Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Altschuler, B.  & Mann, A. K. (2023). The development of accessible and sustainable transgender health education for rural-serving medical providers in Appalachia. Rural and Remote Health, 23(TBD), https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH7827

Mann, A., Fredrick E. G., & Wilkins B. (2023). Growing up in a rural area social support, and internalized transphobia: Understanding Appalachian transgender mental and physical health. Stigma & Health, TBD https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000425

Mann, A., Williams, S., Job, S., Chaudoir, S., & Pachankis, J. (2022). The buckle of the bible belt: Minority stress in sexual minority emerging adults in South Central Appalachia. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2022.2064953

Mann, A., Khoury, A., McCartt, P., Smith, M., Hale, N., Beatty, K., & Johnson, L. (2022). Providers’ perspectives on factors influencing their delivery of contraceptive care: Results of in-depth interviews with primary care providers in South Carolina. Women’s Health Reports, 3(1), 491-499. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2021.0128

Fredrick, E., Mann, A., Brooks, B, & Hirsch, J. K. (2022). Anticipated to enacted: Structural stigma against sexual and gender minorities following the 2016 presidential Election. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19, 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00547-0

Mann, A., Joyner, T. A., Luffman, I., Quinn, M., Tollefson, W., & Frazier, A. (2021). Emergence of COVID-19 and patterns of early transmission in an Appalachian sub-region. Journal of Appalachian Health, 3, 9-21. https://doi.org/10.13023/jah.0303.02

Luffman, I., Joyner, T. A., Tollefson, W., Mann, A., Quinn, M., Pienkowski, S. (2021). Rurality and COVID-19 in Tennessee: Assessing and communicating pandemic emergence and transmission. Southeastern Geographer, 61(3), 203-221. https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2021.0016

Click. I., Mann, A., Johnson, L., Buda, M., Rahimi-Saber, A., Schultz, A., & Shelton, K. (2019). Transgender health education for medical students. The Clinical Teacher, 16, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13074

Kaniuka, A., Jordan, M., Brooks, B., Dodd, J., Mann, A., Williams, S., & Hirsch, J. K. (2019). Stigma and suicide risk among the LGBTQ population: Conditional indirect effects of depressive and anxiety symptoms and connectedness to the LGBTQ community. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 23(2), 205-220. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2018.1560385

Chadwick, C., Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., McCormick, M., &  Mann, A. K.  (2019). Experiences of HIV stigma in rural Southern religious settings. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 11(4), 731-740. https://doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2018.1556718

Williams, S. L., Mann, A. K. , & Fredrick, E. G. (2017) Proximal minority stress, psychosocial resources, and health in sexual minorities. Journal of Social Issues, 73(3), 529-544. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12230

Williams, S., Mann, A. K. & Frost, D. (2017) Sexual and gender minority health disparities as a social issue: How stigma and intergroup relations can explain and reduce health disparities. Journal of Social Issues, 73(3), 450-461. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12225

Mann, A. K., & Heflinger, C. A. (2016). Community setting-specific and service-seeking stigma towards children with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families. Journal of Community Psychology, 44(2), 199-213. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21750

Conference Presentations

Mann, A. (2022, June). Transgender healthcare interactions: Results from timeline interviews. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Callerhorn, K & Mann, A. (2021, September) Preliminary findings from qualitative interviews about transgender healthcare experiences in South Central Appalachia” Summer Medical Student Research Forum. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Condra, A. & Mann, A. (2021, September). Examining COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among students, professors, and faculty” Summer Medical Student Research Forum. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Mann, A. (2021, May). Trans 101: Welcome to the TransACCESS Conference. TransACCESS Primary Care Training Event. East Tennessee State University. Virtual due to covid-19.

Mann, A. (2021, April). Sexual and gender minority population needs. Second Annual Conference: Abuse/Neglect & Sexual Violence in our Marginalized Populations. Virtual due to covid-19.

Patrylo, J. L., McCook, J., Mann, A., Vanhook, P., & Hooper, V. (2021, April). Examining predictors of attitudes and knowledge in practicing perinatal registered nurses and nursing students in Tennessee towards pregnant and perinatal women. Western Social Science Association Annual Meeting. Virtual due to covid-19.

