Christian Stephenson (he/him)
Photo of Christian Stephenson.
Christian joined the Community Health Access Initiative at the University of Michigan School of Public Health as an undergraduate student in International Studies. As a member of CHAI, he has collaborated with medical and mental health clinicians, community organizations, and LGBTQIA+ young adults to develop training content related to LGBTQIA+ adolescent mental health.
Christian currently works as an in-patient phlebotomist technician at Michigan Medicine and hopes to be a physician in family medicine. Christian is interested in further opportunities:
co-facilitating trainings or other education events
serving on other LGBTQIA+-centered action committees or advisory boards
participating in focus groups related to LGBTQIA+ research
part-time jobs related to public health and medicine
Christian can be reached at christep@umich.edu
Essential Contributions
As a member of the Community Health Access Initiative, Christian has contributed to the creation of the following health information resources:
Co-developed curriculum for Understanding & Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth’s Mental Health in Primary Care, alongside University faculty, clinicians, and community organizations serving LGBTQIA+ adolescents.
Co-developed, co-designed, and co-facilitated Resilience in LGBTQIA+ Youth.
This 60-minute training was attended by >100 clinicians and educators, at the Adolescent Health Initiative’s 2021 Conference on Adolescent Health.
Photo credit: Disabled and Here
Co-developed, co-designed, and co-facilitated We Don’t Live Single-Issue Lives: Intersectional Approaches to LGBTQIA+ Health.
This 90-minute training took place during the Adolescent Health Initiative’s 2019 Conference on Adolescent Health.
Co-authored and co-designed: Combating Anti-Blackness in Medicine: A Resource for Providers. Click here to access.
Additional Contributions
Participated in collaborative web design process for www.lgbtqiamidest.org, including co-writing an academic paper describing community-centered web development processes for LGBTQIA+ youth.
Provided crucial feedback to content and design of all resources created by CHAI and its predecessor, MFierce. To see all of the resources, visit www.lgbtqiamidwest.org and filter by Made by CHAI
Testimonials
“Christian brings a smile, a laugh, and his whole heart to CHAI. He has been an absolute pleasure to work with. His passion for medicine and for becoming an affirming healthcare provider shines through his work in and outside of CHAI. He provides valuable feedback to his colleagues’ work, while chipping in additional support when needed. I can’t wait to see Christian’s dream of being a healthcare provider come true, because he will be a truly safe, affirming, and compassionate provider. His future patients will be lucky to have him by their side. ”
“Christian is the heart of the team – he truly lights up the room. Whenever Christian is around we all smile and his presence adds incredible warmth and levity to the team. Christian is incredibly knowledgeable about the impact of social determinants of health and his passion for improving the health of others is admirable. I know that Christian will make a compassionate and accomplished physician one day and that any of his future patients will be lucky to have him in their corner.”
“Getting to know and work with Christian over the past three years has been a joy. His excellent communication skills and ability to develop warm, professional relationships strengthened the CHAI project and contributed to an inclusive environment.”