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, CSE, ACS (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, the Department of Women and Gender Studies (by courtesy), and Director of the [Sexuality|Relationships|Gender] Research Collective. A queer, White, Jewish, cisgender, disabled, chronically ill Femme, her practice and community background is as a board-certified sexologist, certified sexuality educator and social justice advocate. Dr. Kattari’s 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. Recently, she has focused on the health disparities among trans/nonbinary communities, across physical and behavioral health, as well as working with the community through community-based participatory research to better understand how the lack of inclusive providers has increased these disparities. She is also interested in examining sexuality in marginalized communities, particularly disabled adults and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals.
In her work, Dr. Kattari strongly values translational research that benefits the communities being researched, and strongly believes in making research accessible to not only academics but also to society at large. She is also committed to engaging, innovative education and pedagogy, multi-level mentorship models, and supporting individuals from a variety of identities in entering, navigating and succeeding in the Academy.
In her work, Dr. Kattari strongly values translational research that benefits the communities being researched, and strongly believes in making research accessible to not only academics but also to society at large. She is also committed to engaging, innovative education and pedagogy, multi-level mentorship models, and supporting individuals from a variety of identities in entering, navigating and succeeding in the Academy.
Research Interests/Focus
Health disparities; health outcomes; discrimination; disability/ableism; gender identity; sexual orientation; intersectionality; mixed method; and power/privilege/oppression
Continuing Education
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 763-0074 | skattari@umich.edu | 4706 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
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 |
Kattari, S. K., Torres, H., Fountain, K., & Swenson, I. (in press). Best practices in mental and medical healthcare provision with transgender IPV survivors. In X. Guadalupe-Diaz, & A. Messinger (Eds.), Transgender Intimate Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Introduction. New York, NY: NYU Press.
Kattari, S. K. (in press). Troubling binaries, boxes, and spectrums: A galaxy approach to queerness and cripness. QED: Journal of LGBTQ Worldmaking (Special Fora: Queerness/Debility/Disability).
Kattari, S. K., Bakko, M., Hecht H., & Kinney, M. K. (in press). Intersecting experiences of healthcare denials among transgender and nonbinary patients. American Journal of Preventative Medicine.
Seelman K. L., Kattari, S. K., Harvey, P., & Bakko, M. (in press). Trans men’s access to and experiences in health care settings: Differences by geography, demographics, and mental health in the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. Health and Social Work.
Kattari, S. K., Curley, K., Bakko, M., & Misiolek, B. A. (in press). Development and validation of the Transgender Inclusive Provider Scale (TIPS). American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Kattari, S. K. (2019). Family dinners. In T. Argüello (Ed.), Queer Social Work: Cases for LGBTQ+ Affirmative Practice. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
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.