Dr. Lesley Tarasoff

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Toronto Scarborough

Research on the reproductive health and health care experiences of women with disabilities and sexual minority women

Media

Canada’s health-care system isn’t designed for parents with disabilities: experts.

How Canadian Midwives Are Making Birth Better For LGBTQ+ Parents

Why parents with disabilities often become advocates for themselves — and their kids

Yes, people like me can have babies: What it’s like to give birth as a woman with a physical disability

Rates of recognized pregnancy in women with disabilities in Ontario, Canada

by Hilary K. Brown, Simon Chen, Astrid Guttmann, Susan M. Havercamp, Susan Parish, Joel G. Ray, Lesley A. Tarasoff, Simone N. Vigod, Adele Carty, Yona Lunsky

Published by American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

November 2, 2019

Trans people's experiences with assisted reproduction services: a qualitative study.

by Sarah James-Abra, Lesley A. Tarasoff, datejie green, Rachel Epstein, Scott Anderson, Stu Marvel, Leah S. Steele, Lori E. Ross

Published by Human Reproduction

April 22, 2015

Perceptions of partner support among pregnant plurisexual women: A qualitative study.

by Lori E. Ross, Abbie E. Goldberg, Lesley A. Tarasoff, CiCi Guo

Published by Sexual and Relationship Therapy

January 15, 2018

Positive Identity Experiences of Young Bisexual and Other Nonmonosexual People: A Qualitative Inquiry.

by Corey E. Flanders, Lesley A. Tarasoff, Melissa Marie Legge, Margaret Robinson, Giselle Gos

Published by Journal of Homosexuality

October 31, 2016

Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients.

by Lesley A. Tarasoff, Rachel Epstein, Datejie C. Green, Scott Anderson, Lori E. Ross

Published by Medical Humanities

July 8, 2014

Experiences of women with physical disabilities during the perinatal period: a review of the literature and recommendations to improve care.

by Lesley A. Tarasoff

Published by Health Care for Women International

September 2, 2013

"We don't know. We've never had anybody like you before": Barriers to perinatal care for women with physical disabilities.

by Lesley A. Tarasoff

Published by Disability and Health Journal

April 5, 2017

Integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women with problematic substance use: Service descriptions and client perceptions of care.

by Lesley A. Tarasoff, Karen Milligan, Thao Lan Le, Amelia M. Usher, Karen Urbanoski

Published by Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

April 18, 2018

Bisexual Stigma, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Health among Bisexual and Other Plurisexual Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

by Corey E. Flanders, RaeAnn E. Anderson, Lesley A. Tarasoff, Margaret Robinson

Published by Journal of Sex Research

January 11, 2019

Maternal disability and risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

by Lesley A. Tarasoff, Saranyah Ravindran, Hannan Malik, Dinara Salaeva, Hilary K. Brown

Published by American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

July 12, 2019

Biography

Lesley A. Tarasoff is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Health & Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Her current research focuses on the preconception and perinatal health of women with disabilities in Ontario.

In 2018, Tarasoff completed her PhD in Public Health Sciences from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, as well as a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University.

For more information, visit www.latarasoff.com

Expertise

  • women's health
  • perinatal health
  • sexual and reproductive health
  • mental health
  • disability
  • LGBTQ health

Education/Éducation

  • University of Toronto
    Public Health Sciences
    PhD, 2018