Biography
Dr. Sabra L. Katz-Wise, PhD is an Associate Professor in Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan). She is also Adjunct Faculty at The Fenway Institute. She is Director of the SOGIE Health Equity Research Collaborative and the GenderWise Lab, and she is a Senior Faculty Advisor for the BCH Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Katz-Wise’s research investigates sexual orientation and gender identity development and fluidity, health inequities related to sexual orientation and gender identity in adolescents and young adults, and psychosocial functioning in families with transgender and nonbinary youth. She has published 95 peer-reviewed articles in leading academic journals and her research has been funded by several grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Boston Children’s Hospital Aerosmith Endowment Fund, and the Harvard Open Gate Foundation. In addition to research, Dr. Katz-Wise is involved with advocacy efforts at BCH, HMS, and Harvard Chan to improve the workplace climate, patient care, and learning environment for LGBTQ+ individuals, including her role as Co-Chair of the Queer Leadership Council for the Boston Children’s Rainbow Alliance and the BCH Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council.
Expertise
Sexual orientation and gender identity development and fluidity
LGBTQ+ health inequities in adolescents and young adults
Psychosocial functioning in families with transgender and nonbinary youth
LGBTQ+ workplace climate, patient care, learning environment
Education
2012-2014, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sexual Orientation and Health Disparities, Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
2012, PhD in Developmental Psychology, Gender and Women’s Studies Minor, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2007, MS in Psychology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2003, BS in Psychology, Women Studies Minor, University of Washington