Faculty & Staff
Lampe, Nik, PhD
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Dr. Lampe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy and a Faculty Affiliate in the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida. Their research program focuses on the behavioral health disparities of LGBTQIA+ aging populations and the health of diverse older adults living with dementia and their family care partners. They are also core faculty with the African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support Project 2 (ACTS2), a Florida-based program that offers free skills-building and support services to Black family caregivers of older adults living with dementia. Dr. Lampe is currently PI of a 3-year grant from the Alzheimer’s Association (AARFD-23-1145127) examining Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) risk and protective factors among a cohort of LGBTQ+ older adults in the Southeastern U.S.
Funded by the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, Dr. Lampe is leading a new study that aims to understand the behavioral health and healthcare needs of LGBTQIA+ adults aged 60 or older who are living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as well as the needs of their families. Their research team is currently conducting virtual interviews with LGBTQIA+ individuals aged 60+ who manage memory concerns or have an MCI diagnosis, family members of LGBTQIA+ people aged 60+ who manage MCI, and clinicians who routinely provide care to LGBTQIA+ people aged 60+ who manage MCI.
If someone you know is interested in participating in this study, please have them contact Dr. Lampe’s lab at lgbtaging@usf.edu.
For USF students interested in working with Dr. Lampe and their research lab, SHINE: Strengthening Health in LGBTQIA+ Older Adulthood, you can apply here.
Education
2023 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Aging and Public Health - Vanderbilt University
2022 - PhD - Sociology - University of South Carolina
2019 - MA - Applied Sociology - University of Central Florida
2016 - BA - Sociology, with Honors, University of Tampa
Research Interests
LGBTQIA+ Health and Healthcare; Mixed Methods/Qualitative Research; Dementia Care and Caregiving; Behavioral Health Equity; Community-Engaged Interventions; Aging and Older Adulthood
Recent Awards & Honors
2023 - Research Career Institute in Mental Health of Aging (CIMA) - National Institute of Mental Health / Weill Cornell Medicine.
2023 - GSA Diversity Mentoring and Career Development Technical Assistance Workshop Diversity Fellow Award - The Gerontological Society of America
2023 - Butler-Williams Scholars Program - National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
2023 - Scholarly Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award - Teaching and Learning in Sociology Section - American Sociological Association
2023 - Alzheimer's Association Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute - Alzheimer's Association
Effects of Care and Caregiver Support on ADRD Risk of LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Dr. Lampe leads a 3-year Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity grant (AARFD-23-1145127) from the Alzheimer’s Association. In this study, Dr. Lampe examines measures of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) risk and protective factors, LGBTQ+-affirming care, and caregiver support among a cohort of LGBTQ+ older adults in the US South (N=1,256) using Vanderbilt University Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study (VUSNAPS) panel data. VUSNAPS (PI McKay; R01AG063771) is a one-of-a-kind longitudinal survey of LGBTQ+ adults 50+ and is the best possible resource that currently exists to examine the associations at a single cross section and over time among chronic stress, structural factors, caregiver and social support, LGBTQ+-affirming care, and cognitive decline among older LGBTQ+ adults. This research will address gaps in knowledge about risk and protective factors for ADRD among LGBTQ+ older adults in the US South. Understanding the role identity-affirming providers and caregivers may have on ADRD risk and protective factors is critical to reducing ADRD health disparities and developing targeted prevention strategies for LGBTQ+ older adults and other understudied communities in ADRD research.
Investigating Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Prevalence, Management, and Care Among Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults
In 2023, Dr. Lampe was awarded a 2-year National Institutes of Health Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research Award (LRP0000029012) to support their Alzheimer's Association-funded research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) risk, management, and care among sexual and gender minority (SGM; i.e., LGBTQIA+) older adults in the United States.
Developing a Culturally Responsive Depression Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Funded by the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, Dr. Lampe is leading a new study that aims to better understand the behavioral health and healthcare needs of LGBTQIA+ adults aged 60 or older who are living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as well as the needs of their families. This preliminary study will: (1) investigate barriers and facilitators of participating in a Behavioral Activation (BA) intervention for treating depression in sexual and gender minority (SGM) older adults who live with mild cognitive impairment (MCI); and (2) adapt and revise simplified BA manual content and procedures for treating depression in SGM older adults with MCI. Findings will inform an NIH K01 grant scaling up the generation of a culturally informed BA intervention for treating depression in SGM older adults with MCI.
If someone you know is interested in participating in this study, please have them contact Dr. Lampe’s lab at lgbtaging@usf.edu.
Healthy Aging Beyond Sex and Gender Binaries
Using data from 50 semi-structured interviews, Dr. Lampe is examining how transgender, non-binary and intersex older adults – as a medically and socially vulnerable population in the United States – navigate healthcare, advance care planning, and health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their research findings indicated a need for enhancing behavioral healthcare services and resources for transgender, non-binary, and intersex older adults, while creating a culture of age-friendly and affirming care.
African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support Project 2 (ACTS2)
In collaboration with community and academic partners, Dr. Lampe works with the African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support Project 2 (ACTS2), a Florida-based program that offers free skills-building and support services to caregivers of loved ones with dementia and other interested parties. ACTS2’s program of services includes: (1) telephone-based, faith-integrated, group skills building and support for distressed African American caregivers of older adults with dementia residing in Florida, (2) telephone-based, problem-solving consultations to all dementia caregivers across the U.S., (3) telephone-based, nationwide referral to dementia care resources for all interested individuals across the U.S., and (4) dementia awareness training through social media and in-person presentations across Florida and the U.S.
For more information about ACTS2’s program of services or donating to ACTS2, please contact Ms. Tomeka Norton-Brown at tnnorton@fsu.edu or 866-778-2724 (toll-free).
Recent Publications
Berrian, K., Exsted, M., Lampe, N. M., Pease S. L., & Akré, E. L. (2024). Barriers to quality healthcare among transgender and gender nonconforming adults. Health Services Research. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14362.
Lampe, N. M., Rodill, Z. E., & Nowakowski, A. C. H. (2024). “My support groups... have saved my life.”: Facilitators of positive or satisfactory experiences in behavioral healthcare for transgender and gender nonconforming older adults. Aging & Mental Health. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2377261
Lampe, N. M. (2024). Satisficing death: Ageing and end-of-life preparation among transgender older Americans. Sociology of Health & Illness, 46(5), 887–906.
Lampe, N. M., & Pfeffer, C. A. (2024). “We grow older. We also have lots of sex. I just want a doctor who will at least ask about it.”: Transgender, non-binary, and intersex older adults in sexual and reproductive healthcare. Social Science & Medicine, 344, 116572.
Lampe, N. M. (2024). Accounting for cisnormativity: Understanding transgender and non-binary young people’s strategies to resist and reduce inequality in healthcare. Social Currents, 11(1), 3-21.
Lampe, N. M., Barbee, H., Tran, N. M., Bastow, S., & McKay, T. (2024). Health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer older adults: A structural competency approach [Special issue]. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 98(1), 39-55. *Invited.
For a complete list of published work:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/nik.lampe.2/bibliography/public/