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Bethany Everett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Utah, with a secondary appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Her interdisciplinary research bridges social sciences and medical fields, focusing on how structural factors shape health outcomes particularly for sexual minority populations.
Dr. Everett's research program centers on reproductive health, sexual orientation disparities, and structural determinants of health. She investigates how policies related to abortion access, sexual orientation nondiscrimination, and heteropatriarchal structures impact maternal and child health outcomes, socioeconomic attainment, and mortality. Her work employs advanced quantitative methods to analyze large longitudinal datasets including the Nurses' Health Study II and National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.
Her recent publications reveal critical patterns: sexual minority women experience disproportionate adverse birth outcomes that are moderated by policy environments; structural heteropatriarchy (the intersection of structural sexism and LGB-stigma) significantly impacts maternal cardiovascular health; and abortion access during adolescence correlates with improved long-term socioeconomic attainment for women. Her methodological contributions include developing frameworks for studying structural oppression in family research.
- Sexual and Gender Minority Research Working Group, National Institutes of Health (2019)
- Vice President's Clinical and Translational Research Fellow (VPCAT), University of Utah (2015)
- New Investigator Award, North American Menopause Society (2015)
Dr. Everett has secured significant research funding including an NIH grant examining sexual orientation-related disparities in obstetrical and perinatal health (2021-2025), previous NIH Loan Repayment Program funding for sexual orientation disparities in birth outcomes research, and University of Illinois funding for family planning studies. Her teaching portfolio includes advanced courses in population studies, medical sociology, and professional development for graduate students.
