Professor and Director
Expertise
SOGI education, LGBTQ2S+ health, adolescent health, nursing, public health nursing, trans and non-binary youth, homeless youth, stigma and discrimination, youth sexual health, youth mental health, adolescent substance use,
Chosen name and pronouns
Elizabeth Saewyc (She/Her/Hers)
Twitter/ ElizabethSaewyc
In the Media
- Strong school and family ties buffer gender-diverse teens from bullying and hostility
- Health of transgender youth improving but stigma, violence still a concern
- Supportive communities and progressive politics can reduce suicide risk among LGBTQ girls
- UBC experts on vaping
- Supportive families and schools help prevent substance use among transgender youth: UBC study
- UBC experts on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
- Vancouver high school students disciplined over alleged bullying list
- Transgender teen can proceed with hormone treatment despite father’s objections, B.C. court rules
- Gay-straight alliances contribute to a safer school climate long-term
- Gay-straight alliances make schools feel safer for straight kids too, research shows
- Gay-straight alliances contribute to a safer school climate long-term
- Who gets to decide when a 14-year-old wants to change gender?
- Youth substance abuse
- UBC launches second national survey to study health of Canadian trans youth
- When culture interferes with the couple
Shining Light on What Makes LGBTQ2S+ Youth Feel Safe in a Community – The Tyee
LGBT youths’ suicidal thoughts decline with community supports: study – Vancouver is Awesome
Gay-straight alliances make schools feel safer for straight kids too, research shows – The Star
LGB teens in B.C. staying away from organized sport says new study – CBC
Study shows HPV vaccination does not cause riskier sexual behaviour among teens – CBC