Senior Lecturer

Qualifications: PhD

About Jaimie

I completed my PhD in psychology at Massey University in 2012. I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, researching the health of Canadian transgender youth. I returned home to Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2015 to work at the University of Waikato/Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.

I am on the Board of Directors of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and I am an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Transgenderism. I also helped to establish the University of Waikato Rainbow Staff/Student Alliance.

Research Interests

My main area of research is in the inequities and unique issues transgender people face in their health and well-being. I have a particular interest in mental health, sexual health and substance use.  I research the social determinants of these health outcomes, including experiences of discrimination, stigma, harassment and barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare, as well as how social and community support and gender affirmation can reduce these effects. This research involves collaboration with the transgender community, health professionals, policy makers and other researchers in the fields of psychology, nursing, education and human geography.

I also conduct research on the sexuality of transgender people, particularly on portrayals of transgender women's sexuality within psychology and medicine.

Current Projects

I am the Principal Investigator of Counting Ourselves: The Aotearoa New Zealand Trans and Non-Binary Health Survey

External Collaborations

I am a co-investigator of:

• Trans Pulse Canada
• The Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey 2018

Recent Publications

• Tan, K. K. H., Treharne, G. J., Ellis, S. J., Schmidt, J. M., & Veale, J. F. (2019). Gender minority stress: A critical review. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-19. doi:10.1080/00918369.2019.1591789 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12496

• Watson, R. J., Veale, J. F., Gordon, A. R., Clark, B. A., & Saewyc, E. M. (2019). Risk and protective factors for transgender youths' substance use. Preventive Medicine Reports, 15, 1-6. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100905

• Watson, R., & Veale, J. (2018). Transgender youth are strong: Resilience among gender expansive youth worldwide. International Journal of Transgenderism, 19(2), 115-118. doi:10.1080/15532739.2018.1474832

• Clark, B. A., Veale, J. F., Townsend, M., Frohard-Dourlent, H., & Saewyc, E. (2018). Non-binary youth: Access to gender-affirming primary health care. International Journal of Transgenderism, 19(2), 158-169. doi:10.1080/15532739.2017.1394954

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Associations and Memberships

Australian and New Zealand Professional Association For Transgender Health

World Professional Association For Transgender Health

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