Tessa Wonsiak
Biographic Data
| ID | 9459863 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tessa Wonsiak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Wonsiak |
| SIGNATURE | WONSIAK T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-8841-9090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Older, gay men's navigation of mental health and substance use challenges
Navigating mental health and substance use challenges is shaped by historical context and interlocking systems of oppression. • Historical and ongoing discrimination greatly informs how older gay men navigate mental health and substance use challenges. • Community-led, group-based resources are essential to support gay men with substance use and mental health challenges. • TTrust within health provider encounters is paramount to supporting gay me…
Cultivating psychological well-being amongst older gay men
How older gay men go about cultivating psychological wellbeing (PWB) is informed by the intersections of complex contextual dynamics rooted in interlocking systems of oppression. • A lifetime of interpersonal and structural discrimination – compounded by the HIV/AIDS crisis greatly informs how older gay men go about cultivating PWB. • Meaningful social connections, greatly informed by the losses of the collective trauma of HIV/AIDS, is a key proc…
Between two pandemics
Pandemics are a component of human life, and have had great bearing on the trajectory of human evolution. Historically, the biomedical aspects of pandemics have been overrepresented, but there is growing recognition of the degree to which pandemics are socially and culturally embedded, highlighting how virus perception is socially and politically informed. Older (50+), gay men represent a population who have experienced two global pandemics in th…
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Between two pandemics
Pandemics are a component of human life, and have had great bearing on the trajectory of human evolution. Historically, the biomedical aspects of pandemics have been overrepresented, but there is growing recognition of the degree to which pandemics are socially and culturally embedded, highlighting how virus perception is socially and politically informed. Older (50+), gay men represent a population who have experienced two global pandemics in th…
Older, gay men's navigation of mental health and substance use challenges
Navigating mental health and substance use challenges is shaped by historical context and interlocking systems of oppression. • Historical and ongoing discrimination greatly informs how older gay men navigate mental health and substance use challenges. • Community-led, group-based resources are essential to support gay men with substance use and mental health challenges. • TTrust within health provider encounters is paramount to supporting gay me…
Cultivating psychological well-being amongst older gay men
How older gay men go about cultivating psychological wellbeing (PWB) is informed by the intersections of complex contextual dynamics rooted in interlocking systems of oppression. • A lifetime of interpersonal and structural discrimination – compounded by the HIV/AIDS crisis greatly informs how older gay men go about cultivating PWB. • Meaningful social connections, greatly informed by the losses of the collective trauma of HIV/AIDS, is a key proc…
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Contentment (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Disease (1 work) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (1 work)