Will Cole (he/they, formerly Beckham), PhD '13, MPH/MA, is the Director of Research Projects at the Trevor Project, where he manages a portfolio of domestic and international research on the mental health of LGBTQ young people. For many years, their research was aimed at reducing sexual and reproductive health disparities for marginalized and vulnerable populations. When he came out as a queer, trans man four years ago, he shifted his focus to the health of LGBTQ+ populations. Before working at the Trevor Project, they were faculty at JHSPH, where he co-taught courses on LGBTQ health and gender and health, and is dedicated to improving the lives of transgender and nonbinary people. Will is also a gestational parent/dad to a young adult, and lives with his husband in Maryland.
