"To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and women in uniform today and provide long overdue benefits for the veterans and military retirees who have already served."

- Solomon Ortize

The Child and Family Research Lab - Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Gender Identity

The Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Gender Identity focus in the Child and Family Research Lab focuses on producing research that is timely and relevant in the current policy debates, such as current projects focused on violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people on college campuses, and on young people's attitudes toward sexual orientation given the current political climate surrounding same-sex marriage. Projects in the lab also explore theoretical topics, such as the ways that people perceptions functions such that race may be used as a predictor for sexual orientation. Last, projects addressing the needs of the transgender community, such as protective factors against trans-people becoming involved in substance abuse or violence are also a key emphasis.

Associated Faculty: Stotzer

Additional Research Lab Themes

Juvenile Justice and Ethnic Disproportionality

Child Welfare and Child Well-being

International Social Welfare

Education and Child Welfare

Sexual Orientation, Gender, Gender Identity

Prejudice, Discrimination, and Violence

Latest Projects