Tim Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Rei Serafica (Nursing), and colleagues published a paper titled, "Mental Health and Substance Misuse Indicators Associated with First-Time Homelessness among a Community Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults," in the journal Behavioral Medicine.

This study explores the relationship between experiences of first-time homelessness with substance misuse and depression and anxiety in an adult sample of sexual and gender minority individuals in South Central Texas.

Lopez is a graduate student.