Dr. Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan (he/him) an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Dr. Duncan is a social and spatial epidemiologist studying how specific neighborhood characteristics influence population health and health disparities, among sexual and gender minorities, especially Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and transgender women of color. His research, and that of the field of spatial epidemiology, is summarized in the revamped second edition of Neighborhoods and Health, which he co-edited with Ichiro Kawachi (Oxford University Press, 2018).
Dr. Denton Callander
Denton Callander (he/him) is a research scientist studying sexual health and well-being. His work employs qualitative and quantitative methods to ask diverse questions about the social, cultural and epidemiological nature sexual health, including as it intersects with technology. Dr. Callander is a research scientist with Columbia University and a Senior Research Fellow with the Sexual Health Program of the Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society.
Roberta Scheinmann
Roberta Scheinmann (she/her) has almost two decades of experience coordinating public health research, with a focus on studies of HIV, HCV, and Childhood Obesity prevention. She joined the Spatial Epidemiology Lab in 2019 as the Senior Project Coordinator for the TURNNT study. Ms. Scheinmann received her Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology fromColumbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
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Kiara St. James
Kiara (she/her) is the co-founder and executive director of NYTAG (New York Transgender Advocacy). She has been a community organizer and public speaker for over 20 years. She was instrumental in changing discriminatory shelter policies that affected the trans community, and in the passage of GENDA in 2019. She has presented workshops about marginalized communities at many conferences and institutions, including the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria.
Christina Herrera
Christina (she/her) is the CEO and founder of the Translatina Network, which she founded in 2007 to organize and empower the trans immigrant community through leadership development and education. She has been presented with awards and recognitions by NYC DOHMH, the AIDS Institute, City Council, the Queens Borough President, and many more.
Nala Toussaint
Nala (she/her) is the TGNB Health Advocacy Coordinator at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center where she works with women across the spectrum of identities and social and economic circumstances to support their health goals and well-being. In July of 2019 she founded R.O.A.D. (Reuniting of African Descendants), which aims to connect LGBTQ+ folks in the US across the African diaspora with LGBTQ+ folks who live in and are from Africa.
Kim Watson
Kim (she/her) is the co-founder of Community Kinship Life (CKLife), which provides a safe and secure space for affirmed people (and allies when applicable) to meet and learn about life inside and out of transition. Kim assists affirmed men and women with necessary life skills, medical needs, counseling, and access to the resources needed to improve their quality of life and contribution to society.
Ceyenne Dorsohow
Ceyenne (she/her) is founder and executive director of the organization GLITS (Gay and Lesbian in a Transgender World), which works to provide holistic services and care for LGBTQ+ sex workers. She is an international speaker and advocate for sex workers and trans women of color, and currently serves on the boards for numerous national and international organizations. Ceyenne is also the author of a Caribbean cooking, Cooking in Heels.
