Senior Lecturer

Qualifications: PhD

About Jaimie

I completed my PhD in psychology at Massey University in 2012. I worked for three years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, researching the health of Canadian transgender youth, before moving back to Aotearoa New Zealand a faculty position in psychology at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato: The University of Waikato. At the University, I am the director of the Transgender Health Research Lab and I also helped to establish the University of Waikato Rainbow Staff/Student Alliance.

I am the founding President of the Professional Association for Transgender Health  Aotearoa (PATHA), on the Board of Directors of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), and I am an Associate Editor of the journals, Transgender Health and International Journal of Transgender Health.

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.

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

Recent Publications

• Tan, K. K. H., Treharne, G. J., Ellis, S. J., Schmidt, J. M., & Veale, J. F. (2020). Enacted stigma experiences and protective factors are strongly associated with mental health outcomes of transgender people in Aotearoa/New Zealand. International Journal of Transgender Health. doi:10.1080/15532739.2020.1819504

• Tan, K. K. H., Schmidt, J. M., Ellis, S. J., & Veale, J. F. (2020). Mental health of trans and gender diverse people in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A review of the social determinants of inequities. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 64-72. Retrieved from https://www.psychology.org.nz/

• Tan, K. K. H., Ellis, S. J., Schmidt, J. M., Byrne, J. L., & Veale, J. F. (2020). Mental Health Inequities among transgender People in Aotearoa New Zealand: Findings from the Counting Ourselves Survey.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(8). doi:10.3390/ijerph17082862 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13542

• Brown, J., Schmidt, J., & Veale, J. (2020). Reasons for (in)visibility on the university campus: Experiences of gender, sex and sexuality diverse staff and students. New Zealand Sociology, 35(1), 153-175.

View all research publications by Jaimie Veale

Associations and Memberships

Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa

Australian Professional Association For Transgender Health (honorary member)

World Professional Association For Transgender Health

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