Description:

ISGMH invites you to join us as we celebrate 8 years of progress in LGBTQ health research. Our event will feature opening remarks from ISGMH Associate Director Jagadīśa-devaśrī Dācus, PhD, and a special presentation by former ISGMH member Liz McConnell, PhD. Dr. McConnell will speak on their career trajectory since her time at ISGMH, and how her time at the Institute has shaped them as a researcher. 

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm Central Time

Location: 625 N. Michigan Avenue

Suite 1400, Stonewall Conference Room

Chicago, IL 60611

This will be a hybrid event. Attendees may join virtually or in person. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees who register by Friday, November 3rd. Register using this form.

About the Speaker: 

Elizabeth (Liz) McConnell, PhD (she/her or they/them) is a faculty member teaching primarily in the PhD program at Palo Alto University. She completed her doctoral work in clinical-community psychology at DePaul University in Chicago. She also completed a three-year Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Pre-doctoral Fellowship (F31) Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse with Northwestern University's Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. Dr. McConnell completed her doctoral internship at the University of Oregon Counseling Center, where she completed a rotation in Training and Supervision and served on the Gender Support Services team. 
Dr. McConnell’s clinical interests include training and supervision, relational concerns, trauma-informed approaches, group therapy, and sexual and gender minority mental health. At PAU, she supervises students in the Sexual and Gender Identities Clinic within the Gronowski Center.
 
Dr. McConnell is a core faculty member in the Center for Evidence-based Applied Research (CLEAR). Her research focuses on relational and structural influences on the health and wellbeing of intersectionally diverse sexual and gender minority populations using a variety of methodological approaches, including social network analysis and mixed-methods. She is a member of Divisions 9, 27, 35, 44, and 45 of the American Psychological Association.