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Special Topic Meeting: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Childhood and Adolescence: A Global Forum on Development, Health, and Rights
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Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Organizers
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Jessica Fish, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States; Laura Baams, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Salvatore Ioverno, Università Roma Tre, Italy; Stephen Russell, Arizona State University, United States
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2026 Global Forum Organizers
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Laura Baams, Ph.D.
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Laura Baams, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at Utrecht University.
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Jessica Fish
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Jessica Fish is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Salvatore Ioverno, Ph.D.
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Salvatore Ioverno, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Department of Education of Roma Tre University.
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Stephen T. Russell
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Stephen Russell (he/him) is Foundation Professor and Director of the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University.
Organizing Teams
Scientific Advisory Board
- Alexa Martin Storey, University de Sherbrooke, Canada
- Andre Gonzales Real, McMaster University, Canada
- Arjan van der Star, San Diego State University, United States
- Edward John Noon, Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom
- George Aberi, Kisii University, Kenya
- Gu Li, New York University Shanghai, China
- Harleen Kaur, O.P. Jindal Global University, India
- Ian Rivers, University of Strathclyde - Glasgow, Scotland
- Josafa Cunha, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
- Luhunga Gloria, Kenyan Human Rights Commission, Kenya
- Makiko Kasai, Naruto University of Education, Japan
- Peter Gutwa Oino, Kisii University, Kenya
- Roberto Baiocco, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Sasha Bailey, University of Sydney, Australia
- Tessa Kaufman, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Yuichi Toda, Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan
Working Group co-Chairs
Family Working Group Co-Chairs
- Jorge Gato, University of Porto, Portugal
- Sabra Katz-Wise, Harvard University, United States
Schools & Systems Working Group Co-Chairs
- Josafá Moreira da Cunha, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
- Paul Poteat, Boston University, United States
Health Working Group Co-Chairs
- Alexa Martin-Storey, University de Sherbrooke, Canada
- Wouter Kiekens, Groningen University, The Netherlands
Review Panel Chairs
Panel 1. Identity Development and Intersectionality
- Zhen Zhao, San Diego State University, United States
Panel 2. Mental Health, Coping, and Wellbeing
- Juan Del Toro, University of Minnesota, United States
Panel 3. Social Relationships, Family, and Community
- Gu Li, New York University Shanghai, China
Panel 4. Education, Schooling, and Institutional Contexts
- Sasha Bailey, University of Sydney, Australia
Panel 5. Civic Engagement, Rights, and Policy
- Arjan van der Star, San Diego State University, United States