Timothy Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Clariana Vitoria Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing), and colleagues published an article on "Adverse childhood experiences and first-time homelessness among a community sample of sexual and gender minority adults" in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness.

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience homelessness at disproportionately higher rates than their cisgender and heterosexual peers. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) — experiences of abuse, neglect, or challenges in the family setting — have been identified as a key risk factor for experiencing homelessness. This study assesses the relationship between ACE and first-time homelessness in a community sample of SGM adults in South Texas.

Lopez is a graduate student.