Randi Ettner
Encyclopedia
Randi Joy Cahan Ettner is an American
clinical and forensic psychologist known for her work with transgender
people.
, Ettner completed her undergraduate degree at Indiana University
, where she earned the Outstanding Psychology Student Award and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She then earned her M.A.
from Roosevelt University
.
She began working with transgender people in 1977 at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Ph.D. in psychology at Northwestern University
, writing her dissertation on childbirth
. Ettner had additional training at Moray House School of Education
in Scotland.
Ettner is founder of New Health Foundation Worldwide and works with her husband, physician Frederic M. Ettner. She referred transgender patents to surgeon Eugene Schrang until his retirement. Ettner is a member of the American Psychological Association
and is a Fellow, Diplomate, and served on the Board of Director from 2001 to 2005 for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
She has helped pass anti-discrimination laws, provided testimony on behalf of trans people seeking workplace rights, and works to secure appropriate treatment for prisoners. She has also been a critic of psychologist J. Michael Bailey
and his 2003 book The Man Who Would Be Queen
. Bailey has stated his book was initially motivated by what he saw as "gross inaccuracies in Ettner's account of transsexualism." Ettner works to improve understanding of trans issues, and has spoken out against attitudes used to justify violence against trans people.
of 0, and according to google scholar, she has an h-index of 4.
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clinical and forensic psychologist known for her work with transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
people.
Life and career
A native of Lincolnwood, IllinoisLincolnwood, Illinois
Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....
, Ettner completed her undergraduate degree at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, where she earned the Outstanding Psychology Student Award and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She then earned her M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University is a coeducational, private university with campuses in Chicago, Illinois and Schaumburg, Illinois. Founded in 1945, the university is named in honor of both former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The university's curriculum is based on...
.
She began working with transgender people in 1977 at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Ph.D. in psychology at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, writing her dissertation on childbirth
Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
. Ettner had additional training at Moray House School of Education
Moray House School of Education
The Moray House School of Education is a school within the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh...
in Scotland.
Ettner is founder of New Health Foundation Worldwide and works with her husband, physician Frederic M. Ettner. She referred transgender patents to surgeon Eugene Schrang until his retirement. Ettner is a member of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
and is a Fellow, Diplomate, and served on the Board of Director from 2001 to 2005 for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
She has helped pass anti-discrimination laws, provided testimony on behalf of trans people seeking workplace rights, and works to secure appropriate treatment for prisoners. She has also been a critic of psychologist J. Michael Bailey
J. Michael Bailey
John Michael Bailey is an American psychologist and professor at Northwestern University. He is best known among scientists for his work on the etiology of sexual orientation, from which he concluded that homosexuality is substantially inherited...
and his 2003 book The Man Who Would Be Queen
The Man Who Would Be Queen
The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism is a 2003 book by J. Michael Bailey, published by Joseph Henry Press....
. Bailey has stated his book was initially motivated by what he saw as "gross inaccuracies in Ettner's account of transsexualism." Ettner works to improve understanding of trans issues, and has spoken out against attitudes used to justify violence against trans people.
Selected publications
According to ISI, the citation tracking service, she has an h-indexH-index
The h-index is an index that attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications...
of 0, and according to google scholar, she has an h-index of 4.