Beth Clark

Allen-Berenson Fellow in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

Departments/Programs

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Expertise

Bioethics
Clinical ethics
Transgender health
Healthcare policy

Profile

Beth A. Clark holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from The University of British Columbia with a research focus on clinical ethics and transgender health with pediatric populations. Dr. Clark is a Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) in the US, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in British Columbia, Canada, and a credentialed music therapist in both the US (MT-BC) and Canada (MTA). As an ethicist, counsellor, music therapist, and educator, Dr. Clark has served people with needs related to mental health, substance use, neurodiversity, developmental difference, palliative care, HIV/AIDS, and LGBTQ2+ health. Volunteer, advocacy, and policy work focuses on human rights and access to health care for marginalized and underserved populations. This range of experiences informs research and clinical interests in health care ethics and in improving equitable access to care.

Courses Taught

WGS	128b	Transgender Health and Wellness
WGS	182b	Feminist Bioethics: Social Justice and Equity in Health Care

Scholarship

Clark, B. A., Marshall, S., & Saewyc, E.. "Transgender youth hormone therapy decision-making processes: Transgender youth and parents.." Journal of Adolescence (2020).

Pang, K., Notini, L., Clark, B. A., Gillam, L., Savalescu, J., McDougall, R., Wilkinson, D., Telfer, M., Olson-Kennedy, J., & Lantos, J.. "Ethics Rounds: Long-term puberty suppression for a non-binary teen.." Pediatrics 145. 2 (2020): 1-6.

Clark, B. A., & Saewyc, E. M.. "Gender Health Care Challenge: The Board Game." Advancing Trans Health and Wellbeing in Canada, Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health. Montreal, QC. 2019.

Clark, B. A., & Virani, A.. "Trans youth capacity to consent for hormone therapy: The evidence and the ethics." Advancing Trans Health and Wellbeing in Canada, Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health, Montreal, QC. 2019.

Clark, B. A., & Virani, A.. "Words matter in the lives of transgender youth: Response to: “Family discordance regarding fertility preservation for a transgender teen: An ethical case study”.." Journal of Clinical Ethics 30. 3 (2019): 297-299.

Clark, B. A., Virani, A., & Saewyc, E. M.. "“The edge of harm and help”: Ethical considerations in the care of transgender youth with complex family situations.." Ethics and Behavior (2019): 1-20.

Clark, B. A., Virani, A., Ehrensaft, D., & Olson-Kennedy, J.. "Resisting the Post-Truth Era: Maintaining a Commitment to Science and Social Justice in Bioethics.." The American Journal of Bioethics 19. 7 (2019): W1-W3.

Clark, B. A.. "Resistance in the post-truth era: Counteracting pseudoscience in gender-affirming health care practice and research." Advancing Trans Health and Wellbeing in Canada, Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health, Montreal, QC. 2019.

Coelho, J., Suen, J., & Clark, B. A., Marshall, S., Geller, J., & Lam, P-Y.. "Eating disorder diagnoses and symptom presentation in transgender youth: A scoping review." Current Psychiatry Reports 21. 11 (2019).

Grieves, L., Townsend, M., Narang, P., Pipher, B., & Clark, B. A.. "Advancing assessment practices with trans and gender diverse children, youth and their families: Introducing a new framework and practice tools." Advancing Trans Health and Wellbeing in Canada, Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health, Montreal, QC. 2019.

Watson, R. J., Veale, J. F., Gordon, A. R., Clark, B. A., & Saewyc, E. M.. "Risk and protective factors for transgender youths’ substance use." Preventive Medicine Reports 15. (2019): 1-6.