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I earned my PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Western Ontario in 2014, following an Honors Bachelor of Health Sciences with a minor in Anthropology from the same institution in 2007. After completing my doctoral studies, I worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the HIV Prevention Lab at the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University from 2014 to 2016, under the supervision of Dr. Trevor Hart. Before my appointment in the Department of Health Sciences in 2017, I worked as a Public Health Epidemiologist.
My research primarily focuses on population and community health, and associated research methodologies. I explore health disparities based on sexual orientation and gender identities, focusing on topics such as access to healthcare services, mental health, chronic and infectious diseases, including HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. My work encompasses these health issues across various levels—individuals, families, communities, and populations. Additionally, I collaborate with community representatives on community-based research initiatives aimed at empowering underserved populations to undertake rigorous, community- and policy-relevant research.
Ontario HIV Treatment Network Emerging Scientist in HIV Population Health (2019-2023)
Please note that from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, I am on sabbatical.
I am currently considering requests for a limited number of Master's students seeking supervision in Health Sciences, for admission in September 2025. Please e-mail me if you are interested in my research program, briefly explaining your research background and interests, and any relevant information such as courses taken, and how your research interests might align with my own research areas.
For undergraduate Health Sciences students interested in directed studies courses or thesis projects for the 2024-25 school year, please be aware that I am at capacity and no longer considering additional requests. I welcome inquiries and supervisions (for directed studies courses only, as all thesis spots have been filled) for the 2025-26 school year. Please complete the form found here to submit your interest in a directed studies for 2025-26.
Coleman TA, Chee K, Chin-See R, Salama R, Sajan M, Narbonne M, Travers R, & Coulombe, S. (2024). Minority stressors, social provisions, and past-year suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a sample of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression minority people in Canada. LGBT Health, (aop). https://doi-org.libproxy.wlu.ca/10.1089/lgbt.2022.0344
Chee K, & Coleman T. (2024). COVID-19 pandemic experiences of LGBTQIA+ Asian youth in Canada. Journal of LGBT Youth, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2024.2329879
Coleman TA, Tse S, Gergyek L, Cameron R, Coulombe S, Davis C, Travers R, Wilson C, & Woodford M. (2024). Community and sociodemographic factors associated with disclosure of sexual orientation and comfort in discussing care needs in primary care: results from the OutLook Study. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, (aop), e20220057. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2022-0057
Goldfarb R, Katz MA, Travers R, Poliwoda J, Sadri-Gerrior M, Valiant C, Ananthavel Murugan A., Tang J, Henry G, & Coleman T. (2024). “They just knew, and that makes all the difference”: understanding positive healthcare experiences among trans people in Canada. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2305196
Burchell D, Coleman T, Travers R, Aversa I, Schmid E, Coulombe S, Wilson C, & Davis C. (2024). ‘I don’t want to have to teach every medical provider’: barriers to care among non-binary people in the Canadian healthcare system. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 26(1), 61-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2023.2185685
Coleman TA, Phillips NE, Rizkalla C, Tran B, Coulombe S, Davis C, Cameron R, Travers R, Wilson C, & Woodford M. (2023). Exploring community enabling factors associated with recent HIV testing in a regional sample of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. AIDS Care, 35(7), 942-952. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2022.2074959
Mulholland AD, Coleman TA, Coulombe S, Davis C, Cameron R, Travers R, Wilson C, Woodford MR. (2022). Experiences of trans patients in primary care settings: findings from The OutLook Study. Sexual Health, 19, 132-140. https://doi.org/10.1071/SH21188
Cox E, Warren T, Khan M, Wilson C, Cameron R, Davis C, Coleman T, Steffler J, Coulombe S, & Woodford M. (2022). Experiences of discrimination and its impacts on well-being among racialised LGBTQ+ newcomers living in waterloo region, Ontario, Canada. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30, e2980–e2988. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13743
Coleman T, Sarian A, & Grad S. (2021). Re: Subramanian and Kumar. Vaccination rates and COVID-19 cases. European Journal of Epidemiology, 36(12), 1245-1246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00821-w
Scheim A, Coleman TA, Lachowski N, Bauer GR. (2021). Health care access among transgender and non-binary people in Canada, 2019: A cross-sectional survey. CMAJ Open, 9(4), e1213-e1222. https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210061
Aversa I, Coleman T, Travers R, Coulombe S, Wilson C, Woodford MW, Davis C, Burchell D, Schmid E. (2022). “I’m always worried”: Exploring perceptions of safety and community inclusion among transgender people. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 5, 37-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-021-00123-9
Thompson-Blum DN, Coleman TA, Phillips NE, Richardson S, Travers R, Coulombe S, Wilson C, Woodford M, Cameron R, Davis C. (2021) Experiences of transgender participants in emergency departments: Findings from the OutLook Study. Transgender Health, 6(6), 358-368. https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0112
Bauer GR, Giblon R, Coleman TA, Aykroyd G, Fraser M, Pugh D. (2017). Community acceptance and HIV sexual risk among gay and bisexual men in a ‘typical’ Canadian city. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 26(1), 7-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.261-A5
Coleman TA, Bauer GR, Pugh D, Aykroyd G, Powell L. (2016). Mental health service use in a sample of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada: An Exploratory Analysis. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 35(3), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2016-035
Coleman TA, Bauer GR, Pugh D, Aykroyd G, Powell L, Newman R. (2017). Sexual orientation disclosure in primary care settings: results from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. LGBT Health, 4(1), 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0004
Bauer GR, Travers R, Scanlon K, Coleman TA. (2012). High heterogeneity of HIV-related sexual risk among transgender people in Ontario, Canada: a province-wide respondent-driven sampling survey. BMC Public Health, 12, 292; https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-292
- HE201: Research Methods for the Health Sciences (Fall 2018; Fall 2019; Fall 2020; Fall 2023)
- HE300/KP434: Epidemiology (Fall 2016; Fall 2017; Fall 2018; Winter 2019; Fall 2019; Fall 2020; Fall 2021; Fall 2023)
- HE400: Critical Health Issues Seminar (Fall 2017; Winter 2018; Winter 2019)
- HE440R: Principles of Population Health (Winter 2022; Fall 2023)
Contact Info:
Office location: BA540, Bricker Academic
Office hours:
Winter/Summer 2025
By appointment only (on sabbatical leave).
Languages spoken: English, French