Ulrike Boehmer
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Ulrike Boehmer, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-1537
boehmer@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

Dr. Ulrike Boehmer is Adjunct Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Boehmer received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from Boston College and graduate degrees in Political Science and History from Technische Hochschule in Germany.

Dr. Boehmer’s research interests are in the areas of health disparities, LGBT health, and cancer prevention and control. She received funding from the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society and other funding agencies to investigate differences in quality of life, cancer prevalence, cancer mortality, and health-related decision-making, while examining disparities due to sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Dr. Boehmer is recognized as a leader in LGBT health, especially in the context of cancer and she is Associate Editor of the Journal LGBT Health. She edited together with Dr. Elk the first book on Cancer and the LGBT population entitled, Cancer and the LGBT Community: Unique Perspectives from Risk to Survivorship. In 2022, she followed up on this first publication with a new edited book entitled, LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Global Context.

Other Positions

  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center - Boston University

Education

  • Boston College, PhD Field of Study: Sociology
  • Boston College, MA Field of Study: Sociology

Websites

Publications

  • Published on 11/7/2024

    Boehmer U, Jesdale BM. Cancer disparities by age: a focus on sexual and gender minorities. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Mar; 36(3):243-254. PMID: 39511129.

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  • Published on 10/2/2024

    LeClair AM, Rose R, Barker O, Carpenter E, Concannon TW, Boehmer U, Blazey-Martin D, Bird CE, Freund KM, Lemon SC. Health Care Workers' Perspectives on Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Adult Primary Care Setting. Med Care. 2024 Dec 01; 62(12):814-819. PMID: 39374178.

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  • Published on 8/5/2024

    Rhoten B, Tree JMJ, David K, Boehmer U, Scout N. Lesbian and bisexual breast cancer survivors' post-treatment resource needs. J Cancer Surviv. 2024 Aug 05. PMID: 39098883.

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  • Published on 7/11/2024

    Boehmer U, LeClair AM, Jesdale BM. Trends in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection. Med Care. 2024 Sep 01; 62(9):612-616. PMID: 38990112.

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  • Published on 6/14/2024

    Burnett C, Boehmer U, Jesdale BM. Perceptions of patient-provider communications with healthcare providers among sexual and gender minority individuals in the United States. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Oct; 127:108347. PMID: 38968873.

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  • Published on 5/11/2024

    Huang AK, Hoatson T, Chakraborty P, McKetta S, Soled KRS, Reynolds CA, Boehmer U, Miranda AR, Streed CG, Maingi S, Haneuse S, Young JG, Kang JH, Austin SB, Eliassen AH, Charlton BM. Disparities in cancer incidence by sexual orientation. Cancer. 2024 Dec 15; 130(24):4306-4314. PMID: 38733613.

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  • Published on 3/19/2024

    Arthur EK, Ridgway-Limle EA, Krok-Schoen JL, Boehmer U, Battle-Fisher M, Lee CN. Scoping review of experiences of sexual minority women treated for breast cancer. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2024; 42(5):709-732. PMID: 38501984.

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  • Published on 10/9/2023

    Boehmer U, Chang S, Sanchez NF, Jesdale BM, Schabath MB. Cancer survivors' health behaviors and outcomes: a population-based study of sexual and gender minorities. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 Oct 09; 115(10):1164-1170. PMID: 37421397.

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  • Published on 2/25/2023

    Clark MA, Behl-Chadha B, Winter M, Ozonoff A, Boehmer U. Recruitment of sexual minority and heterosexual colorectal cancer survivors through US cancer registries. J Cancer Surviv. 2024 Jun; 18(3):983-995. PMID: 36840834.

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  • Published on 11/18/2022

    Kano M, Tamí-Maury I, Pratt-Chapman ML, Chang S, Kosich M, Quinn GP, Poteat T, Kanetsky PA, Elk R, Boehmer U, Sanchez J, Kamen C, Sanchez NF. Piloting the Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Curricular Advances for Research and Education (SGM Cancer CARE) Workshop: Research Training in the Service of SGM Cancer Health Equity. J Cancer Educ. 2023 Jun; 38(3):1066-1076. PMID: 36399283.

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