Tyler Harvey
Research Associate 3, HSSAbout
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Research Associate 3, HSS
Biography
Tyler Harvey is an MD/PhD candidate at Yale University. Tyler is pursuing a PhD in the Social and Behavioral Sciences department at the Yale School of Public Health under the mentorship of Dr. Emily Wang within the SEICHE Center for Health and Justice.
At Yale, Tyler has held leadership roles across health justice initiatives, including serving as a student leader in the US Health Justice elective and as an advisor to the Health Equity Thread. Tyler has also been a research fellow with both the Yale LGBTQ+ Mental Health Initiative and the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy. Tyler served on Yale’s Presidential Search Student Advisory Council from 2023 to 2024 and was named a 2025 Health Policy Research Scholar by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Their scholarship appears in JAMA Network Open, American Journal of Public Health, and Social Science & Medicine, and has informed policy and practice at organizations such as the NYC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice and the World Health Organization. As a former Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project, Tyler has published widely on health equity in national media outlets including The Hill and Newsweek.
A first-generation college graduate from the rural South, Tyler holds a BA in Urban Studies from Rhodes College and an MPH from the Yale School of Public Health.
Last Updated on December 01, 2025.
Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- MPH
- Yale School of Public Health (2020)
- BA
- Rhodes College, Urban Studies (2017)
Research
Publications
2025
Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers
Pachankis J, Chiaramonte D, Baldwin H, Prachniak C, Levine D, Van S, Hobbs R, Ankrum H, Wilkins L, Harvey T, Harkness A, Jackson S, Matsuno E, Soulliard Z, Last B, Burger J, Delehant M, Zhou X, Hagaman A, Li D, Mustanski B. Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25: 962. PMID: 40691571, PMCID: PMC12278521, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13136-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral therapyEvidence-based practiceLGBTQ community centersEffectiveness-implementation trialCommunity centersMental healthTraining of mental health providersTrain-the-trainer formatEvidence-based practice implementationLack of evidence-based practiceHealth disparity populationsMental health providersMental health disparitiesClients' mental healthMixed-methods designLow-resource settingsYear of supervisionProvider fidelityClinical effectiveness outcomesHealth disparitiesImplementation determinantsHealth providersCBT skillsWebinar trainingDisparate populations“See Me as Human:” Reflections on an Experiential Curriculum Led by People With Lived Experience of Incarceration
Bain T, Saunders M, Manbauman C, Straus E, Bundy C, Acquaye A, Harvey T, Puglisi L, Ostfeld-Johns S, Black C. “See Me as Human:” Reflections on an Experiential Curriculum Led by People With Lived Experience of Incarceration. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2025, 12: 23821205241300943. PMID: 39830978, PMCID: PMC11742156, DOI: 10.1177/23821205241300943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiential curriculumImprove health equityHealth professions studentsMedical education eventsImprove healthcare systemsLived experience of incarcerationHealth equityEquitable healthcareProfessions studentsSubstandard careHealthcare systemClinical trainingIndividual-levelCommunity educationAdvocacy effortsMedical curriculumCommunity expertsCarceral historyHumanization of individualsEducational eventsIncarcerated patientsLived experienceGrant fundingExperience of incarcerationClinicians
2024
Arrest History and Health Among U.S. Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, 2022
Harvey T, Watson R, Clark K. Arrest History and Health Among U.S. Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, 2022. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 67: 548-557. PMID: 38878985, PMCID: PMC11416326, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArrest historySGM youthMinority stressorsCriminal legal systemBehavioral healthGender minority youthCross-sectional survey dataBehavioral health outcomesLegal systemBehavioral health needsTailored public health interventionsMinority youthSubstance use disorder developmentTeen SurveySystemic inequitiesSurvey dataSGMHealth needsDevelopmental milestonesYouthPublic health interventionsHealth outcomesHealth interventionsCase-control sampleDisorder development"We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to It": Advancing LGBTQ+-Inclusive Language in Public Health.
