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Kathryn Macapagal, PhD
Kathryn Macapagal, PhD
Clinical psychologist and research associate professor, Northwestern University’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Illinois, US
“I’m passionate about ensuring digital sexual health tools like Flo are informed by science and inclusive of LGBTQ users.”
Areas of expertise
  • LGBTQ+ health
  • HIV prevention
quote
“I love to design new studies, learn what LGBTQ teens want in terms of digital health applications, analyze data, communicate about sex and LGBTQ health science to the public, and work with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues.”
— Kathryn Macapagal, PhD
Areas of expertise
  • LGBTQ+ health
  • HIV prevention
quote
“I love to design new studies, learn what LGBTQ teens want in terms of digital health applications, analyze data, communicate about sex and LGBTQ health science to the public, and work with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues.”
— Kathryn Macapagal, PhD
Career
  • THRIVE Center at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing at Northwestern University – Associate director, since 2021
  • Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine – Research associate professor, since 2020
Education
  • Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine – Postdoctoral training in health services and outcomes research, 2014
  • Medical College of Georgia, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center – Residency in medical psychology, sexual and gender minority health, and HIV/AIDS, 2012–2013
  • Indiana University – PhD in psychology, 2012
  • University of Houston – Master of Education in counseling, 2006
  • University of Texas – Bachelor of Arts in psychology, 2004
Awards and achievements
  • Author of over 70 publications in the field of sexual health and HIV prevention
Appearances and publications in other media
he Journal of Sexual Medicine, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 267–77.,
01 Feb 2019
Stigma on the Streets, Dissatisfaction in the Sheets: Is Minority Stress Associated with Decreased Sexual Functioning among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men?
Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 1390–410.,
02 Jan 2017
A Qualitative Study Examining Young Adults’ Experiences of Disclosure and Nondisclosure of LGBTQ Identity to Health Care Providers
LGBT Health, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 434–42.,
01 Dec 2016
Differences in Healthcare Access, Use, and Experiences within a Community Sample of Racially Diverse Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Emerging Adults
Flo articles reviewed by Kathryn Macapagal, PhD
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