Shanna Katz Kattari
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Shanna K. Kattari, PhD, MEd, ACS is faculty at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Her background is as a board certified sexologist, experienced sexuality educator, and social justice advocate. Her extant research focuses on understanding how power, privilege and oppression systematically marginalize, exclude, and discriminate against people regarding their identities/expressions through negative attitudes, policies reinforcing oppression, oppressive actions and isolation. Her work centers on disability and ableism, and transgender/non-binary (NB) identities and transphobia, using an intersectional lens. Shanna’s dissertation developed/validated the Ableist Microaggression Scale (AMS), and used the AMS-65 to explore the relationships between experiencing ableist microaggressions and the mental health of disabled adults. Recently, Shanna has focused on the health disparities among transgender/NB communities, across physical and behavioral health, as well as working with the community to better understand how the lack of inclusive providers has increased these disparities. She is also interested in examining sexuality in marginalized communities, particularly LGBTQIA individuals & people with disabilities.
Shanna has been working in the fields of sexuality and social justice since receiving her Master’s of Education in Human Sexuality Education from Widener University. In her work as a sexuality educator and diversity/inclusivity consultant, Shanna has worked with organizations such as The Colorado Department of Public Health Education, Arizona State University, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Students Association’s sexual health scholars program to bring LGBTQIA and disability inclusivity to medicine, and with many colleges and universities to offer accessible sex education on campus. Additionally, she has several popular press books on the market, writes for several publications, and was on the board of directors for the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights.
Shanna has been working in the fields of sexuality and social justice since receiving her Master’s of Education in Human Sexuality Education from Widener University. In her work as a sexuality educator and diversity/inclusivity consultant, Shanna has worked with organizations such as The Colorado Department of Public Health Education, Arizona State University, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Students Association’s sexual health scholars program to bring LGBTQIA and disability inclusivity to medicine, and with many colleges and universities to offer accessible sex education on campus. Additionally, she has several popular press books on the market, writes for several publications, and was on the board of directors for the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights.
Research Interests/Focus
Health disparities; health outcomes; discrimination; disability/ableism; gender identity; sexual orientation; intersectionality; mixed method; and power/privilege/oppression
Continuing Education
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | PhD | Social Work | University of Denver, Denver, Colorado |
| 2008 | MEd | Human Sexuality Education | Widener University |
| 2006 | BA | Sociology and German | Colorado College |
Websites
| https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Uq1RjxAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |
| http://shannakattari.com/ |
| https://twitter.com/DrShannaK |
Bakko, M., & Kattari, S. K. (in press). Differential Access to transgender inclusive insurance and health care: A life course analysis. Journal of Aging and Social Policy.
Byers, D. S., McInroy, L., Craig, S. L., Slates, S., & Kattari, S. K. (in press). Naming and addressing homophobic and transphobic microaggressions in social work clsasrooms. Journal of Social Work Education.
Kattari, S. K., Atteberry-Ash, B., Walls, N. E., Klemmer, C., Rusow, J., & Kattari, L. (in press). Differential sexual health and sexual violence experiences of LGBQ and transgender young people in Colorado. Youth and Society.
Kattari, S. K. & Beltrán, R. (in press). Twice blessed: An auto-archaeology of Femme crip invisibility. Departures in Critical Qualitative Research.
Atteberry-Ash, B., Walls, N. E., Kattari, S. K., Peitzmeier, S, Kattari, L., & Langenderfer- Magruder, L. (in press). Sexual violence among youth and young adults: Mental health, bullying and the accrual of risk by gender identity and sexual orientation. Journal of LGBT Youth.
Hanna, M., Kattari, S. K., & Ingarfield, L. (2017). University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Disability Survey Executive Summary. Denver, CO: University of Denver.
Ramseyer Winter, V., Kattari, S. K., Begun, S., & McKay, K. (2016). Personal and professional values: Relationships between social workers’ reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and ethical decision-making. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 13(2), 35-46.
Alghabra, H. S., Juarez, S. F., Kattari, S. K, Olzman, M., & Calafell, B. (2016). Critical pedagogy and intersectional sexuality: Exploring our oppressions and privileges through reflexivity, responsibility and resistance. In F. Tuitt, C. Haynes & S. Stewart (Eds.), Race, Equity and the Learning Environment: The Global Relevance of Critical and Inclusive Pedagogies in Higher Education. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Kattari, S. K., Whitfield, D. L., DeChants, J., & Alvarez, A. R. G. (2016). Barriers to health faced by transgender and non-binary Black and minority ethnic people. United Kingdom: Race Equity Foundation.
Kattari, S. K. (2016). Healthy sexuality. In J. Laser & N. Nicotera (Eds.), Innovative Skills to Support Well-being and Resiliency in Youth. Chicago: Lyceum.
Kattari, S. K. (2015). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ageing: Biographical approaches for inclusive care and support (book review). The Journal of GLBT Family Services, 11(2), 203-204.
Kattari, S. K. (2015). Body love and disabilities: Intersections of identities. In J. Baker (Ed.), Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.
Kattari, S. K. (2015). But what about Shanna? In J. Johnson & B. Garrison (Eds.), Love, Always: Partners of Trans People on Intimacy, Challenge and Resistance. Oakland, CA: Transgress Press.
Kattari, S. K. (2015). Book review: Excluded – Making feminist and queer movements more inclusive. AFFILIA: Journal of Women and Social Work, 30(3), 411-412.
Katz, S. (2014). Your Light. In L. Factora-Borchers & A. Shahidah Simmons (Eds.), Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence. Oakland, CA: AK Press.