News and Announcements
Dr. César Escobar Viera Presents at the 2024 National LGBTQ Health Conference
This week, Dr. César Escobar Viera will speak at the 2024 National LGBTQ Heath Conference in Atlanta, GA. The National LGBTQ Health Conference brings together scientists, public health professionals, and healthcare providers to discuss issues affecting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ community. Dr. César will present results of a study recently completed by our lab. We surveyed almost 600 LGBTQ people ages 18-30 on their experiences on social media and their mental health over a year.
Research Assistant Tylar Schmitt Promoted to Research Coordinator
Congratulations to our research assistant, Tylar Schmitt, who has been promoted to Research Coordinator of our lab. Tylar worked as a research assistant for one year before her well-deserved promotion. As Research Coordinator, she will manage the day-to-day responsibilities of our studies, from grant submission to final data analysis.
Dr. César Escobar-Viera Featured in the Pittsburgh Courier
Our lab director, Dr. César Escobar-Viera, was featured in an article published by the Pittsburgh Courier. The article, titled "Effects of social media on LGBTQ+ health," discusses key takeaways that we've learned through our work on how social media use affects the mental health of LGBTQ+ folks. Read the full article here.
Research Assistant Tylar Schmitt Presents at the 2024 University of Pittsburgh Psychiatry Research Day
Research Assistant Tylar Schmitt presented a poster at the 2024 University of Pittsburgh Psychiatry Research Day. Her poster detailed the human-centered design (HCD) work that our lab is doing with Black, Hispanic, and LGBTQ+ teens from two Pittsburgh community-based organizations, the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation and Casa San José.
Dr. César Escobar-Viera Presents at NIMH's 75th Anniversary Symposium Series
Our lab director, Dr. César Escobar-Viera, was the key speaker for a health equity panel at NIMH'S 75th Anniversary Symposium Series, "Amplifying Voices and Building Bridges: Towards a More Inclusive Future." This symposium took place on March 18, 2024, at the National Archives Buidling in Washington, D.C. Dr. Escobar-Viera's talk was titled "Towards Inclusion: A Health Equity Scientist’s Journey in a Biomedical Research Enriched Psychiatry Department," and he spoke about how he is navigated conducting research in biomedically-focused psychiatry lab as a health equity scientist.