Vanderbilt University Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study

Your opinions and experiences matter.
VUSNAPS is recruiting older LGBT adults across the South to participate in a study on relationships, health, and aging.
To qualify you must be:
Participants will:
This study is being conducted by and for our community with the support of Vanderbilt University and the National Institutes of Health. We hope to use the results of this study to inform policy and programs for older LGBT adults in the South.
This study has been approved by the Vanderbilt University Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research.
It takes just a few minutes to see if you are eligible.
Give us a call if you need help.
(615)-343-2631
(877)-932-0614 (toll free)
Dear Current VUSNAPS Participants,
We continue to be grateful for your participation in the VUSNAPS study.
Your responses have helped us understand more about the aging experiences of adults in the US South. We’ve also used the information you provided to help state and local governments and community organizations better serve the needs of people in the study during the COVID pandemic.
We are excited to be expanding the study to learn more about how the aging experiences you told us about relate to biological age – that is, how your cells are aging.
This study is part of VUSNAPS and is called the VUSNAPS BioAge study.
We are hoping that you will be interested in participating in this additional study.
Over the next few months, we will be providing all current participants with additional information and a sample collection kit via mail. All that you have to do to participate is collect two (2) cheek swabs, complete a short online survey (5 minutes or less) and return the samples in the pre-paid mailer included in the included with the sample collection kit. The sample collection kit includes instructions for how to provide a cheek swab, return mailing materials, as well as a link to our BioAge survey.
As a thank you for your participation, you will receive a $20 electronic gift card.
As with the VUSNAPS main study, all of your information is confidential. On the survey form, you will have the opportunity to indicate your preferences for how we use your BioAge sample if you decide to participate.
If you do not want to participate in this additional study, you do not have to. You will stay enrolled in VUSNAPS even if you do not want to participate in the VUSNAPS BioAge study.
All current VUSNAPS participants are eligible to participate.
Give us a call if you need help.
(615)-343-2631
(877)-932-0614 (toll free)
A talk by Dr. Tara McKay on the state of the research as of October 2020 on LGBTQ health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and internationally.
COVERAGE from May 15, 2020: District 8 Councilmember Nancy VanReece hosts this virtual meeting discussing "LGBTQ Health in the Age of COVID-19"
Since April 1, 2020, we have been collecting information on how older LGBT adults in the South are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As of May 4, 2020, we are still actively recruiting, but we are able to share some insights about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting older LGBT people in Tennessee. See our RESEARCH BRIEF on Covid-19 and Older LGBT Tennesseans.
In another study, we collected data on the effects of Covid-19 on LGBTQ Americans of all ages in the US. See our RESEARCH BRIEF on the effects of Covid-19 on job and wage loss, health concerns, and other impacts among our communities.
The purpose of VUSNAPS is to understand the different kinds of personal relationships that older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming and nonbinary adults in the US South draw on to provide support in mid- and later-life. We will use these data to examine how life events affect those relationships and the health of older LGBT people. We are interested in identifying factors that exacerbate health inequalities and those that help older LGBT adults thrive in later life.
Have questions about the study design, research materials, or data availability?
If you live in Davidson or Williamson County, TN, and need assistance with food, grocery pickup or delivery, transportation, housing, financial assistance, HIV/STI testing, mental health, or medication assistance, we have a list of resources for you. Several organizations are providing assistance to folks in our community. Check out:
FiftyForward (for immediate assistance, call 615-743-3416)
If you live outside of Davidson or Williamson County, TN, we have other resource lists available. Send us a quick email at vusnaps@vanderbilt.edu or give us a call at 615-343-2631.
Project Coordinator
Professor, Economics
Director, Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor
Center for Medicine, Health, and Society
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor
Center for Medicine, Health, and Society
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Affiliated Faculty
Research Consultant
Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Center for Medicine, Health, and Society
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Center for Medicine, Health, and Society
For more information about the study or to see if you are eligible to participate, please click the link above or call 615-343-2631 or, toll free, 1-877-932-0614.
For current participants with questions about the survey or compensation, please call toll free 1-877-932-0614.
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