TARA  MCKAY

sociologist. EDUCATOR.thought leader.

with Harry Barbee

READ: QSNAPS Community Research Summaries

The aims of the QSNAPS BioAge Study is to learn more about how the aging experiences that participants reported in QSNAPS survey data relate to their biological aging – that is, how their cells are aging.​ You can learn more about the kinds of measures we've collected on the QSNAPS BioAge page.​

Funding:

R01AG063771-04S2, the University of Texas, Austin, Center on Aging and Population Sciences (P30AG066614) and the Population Research Center (P2CHD042849), and Vanderbilt University.

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LGBTQ+ Health and aging

with Ellesse Roselee Akré, Jeff Henne, Adam Conway, 

Isabel Gothelf, and Nitya Kari

Do Supportive Work Environments Matter for Inequalities in Aging? Work Stress and Cognitive Health Among Older LGBTQ+ Adults

with Nathaniel Tran, Harry Barbee, and Judy K. Min

Cognitive Games

ASSOCIATION OF Affirming Care WITH CHRONIC DISEASE AND PREVENTATIVE CARE OUTCOMES AMONG OLDER lgbtq aDULTS

with Nik Lampe, Nathaniel Tran, Harry Barbee, and Skyler Bastow

I was recently featured on the PBS series

Aging Matters:

Aging with Pride  
   

I am the Principal Investigator of The LGBTQ+ Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study (QSNAPS), previously also known as VUSNAPS!

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Q SNAPS is a longitudinal study of the lives and networks of older LGBTQ+ adults in the South. The study is funded by the National Institute on Aging. Learn more at q-snaps.org.​

I was recently featured on the PBS series

Aging Matters:

How discrimination can physically age you
   

Extensions

LGBTQ+ Affirming Care May Increase Awareness and Understanding of Undetectable=Untransmittable among Midlife and Older Gay and Bisexual Men in the US South 

SELECT Publications

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QSNAPS Cognition

Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Older Adults: A Structural Competency Approach

The aims of QSNAPS Cognitive Games study are to learn more about the brain health of midlife and older LGBTQ+ adults, link their trajectories to experiences reported in QSNAPS survey data, and identify predictors of variation in cognitive functioning among LGBTQ+ midlife and older adults. For this study, we have partnered with The Many Brains Project to collect key measures of cognitive functioning in midlife and later life.​

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Funding: 

R01AG063771-05S1, the University of Texas, Austin, Center on Aging and Population Sciences (P30AG066614) and the Population Research Center (P2CHD042849), and Vanderbilt University.​​

BioAge