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A Meta-analysis of Queer-Spectrum and Trans-Spectrum Student Experiences at US Research Universities

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Queer-spectrum and trans-spectrum students remain a significantly underserved population within higher education, despite the presence of significant disparities related to campus climate, academic engagement, and health outcomes. In this chapter, the authors explore the climate for queer-spectrum and trans-spectrum undergraduate students attending US Public Research Universities within higher education through a meta-analysis of 2016 and 2017 national datasets assessing campus climate, academic outcomes, and health outcomes—each of which has incorporated sexual identity and gender identity demographics within their respective survey instruments.

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  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Maren Greathouse

  2. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Allison BrckaLorenz

  3. American College Health Association, Hanover, MD, USA

    Mary Hoban

  4. University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Ronald Huesman

  5. Rankin & Associates Consulting, Howard, PA, USA

    Susan Rankin

  6. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ellen Bara Stolzenberg

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Greathouse, M., BrckaLorenz, A., Hoban, M., Huesman, R., Rankin, S., Stolzenberg, E.B. (2018). A Meta-analysis of Queer-Spectrum and Trans-Spectrum Student Experiences at US Research Universities. In: Soria, K. (eds) Evaluating Campus Climate at US Research Universities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94836-2_3

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