who identify as sexual minorities within the United States. Increasingly, population level health research has revealed that bisexual people face striking and broad-ranging health disparities compared not only to heterosexual people, but also often compared to their gay and lesbian peers. Despite the fact that bisexual people comprise an 'invisible majority' of LGBTQ people and are disproportionate…
Lifetime Asthma Prevalence and Correlates Among US Youths by Sexual Identity and Race/Ethnicity, 2009–2017
Objectives. To comprehensively assess asthma disparities and identify correlates in youths at the intersections of sex, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity in the United States. Methods. We obtained a diverse sample of youths (n = 307 073) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey. We pooled data across 107 jurisdiction-years (2009–2017). We calculated lifetime asthma prevalence by sexual identity, race/ethn…
Development of a Natural Language Processing Algorithm to Identify and Evaluate Transgender Patients in Electronic Health Record System
Our novel algorithm correctly identified transgender patients and provided important insights into health care utilization among this marginalized population
Sexual Identity and Behavior Among U.S. High School Students, 2005–2015
Condom and Substance Use at Last Sex
HIV disproportionately impacts youth, particularly young men who have sex with men (YMSM), a population that includes subgroups of young men who have sex with men only (YMSMO) and young men who have sex with men and women (YMSMW). In 2015, among male youth, 92% of new HIV diagnoses were among YMSM. The reasons why YMSM are disproportionately at risk for HIV acquisition, however, remain incompletely explored. We performed event-level analyses to c…
Findings from a comprehensive diarrhoea prevention and treatment programme in Lusaka, Zambia
Well-packaged diarrhoea preventive and treatment interventions delivered at the clinic and community-level could potentially reduce probability of death among children aged 1-59 months
Sexual Identity and Behavior Among U.S. High School Students, 2005–2015
Bi Us, For Us
Bisexual people comprise over half of all adults who identify as sexual minorities within the United States. Increasingly, population level health research has revealed that bisexual people face striking and broad-ranging health disparities compared not only to heterosexual people, but also often compared to their gay and lesbian peers. Despite the fact that bisexual people comprise an 'invisible majority' of LGBTQ people and are disproportionate…
Bisexual People’s Utilization of Sexual Health Services at an LGBTQ Community Center in Chicago
Bisexual people are at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. In STI data collection, bisexual people are often miscategorized as or conflated with heterosexual or gay/lesbian people. Such poor data capture practices invisibilize bisexual people and prevent the tailoring of HIV and STI services to cater to bisexual populations. The Center on Halsted (COH) is an LGBTQ community center in Chicago. COH's HIV & STD …
Lifetime Asthma Prevalence and Correlates Among US Youths by Sexual Identity and Race/Ethnicity, 2009–2017
Objectives. To comprehensively assess asthma disparities and identify correlates in youths at the intersections of sex, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity in the United States. Methods. We obtained a diverse sample of youths (n = 307 073) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey. We pooled data across 107 jurisdiction-years (2009–2017). We calculated lifetime asthma prevalence by sexual identity, race/ethn…
Findings from a comprehensive diarrhoea prevention and treatment programme in Lusaka, Zambia
Well-packaged diarrhoea preventive and treatment interventions delivered at the clinic and community-level could potentially reduce probability of death among children aged 1-59 months
Condom and Substance Use at Last Sex
HIV disproportionately impacts youth, particularly young men who have sex with men (YMSM), a population that includes subgroups of young men who have sex with men only (YMSMO) and young men who have sex with men and women (YMSMW). In 2015, among male youth, 92% of new HIV diagnoses were among YMSM. The reasons why YMSM are disproportionately at risk for HIV acquisition, however, remain incompletely explored. We performed event-level analyses to c…
Development of a Natural Language Processing Algorithm to Identify and Evaluate Transgender Patients in Electronic Health Record System
Our novel algorithm correctly identified transgender patients and provided important insights into health care utilization among this marginalized population
Sexual Identity and Behavior Among U.S. High School Students, 2005–2015
Bisexual People’s Utilization of Sexual Health Services at an LGBTQ Community Center in Chicago
Bisexual people are at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. In STI data collection, bisexual people are often miscategorized as or conflated with heterosexual or gay/lesbian people. Such poor data capture practices invisibilize bisexual people and prevent the tailoring of HIV and STI services to cater to bisexual populations. The Center on Halsted (COH) is an LGBTQ community center in Chicago. COH's HIV & STD …
Bi Us, For Us
