Last updated March 9, 2021
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Brown, H.K., Ray, J., Chen, S., Guttmann, A. Havercamp, S., Parish, S., Vigod, S., Tarasoff, L.A., & Lunsky, Y. (2021). Association of pre-existing disability with severe maternal morbidity or maternal mortality in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Network Open, 4(2):e2034993. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34993 [Epub February 8, 2021]
- Commentary by Wall-Wieler: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776015
- Research snapshot
- Tint, A., Brown, H.K., Chen, S., Lai, M.-C., Tarasoff, L.A., Vigod, S., Parish, S., Havercamp, S.M., & Lunsky, Y. (2021). Health Characteristics of Reproductive-Aged Autistic Women in Ontario: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Study. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320982819 [Epub January 19, 2021].
- Tarasoff, L.A., Murtaza, F., Carty, A., Salaeva, D., Hamilton, A., & Brown, H.K. (2020). Health of newborns and infants born to women with disabilities: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 46(6): e20201635. doi: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-1635 [Epub November 17, 2020]
- Research snapshot
- Commentary by https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-032607 and
- Listen to Hilary Brown discuss this research on the Pediatrics On Call podcast (starting at 27:10)
- Flanders, C.E., Anderson, R.E., & Tarasoff, L.A. (2020). Young bisexual people’s experiences of sexual violence: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Bisexuality, 20(2), 202-232. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2020.1791300 [Epub July 20, 2020]
- Tarasoff, L.A., Lunsky, Y., Chen, S., Guttmann, A., Havercamp, S., Parish, S., Vigod, S., Carty, A., & Brown, H.K. (2020). Preconception Health Characteristics of Women with Disabilities in Ontario: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Women’s Health, 29(12), 1564-1575. doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2019.8273 [Epub July 14, 2020]
- Salaeva, D., Tarasoff, L.A., & Brown, H.K. (2020). Health Care Utilization in Infants and Young Children Born to Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 64(4), 303-310. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12720 [Epub January 29, 2020]
- Brown, H.K., Chen, S., Guttmann, A., Havercamp, S.M., Parish, S., Ray, J.G., Tarasoff, L.A., Vigod, S.N., Carty, A., & Lunsky, Y. (2020). Rates of recognized pregnancy in women with disabilities in Ontario, Canada. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 222(2), 189-192. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.10.096 [Epub November 2, 2019]
- Research snapshot
- Infographic (created by ICES)
- Milligan, K., Meixner, T., Tremblay, M., Tarasoff, L.A., Usher, A., Smith, A., Niccols, A., & Urbanoski, K.A. (2020). Tailoring of Parenting Interventions for Mothers with Problematic Substance Use: A Systematic Review of Research and Community Practice. Child Maltreatment, 25(3), 247-262. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559519873047 [Epub October 14, 2019]
- Tarasoff, L.A., Salaeva, D., Ravindran, S., Malik, H., & Brown, H.K. (2020). Maternal disability and risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 222(1), 27-40.e18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.07.015 [Epub July 12, 2019]
- Anderson, R.E., Tarasoff, L.A., VanKim, N., & Flanders, C. (2019). Differences in Rape Acknowledgement and Mental Health Outcomes across Transgender, Nonbinary, and Cisgender Bisexual Youth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519829763 [Epub February 15, 2019]
- Flanders, C.E., Anderson, R.E., Tarasoff, L.A., & Robinson, M. (2019). Bisexual stigma, sexual violence, and sexual health among bisexual and other plurisexual women: A cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Sex Research, 56(9), 1115-1127. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1563042 [Epub January 11, 2019]
- Legge, M.M., Tarasoff, L., Flanders, C., Taha, R., & Robinson, M. (2018). A critical examination of online news media representations of bisexual women who use cannabis. Journal of Bisexuality, 18(2), 206-229. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2018.1460648 [Epub May 22, 2018]
- Tarasoff, L.A., Milligan, K., Le, T.L., Usher, A., & Urbanoski, K. (2018). Integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women with problematic substance use: Service descriptions and client perceptions of care. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 90, 9-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2018.04.008 [Epub April 18, 2018]
- Salway, S., Ross, L.E., Fehr, C., Burley, J., Asadi, S., Hawkins, B., & Tarasoff, L.A. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of disparities in the prevalence of suicide ideation and attempt among bisexual populations. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(1), 89-111. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1150-6 [Epub February 28, 2018; Special Section: Bisexual Health]
- Ross, L.E., Goldberg, A.E., Tarasoff, L.A., & Guo, C. (2018). Perceptions of partner support among pregnant plurisexual women: A qualitative study. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 33(1-2), 59-78 [Special Issue: Shining a Light into the Darkness: Bisexuality and Relationships] doi: 10.1080/14681994.2017.141956. [Epub January 15, 2018]
