Dr. Sabra Katz Wise

Biography

Sabra Katz-Wise is an associate professor at Harvard University specializing in adolescent and young adult medicine. She holds faculty positions at Boston Children's Hospital within the Department of Pediatrics and at Harvard Medical School within the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Additionally, she is associated with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Katz-Wise co-directs the Harvard SOGIE (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Expression) Health Equity Research Collaborative and serves as a senior faculty adviser in the BCH Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. Her research investigates the development of sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as the psychosocial functioning of families with transgender youth. Katz-Wise's work addresses health inequities faced by adolescents and young adults related to these identities and has been supported by numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and the BCH Aerosmith Endowment Fund. Beyond her research, she is actively involved in advocacy efforts aimed at improving the workplace climate and patient care for LGBTQ individuals, serving roles on the Queer Leadership Council, Boston Children’s Rainbow Alliance, and BCH Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council. She is also a faculty fellow in the HMS Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative.

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