Bisexual people comprise over half of all adults who identify as sexual minorities within the United States. Increasingly, population level health research has revealed that bisexual people face striking and broad-ranging health disparities compared not only to heterosexual people, but also often compared to their gay and lesbian peers. Despite the fact that bisexual people comprise an 'invisible majority' of LGBTQ people and are disproportionate…
Lifetime Asthma Prevalence and Correlates Among US Youths by Sexual Identity and Race/Ethnicity, 2009–2017
Objectives. To comprehensively assess asthma disparities and identify correlates in youths at the intersections of sex, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity in the United States. Methods. We obtained a diverse sample of youths (n = 307 073) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey. We pooled data across 107 jurisdiction-years (2009–2017). We calculated lifetime asthma prevalence by sexual identity, race/ethn…
Trends in heroin use and injection drug use among high school students in five urban school districts in the US (2005–2017)
Background. We describe the prevalence of and changes in heroin use and injection drug use (IDU) among high school students in five large, urban school districts in the US (2005-2017); nearly three-fourths of the students were Black and/or Hispanic/Latino. Methods. Data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Youth Risk Behavior Survey" program, which includes biennial surveys in urban school districts. We pooled data across di…
Associations between HIV Testing and Consent Policies among Sexually Active Adolescents
HIV incidence remains high among US youth, especially among sexual minority youth. However, only half of youth with HIV are aware of their status. One potential explanation for low HIV testing rates is that restrictive policies may prevent minors from access HIV testing due to parental consent requirements. Using pooled data from the local Youth Risk Behavior Survey, we assessed whether state HIV testing laws, including age restrictions and expli…
Race and Sexual Identity Differences in PrEP Continuum Outcomes Among Latino Men in a Large Chicago Area Healthcare Network
Disparities in HIV Testing, Condom Use, and HIV Education Between Transgender and Not Transgender High School–Aged Youth
Transgender individuals are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States. Given increased risk of HIV among youth, there is a need to understand HIV risk and protective factors among transgender individuals who are 18 years and younger. Patterns of HIV testing, HIV education, and condom use have known associations with HIV outcomes among youth in general, but are understudied among transgender youth. This study assessed these outcomes …
Unaddressed Sources of Bias Lead to Biased Conclusions About Sexual Orientation Change Efforts and Suicidality in Sexual Minority Individuals
Disparities in PrEP Eligibility and Uptake at the Intersection of Sexual Identity and Behavior
Mental health of gender minority older adults in the United States
While the mental health of gender minority (GM) individuals has garnered increased attention in recent years, GM older adults (i.e., aged 50 and older) remain overlooked in research. Thus, we conducted a systematic review with the aim of synthesizing and evaluating existing research regarding mental health concerns and disparities, risk factors, and protective factors among GM older adults in the United States. Following the Preferred Reporting I…
The Association of Depression, Social Determinants and PrEP Uptake Among Black Sexual Minority Men in the Deep South
Bullying and depression serially mediate the association between perceived gender nonconformity and suicidality among US adolescents
This research has implications for understanding the potential underlying mechanisms that link perceived gender nonconformity to suicidality among adolescents. The hypothesized cascade of contextual risk factors for adolescent suicidality seems to be more harmful among Hispanic Straight Males. Studying contextual mechanisms can help develop therapeutic interventions that target adolescents most at-risk of suicidality
Peer bullying victimization, psychological distress, and the protective role of school connectedness among adolescents
Increasing a sense of belonging among students (i.e., school connectedness) may help buffer the adverse effects of bullying on depression among adolescents
Assessing Statistical Analysis Practices in Utilizing Data From the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2015 to 2019 to Analyze Selected Health Outcomes of Sexual Minority Youth
INTRODUCTION: This study critically evaluates the statistical methodologies employed in analyzing Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) data from 2015 to 2019, specifically focusing on health outcomes for sexual minority youth (SMY). The YRBS is a crucial source of public health data, and robust analytical approaches are essential for generating reliable insights. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of existing literature utilizing…
Assessing differences in epigenetic aging markers between sexual or gender minority and straight cisgender adults using the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults cohort
Medicine (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (12 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (9 works) · Sexual minority (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Demography (8 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Sexual orientation (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works)