Current Research

My current research projects include:

1. Project LGBTQ+ RISE UP (LGBTQIA+ Resilience In the South East dUring a Pandemic)

(Co-PI: Dr. Beth Mynatt, GA Tech; other members of the research team listed here)

    • As part of the Public Interest Technology Universities Network (PIT-UN) Fellowship, we launched a longitudinal, multimedia diary-based project related to LGBTQIA+ adults' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will include a public-facing component to share participant stories, as well as peer-reviewed journal submissions. Learn more at our website, or follow us on Instagram or Facebook.

    • Papers in progress:

      • Seelman, K. L., Holloway, B. T., Mynatt, E. D., & MacIntyre, G. LGBTQIA+ adults demonstrating resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A public-facing multimedia study.

      • Mynatt, E. D., Scavo, T., Zeagler, C., Holloway, B. T., & Seelman, K. L. Creative ways of maintaining social connection online & offline in an era of social distancing.

2. The Healthcare Experiences of Transgender and Nonbinary Adults: Differences by Sociodemographic Characteristics and the Relationship to Health Outcomes

(PI: Kristie Seelman; co-authors: Shanna Kattari, Penny Harvey, Matthew Bakko, Luis Alvarez-Hernandez, Andre Vasi, Leonardo Kattari, Joanna Caldwell, Jarrod Call, Brendon Holloway)

    • This is a multi-paper project involving analysis of data from the 2015 United States Transgender Survey.

    • Our first two papers are published:

Seelman, K. L., Kattari, S. K., Harvey, P., & Bakko, M. (2020). Transgender men’s access to knowledgeable providers and experiences in health care settings: Differences by demographics, mental health, and degree of being “out” to providers. Health & Social Work, 45(4), 229-239. http://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlaa030

Seelman, K. L., Vasi, A., Kattari, S. K., & Alvarez-Hernandez, L. R. (2021). Predictors of healthcare mistreatment among transgender and gender diverse individuals: Are there different patterns by patient race and ethnicity? [Advance online publication] Social Work in Health Care. http://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1909201

  • Papers in progress: Kattari, S. K., Call, J., Kattari, L., Holloway, B. T., & Seelman, K. L. Exploring the experiences of transgender and gender diverse adults regarding accessing a trans knowledgeable PCP.


3. Anti-racist policy analysis

(co-authors: La Loria Konata; Karimah Dillard; Sophia Steinberg; Elizabeth Beck; Gabrielle Billings)

This project examines anti-racist policy analysis approaches.


  • Paper in progress: Seelman, K. L., Steinberg, S., Konata, L., Dillard, K. L., Billings, G., & Beck, E. Anti-racist policy analysis.