Madison Bissa, who completed her Honors thesis in the lab and is now a PhD student in clinical psychology at the University of Tulsa, recently published as first author in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. This work was conducted in addition to her Honors thesis as part of independent research under the supervision of Dr. Rioux for her minor in Women’s and Gender studies.
Madi found that in a recent pregnancy cohort (Experiences of Pregnancy), asking several questions about gender identity, modality, and binary did not lead to participant dropout. This answers researcher concerns that cisgender participants offended by gender-related questions may drop out of their study, in turn supporting that the academic and social benefits of measuring gender identity outweigh worries about participant dropout.
Find the paper here! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101484