- Ross, L.E., Salway, T., Tarasoff, L.A., MacKay, J.M., Hawkins, B.W., & Fehr, C.P. (2018). Prevalence of depression and anxiety among bisexual people compared to gay, lesbian, and heterosexual individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annual Review of Sex Research, 55(4-5), 435-456. doi:1080/00224499.2017.1387755. [Epub November 3, 2017; An invited systematic review and meta-analysis]
- Frederick, T.J., Tarasoff, L.A., Voronka, J., Costa, L., & Kidd, S.A. (2017). The Problem with “Community” in the Mental Health Field. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 36(4), 3-32. doi: http://www.cjcmh.com/doi/abs/10.7870/cjcmh-2017-030 [Epub July 31, 2018; Special Issue: Responses to the Mental Health Strategy for Canada: Canadian and International Perspectives on Mobilizing Change, Part 2]
- Kidd, S.A., Frederick, T., Tarasoff, L., Virdee, G., Lurie, S., Davidson, L., Morris, D., & McKenzie, K. (2017). A qualitative description of community service, business, and organization perspectives on mental illness and inclusion. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 20(4), 327-345. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15487768.2017.1374219 [Epub July 20, 2018]
- Ross, L.E., Tarasoff, L.A., Goldberg, A.E, & Flanders, C.E. (2017). Pregnant plurisexual women’s sexual and relationship histories across the lifespan: A qualitative study. Journal of Bisexuality, 17(3), 257-276. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2017.1344177 [Epub August 11, 2017]
- Tarasoff, L.A. (2017). “We don’t know. We’ve never had anybody like you before”: Barriers to perinatal care for women with physical disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 10(3), 426-433. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.03.017 [Epub April 5, 2017; Invited for a special issue on the sexual and reproductive health of women with disabilities]
- Day, A.K., Lalla, R., Frederick, T., Tarasoff, L.A., Virdee, G., McKenzie, K., Zahn, W., & Kidd, S.A. (2017). Understanding perceptions of community participation in persons with severe mental illness: A mixed-methods approach. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 107(6), e568-e574. doi: 10.17269/cjph.107.5519.
- Virdee, G., Frederick, T., Tarasoff, L.A., McKenzie, K., Davidson, L., & Kidd, S.A. (2017). Community participation within the context of recovery: Multiple perspectives on South Asians with schizophrenia. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 10(2), 150-163. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2016.1270979 [Epub January 17, 2017]
- Flanders, C.E., Tarasoff, L.A., Legge, M.M., Robinson, M., & Gos, G. (2017). Positive Identity Experiences of Young Bisexual and Other Nonmonosexual People: A Qualitative Inquiry. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(8), 1014-1032. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1236592. [Epub October 31, 2016]
- Virdee, G., Frederick, T., Tarasoff, L.A., McKenzie, K., Davidson, L., & Kidd, S. (2016). Exploring the Contours of Religion and Spirituality in Creating Community: A Focus on Persons with Psychosis. Journal of Community Psychology, 44(8), 1081-1087. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21829. [Epub October 19, 2016]
- Kidd, S.A.,Frederick, T., Tarasoff, L.A., Virdee, G., Lurie, S., Davidson, L., Morris, D., & McKenzie, K. (2016). Locating community among people with schizophrenia living in a diverse urban environment. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 19(2),103-121. doi: 10.1080/15487768.2016.1162757 [Epub June 10, 2016]
- MacKinnon, K.R., Tarasoff, L.A., & Kia, H. (2016). Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors of trans-positive clinical behavior change: A summary of the literature. International Journal of Transgenderism, 17(2), 83-92. doi: 10.1080/15532739.2016.1179156 [Epub June 7, 2016]
- Flanders, C.E., Robinson, M., Legge, M.M., & Tarasoff, L.A. (2016). Negative Identity Experiences of Bisexual and Other Non-Monosexual People: A Qualitative Report. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 20(2), 152-172. doi: 10.1080/19359705.2015.1108257 [Epub February 4, 2016]
- James-Abra, S., Tarasoff, L.A., Marvel, S., green, d., Epstein, R., Anderson, S., Steele, L.S., & Ross, L.E. (2015). Trans people’s experiences with assisted reproduction services: A qualitative study. Human Reproduction, 30(6), 1365-1374. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dev087. [Epub April 22, 2015]
- Tarasoff, L.A. (2015). Experiences of women with physical disabilities during the perinatal period: A review of the literature and recommendations to improve care. Health Care for Women International, 36(1), 88-107. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2013.815756. [Epub July 8, 2013]
- Cattapan, A., Hammond, K., Haw, J., & Tarasoff, L.A. (2014). Breaking the ice: Young feminist scholars of reproductive politics reflect on social egg freezing. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 7(2), 236-247.
- Tarasoff, L.A., Epstein, R., green, d., Anderson, S., & Ross, L.E. (2014). Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients. Medical Humanities, 40(2), 135-141. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2014-010516
- Ross, L.E., Tarasoff, L.A., Anderson, S. green, d., Epstein, R, Marvel, S., & Steele, L.S. (2014). Sexual and gender minority peoples’ recommendations for assisted human reproduction services. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 36(2), 146-153.
- Vigod, S.N., Tarasoff, L.A., Bryja, B., Dennis, C.-L., Yudin, M.H., & Ross, L.E. (2013). Relation between place of residence and postpartum depression. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 185(17), 1129-1135. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.122028.