Paulus, T., Lester, J., Mann, A., Richards, M., & Uttamchanandi, S. (2021, March). Doing qualitative research in a digital world: A conversation with the authors. Virtual Lunch and Learn hosted by East Tennessee State University.

Crockett, A., & Mann, A. (2021, March). The state of LGBT+ health education: A systematic review of LGBT+ curricula and resources at M.D. granting institutions in the United States. Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Virtual due to covid-19.

Mann, A. (2021, March). Workshop on covid-19 for the Central Blue Ridge Region. 24th Annual  Louis A. Cancellaro Primary Care Conference. Virtual due to covid-19.

Wykoff, R., & Mann, A. (2021, March). Update on covid-19 for the Tri-Cities. 24th Annual Louis Cancellaro Primary Care Conference. Virtual due to covid-19.

Baker, K., Mann, A., Hillhouse, J., Smith, M.G., Hale, N., & Khoury, A. (2021, May). “Try it out, test it out” and see how your body reacts: experiences with contraceptives and contraceptive counseling among adolescent and emerging adult Black women in South Carolina. Paper presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, hosted virtually due to COVID-19.

Johnson, L., Highsmith, M., Quinn, M., Mann, A. (2020, December). COVID-19 Updates and Current Information. Department of Family Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, Presentation. Virtual due to Covid-19

Mann, A. (2020, November). Tracking the emergence of COVID-19 in an Appalachian sub-region and disseminating information to clinicians and community members. Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Virtual presentation due to COVID-19.

Mann, A. (2020, June). Transgender healthcare access: A qualitative examinationof trans healthcare experiences. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Submission listed online due to COVID-19

Nicholson, C, Altschuler, B, & Mann, A. (2019, September). Stigma about women’s health in Northeast Tennessee. Summer Medical Student Research Forum. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Pienkowski, S. & Mann, A. (2019, September). Providers’ perspective on treating patients for substance use disorder in Northeast Tennessee. Summer Medical Student Research Forum. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Mann, A., & Click I. (2019, June). Barriers to accessing healthcare for transgender populations in Appalachia. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Diego, CA.

Click I,. Mann A., Johnson L., Schultz A., Rahimi-Saber A., Buda M., & Lee R.K.. (2018, November) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of East Tennessee medical providers towards transgender patients. NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Mann, A., Fredrick, E., Job S., Brooks, B., & Williams, S. (2018, June). Building electronic bridges to hard to reach populations. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Pittsburgh, PA.

Schultz, A., Buda, M., Rahimi-Saber, A., Lee, R., Mann, A., Johnson, L., & Click, I. (2018, April). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of East Tennessee medical providers towards transgender patients. Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Buda, M., Rahimi-Saber, A., Schultz, A., Shetlon, M., Johnson, L., Mann, A., & Click, (2018, April ). Transgender medicine integrated grand rounds: Are medical students receiving enough education to competently care for our patients? Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Mann, A. K., Case, K., & Grzanka, P. (2017, June). LGBT+ rights at the state/local level: Lessons from Tennessee. Society for the Study of Social Issues Annual Research Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

Mann, A. K. (2017, April). Sexual minority women’s health. Appalachian Student Research Forum. Johnson City, TN.

Mann, A. K. (2016, June). Predictors of sexual minority women’s access to care. Society for the Study of Social Issues Annual Research Conference. Minneapolis, MN.

Mann, A. K. (2015, June). Sexual minority women’s health: The role of stigma and  access to care. Poster presentation at Academy Health, Gender and Health Interest Group, Minneapolis, MN.

Mann, A. K. (2015, June) Consequences of prioritizing policy goals related to sexual minority populations. Society for the Study of Social Issues Research and Policy Conference, Washington, DC.

Mann, A. K. (2014, October). Methodological challenges in working with sexual minority women. 28th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.

Mann, A. K. (2014, June). Sexual minority wellbeing: Stigma, social networks, and access to care. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 10th Biennial Conference, Portland, OR.

Mann, A. K. (2013, June). Rural community stigma towards children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Society for Community Research and Action. Poster presentation at 2013 Biennial Meeting, Miami, FL.

Mann. A. K. (2013, April). Rurality and stigma towards children with emotional and behavioral disorders: The role of place. Association of American Geographers, 2013 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.