• B.S., Cornell University, Animal Science
• M.S. Ed., University of Pennsylvania, Human Sexuality Education
• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Education, Culture and Society

• Transgender health research, structural HIV prevention interventions, adolescent health and sexuality education, technology and media education, medical provider training and capacity building, and research dissemination and translation into practice.

• Sausa, L. A., Keatley, J., & Operario, D. (2007). Perceived risks and benefits of sex work among transgender women of color in San Francisco. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36(6), 768-777.
• Nemoto, T., Sausa, L. A., Operario, D., & Keatley, J. (2006). Need for HIV/AIDS education and intervention for MTF transgenders: Responding to the challenge. In J. Harcourt (Ed.), Current Issues on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health. New York, NY: Haworth Press. [Simultaneously published as Journal of Homosexuality, 51(1), 183-201].
• Sausa, L. A. (2005). Translating research into practice: Trans youth recommendations for improving school systems. The Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education, 3(1), 15-28.
• Sausa, L. A. (2003). Updating college and university campus policies: Meeting the needs of trans students, staff, and faculty. In E. P. Cramer (Ed.), Approaches to Addressing Homophobia and Heterosexism on College Campuses (pp. 43-55). New York, NY: Harrington Park Press. [Simultaneously published as Journal of Lesbian Studies, 6(3/4), 43-55.]

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