Community Research
The Transgender Response Team participates actively in community-based participatory research projects that help assess needs, assets, and resiliency within transgender communities in Maryland. We share our findings with community allies and researchers who aim to improve health and wellness for transgender and gender nonconforming people in Maryland.
Count Me In, Maryland!
Count Me In, Maryland! is a statewide census of transgender people.The census seeks to learn how many transgender people are currently living in Maryland. The census collects some basic demographic, geographic, household and financial information. Data collected from Count Me In, Maryland will be used to inform system and service planning and capacity building efforts, with the goal of increasing and improving health and wellness services for transgender Marylanders.
The data are currently undergoing analysis. For an early look at some of the findings, download this presentation. You can also download or view the questionnaire.
With a number of studies focused on transgender communities in Maryland ongoing at this time, we decided to hold back on re-opening the census, so as not to send everyone into study overload.
The data are currently undergoing analysis. For an early look at some of the findings, download this presentation. You can also download or view the questionnaire.
With a number of studies focused on transgender communities in Maryland ongoing at this time, we decided to hold back on re-opening the census, so as not to send everyone into study overload.
Be The Conversation
Be The Conversation is a community needs assessment of transgender people living within the Baltimore metropolitan area. The objective of this study is to estimate the number of transgender people living in Baltimore and learn more about the transgender population's health and social service needs, challenges and strengths. We hope this study will inform future policy in Baltimore and how trans services are both developed and delivered. This study was funded through a grant from the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute.
The data are currently undergoing analysis. For an early look at some of the findings, download the BTC presentation. You can also download or view the questionnaire.
The dedicated study website has been discontinued. If you are interested in learning more about the study or the data collected, please contact Jean-Michel Brevelle by email or call him at (410) 767-5016.
The data are currently undergoing analysis. For an early look at some of the findings, download the BTC presentation. You can also download or view the questionnaire.
The dedicated study website has been discontinued. If you are interested in learning more about the study or the data collected, please contact Jean-Michel Brevelle by email or call him at (410) 767-5016.
The STROBE Study
The Supporting Transgender Research and Opportunities in the Baltimore/DC Environment, or STROBE study, is a community health assessment specifically for transgender women of color. The purpose of the study is to explore, quantify, and develop a response to the burden of HIV among adolescent and adult transgender women of color [TWOC] in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC. The study was conducted as a collaboration between Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research, Casa Ruby, and a number of community based organizations in Baltimore and Washington, DC. The STROBE Study has four goals:
The dedicated study website has been discontinued. If you are interested in learning more about the study or the data collected, please contact Mannat Malik by email .
- Use community-based methods to engage 60 TWOC and 10 key informants from agencies that serve TWOC in formative, qualitative research to better understand (a) appropriate community engagement approaches, (b) appropriate sampling and recruitment methods, and (c) specifics of HIV risk and vulnerability among TWOC in Baltimore.
- To describe the structural, social, and individual HIV risks among TWOC in the Baltimore Washington, DC metro areas.
- To estimate the prevalence of HIV among TWOC in the Baltimore Washington, DC metro areas.
- To assess knowledge and acceptability of potential HIV prevention interventions among TWOC in the Baltimore Washington, DC metro areas.
The dedicated study website has been discontinued. If you are interested in learning more about the study or the data collected, please contact Mannat Malik by email .