Dr. Ankur Srivastava is an assistant professor in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, and a core-faculty with the Global Social Development Innovations Center. Dr. Srivastava has an active domestic and international research agenda focused on reducing behavioral health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ*) persons. His research is informed by nearly a decade of community-based work with nonprofits in India and the United States. Dr. Srivastava’s research is invested in examining multiple minority identities, issues of identity management and their associated experiences of stress from a developmental framework. His scholarship is heavily influenced by intersectionality, critical race, and minority stress theories, underscoring the nuances and diversity of experiences among LGBTQ* persons negotiating multiple minority identities.
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Degrees and Licenses
Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los AngelesMPhil, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
MSW, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
BA(H), HansRaj College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Primary Program
MSW EducationResearch and Professional Interests
Behavioral Health DisparitiesLGBTQ+ Adolescents and Youth Adults
Multiple Minority Identities
Minority Stress
Global Health
Recent Publications
Srivastava, A., Winn, J., Senese IV, J. & Goldbach, J.T. (2022). Sexual orientation change among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02394-5
Srivastava, A., Rusow, J., Schrager, S.M., Stephenson, R. & Goldbach, J.T. (2022). Digital Sexual Violence and Suicide Risk in a National Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/08862605221116317
Srivastava, A., Davis, J.P., Patel, P., Daniel, E.E., Karkal, S. & Rice, E. (2022). Poly-victimization, sex work and risk for depressive symptoms among transgender women and men who have sex with men in India. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(13-14), NP11089–NP11109. doi: 10.1177/0886260521990840
Srivastava, A., Davis, J.P., Patel, P., Daniel, E.E., Karkal, S. & Rice, E. (2021). Sex work, gender transition, family rejection and depressive symptoms among transgender women in India. International Journal of Transgender Health. doi: 10.1080/26895269.2021.1939220.
DiGuiseppi, G., Davis, J., Srivastava, A., Layland, E., Pham, D. Kipke, M. (2021). Multiple Minority Stress and Behavioral Health Among Young Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men. LGBT Health, 9(2), 114-121.
Presentations, Workshops and Media
Srivastava, A. & Goldbach, J.T. (2022). Change in Sexual Identity and Depressive Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Adolescents: A Longitudinal Investigation. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 26th Annual Conference, Washington DC.Srivastava, A. & Goldbach, J.T. (2021). Sexual identity change, identity management stress and depression among a national sample of sexual minority adolescents. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.
Srivastava, A., Davis, J.P. & Goldbach, J. (2020). Configurations of gender and sexual identities predicting patterns of co-occurring health risks among sexual minority youth. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 24th Annual Conference, Washington DC.
Srivastava, A. & Goldbach, J.T. (2019). Impact of change in sexual identity on health outcomes among sexual minority youth accessing crisis services. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Srivastava, A. & Goldbach, J.T. (2019). Mental health and gender transitioning among hijras: A qualitative approach using minority stress model. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Denver, CO.
Courses
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SOWO 500 Human Development in Context I: Infancy to Adolescence |
Fall MSW |
