SOGIE Health Equity Research Collaborative
The mission of the SOGIE Collaborative is to advance health equity for all communities, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.
Kodiak Soled, PhD, MPhil, MSN, RN
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
T32 NCI Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Kodiak Soled (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute with a joint appointment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She uses qualitative and quantitative research methods, community-based approaches, and a social and structural determinants of health lens to identify and address perinatal and reproductive health disparities and promote resilience among LGBTQ+ individuals. Dr. Soled holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in LGBTQ Health from Columbia University, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in Critical Global Studies from Pitzer College.
Current Study
The Study of Queer & Trans PREG
Representative Publications
*Co-first authors; ** Co-senior authors
- *Soled KRS, *McKetta S, Chakraborty P, Reynolds CA, Austin SB, Chavarro JE, Eliassen AH, Wang S, Haneuse S, Charlton BM. Sexual orientation-related disparities in perinatal mental health among a prospective cohort study. Soc Sci Med – Mental Health, 2024; 5, 100301. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100301
- Soled KRS, Hoatson T, Montseur B, Everett B., McKetta S, Chakraborty P, Huang A, Reynolds C, Haneuse S, Charlton B. Differences in medically assisted reproduction use by sexual identity and partnership: A prospective cohort of cisgender women. Hum Reprod. 2024;39(6):1323-1335. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deae077
- Huang AK, Chen L, Shulte A, Hall M-F, McLaughlin C, Srinivasan S, Jahan AB, Mita C, **Soled KRS, **Charlton BM. Mapping the scientific literature on obstetrical and perinatal health among sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations: A scoping review. In Press: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
- Soled KRS, Niles M, Mantell E, Dansky M, Bockting W, George M. Childbearing at the margins: A systematic meta-synthesis review of sexual and gender diverse childbearing experiences. Birth, 2022; 50(1): 44-75. DOI: 10.1111/birt.12678
- Soled KRS, Dimant OE, Tanguay J, Mukerjee R, Poteat T. Interdisciplinary clinicians' attitude, challenges, and success strategies in providing care to transgender patients. BMC Health Serv Res, 2022; 22, 1134. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08517-x
- Wooton AR, Soled KRS, Puckett JA, Garrett-Walker JJ, Hill AP, Delucio K, Veldhuis CB. Community (dis)connectedness and identity among LGBTQ+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative cross-sectional and longitudinal trajectory study. PsycholSex, 2023. DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2023.2241868
Contact
ksoled@hsph.harvard.edu