Social Identity Laboratory
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The Social Identity Laboratory at the University of Maryland is dedicated to the study of identity, understanding the impacts of prejudice and discrimination in everyday life and exploring factors that may reduce the negative impacts of intersecting systems of oppression on the well-being of individuals, friendships, families, and communities. This collection contains research products by the Social Identity Laboratory and its affiliated members, including author-accepted manuscripts of peer-reviewed articles, measures, and reports and briefs.
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Item Social Support and Trans Communities in Maryland: Implications for Social Support and Bereavement Resources, Policies, and Practices(Trans Maryland, 2025-01) Pease, M Valle; Trovato, Karoline J.; Clements, Zakary A.; Galupo, M. PazThe Maryland Trans Survey is a community-based research project conducted by Trans Maryland and the Queer/Trans Collective for Research on Equity and Wellness examining experiences of trans people in the State of Maryland in areas such as health and healthcare, employment and economic wellbeing, and legal and policy experiences. To date, it is the largest survey of trans people in the State, with 750 trans people representing all 23 counties in Maryland and Baltimore City. Data were collected from June to December 2023 through in-person and online community outreach. The project was approved by Towson University’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol #1897) and used Transgender Research Informed Consent (TRICON) Disclosures to provide trans community members with additional transparency on the project, recognizing long histories of harmful practices in trans research from scientific institutions. This brief contains data on experiences of social support among trans communities from the Maryland Trans Survey. This brief also discusses research implications for social support and bereavement resources, policies, and practices so that advocates, policymakers, and community organizations can better understand and address the current needs of trans people in Maryland.Item Experiences with Police and Emergency Response Services among Trans People in Maryland(Trans Maryland, 2025-01) Howerton, Isabelle; McMichael, Kierstin; Clements, Zakary A.; Pease, M Valle; Galupo, M. PazThe Maryland Trans Survey is a community-based research project conducted by Trans Maryland and the Queer/Trans Collective for Research on Equity and Wellness examining experiences of trans people in the State of Maryland in areas such as health and healthcare, employment and economic wellbeing, and legal and policy experiences. To date, it is the largest survey of trans people in the State, with 750 trans people representing all 23 counties in Maryland and Baltimore City. Data were collected from June to December 2023 through in-person and online community outreach. The project was approved by Towson University’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol #1897) and used Transgender Research Informed Consent (TRICON) Disclosures to provide trans community members with additional transparency on the project, recognizing long histories of harmful practices in trans research from scientific institutions. This brief contains information regarding experiences with police and emergency response systems from the project for advocates, policymakers, and community-serving entities to better understand and support the current needs of trans people in Maryland.Item Identity Documents and Trans People in Maryland: Experiences with Name and Gender Markers(Trans Maryland, 2025-01) Clements, Zakary A.; Riggle, Ellen D. B.; Pease, M Valle; Galupo, M. PazThe Maryland Trans Survey is a community-based research project conducted by Trans Maryland and the Queer/Trans Collective for Research on Equity and Wellness examining experiences of trans people in the State of Maryland in areas such as health and healthcare, employment and economic wellbeing, and legal and policy experiences. To date, it is the largest survey of trans people in the State, with 750 trans people representing all 23 counties in Maryland and Baltimore City. Data were collected from June to December 2023 through in-person and online community outreach. The project was approved by Towson University’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol #1897) and used Transgender Research Informed Consent (TRICON) Disclosures to provide trans community members with additional transparency on the project, recognizing long histories of harmful practices in trans research from scientific institutions. This brief contains information from the survey related to name and gender on identity documents to help advocates, policymakers, and community-serving entities better understand and support the current needs of trans people in Maryland.Item Initial Findings from the Maryland Trans Survey(Trans Maryland, 2024-03) Pease, M Valle; Taylor, Son; Blinder, Lee; Clements, Zakary A.; Galupo, M. PazThe Maryland Trans Survey is a community-based research project conducted by Trans Maryland and the Queer/Trans Collective for Research on Equity and Wellness examining experiences of trans people in the State of Maryland in areas such as health and healthcare, employment and economic wellbeing, and legal and policy experiences. To date, it is the largest survey of trans people in the State, with 750 trans people representing all 23 counties in Maryland and Baltimore City. Data were collected from May to December 2023 through in-person and online community outreach and the project was approved by the Towson University Institutional Review Board. This brief contains preliminary descriptive results from the project for advocates, policymakers, and community-serving entities to better understand and support the current needs of trans people in Maryland.