Ph.D. Student Profile
Wesley King, MPH, MEd
- Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Education
- MPH, Brown University (2019)
- MEd, University of Massachusetts Boston (2013)
- BA, Biology, Swarthmore College (2012)
Research Interests & Projects
- Transgender health equity
- Community-based participatory research
- Structural vulnerability
- Gender-based structural and interpersonal violence
Selected Publications
- King, WM, Jadwin-Cakmak, L, Trammell, R, Gamarel, KE. (2022). Structural Vulnerability as a Conceptual Framework for Transgender Health Research: Findings from a Community Needs Assessment of Transgender Women of Colour in Detroit. Culture, Health, & Sexuality. DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2086709
- King, WM & Gamarel, KE. (2020). A scoping review examining social and legal gender affirmation and health among transgender populations. Transgender Health. DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2020.0025
Additional Information
- Rackham Merit Fellow (2019 - 2024)
- Pre-Doctoral Trainee, National Institute of Child Health and Development (2021-2022)