Eli Godwin, EdM, MPH

Clinical Research Specialist I, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital

Eli (he/him) is an educator by training, with an EdM in Secondary Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University and over two decades of classroom and coaching experience. In search of ways to more effectively address the systemic factors affecting the adolescents he served, particularly sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth, Eli traded public education for public health. He recently earned his MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and is a part-time research specialist for Dr. Katz-Wise. Eli also serves as a consultant and speaker regarding transgender issues ranging from drafting athletic policies to creating inclusive classroom climates, and is a member of the Institutional Review Board at The Fenway Institute. His research interests include SGM and adolescent health, the impact of secondary school environments on adolescent health, and legal epidemiology. In his non-academic time, Eli enjoys curling (“chess on ice”), skiing, and just about any other endeavor on frozen water.

Representative Publications

    1. Godwin, E. G., Moore, L. M., Sansfaçon, A. P., Nishman, M. M., Rosal, M. C., & Katz-Wise, S. L. (2024). Experiences of cisgender youth with a transgender and/or nonbinary sibling. Family Process, 00, 1–21. http://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12957
    2. Katz-Wise SL, Sarda V, Line EC, Marchwinski B, Budge SL, Godwin EG, Moore LBM, Ehrensaft D, Rosal MC, Thomson KA. Longitudinal family functioning and mental health in transgender and nonbinary youth and their families. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Published online December 21, 2023. doi:10.1007/s10826-023-02738-2 [doi.org] 
    3.  Streed CJ, Ben-Arieh A, Patel S, Godwin EG, McNair L. Ensuring equitable research participation: Explicit inclusion of sexual and gender minority populations. SGIM Forum. July 2022.
    4.  Tabaac AR, Reynolds CA, Godwin EG, Katz-Wise SL, Charlton BM. Sexual minority men’s perspectives and experiences of adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention. Journal of Sex Research, 59(7), 886-896. doi:10.1080/00224499.2022.2053043 [doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu]
    5.  Katz-Wise SL, Godwin EG, Parsa N, Brown CA, Pullen Sansfaçon A, Goldman R, MacNish M, Rosal MC, Austin SB. Using family and ecological systems approaches to conceptualize family and community-based experiences of transgender and/or nonbinary youth from the Trans Teen and Family Narratives Project. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 9(1), 21–36. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000442 [doi.apa.org].
    6.  Tabaac AR, Godwin EG, Jonestrask C, Charlton BM, Katz-Wise SL. Healthcare providers’ perspectives on pregnancy experiences among sexual and gender minority youth. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2022; 32:100702. doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100702 [doi.org]
    7.  Katz-Wise SL, Boskey ER, Godwin EG, Thomson K, Post J, Gordon AR. “We’re moving in the right direction. Still a long way to go”: Experiences and perceptions of the climate for LGBTQ+ employees at a pediatric hospital. Journal of Homosexuality. 2021 Jun 11; 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2021.1938468 [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
    8. Godwin EG, Moore LB M. Relationships with Siblings. In: Goldberg AE, Beemyn G, eds. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies. SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2021. DOI:10.4135/9781544393858 [doi.org]
    9. Charlton BM, Reynolds CA, Tabaac AR, Godwin EG, Porsch LM, Agénor M, Grimstad FW, Katz-Wise SL. Unintended and teen pregnancy experiences of trans masculine people living in the United States. International Journal of Transgender Health. 22:1-2,65-76. DOI: 10.1080/26895269.2020.1824692 [doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu]

Contact
eli.godwin@childrens.harvard.edu