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 take a position as a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Waikato/Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.

I am an executive board member of the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health (ANZPATH) and 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

Aotearoa New Zealand Trans and Non-Binary Health Survey

Recent Publications

• Veale, J. F., & Williams, M. N. (2017). The psychometric properties of a brief version of the systemizing quotient. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 33(3), 173-180. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000283

• Pega, F., Reisner, S. L., Sell, R. L., & Veale, J. F. (2017). Transgender health: New Zealand’s innovative statistical standard for gender identity. American Journal of Public Health, 107(2), 217-221. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303465

• Furness, K., Williams, M. N., Veale, J. F., & Gardner, D. H. (2017). Maximising potential: The psychological effects of the youth development programme Project K. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 46(1), 14-23.

• Veale, J. F., Watson, R. J., Peter, T., & Saewyc, E. M. (2017). Mental health disparities among Canadian transgender youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(1), 44-49. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.09.014

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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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