Tell Your Story

The School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno is ​conducting a research study to learn about the strengths of the ​transgender community through your experiences. This study ​will contribute to understanding positive assets in the ​transgender/gender diverse community. Participate in an ​interview to receive a $50 gift card!


Any person identifying as transgender or gender-diverse who is ​over the age of 18 and lives in the United States is eligible.


For any questions or concerns, please contact Veronika Scavacini ​at transgender.assets@gmail.com or (77​5) 453-4849.

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Trans Assets Study

Our team at the Larson Institute is having conversations with members of ​the transgender/gender-diverse/genderfluid community to collect ​community stories that highlight strength.


Process:

  1. Interested participants will be asked to answer a short pre-survey to ​determine eligibility and collect non-identifiable demographic ​information.
  2. Eligible participants will be asked to submit 4 photos related to PRIDE, ​VALUE, ASPIRATION and GENDER EUPHORIA, these can be photos ​already in your camera roll or screenshots that relate to the themes.
  3. Participants will schedule a 1-hour Zoom interview to discuss the photos.
  4. After the interview, participants will receive a $50 gift card to their email.


If you would like to participate, click here for the survey, detailed ​instructions, and to schedule your interview.

Our Team

Christopher (Ciege) Knight is a transgender ​researcher at the School of Public Health at the ​University of Nevada, Reno. Ciege specializes in ​qualitative and ethnographic research with ​underserved communities, including the LGBTQ+ on ​social determinants of health and barriers for access ​to care. He has over 7 years of research experience on ​a variety of public health and policy topics, including ​HIV, chronic disease prevention, substance use, and ​international development projects. He received his ​Master of Arts in Political Science in December 2022.

Veronika Scavacini is a queer Latine advocate who ​works as a Public Health Diversity Educator in the ​School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, ​Reno. They spend their time at UNR conducting ​practice-based research on a variety of public health ​and economic topics. Veronika advocates for all ​underserved communities, especially the LGBTQ+ ​and Hispanic/Latine communities. They graduated ​Magna Cum Laude from the University of Nevada ​Reno in 2020, where they received a Bachelor of ​Science in Business, Economics, and International ​Business.

Gerold Dermid, MBA is the Director of the Larson ​Institute for Health Impact and Equity, housed within ​the School of Public Health at the University of ​Nevada, Reno. Mr. Dermid has worked in the field of ​public health for the past 17 years and his work has ​focused on improving the health and well-being of ​underserved populations, workforce development, ​social marketing, and community engagement. Mr. ​Dermid has led several community-driven projects ​related to HIV/AIDS, chronic disease prevention, ​substance use services, health equity, social justice, ​and international development.