The Sexuality, Health and Gender (SHAG) team’s work spans several universities across the nation. We are a group of scholars, advocates, practitioners, methodologists, sex educators, and lifelong learners that believe in working collaboratively to achieve our common goal of exploring sexuality through research, education, and training.

Active Research Projects

  • Adolescent Stress Experiences over Time Study (ASETS)
    • Funding: NIMHD | Project No.: 5R01MD012252-05 | PI: Harmony Rhoades
  • Healthy Young Men’s Study/Trans Youth of Color Study (HYM/TRUTH)
    • Funding: NIDA | Project Number: 5U01DA036926-09 | PI: Michele Kipke
  • Proud & Empowered (P&E)
    • Funding: NIMHD | Project Number: 5R01MD016082-02 | PI: Jeremy Goldbach
  • Sexuality Education Resource Group (SERG Committee)
  • Trajectories of Intimate Partner Violence among Sexual Minority Youth
    • Funding: NIMHD | Project Number: 1R01MD017244-01 | PI: Jeremy Goldbach
  • Transgender Adolescent Stress Survey (TASS)
    • Funding: NIMHD | Project Number: 5R21MD015945-02 | PI: Harmony Rhoades
    • Transgender Adolescent Stress Survey – Clinical Sample (TASS Clinical)
Bethany Bray, PhD (she/her)

Bethany Bray, PhD (she/her)

Associate Director for Scientific and Infrastructure Development at the Institute for Health Research and Policy (IHRP), University of Illinois Chicago

Connor Carey, MHC-LP (he/they)

Connor Carey, MHC-LP (he/they)

Project Coordinator, Proud & Empowered

Paz Galupo, PhD (they/she)

Paz Galupo, PhD (they/she)

Audre Lorde Distinguished Professor of Sexual Health & Education

Eleni Gaveras, MsPH, MSW (she/they)

Eleni Gaveras, MsPH, MSW (she/they)

Doctoral Research Assistant, Project SQuARE

Jeremy Goldbach, PhD, LMSW (he/him)

Jeremy Goldbach, PhD, LMSW (he/him)

Masters & Johnson Distinguished Professor of Sexual Health and Education

Rishabh  Jain, MS (he/him)

Rishabh Jain, MS (he/him)

Statistical Data Analyst III

Octavio Mesner, PhD (he/him)

Octavio Mesner, PhD (he/him)

Research Assistant Professor

Harmony Rhoades, PhD (she/her)

Harmony Rhoades, PhD (she/her)

Research Associate Professor

Joshua Rusow, PhD (he/him)

Joshua Rusow, PhD (he/him)

Research Assistant Professor

Dalychia Saah, MSW (she/her)

Dalychia Saah, MSW (she/her)

Assistant Professor of Practice

Sheree Schrager, PhD (she/her)

Sheree Schrager, PhD (she/her)

Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, CSU-Dominguez Hills

John G.  Senese  IV, MSW (he/him)

John G. Senese IV, MSW (he/him)

Project Director, Proud & Empowered

Jules Wood, PhD (they/them)

Jules Wood, PhD (they/them)

Research Assistant Professor