Faculty

Arjee Restar

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Population Health


Education

Postdoctoral Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
PhD Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, Brown University, 2020
MPH Epidemiology, Columbia University, 2016
BS Biology, Philosophy, Pace University, 2013

Contact


Box 351619
Department of Epidemiology
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 865B

Bio

Arjee Restar (she/her) applies epidemiologic methods to behavioral, social, structural, and health services research and policy to address inequities in health outcomes and access, particularly as experienced by communities of transgender and nonbinary people in the US and Asia. She is expanding transgender health as a field by building research environments that produce high-quality evidence that speaks to the myriad of health priorities of transgender and nonbinary communities at-large, along with community stakeholders, scientists, scholars, and trainees who are also paving this field forward. This work includes advocating for institutional policies and practices that dismantle systems of oppression, inequality, and inequity.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Transgender and nonbinary health, health policy; social epidemiology; behavioral, social and structural determinants of health; substance use prevention and care; mental health promotion; HIV/STI prevention and care; behavioral economics; gender affirming care

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Assessing Tobacco Harm Perceptions among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults: Results from a Community Informed State-wide Survey.
(2025 Mar 10)
Nicotine Tob Res
DeAtley T, Baker A, Denlinger-Apte R, Ogunbajo A, Martinez U, Ceballos R, Wetter DW, Operario D, Kershaw T, Gamarel KE, Restar A
Intersectional structural oppression as a fundamental cause: Reflections on implementing a medical-legal partnership project.
(2025 Mar)
Health Psychol 44(3): 285-290
Gamarel KE, Correll-King WM, Jadwin-Cakmak L, Abad J, Kaplan J, Needham BL, Restar AJ
Navigating payment and policy barriers to gender-affirming care for transmasculine individuals: A qualitative study and policy assessment.
(2025 Feb)
Soc Sci Med 366(): 117666
D'Angelo AB, Dearolf M, Restar A, Tsui EK, Zewde N, Grov C
Assessing the State of Published Research Concerning COVID-19 and Transgender and Nonbinary People in the United States via a Scoping Review: Lessons Learned for Future Public Health Crises.
(2025 Jan 21)
LGBT Health
Glick JL, Wiegand AA, Kennedy KS, Gribbin M, Restar A, Flynn CP, German D
Review protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on HIV inequities in transgender and non-binary populations.
(2025 Jan 7)
BMJ Open 15(1): e087821
Lucas R, Moodley R, Garcia Gutiérrez JM, Bambilla AJK, Singh D, Rogers H, Sherwood J, Dusic E, Giovenco D, Sun S, Operario D, Restar A
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