Allegra Gordon, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Community Health Sciences

ScD, Harvard School of Public Health
MPH, Columbia University
BS, Swarthmore College

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Allegra Gordon is a social epidemiologist who uses quantitative and qualitative research methods to understand the mental and physical health impacts of discrimination as well as the effects of gender norms and stereotypes on the health of young people across sexual orientations and gender identities. She earned her doctorate in Social & Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Women, Gender, and Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She holds an MPH in Sociomedical Sciences with a concentration in Sexuality and Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a BA in Education and Environmental Studies from Swarthmore College. Current projects examine: the relationship between gender expression and health behaviors among U.S. adolescents; the effects of online environments (particularly social media environments) on substance use and disordered eating behaviors among transgender and gender-diverse young adults; barriers to and facilitators of access to HIV prevention services and sexual health and wellbeing among transgender and gender-diverse young adults; and the harmful effects of weight stigma on the health of sexual and gender minority populations.


Social Media and Substance Use Risk and Resilience Among Gender Minority Emerging Adults
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
5K01DA054357-05

Online environments and women’s health: Opportunities for supporting health among women across the life course
03/07/2022 - 12/26/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Allegra Gordon, ScD, MPH
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP


CFAR: Multi-level determinants of PrEP awareness, attitudes, access, and experiences in a national survey of transgender and gender diverse U.S. young adults
04/01/2021 - 03/29/2023 (Subcontract PI)
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID
5P30AI042853-22

Understanding how youth experience weight stigma and the role of weight-focused intervention programs in U.S. schools
11/01/2019 - 10/31/2020 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College NIH NCATS


Legal protection from weight discrimination: a potential macro-environmental lever to prevent eating disorders
11/01/2019 - 09/30/2020 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College NIH NCATS


Eating Disorders Prevention for Transgender Young Adults: An Intervention Mapping Approach
11/01/2019 - 08/31/2020 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College NIH NCATS




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  1. Flesaker M, Bailar S, Tan ASL, Austin SB, Gordon AR. Exposure to Online Harassment and Disordered Eating in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults. Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Sep 16. PMID: 40955674; PMCID: PMC12453621; DOI: 10.1002/eat.24550;
     
  2. Zubizarreta D, Beccia AL, Vable AM, Gordon AR, Austin SB. Characterizing state-level structural cisheterosexism trajectories using sequence and cluster analysis, 1996-2016, 50 US states and Washington, DC, and associations with health status and health care outcomes. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Sep 03; 194(9):2608-2620. PMID: 39562147; PMCID: PMC12409125; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae434;
     
  3. Rhodes A, Ahmadi T, Gordon AR, Murchison GR, Fontenot HB, Potter J, Agénor M. Transgender and other gender minoritised assigned female at birth young adults' perceptions of and experiences with human papillomavirus vaccination. Cult Health Sex. 2025 Jun 24; 1-16.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40553616; DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2025.2519512;
     
  4. Mazon C, Badillo C, Polanco Walters F, Hughto JMW, Nelson KM, Gordon AR. Experiences of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Sexual Healthcare Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults of Color. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2025 Jun; 57(2):231-240.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40514048; PMCID: PMC12323742; DOI: 10.1111/psrh.70017;
     
  5. Mehta N, Noh M, Agénor M, Murchison GR, Hughto JMW, Nelson KM, Gordon AR. Experiences of gender-affirming practices in healthcare settings and HIV testing among transgender and nonbinary young adults in the United States. AIDS Care. 2025 Jun; 37(6):892-900.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39955619; PMCID: PMC12167691; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2465735;
     
  6. Nguyen KH, Levengood TW, Gordon AR, Menard L, Allen HL, Gonzales G. Inequities in Self-Reported Social Risk Factors by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Sep 06; 5(9):e243176.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39331371; PMCID: PMC11437382; DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.3176;
     
  7. Calzo JP, Andrzejewski J, Torres C, Silverstein S, Lopez E, Gordon AR. "There is a paywall to my happiness": the influence of socioeconomic determinants on transgender and gender diverse young adults' experiences with eating disorders. Eat Disord. 2025; 33(1):100-119. PMID: 39102353; PMCID: PMC11735290; DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2024.2381908;
     
  8. Gordon AR, Haiken S, Murchison GR, Agénor M, Hughto JMW, Nelson KM. Long-Acting Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Perceptions and Preferences Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults in the United States. Qual Health Res. 2025 Jan; 35(1):74-87.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39095331; PMCID: PMC11869390; DOI: 10.1177/10497323241265943;
     
  9. Rodgers RF, Gordon AR, Burke NL, Ciao A. Parents and caregivers as key players in the prevention and identification of body image concerns and eating disorders among early adolescents. Eat Disord. 2024; 32(6):703-726. PMID: 38913912; DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2024.2366546;
     
  10. Egan N, Raffoul A, Kavanaugh JR, Gordon AR, Richmond T & Austin SB. Lessons from an online workshop to advance strategic de-implementation of universal BMI surveillance. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. 2024; 10.
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