Kayla Kenney is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia. Their doctoral research focuses on social work practice with younger trans and gender diverse people in healthcare. As a practitioner, Kayla’s experience includes clinical, community, and management roles in non-profit and healthcare settings, with a focus on reproductive justice, adolescent health, and LGBTQ2S communities. They are interested in advancing equity in health and social care through social work practice, research, and education.

Peer-reviewed Publications

Kia, H., Kenney, K. A., Abramovich, A., Ferlatte, O., MacKinnon, K. R., & Knight, R. (2023). “Nowhere else to be found”: Drawing on peer support experiences among transgender and gender-diverse people to substantiate community-driven gender-affirming care. Social Science & Medicine, 339, 116406.

Kia, H., Kenney, K., MacKinnon, K. R., Abramovich, A., Salway, T., Ferlatte, O., Knight, R., Charles, G., & Marshall, S. K. (2023). “It saves lives”: Peer support and resilience in transgender and gender diverse communities. SSM-Qualitative Research in Health, 3, 100264.

Dr. Sheila Marshall and Dr. Hannah Kia