Current Research

“Risk Calculation for Breast/Chest Cancer in Transgender Cincinnatians: Providing Affirming Screening”

A project funded by an Integrating Special Populations Grant by the Cincinnati Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST).

PI: Shanna Stryker. Co-Investigators: Jonah Yokoyama, Sarah Pickle, Jules Madzia^, Sarah Whitton, Annie Brown, Arielle Martinez^. 

"Scale Up of a Cervical Cancer Screening Program at an LGBTQ+ Serving Health Organization: Using PRECEDE-PROCEED".

PI: Shanna Stryker. Co-Investigators: Jonah Yokoyama, Esther Iyanobor^. 

Recently Completed Research Projects

"Cervical Cancer Screening in LGBTQ+ Individuals: Early Implementation of American Cancer Society Guidelines by Equitas Health"

A project funded by a Community Health Grant by the Cincinnati Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST).

PI: Shanna Stryker. Co-Investigators: Jonah Yokoyama, Jules Madzia^, Sarah Pickle, Benjamin Baker-Rogers^, Emery Lu^. 

"The relationship between vocal congruence and wellness in gender-diverse patients: Gathering evidence to increase access to medical care"

A project funded by a University of Cincinnati Next Lives Here Urban Health Pathway Seed Grant. PI: Victoria McKenna.

Co-Investigators: Sarah Pickle, Shanna Stryker, Jules Madzia^, Greg Dion, Ishita Dubey^. 

“Patient-Reported Risk Awareness and Surgical Experience in Transmasculine Gender Affirming Genital Surgery.”

PI: Ermina Lee ^. Co-Investigators: Jules Madzia ^, PhD, Harini Pallerla, Ryan Gobble, Sarah Pickle.

Description: The purpose of this study was to describe the risk awareness and surgical experience of transgender individuals who underwent metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, or penile prosthesis

Publications

Dubey, I., Stryker, S.D., Madzia, J.L., Pickle, S., Dion, G.R., & McKenna, V.S. Insurance coverage of gender-affirming laryngological services: An In-depth Analysis in a Midwestern U.S. State.  Perspectives (SIG03). 2024. Accepted.

Madzia JL, Stryker SD, Bamford LM, Pickle S, McKenna VS. Gender-Diverse Patients’ Awareness and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Laryngological Services. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/00034894241232488.

Yockey RA, Cristol B, Stryker SD, Kline N. (2023). Typical sources and locations of marijuana among US young adults: Differences by sexual minority status. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(5), 704–708. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2184204   

Vijapura C, Tobler J, Wahab RA, Smith ML, Brown AL, Pickle S, Stryker SD, Spalluto LB, England E, Kanfi A. (2023). Resident Attitudes and Experiences with a Novel Radiology-based Transgender Curriculum: A Qualitative Study. Academic Radiology, online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2023.02.011   

Ricks JM, Arthur EK, Stryker SD, Yockey RA, Anderson AM & Allensworth-Davies D. (2022). A Systematic Literature Review of Community-Based Participatory Health Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Communities. Health Equity, 6(1), 640–657. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2022.0039   

Emmert S, Hussein A, Bhabra R, Pickle S, Forbes J. Case Report of Transgender Patient with Gonadotropic Dysfunction Secondary to Craniopharyngioma: Towards Improving Understanding of Biopsychosocial Dynamics of Gender Identity in Neurosurgical Care. World Neurosurg. 2021; 145:448-453. 

Stryker SD, Pallerla H, Yockey RA, Bedard-Thomas J, Pickle S. (2021). Training Mental Health Professionals in Gender-Affirming Care: A Survey of Experienced Clinicians. Transgender Health, 7(1): 68-77. http://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0123   

Stryker SD, Pallerla H, Pickle S. (2019). Considerations on medical training for gender-affirming care: Motivations and perspectives. Int J Transgend Health, 21(1):79-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2019.1689880   

Marshall A, Pickle S, Lawlis S. Transgender medicine curriculum: integration into an organ system–based preclinical program. MedEdPORTAL Publications. 2017;13:10536. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10536

Presentations

Stryker SD and Venkatesan A. Gender Affirming Care Within Resident Education: Introducing the Gender-Affirming Primary Care Residency Research Collaborative. LGBT Health Workforce Conference in New York, NY, May 3, 2024

Wilkens ME, Gustin R, Dion G, Stryker S, Pickle S, Patel R, & McKenna VS. “Quantitative voice outcomes from vocal feminization surgery: A single case study with high-speed videoendoscopy and patient perspective.” An oral presentation at the Voice, Speech, & Technology Symposium, December 2023. Cincinnati, OH. 

Martinez A, Yokoyama J, Madzia J, Whitton S, Brown A, Pickle S, Stryker SD. Risk Knows No Gender: Creating a Tool for People of All Genders to Assess Risk Factors for Breast/Chest Health Equity Day April 2024, Cincinnati, OH.

Wilkens ME, Gustin R, Dion G, Stryker S, Pickle S, Patel R, McKenna VS. “Quantitative voice outcomes from vocal feminization surgery: A single case study with high-speed video endoscopy and patient perspective.” Voice, Speech, & Technology Symposium, December 2023. Cincinnati, OH.

