Rooted in Research
A boutique consulting LLC based in Atlanta GA. The mission of Rooted in Research is to promote the leadership of intersex, nonbinary and transgender professionals by a) including trans/nb/intersex folks’ professional contributions on all RiR projects, and b) completing projects that increase awareness of the needs of transgender, non-binary and intersex people of color.
Sean Saifa Wall
Founder
As an intersex and trans-identified public health professional, I have over 15 years’ experience centering the lives of queer and transgender people of color in research and health services. In past roles, I have trained health departments and nonprofit organizations on providing competent care and services for transgender clients, adapted several HIV evidence-based interventions for transgender women and collaborated on a rapid needs assessment that interviewed transgender men about their HIV risks. I have provided qualitative research interviews and analysis on multiple projects with institutions such as UCSF, San Francisco State University, and recently, the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Joe Jackson
Lead Consultant
With a life-long commitment to social justice, I use my talents in the service of systemically vulnerable populations. Within these efforts, I include attention to the compounded vulnerabilities of communities informed by the intersection of disability, economic, gender, immigration, and racial inequities. Toward these ends, I bring more than five years experience with direct-service roles in education support; 5 years policy and data analysis work; workforce development experience; and an academic background in Gender Studies (policy and law emphasis). My lifelong commitment to social justice is informed by my own experiences as an African American transgender man with a learning "disability", who navigated juvenile justice and foster-care systems in my youth.
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