The Queer BIPOC Needs (QBN) Lab has two primary goals. The first goal seeks to conduct qualitative research to explore the needs of queer BIPOC individuals through an Intersectional lens. The second goal strives to facilitate pilot interventions produced from participants in phase I and continually assess effectiveness and explore its impact to identity development of queer BIPOC individuals.
Current Projects in the QBN Lab
Queer BIPOC Needs & Identity Development
2022-2023 TFI Seed Grant Recipient
This project is a qualitative longitudinal study that aims to adjust traditional needs assessments with an intersectional lens for Queer BIPOC individuals. From the data provided in phase I interviews, it is hoped in phase II to produce post interventions such as support groups and workshops on the topics articulated in the narratives shared by participants in phase I.
Current Status: Completing Phase 1 Data Analysis
Pending Article Submission:
“Unpacking implicit bias of clinicians working with queer BIPOC communities”
- This article was inspired by the research team's acknowledgment & assessment of appropriate sampling methods and strategies for community immersion with Queer BIPOC communities. Engaging in such an examination increases the study’s trustworthiness.
Research Assistants
Research assistants can assist with empirical scholarship, decolonizing qualitative methodology and design, IRB application, creating study procedures and protocol, data collection and coding, and manuscript preparation and revisions. RAs also can participate in professional presentations at counseling conferences, in addition to completing writing projects informed by the data produced in the QBN lab. Students dedicate 3-5 hours per week on tasks mentioned above.
Please contact Dr. Marcus D. Smith with questions or if you are interested in working in the QBN Lab.
Current Research Assistants
Term: Fall 2023 - Spring 2025
- Zosia Alarr
- Alix Radke
Term: Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
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Destini Renard
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Molly McCarthy
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Yiyang Liu
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Catherine Zhong
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George Schorse
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Amy Gruen
Term: Summer 2023
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Haylee Lanfranco
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Quinn Meyerson
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Destini Renard
Term: Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
- David Saxon
- Juley-Ann Osbourne
- Alisara (Ali) Christensen
- Destini Renard
