Professional Service

• Council on Social Work Education. CSOGIE Faculty Training & Accreditation Committee, Member . 07/01/2018 - present
• Council on Social Work Education. CSOGIE Research & Policy Committee, Member. 07/01/2018 - present
• Research on Aging. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 05/2018 - present
• The BMJ. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 04/2018 - present
• LGBT Health. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 01/2018 - present
• Aging and Mental Health. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 10/2017 - present
• Journals of Gerontology: Psychological & Social Sciences. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 07/2017 - present
• Social Work Research. Consulting Editor. 07/2017 - present
• Culture, Health, and Sexuality. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 10/2016 - present
• American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 09/2016 - present
• Rainbow Research Group. Member. 10/2015 - present
• American Journal of Public Health. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 07/2012 - present
• Journal of Homosexuality. Ad Hoc Reviewer. 10/2011 - present

Internal Service

• University of Utah, Center on Aging, Steering Committee Member. 09/2018 - present. University service.
• Aging Concentration, Co-Chair. 08/2018 - present. College service.
• Faculty Executive Committee, Member. 07/2018 - present. College service.
• Faculty Search Committee, Member. 07/2018 - present. College service.
• PhD Committee, Member. 01/2018 - present. College service.
• Diversity and Social Justice Committee. Co-Chair, 12/2016 - present. College service.
• Reflexive Social Work Practice Sequence Curriculum Committee. Chair, 10/2016 - present. College service.
• MSW Advisory Committee. 09/2016 - present. College service.
• University of Utah, Center on Aging. Member, 03/2016 - present. University service.
• Faculty Advisory Appointments Committee. Member, 03/2016 - present. College service.
• MSW Practice Committee. Member, 09/2015 - present. College service.
• MSW Practice Committee. 08/2015 - present. College service.
• Interprofessional Health Education (IPE) Initiative. Member, 08/2015 - present. University service.

Community Partnership

• Services & Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE) Utah, Leadership Committee Member. 10/2015 - present
• Institute for Multigenerational Health. 06/2005 - present

Honors & Awards

• Fellow, Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). University of Utah, 07/01/2017
• Fellow, Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (CTLE), Transforming Classrooms into Inclusive Communities (TCIC. University of Utah, 10/01/2016
• Warren G. Magnuson Scholar. University of Washington, 05/2013
• Grants Technical Assistance Workshop on Aging Research for Emerging Investigators & Students. National Institute on Aging, 11/2012
• Predoctoral Dissertation Initiative Scholar. Association for Gerontological Education in Social Work, 05/2011

Affiliations

• LGBTQ Affirmative Therapists Guild (LGBTQ/ATG), Therapist, 10/2015 - present
• Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging & Sexuality/Gender Study (NHAS), Co-Investigator, 01/2010 - present

In the Media

• Renner, R. (2020). How to beat loneliness during a pandemic? LGBTQ elders lend their wisdom. National Geographic, Science: Coronovirus Coverage. 06/17/2020. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/06...
• Hoy-Ellis, C. P. (2020; accepted 12/18/2019). The invisible diversity in our community. The West View (p. 3). 12/2019. https://westviewmedia.org/images/pdfs-doc/2020-win...
• Giottonini, J. (2019, October). Dying Alone: An LGBTQ Crisis. ABC4 News Special Report. 10/31/2019. https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/dying-alone-...
• KRCL Radio, (2017). Women’s issues from a male perspective: At the intersection of feminism, masculinity, and race (with Copeland Johnson, Billy Palmer [co-host], and David Derezotes [co-host]). Radioactive: The Radical Middle. 08/2017. http://www.krcl.org/blog/radioactive-august-14-201...
• Study finds military service boosts well-being for transgender vets. United Press International [USA]. 07/2017. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2017/04/24/Study-f...
• Academic Minute: Transgender Older Adults and the Military. Inside Higher Ed/WAMC National Public Radio [USA]. 07/2017. https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2017/07/24/tr...
• SAGE Advice: Group of elders aims to bridge the LGBTQ generational gap. City Weekly: The Pride Issue, [Salt Lake City, UT]. 06/2017. https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/the-pride/Content?...
• Research discovers army support increases well-being with regard to transgender vets. Scoil Naomh Eoin Primary School [Ireland]. 05/2017. http://www.scoilnaomheoin.com/research-discovers-a...
• Study finds military service boosts well-being for transgender vets. JabNews [Germany]. 05/2017. http://jabnews.com/study-finds-military-service-bo...
• KRCL Radio, (2016). Aging in Utah [with Luptak, M., & Andersen, T.]. Radioactive: The Radical Middle [Utah]. 06/2016. http://www.krcl.org/blog/radioactive-june-6-2016/
• Aging lavender population grabs research spotlight. The Pride: The Los Angeles LGBT Newspaper [USA]. 03/2015.
• Trans*forming healthcare: Increasing visibility around trans*specific health risks. SIECUS [USA]. 05/2013. http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature...