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Thank you so much for an amazing first-ever UAF LGBTQ+ Pride! Check out our recorded events below!
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Join us in our conversation about health and safety services available to our queer folks from various entities across alaska.
Join us in our conversation about health and safety services available to our queer folks from various entities across alaska.
This panel of experts and health care professionals to talk about their services as well as how the LGBTQ+ community can reach out in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our goal is to provide resources to our queer community in the areas of healthcare and power-based violence during our time in quarantine.
If you are a healthcare or safety services provider for the LGBTQ+ community and wish to be a part of this panel, please email jhmalbertnarvaez@alaska.edu
This panel will be moderated by Caitlin Cameron, M.Ed., Prevention & Wellness Coordinator at the Nanook Diversity & Action Center.
Meet our panelists!
Meet our panelists!
Dr. Tracey Wiese, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Dr. Tracey Wiese, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Owner and Medical Director, Full Spectrum Health
Tracey Wiese (she/her/hers) is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner certified in both Family Practice and Psychiatric Mental Health. She holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from Frontier Nursing University, where she attended as a Jonas Scholar.
She has been working with at risk youth and families for over a decade here in the Anchorage area. Prior to doing work in the outpatient setting, Dr. Wiese worked for Forensic Nursing Services of Providence and Alaska CARES, the Children's Advocacy Center in Anchorage for 6 years. At Alaska CARES, Dr. Wiese evaluated children and families when there were concerns of sexual abuse, physical abuse and/or severe neglect.
Dr. Wiese provides a wide variety of services and expertise. She provides trauma informed psychotropic medication management and other mental health supportive services. In addition, she provides medical services related to gender/sexuality affirming healthcare. Dr. Wiese consults with and provides education and services to various organizations in the Anchorage area regarding integrating trauma informed, evidenced based, sensitive approaches to at risk populations, LGBTQ2IA+ sensitivity and competency and a variety of other topics. These organizations currently include the Birchwood Behavioral Health Group Home, Denali Family Services, Department of Juvenile Justice and many others. Dr. Wiese speaks frequently throughout the state and nationally on these topics as well.
Kara carlson, M.P.A.
Kara carlson, M.P.A.
Advocacy Services Coordinator, Resource and Advocacy Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kara Carlson (she/her/hers) is the Advocacy Services Coordinator at the Resource and Advocacy Center at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks; a program of the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living (IAC). She has worked at IAC for almost 15 years in a variety of direct service positions, development, prevention and coalitions. In 2012 she received a Master of Public Administration degree with a concentration in Domestic Violence, Program Management and Policy Development from the University of Colorado, Denver.
Kara’s research focused on how shelters serve survivors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender and has been presented nationally by the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Kara has held seats on many different boards and advisory teams including: the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, the Fairbanks Housing and Homeless Coalition, the Fairbanks Wellness Coalition, The Fairbanks Reentry Coalition, Recover Alaska, Pride Foundation, and PFLAG.
Dr. Robin Holmes, MD
Dr. Robin Holmes, MD
Family Medicine Physician, Chena Health, Fairbanks
Robin Holmes (she/her/hers) is a board certified Family Medicine physician currently working at Chena Health in Fairbanks. Born and raised in Chicago, she graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago and completed her residency in Anchorage. After residency she moved to Fairbanks where she has been providing primary care services ever since. As a Family Medicine physician she provides full spectrum care, including gender-affirming care, obstetrics, pediatrics, family planning and mental health. Dr. Holmes is proud to collaborate with her colleagues in coordinating higher level services for LGBTQ+ patients who may be interested in fertility or surgical treatments. Having trained and practiced in Alaska means that she has a broad understanding of challenges facing our LGBTQ+ community, and is happy to help navigate these challenges for overall health.
Matthew Mulhern
Matthew Mulhern
EIS Case Coordinator, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Matthew was in kindergarten when he was first called queer by a peer. It was supposed to be a slur, but instead became a spring board to owning the label without (much) shame by the time he was in middle school. He was introduced to HIV stigma when his first high school boyfriend was diagnosed as positive. He is proud to have been kicked out of a homophobic and racist household at age 15, and uses those experiences to drive the equity work he does now. Since moving to Alaska in 2012, Matthew has worked to overcome his East Coast inner-city upbringing to become an outdoorsman, and has discovered a love of dip-netting, camping, small game hunting, fishing, and hiking with his partner of 12 years and their two dogs. He has spent over 20 years of his career working with, and for, intersectional queer communities. He is always looking for additional opportunities to put those skills to work in Alaska.
LauraLi Riley
LauraLi Riley
HIV/EIS Program Services Manager, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Laurali serves as an LGBTQA ally as the Senior Program Manager for the Early Intervention Services Department at ANTHC. She also serves as the co-chair for the Western Regions Ryan White board that specifically develops trauma informed practices for community service providers and medical services focusing on LGBTQA and HIV affected populations. Laurali has lived in Alaska since 2014, and worked with peer partners presenting on HIV stigma related issues to medical providers, social workers and related health care professionals. Laurali believes in the power of conversation, and is a strong advocate for the HIV/EIS Consumer Advisory Board group. In this group, Laurali mentors LGBTQA peers in public speaking events. A panel from Alaska will be presenting on transgender issues in rural settings during the plenary session at the 2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment.
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