Gabriel R Murchison
Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Gabe Murchison (he/she/they) is a social epidemiologist addressing the impact of marginalization on the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ people, particularly adolescents and young adults. Their work focuses on interpersonal relationship experiences (e.g., dating violence, identity-related support) as risk and protective factors for substance use, depression, and anxiety. This research draws on principles of intersectionality, epidemiologic approaches to causal inference, and a strengths-based/positive youth development perspective. Dr. Murchison is Principal Investigator of the Whole Selves Project, a NIAAA-funded, community-engaged research project exploring the intersection of marginalization, romantic relationship experiences, substance use, and mental health in young adults who are transgender and/or nonbinary. In the project's current phase, the research team will work with community stakeholders to develop an online intervention to help transgender/nonbinary young adults reflect on their values and priorities for their alcohol use and their romantic relationships. Dr. Murchison completed his BA (Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) and MPH (Social & Behavioral Sciences) at Yale University, followed by a PhD in Population Health Sciences at Harvard University and a postdoctoral fellowship with the Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program.
Education
- Harvard University, PhD Field of Study: Population/Family Health Science
- Yale University, MPH Field of Study: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Yale University, BA Field of Study: Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Publications
- 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 Feb 16; 1-9. PMID: 39955619.
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- Published on 10/16/2024
Alpert AB, Hernandez T, Ruddick R, Manzano C, Adams S, Rivers L, Ramos-Pibernus A, Sevelius J, Poteat T, Obedin-Maliver J, Cicero EC, Radix A, Lett E, Operario D, Chapman B, Wittink M, Cupertino A, Murchison GR, Nunez-Smith M, Cartujano-Barrera F. Disentangling gender, sex, and biology: a mixed methods study of gender identity data collection tools. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Jan; 130:108473. PMID: 39471780.
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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 5/6/2024
Murchison GR, Eiduson R, Austin SB, Reisner SL, Agénor M, Chen JT, Gordon AR. Controlling partner dynamics in transgender/nonbinary young adults’ romantic relationships: Exploring the roles of cissexism-related beliefs and material-need insecurity. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 2024.
- Published on 7/28/2023
Agénor M, Lett E, Murchison GR, Tabaac AR, Dowshen N, Gordon AR. Gender-Related Health Care Discrimination and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults in the United States. Transgend Health. 2023 Aug; 8(4):389-395. PMID: 37525839.
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- Published on 7/6/2023
Eisenstadt BE, Murchison GR, Soulliard ZA, Gordon AR. Body Image and High-Risk Weight and Shape Control Behaviors Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults: The Role of Sexual Assault. LGBT Health. 2023; 10(8):586-594. PMID: 37410994.
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- Published on 7/6/2023
Layland EK, Bränström R, Murchison GR, Pachankis JE. Kept in the Closet: Structural Stigma and the Timing of Sexual Minority Developmental Milestones Across 28 European Countries. J Youth Adolesc. 2023 Oct; 52(10):2012-2030. PMID: 37410349.
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- Published on 6/22/2023
Murchison GR, Chen JT, Austin SB, Reisner SL. Interventional Effects Analysis of Dating Violence and Sexual Assault Victimization in LGBTQ?+?Adolescents: Quantifying the Roles of Inequities in School and Family Factors. Prev Sci. 2023 Jul; 24(5):1023-1034. PMID: 37349640.
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- Published on 6/9/2023
Murchison GR, Aguayo-Romero RA, Lett E, Katz-Wise SL, Agénor M, Gordon AR. Transgender/nonbinary young adults' exposure to cissexism-related social stressors: Variation across gender groups. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Jul; 329:116013. PMID: 37315357.
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- Published on 12/5/2022
Agénor M, Lett E, Ramanayake N, Zubizarreta D, Murchison GR, Eiduson R, Gordon AR. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among Transgender Men and Nonbinary Assigned Female at Birth Young Adults in the United States: a National Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Dec; 10(6):2900-2910. PMID: 36469284.
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