Allegra Gordon
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Allegra R Gordon, ScD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2904
allegrag@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

Allegra Gordon is a social epidemiologist who uses quantitative and qualitative research methods to understand the mental and physical health impacts of discrimination as well as the effects of gender norms and stereotypes on the health of young people across sexual orientations and gender identities. She earned her doctorate in Social & Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Women, Gender, and Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She holds an MPH in Sociomedical Sciences with a concentration in Sexuality and Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a BA in Education and Environmental Studies from Swarthmore College. Current projects examine: the relationship between gender expression and health behaviors among U.S. adolescents; the effects of online environments (particularly social media environments) on substance use and disordered eating behaviors among transgender and gender-diverse young adults; barriers to and facilitators of access to HIV prevention services and sexual health and wellbeing among transgender and gender-diverse young adults; and the harmful effects of weight stigma on the health of sexual and gender minority populations.

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Columbia University, MPH
  • Swarthmore College, BS Field of Study: Education/Environmental Studies

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHSB818

Publications

  • Published on 9/16/2025

    Flesaker M, Bailar S, Tan ASL, Austin SB, Gordon AR. Exposure to Online Harassment and Disordered Eating in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults. Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Sep 16. PMID: 40955674.

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  • Published on 9/3/2025

    Zubizarreta D, Beccia AL, Vable AM, Gordon AR, Austin SB. Characterizing state-level structural cisheterosexism trajectories using sequence and cluster analysis, 1996-2016, 50 US states and Washington, DC, and associations with health status and health care outcomes. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Sep 03; 194(9):2608-2620. PMID: 39562147.

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  • Published on 6/24/2025

    Rhodes A, Ahmadi T, Gordon AR, Murchison GR, Fontenot HB, Potter J, Agénor M. Transgender and other gender minoritised assigned female at birth young adults' perceptions of and experiences with human papillomavirus vaccination. Cult Health Sex. 2025 Jun 24; 1-16. PMID: 40553616.

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  • Published on 6/13/2025

    Mazon C, Badillo C, Polanco Walters F, Hughto JMW, Nelson KM, Gordon AR. Experiences of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Sexual Healthcare Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults of Color. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2025 Jun; 57(2):231-240. PMID: 40514048.

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  • Published on 2/16/2025

    Mehta N, Noh M, Agénor M, Murchison GR, Hughto JMW, Nelson KM, Gordon AR. Experiences of gender-affirming practices in healthcare settings and HIV testing among transgender and nonbinary young adults in the United States. AIDS Care. 2025 Jun; 37(6):892-900. PMID: 39955619.

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  • Published on 9/6/2024

    Nguyen KH, Levengood TW, Gordon AR, Menard L, Allen HL, Gonzales G. Inequities in Self-Reported Social Risk Factors by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Sep 06; 5(9):e243176. PMID: 39331371.

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  • Published on 8/5/2024

    Calzo JP, Andrzejewski J, Torres C, Silverstein S, Lopez E, Gordon AR. "There is a paywall to my happiness": the influence of socioeconomic determinants on transgender and gender diverse young adults' experiences with eating disorders. Eat Disord. 2025; 33(1):100-119. PMID: 39102353.

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  • Published on 8/2/2024

    Gordon AR, Haiken S, Murchison GR, Agénor M, Hughto JMW, Nelson KM. Long-Acting Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Perceptions and Preferences Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults in the United States. Qual Health Res. 2025 Jan; 35(1):74-87. PMID: 39095331.

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  • Published on 6/24/2024

    Rodgers RF, Gordon AR, Burke NL, Ciao A. Parents and caregivers as key players in the prevention and identification of body image concerns and eating disorders among early adolescents. Eat Disord. 2024; 32(6):703-726. PMID: 38913912.

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  • Published on 6/3/2024

    Egan N, Raffoul A, Kavanaugh JR, Gordon AR, Richmond T & Austin SB. Lessons from an online workshop to advance strategic de-implementation of universal BMI surveillance. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. 2024; 10.

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