Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Faculty Member

Lori E. Ross PhD

Research Interests

1. Health and health service access for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) people, with a focus on mental health and mental health service utilization

2. Community-based approaches to research

3. Mental health during pregnancy and the transition to parenthood

4. Social justice-informed mental health research

Education & Training History

Wilfrid Laurier University	B.Sc.	Biology and Psychology
University of Toronto	Ph.D.	Institute of Medical Science
McMaster University & Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre	Post Doctoral Fellowship	Women’s Mental Health

Other Affiliations

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Health Systems & Health Equity Research Group	Collaborating Scientist
University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry	Associate Professor
University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Science	Associate Member

Primary Teaching Responsibilities

CHL5804H – Theories for Health Promotion and Public Health Intervention

CHL5129H – Introduction to Mixed Methods Research for Public Health

Honours & Awards

Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the Ontario Women’s Health Council	New Investigator Award	2008-2013
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario Women’s Health Council	Career Scientist Award	2004-2008

Current Research Projects

–Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) Ontarians’ experiences with social assistance: Conducting preliminary research to nurture partnerships in the area of 2SLGBTQ+ poverty and health

–An intervention to enhance the capacity of providers working in trauma services to respond to the needs of LGBTQ2+ clients

–Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and vulnerability of sexual and gender minorities living in Toronto (J. Fields, Principal Investigator)

–Interdisciplinary research centre in sexual and gender minority mental health (D. Grace, Principal Investigator)

Please refer to www.lgbtqhealth.ca for more details of ongoing projects.

Representative Publications

1.   Ross, L. E., Gibson, M. F., Daley, A., Steele, L. S., & Williams, C. C. (2018). In spite of the system: A mixed methods analysis of mental health service experiences of LGBTQ people living in poverty in Ontario, Canada.PLoS ONE, 13(8),e0201437. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201437

2.   Ross, L.E., Goldberg, J.M., Flanders, C.E., Goldberg, A.E., Yudin, M.H. (2018). Bisexuality: the invisible sexual orientation in sexual and reproductive health care. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 40(8), 1057-1060. Doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.02.022

3.  Ross, L.E., Salway, T., Tarasoff, L.A., MacKay, J.M., Hawkins, B.W., & Fehr, C.P. (2018). Prevalence of depression and anxiety among bisexual people compared to gay, lesbian and heterosexual individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annual Review of Sex Research, 55(3/4), 435-456. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1387755

4.   Ross, L.E., Manley, M.H., Goldberg, A.E., Januwalla, A., Williams, K., & Flanders, C.E. (2017). Characterizing non-monosexual women at risk for poor mental health outcomes: A mixed methods study. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 108(3), e296-e305. doi: 10.17269/CJPH.108.5884

5.   Ross, L.E. (2017). An account from the inside: Emotional implications of ‘insider’ qualitative research. Qualitative Psychology, 4(3), 326-337.doi:10.1037/qup0000064

6.  Ross, L.E., O’Gorman, L., MacLeod, M.A., Bauer, G.R., MacKay, J., Robinson, M. (2016). Bisexual identity, socioeconomic status and mental health: A mixed methods analysis. Social Science & Medicine, published online March 10, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.009

7.  Ross, L.E., Vigod, S.N., Wishart, J., Waese, M., Spence, J.D., Oliver, J., Chambers, J., Anderson, S., & Shields, R. (2015). Barriers and facilitators to primary care for people with mental health and/or substance use issues: qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 16, 135. DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0353-3

8.    Ross, L.E., Bauer, G.R., MacLeod, M.A., Robinson, M., MacKay, J., Dobinson, C. (2014). Mental health and substance use among bisexual youth and non-youth in Ontario, Canada. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e101604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101604

9.     Ross, L.E., Tarasoff, L.A., Anderson, S., green, d., Epstein, R., Marvel, S., Steele, L.S. (2014). Sexual and gender minority peoples’ recommendations for assisted human reproduction services. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 36(2), 146-153.

10.       Ross L.E., Siegel A., Dobinson C., Epstein R., Steele L.S. (2012). ‘I Don’t Want to Turn Totally Invisible’: Mental Health, Stressors, and Supports among Bisexual Women during the Perinatal Period. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 8(2), 137-154.