Awards
Bronze Medal Award, RAND, 2026
Spotlight Award for Mentorship, RAND, 2026
Discrimination and Diversity Workshop Outstanding Paper Award, 2023
Discrimination and Disparities Conference Honorable Mention, 2022
American Society of Health Economists Diversity Scholarship, 2022
Certificate in College Teaching, Vanderbilt University, 2021
Best Paper Award Welsh Postgraduate Conference in Business, Management, and Economics, 2019
The University of Nottingham Masters Scholarship, 2019
The University of Westminster Top 1% Award, 2015
Media Mentions and Impactful Citations
Cited in Daniel Doe and Matthew Moe v. State of Kansas, Expert Declaration, Douglas County District Court, Kansas, Ayden Scheim, 2026.
Multistate attorneys general comment letter “Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Prohibit State Medicaid and CHIP Plans from Using Federal Medicaid Dollars to Fund Transgender Youth Healthcare” Tong et al, 2026.
Cited in Orr v. Trump Expert Declaration, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Ayden Scheim, 2025
NPR News Now “NPR News: 12-03-2025 7pm EST”, Rhitu Chatterjee, 2025
Tradeoffs “What it's like to be transgender in Trump's America”, Ryan Levi, 2025.
Cited in Kalarchik v. State of Montana Expert Testimony, Montana State District Court, Ayden, Scheim, 2024.
CDC “LGBTQ+ young people are at higher risk for childhood adversity” CDC, 2024
The Hidden Curriculum Podcast “The Landscape of Queer Research, Data, and Opportunities” Sebastian Tello-Trillo and Alex Hollingsworth, 2024
The Wall Street Journal “How 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Changed America,” Molly Ball, 2024
CBS Segment “Massachusetts Celebrates 20 Years of Same Sex Marriage” Elaine Quijano, 2024
Good Morning America “20 Years of Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples. research disputes apocalyptic fears” Devin Dwyer & Patty See, 2024
The Conversation “Trans youth are significantly more likely to attempt suicide when gender dysphoria is met with conversion therapy than with hormone treatment” Travis Campbell, Nathaniel Tran, and Samuel Mann, 2023
The Conversation “If your sexual orientation is accepted by society you will be happier and more satisfied with your life” Samuel Mann, 2019