Linda M Wesp
Biographic Data
| ID | 4245296 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda M Wesp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda M |
| FAMILY NAME | Wesp |
| SIGNATURE | WESP L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8520-6806 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
PrEP Use Among Black Transgender Women
That’s My Girl; I love her”
Culturally Safe Nursing Care for Black Sex Workers in the Greater Chicago Area, 2020‒2021
Complex structural and social factors have created health inequities for Black sex workers. Black people, including those engaged in transactional sex, report leaning on spiritual beliefs to guide health-related decision-making, including whether to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Public health nurses can improve the health of Black sex workers through culturally safe care, which may include a community-stated vision of spiritual support. (Am J Public …
Pride Camp
Background Many LGBTQ youth experience rejection and discrimination in their families and schools, and the range of interventions for improving their resilience and well-being is limited. We developed and piloted an LGBTQ-youth-focused intervention to build resilience and promote health equity, called Pride Camp, in an urban environment in the Midwest. Methods Using a mixed-method approach we examined the impact of Pride Camp on resilience and ot…
Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice
Transgender people experience intersecting forms of social marginalization and are disproportionately affected by health inequities. We elucidate a novel conceptual framework for transgender health research that theorizes the constructs and pathways through which social inequities produce health inequities for transgender populations. Drawing on theories of intersectionality and structural injustice, Intersectionality Research for Transgender Hea…
The Role of Family, Friend, and Significant Other Support in Well-Being Among Transgender and Non-Binary Youth
Transgender youth have been found to experience mental health disparities, experiencing greater rates of depression and anxiety than their cisgender counterparts. This mixed-methods study examined social support and how it is related to well-being and resilience among transgender youth. A sample of 154 transgender and gender nonbinary youth (13 to 21 years) completed a survey at a Pride event in a Midwest US city. The survey assessed living as on…
Culturally Safe Nursing Care for Black Sex Workers in the Greater Chicago Area, 2020‒2021
Complex structural and social factors have created health inequities for Black sex workers. Black people, including those engaged in transactional sex, report leaning on spiritual beliefs to guide health-related decision-making, including whether to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Public health nurses can improve the health of Black sex workers through culturally safe care, which may include a community-stated vision of spiritual support. (Am J Public …
Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice
Transgender people experience intersecting forms of social marginalization and are disproportionately affected by health inequities. We elucidate a novel conceptual framework for transgender health research that theorizes the constructs and pathways through which social inequities produce health inequities for transgender populations. Drawing on theories of intersectionality and structural injustice, Intersectionality Research for Transgender Hea…
The Role of Family, Friend, and Significant Other Support in Well-Being Among Transgender and Non-Binary Youth
Transgender youth have been found to experience mental health disparities, experiencing greater rates of depression and anxiety than their cisgender counterparts. This mixed-methods study examined social support and how it is related to well-being and resilience among transgender youth. A sample of 154 transgender and gender nonbinary youth (13 to 21 years) completed a survey at a Pride event in a Midwest US city. The survey assessed living as on…
Pride Camp
Background Many LGBTQ youth experience rejection and discrimination in their families and schools, and the range of interventions for improving their resilience and well-being is limited. We developed and piloted an LGBTQ-youth-focused intervention to build resilience and promote health equity, called Pride Camp, in an urban environment in the Midwest. Methods Using a mixed-method approach we examined the impact of Pride Camp on resilience and ot…
Culturally Safe Nursing Care for Black Sex Workers in the Greater Chicago Area, 2020‒2021
Complex structural and social factors have created health inequities for Black sex workers. Black people, including those engaged in transactional sex, report leaning on spiritual beliefs to guide health-related decision-making, including whether to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Public health nurses can improve the health of Black sex workers through culturally safe care, which may include a community-stated vision of spiritual support. (Am J Public …
That’s My Girl; I love her”
PrEP Use Among Black Transgender Women
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Transgender (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)