Stryker SD, Madzia JL, Pickle S, Dubey I, Dion G, McKenna VS. Vocal Congruence and Safety: the Medical Necessity of Gender-affirming Vocal Therapy. (2023, November). Oral Abstract presentation at USPATH Scientific Symposium. Denver. 

Sullivan E, Stryker SD, Forgie M, Spielvogel R, Nixon R, Sabb D. Filling the Gap: Medical Educators Collaborate to Improve Access to Training in Gender Affirming Primary Care. (2023, November). Oral Abstract presentation at USPATH Scientific Symposium. Denver. 

Martinez AE, Stryker SD, Yokoyama J, Madzia JL, Sosa DM, Hartlage CS, Makkad H, Schumacher M, Xu CT, Kelly E, Patel RD, Roy S, Conway A, Haraburda J, Whitton S, Pickle S. Education on Trans-Inclusive Chest Cancer Screening Practices for Imaging Professionals. (2023, November). Oral abstract presentation at USPATH 2023 Scientific Symposium, Denver. 

Stryker SD, Yokoyama J, Madzia J, Hettesheimer L, Baker-Rogers B, Lu E, Yockey RA, Pickle S. Implementation of a Cervical Cancer Screening Program in an SGM-Serving Community Health Center: Lessons Learned. (2023, October). Poster session in the Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual & Gender Minority Communities Conference. New York. 

Stryker SD, Madzia J, Yokoyama J, Baker-Rogers B, Lu E, Hettesheimer L, Yockey RA, Pickle S. Preferences for Cervical Cancer Screening Method Among Patients of an SGM-Serving Community Health Center in the Midwest. (2023, October). Poster session in the Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual & Gender Minority Communities Conference. New York.  

McKenna VS, Madzia JL, Stryker SD, Pickle S & Bamford LM. A survey study of vocal congruence in gender-diverse individuals who received professional vs. self-trained voice therapy. (2023, October). Poster presentation at Fall Voice, Conference. Washington, D.C. 

Hartlage CS, Martinez AE, Sosa DM, Makkad H, Schumacher M, Xu CT, Kelly E, Patel RD, Roy S, Conway A, Haraburda J, Yokoyama J, Madzia JL, Stryker SD. (2023, September). Trans-Inclusive Chest Cancer Screening: A Pilot Training for Imaging Professionals. Poster session at the GLMA Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health. Virtual. 

Pickle S, Murawksy S, Fallin-Bennett K, Jackson Q, & Stumbar S. Pending Impact: Politics, Policy and Legislation Effect on Medical and Resident Training in Transgender Health. (2023, May). Society of Teachers of Family Annual Spring Conference. Tampa, FL. 

Madzia JL, Bamford LM, Stryker SD, Pickle S, McKenna VS. Gender-Diverse Patients' Awareness and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Laryngological Services. (2023, May). Oral presentation at the American Laryngological Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. 

Stryker SD, Baker-Rogers B, Madzia J, Hettesheimer L, Lu E, Yokoyama J, Yockey RA, Pickle S. Implementation of a Cervical Cancer Screening Program in an LGBT-Serving Community Health Center in Cincinnati. (2023, April). Poster presentation at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center Annual Retreat. Cincinnati, OH. 

Warner D, Narendran N, Frankland M, Madzia J, Stryker SD, Pickle S. Evolution of a Transgender and Gender Diverse Curriculum in a Challenging Political Environment. (2023, March). Rapid-fire oral presentation at the Association for American Medical Colleges Central/Southern Groups on Student Affairs Regional Meeting. Kansas City, MO.   

M Ricks, EK Arthur, SD Stryker, RA Yockey, AM Anderson, D Allensworth-Davies. A Systematic Literature Review of Community-based Participatory Health Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Communities. (2022, July). Poster at the National LGBTQ Health Conference. Chicago, IL. 

Gustin R, Howell R, Fredeking J, Pickle S, Alarcon A, Myer C. Gender Spectrum Voice Care Across the Lifespan: A Service Model for Transitioning Gender Diverse Patients from Pediatric to Adult ENT-SLP Teams (2019, October). Fall Voice Conference. Dallas, TX. 

Stryker SD, Pallerla HP, Pickle S, Bedard-Thomas J. Asking the Experts: Experienced Prescribers’ Recommendations on Methods of Training Students and Professionals in Gender-Affirming Care. (2018, November). Poster session presented at the World Professional Association for Transgender Health International Scientific Symposium. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

Bedard-Thomas JC, Stryker SD. Bringing Gender-Affirming Care to a Resident Primary Care Clinic. (2018, October). Poster session presented at the Annual Conference for the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Chicago, IL 

Marshall AM, Pickle, S. Transgender medicine curriculum: Integration into an organ-system based preclinical program. International Association of Medical Science Educators – Annual Conference (2017, June). Burlington, VT. 

Fellowship Faculty Research

Our team is actively involved in using research as a tool for transgender health justice and strongly believes in working in interprofessional teams. We also often include students and residents in these initiatives (as indicated by a ^ below) and are excited to have our fellows join research teams. We have several NIH and/or foundation grants under review and hope to see our efforts expanded in the future. 

You are invited to follow along on our Instagram Page: @uctranshealthresearch 

See all the work we’ve done and are currently doing below.