Harvey T. "We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to It": Advancing LGBTQ+-Inclusive Language in Public Health. American Journal Of Public Health 2024, 114: 170-172. PMID: 38335477, PMCID: PMC10862209, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2023.307529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning
Malloy G, Puglisi L, Bucklen K, Harvey T, Wang E, Brandeau M. Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning. MDM Policy & Practice 2024, 9: 23814683231222469. PMID: 38293655, PMCID: PMC10826393, DOI: 10.1177/23814683231222469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPennsylvania Department of CorrectionsDepartment of CorrectionsCorrectional facilitiesPrison facilitiesIncarcerated populationsCounty-level measuresFacility populationSources of dataRisk of infectious disease transmissionPrisonCommunity ratesInfectious disease outbreaksCOVID-19 outbreakLiving conditionsCOVID-19Infectious disease transmissionFacility-level characteristicsMeasures of COVID-19Reduced accessResponse decisionsTotal populationJailHealth dataLogistic regressionFacility data
2023
Multilevel Stigma and Depression Among a National Sample of Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ Adolescents in the United States
Jackson S, Harvey T, Watson R, Pereira K, Clark K. Multilevel Stigma and Depression Among a National Sample of Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ Adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2023, 132: 577-589. PMID: 37347909, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural stigmaEthnic bullyingGender minority adolescentsNational sampleStigma indicatorsIntersectional interventionsLatinxMinority adolescentsStigmaUnited StatesBullyingMultiple formsComposite indexBlacksLimited researchMultiple levelsRacismHeterosexismLesbiansOppressionTransgenderQueerDepressive symptomsMental healthState“We know what's going on in our community”: A qualitative analysis identifying community assets that deter gun violence
Parsons A, Harvey T, Andrade S, Horton N, Brinkley-Rubenstein L, Wood G, Holaday L, Riley C, Spell V, Papachristos A, Wang E, Roy B. “We know what's going on in our community”: A qualitative analysis identifying community assets that deter gun violence. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2023, 3: 100258. PMID: 37483654, PMCID: PMC10361409, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGun violenceSocial cohesionCommunity gun violenceCommunity-led solutionsCommunities of colorCommunity-based organizationsGun violence epidemicViolence epidemicLocal assetsHome ownershipCommunity assetsDepth interviewsCommunity perspectiveSocial structureViolenceStable housingYouth activitiesEmergent themesQualitative studyRole modelsQualitative analysisCommunityMental health servicesCommunity-based mental health servicesCohesion
2022
Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Incarcerated in Juvenile Corrections.
Clark K, Harvey T, Hughto J, Meyer I. Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Incarcerated in Juvenile Corrections. 2022, 150 PMID: 36385576, PMCID: PMC9724172, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-058158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSGM youthJuvenile correctional facilitiesPublic schoolsCorrectional facilitiesGender minority youthIncarceration statusMental health indicatorsGender minoritiesJuvenile correctionsMinority youthHealth indicatorsPublic school studentsYouthMore youthChildhood experiencesMinnesota Student SurveySuicide attemptsNegative mental health indicatorsCross-sectional dataSchoolsDepressive symptom severityMultivariable regression modelsMental health interventionsHigh prevalenceElevated oddsCost savings of a primary care program for individuals recently released from prison: a propensity-matched study
Harvey TD, Busch SH, Lin HJ, Aminawung JA, Puglisi L, Shavit S, Wang EA. Cost savings of a primary care program for individuals recently released from prison: a propensity-matched study. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 585. PMID: 35501855, PMCID: PMC9059905, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07985-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole of the Intersections of Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation in the Association between Substance Use Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a National Sample of Adults with Recent Criminal Legal Involvement
Harvey TD, Opara I, Wang EA. Role of the Intersections of Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation in the Association between Substance Use Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a National Sample of Adults with Recent Criminal Legal Involvement. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 4100. PMID: 35409785, PMCID: PMC8998534, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntersection of genderSubstance useSubstance use behaviorsSexual healthHeterosexual womenBisexual menHIV/STIMultivariate logistic regressionSexual orientationWomen's sexual healthSocial groupsSexual risk behaviorsBlack heterosexual womenCriminal legal systemSTI ratesRelative riskSTI riskElevated riskHealthy sexual behaviorsDrug usePoisson regressionRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionLegal involvementUse behaviors