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‘We actually don’t know much’: the scientists trying to close the knowledge gap in trans healthcare

When Cameron Whitley was diagnosed with kidney failure seven years ago, the news came as a shock. But the situation was about to get worse. His doctor decided the diagnosis meant Whitley’s hormone therapy had to stop.

As a transgender man, now 42, who had taken testosterone for 10 years…

2024-03-19
WWU’s Cameron T.  Whitley Awarded New NSF Grant to Partner with Zoos, Aquariums, and Renowned Wildlife Photographer Tim Flach 2023-10-23
The Frenchie becomes a favorite — and a dog-show contender

“Just like humans, dogs get characterized for what they can do, but more importantly what they can symbolize,” says Cameron Whitley, a Western Washington University sociology professor and the chair-elect of the American Sociological Association's Animals and Society section.…

2023-05-08
In Memoriam: Ingeborg Paulus 2023-03-27
Acclaimed poet Paul Ceballos coming to campus Feb. 2 2023-01-24
In Memoriam: Karen Bradley 2022-08-08
Research Recap for April 2 2021-04-02
Why transgender people are ignored by modern medicine

It was 2016 and Cameron Whitley was gravely ill. He was urgently in need of a kidney transplant, which should have been no problem. He was young and otherwise healthy. He had medical insurance. He even had several gallant friends willing to undergo major surgery for him.

There was a…

2020-08-19
Western Libraries announces 2019-20 Undergraduate Research Award winners 2020-08-04
Meet the Outstanding Graduates from CHSS/Social Sciences 2020-07-20
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