- Abdessamad, H.M., Yudin, M.H., Tarasoff, L.A., Radford, K., & Ross, L.E. (2013). Attitudes and Knowledge Among Obstetrician-Gynecologists Regarding Lesbian Patients and Their Health. Journal of Women’s Health, 22(1), 85-93. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3718.
- Tarasoff, L. (2009). Nina May (Pickel) Owens, 1869-1959: English Quebec’s Early “Independent” Woman/Artist. Journal of Eastern Townships Studies, 32-33, 89-112. http://www.etrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/JETS_32-33-9-Tarasoff.pdf
Book Chapters
- Marvel, S., Tarasoff, L.A., Epstein, R., green, d., Steele, L.S., & Ross, L.E. (2017). Listening to LGBTQ People on Assisted Human Reproduction: Access to Reproductive Material, Services, and Facilities. In T. Lemmens, A.F. Martin, C. Milne, & I.B. Lee (Eds.), Regulating Creation: The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Assisted Human Reproduction (pp. 253-273). Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press. https://utorontopress.com/ca/regulating-creation-2 [Invited book chapter]
- Tarasoff, L.A. (2016). “We Exist”: The Health and Well-Being of Sexual Minority Women and Trans People with Disabilities. In S.E. Miles-Cohen & C. Signore (Eds.), Eliminating Inequities for Women with Disabilities: An Agenda for Health and Wellness (pp. 179-207). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/14943-010 [Invited book chapter]
Published Conference Abstracts
- Tarasoff, L., Lunsky, Y., Welsh, K., Proulx, L., Havercamp, S., Parish, S., & Brown, H. (2020). O-OBS-PhD-072: Pregnancy care for women with disabilities in Ontario: Patient and provider perspectives. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 42(5), 692.
- Brown, H., Chen, S., Tarasoff, L., Parish, S., Havercamp, S., & Lunsky, Y. (2019). Preconception characteristics and pregnancy rates in women with IDD: A population-based study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(7), 780.
- Tarasoff, L., Salaeva, D., & Brown, H. (2019). O-OBS-MFM-PhD-013: Pregnancy, Delivery, and Postpartum Complications in Women with Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 41(5), 734.
- Tarasoff, L. (2016). O-OBS/GYN-S-002: Improving Perinatal Care for Women with Physical Disabilities. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 38(5), 501.
Dissertation
- Tarasoff. L.A. (2018). A Qualitative Study of Embodiment among Women with Physical Disabilities during the Perinatal Period and Early Motherhood. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Toronto: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Community Report: Tarasoff, L.A. (2017). Becoming Mothers: Experiences of Women with Physical Disabilities in Ontario: Key Findings and Recommendations from a Qualitative Study. Toronto, ON. [The creation of this report was funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research – IGH Gender, Sex and Health Trainee KT Supplement Award]
Clinical Care Guidelines
- Berndl, A., Ladhani, N., Wilson, D., Basso, M., Jung, E., Tarasoff, L.A., Angle, P., & Soliman, N. (2021). SOGC Guideline No. 416: Labour, Delivery, and Postpartum Care for People with Physical Disabilities. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2021.02.111 [Epub February 21, 2021]
Commentaries and Responses
- Tarasoff, L.A., Brown, H.K., Lunsky, Y., Proulx, L., & Welsh, K. (2020). This Mother’s Day, let’s focus on moms with disabilities. Healthy Debate: https://healthydebate.ca/opinions/moms-with-disabilities
- Tarasoff, L.A. (2019). A call to recognize the value in disability. A response to “Social and medical models of disability and mental health: evolution and renewal,” by A.J. Hogan. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 191(1), E16-E18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.181008; http://www.cmaj.ca/content/191/1/E16/tab-e-letters [Epub January 10, 2019]
Book Reviews
- Tarasoff, L. (2011). Review of “Maternity Rolls: Pregnancy, Childbirth and Disability,” by H. Kuttai (2010). Disability and Society, 26(6), 785-788.
- Tarasoff, L. (2011). Review of “Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting,” edited by R. Epstein (2009). Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, 2(2), 299-300.
Policy Briefs and Other Publications
- Ferguson, M., Tarasoff, L.A., Kinitz, D., & Toronto Bisexual Network. (2019). Brief on Bisexual Mental Health for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/421/HESA/Brief/BR10445371/br-external/TorontoBisexualNetwork-e.pdf
- Tarasoff, L.A. (2015). Modern Motherhood: The Unique Experiences of Women with Physical Disabilities. Transition, 45(4), 13-15: http://vanierinstitute.ca/modern-motherhood-unique-experiences-physically-disabled-women/
- green, d., Tarasoff, L.A., & Epstein, R. (2012). A Guidebook for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer People on Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada. Toronto, ON: LGBTQ Parenting Network: http://lgbtqpn.ca/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2014/08/AHRC_BOOKLET_ENGLISH.pdf
- green, d., Tarasoff, L.A., & Epstein, R. (2012). Meeting the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) People in Canada: A Fact Sheet for AHR Service Providers. Toronto, ON: LGBTQ Parenting Network: https://lgbtqpn.ca/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2012/09/AHRC-Factsheet-One-column.pdf