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Measuring sex and gender across the lifecourse in longitudinal research (PI Charlton)
2023–2024 | NIH/NIMHD, R01MD015256-04S1
The objective of this project is to establish the best practices for measuring and analyzing gender identity across the lifecourse using national data from the largest cohort with repeated measures of gender identity.
Strengthening mentorship for sexual and gender minority health researchers (PI Charlton)
2022–2023 | NIH/NIMHD, R01MD015256-03S1
The objective of this study is to create the first mentor training program focused on sexual and gender minority health; we will evaluate, refine, and disseminate an existing faculty curriculum as well as develop two, parallel mentor training curricula for other constituencies—postdoctoral fellows and students.
Project SMART: Social media anti‐vaping messages to reduce electronic nicotine delivery systems use among sexual and gender minority teens (PI Tan; Co-I Charlton)
2021-2026 | NIH/NIDA, R01DA054236
The objective of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a sexual and gender minority-tailored social media intervention to prevent vaping initiation among sexual and gender minority youth.
Sexual orientation-related disparities in obstetrical and perinatal health (PI Charlton)
2021–2026 | NIH/NIMHD, R01MD015256
This project’s objective is to address the knowledge gaps in sexual orientation-related obstetrical and perinatal health by collecting and analyzing national data from three unique, longitudinal, intergenerational cohorts.
Cancer disparities by sexual orientation (PI Charlton)
2017–2023 | American Cancer Society, Mentored Research Scholar Grant MRSG CPHPS 130006
The objective of this program is to gain a more nuanced understanding of sexual orientation-related cancer risk factors and behaviors across the lifespan using detailed, longitudinal data on biology, social factors, and healthcare use.
Development and validation of the perceived medical cissexism in sexual and reproductive healthcare scale (PI Tabaac; Co-I Charlton)
2021–2022 | Boston Children’s Hospital, Aerosmith Endowment Fund for Prevention and Treatment of AIDS and HIV Infections
The goal of this study is to develop and validate a scale of gender identity-based discrimination and exclusion in sexual and reproductive healthcare settings.
Harvard Medical School Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative (PI Dalrymple; Co-I Charlton)
2020–2022 | Panjandrum Foundation
The goal of this project is to enhance the ability of medical school students and faculty to provide evidence-based care by integrating sexual and gender minority health content across the curriculum.
Understanding why teen pregnancies are more common among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth compared to heterosexuals (PI Charlton)
2017–2019 | Society of Family Planning, Interdisciplinary Innovation Grant Phase II
The goal of this grant was to illuminate the experiences of sexual minority teens in the SexuaL Orientation, Gender Identity, and Pregnancy Experiences (SLOPE) Study who experienced a teen pregnancy.
Contraceptive use and HIV prevention during adolescence among sexual minority girls and women (PI Charlton)
2017–2018 | Aerosmith Endowment Fund for Prevention and Treatment of AIDS and HIV Infections
The goal of this study was to test for possible sexual orientation disparities in contraceptive use and HIV risk and also understand women’s preferences for different methods and modes of HIV prevention.
Cancer disparities by sexual orientation (PI Charlton)
2017 | NIH/NCI K99CA212251 K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award [Declined]
The objective of this program was to gain a more nuanced understanding of sexual orientation-related cancer risk factors and behaviors across the lifespan using detailed, longitudinal data on biology, social factors, and healthcare use.
Impact score: 17 (funding line ~30), declined due to being simultaneously selected for a five-year American Cancer Society grant
Sexual orientation-related disparities in teen pregnancy (PI Charlton)
2016–2019 | The Boston Foundation, Equity Fund Grants Program
The goal of this grant was to use a mixed methods approach in the SexuaL Orientation, Gender Identity, and Pregnancy Experiences (SLOPE) Study to document various risk factors for teen pregnancy risk across different sexual orientation groups.
Sexual orientation-related disparities in HIV and teen pregnancy risk: a qualitative approach (PI Charlton)
2016 | Aerosmith Endowment Fund for Prevention and Treatment of AIDS/HIV Infections
The goal of this grant was to understand mechanisms driving the increased HIV and teen pregnancy risk in the SexuaL Orientation, Gender Identity, and Pregnancy Experiences (SLOPE) Study among sexual minority women compared to their heterosexual peers.
HIV prevention among sexual minority girls and women (PI Charlton)
2016–2018 | Aerosmith Endowment Fund for Prevention and Treatment of AIDS/HIV Infections
The goal of this study was to test for possible sexual orientation disparities in contraceptive use and HIV risk and to determine adolescents’ preferences for different methods and modes of HIV prevention during particular times of development (e.g., adolescence).
Understanding why teen pregnancies are more common among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth compared to heterosexuals (PI Charlton)
2016–2017 | Society of Family Planning, Interdisciplinary Innovation Grant Phase I
The goal of this grant was to illuminate the experiences of sexual minority teens in the SexuaL Orientation, Gender Identity, and Pregnancy Experiences (SLOPE) Study who experienced a teen pregnancy.
Reproductive health disparities and sexual orientation in girls and women (PI Charlton)
2015–2017 | NIH/NICHD F32HD084000
This project explored the association of discriminatory public policies (e.g., same-sex marriage bans) and the reproductive health of sexual minority girls and women.
Sexual orientation disparities in contraceptive and abortion care (PI Charlton)
2015–2016 | Society of Family Planning, Small Research Grant
The goal of this study was to document the full range of contraceptive use or abortion care across different sexual orientation groups.
Sexual minority disparities in healthcare use for cervical cancer prevention (PI Charlton)
2015–2016 | Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, Lesbian Health Fund
The goal of this study is to classify differences in healthcare use that helps prevent, screen, or treat cervical cancer among girls and women of diverse sexual orientations.
Prenatal exposure to oral contraceptives and offspring effects (PI Charlton)
2013 | Maternal Health Task Force Travel Grant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The goal of this study was to use Danish registries to investigate whether oral contraceptive use before or during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse fetal outcomes including spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, preterm delivery, low birth weight, and small size for gestational age.
Prenatal exposure to oral contraceptives and major structural birth defects (PI Charlton)
2012–2013 | Department of Epidemiology Rose Travelling Fellowship, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The goal of this study was to use Danish registries to investigate whether oral contraceptive use before or during pregnancy is associated with increased birth defects.