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On August 16, 2018, Littman's paper "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports" was published in ''[[PLOS One]]'', a [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]].<ref name=Littman2018>{{Cite journal |last=Littman |first=Lisa |title=Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports |journal=[[PLOS One]] |date=August 16, 2018 |language=en |volume=13 |issue=8 |pages=e0202330 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |issn=1932-6203 |url=http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829190831/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |archivedate=2018-08-29 }}</ref> In the first week after the study's publication, an article by Janice Turner appeared in ''[[The Times]]'' of London, favorably citing Littman's work.<ref name=Turner>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-teenagers-have-become-an-experiment-87vn5m8fw |title=Trans teenagers have become an experiment |first=Janice |last=Turner |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |access-date=August 19, 2018 |url-access=registration }}</ref> On August 22, Brown University posted a news article on its website to publicize the study.<ref name=SciDaily/><ref name=BrownNews1>{{Cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Brown researcher first to describe rapid-onset gender dysphoria |date=August 22, 2018 |website=News from Brown |location=Providence, R.I. |publisher=Brown University |url=https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823141916/https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |archivedate=2018-08-23 }}</ref> |
On August 16, 2018, Littman's paper "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports" was published in ''[[PLOS One]]'', a [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]].<ref name=Littman2018>{{Cite journal |last=Littman |first=Lisa |title=Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports |journal=[[PLOS One]] |date=August 16, 2018 |language=en |volume=13 |issue=8 |pages=e0202330 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |issn=1932-6203 |url=http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829190831/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |archivedate=2018-08-29 }}</ref> In the first week after the study's publication, an article by Janice Turner appeared in ''[[The Times]]'' of London, favorably citing Littman's work.<ref name=Turner>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-teenagers-have-become-an-experiment-87vn5m8fw |title=Trans teenagers have become an experiment |first=Janice |last=Turner |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |access-date=August 19, 2018 |url-access=registration }}</ref> On August 22, Brown University posted a news article on its website to publicize the study.<ref name=SciDaily/><ref name=BrownNews1>{{Cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Brown researcher first to describe rapid-onset gender dysphoria |date=August 22, 2018 |website=News from Brown |location=Providence, R.I. |publisher=Brown University |url=https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823141916/https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |archivedate=2018-08-23 }}</ref> |
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However, on August 27, both ''PLOS One'' and Brown University responded to concerns or questions they had received about the study and its conclusions. Citing "reader concerns" about the paper's content and methodology, ''PLOS One'' staff posted a comment to Littman's article making the statement that the journal was following up and seeking "expert assessment on the study’s methodology and analyses."<ref name=Plos-aug29>{{cite web |title=Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports |author=PLOS One staff |type=Comment on article |date=August 27, 2018 |url=https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/comment?id=10.1371/annotation/2a4269d4-90ab-4f26-bf00-1348cc787ca8 |publisher= |access-date=2018-08-30 }}</ref> |
However, on August 27, both ''PLOS One'' and Brown University responded to concerns or questions they had received about the study and its conclusions. Citing "reader concerns" about the paper's content and methodology, ''PLOS One'' staff posted a comment to Littman's article making the statement that the journal was following up and seeking "expert assessment on the study’s methodology and analyses."<ref name=Plos-aug29>{{cite web |title=Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports |author=PLOS One staff |type=Comment on article |date=August 27, 2018 |url=https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/comment?id=10.1371/annotation/2a4269d4-90ab-4f26-bf00-1348cc787ca8 |publisher= |access-date=2018-08-30 }}</ref> On the same day, Brown University removed its news post promoting Littman's study, citing "questions raised about research design and data collection related to the study" and citing "concerns that the conclusions of the study could be used to discredit efforts to support transgender youth and invalidate the perspectives of members of the transgender community".<ref name=BrownNews2>{{Cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Brown statement, community letter on gender dysphoria study |website=News from Brown |location=Providence, R.I. |publisher=Brown University |date=August 27, 2018 |url=https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829053345/https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |archivedate=2018-08-29 }}</ref> The dean of Brown's School of Public Health posted a public letter in which she assured the community, "The commitment of the School to diversity and inclusion is central to our mission, and we pride ourselves on building a community that fully recognizes and affirms the full diversity of gender and sexual identity in its members. These commitments are an unshakable part of our core values as a community."<ref name=BrownNews2/> |
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On the same day, Brown University removed its news post promoting Littman's study, citing "questions raised about research design and data collection related to the study" and citing "concerns that the conclusions of the study could be used to discredit efforts to support transgender youth and invalidate the perspectives of members of the transgender community".<ref name=BrownNews2>{{Cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Brown statement, community letter on gender dysphoria study |website=News from Brown |location=Providence, R.I. |publisher=Brown University |date=August 27, 2018 |url=https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829053345/https://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/08/gender |archivedate=2018-08-29 }}</ref> The dean of Brown's School of Public Health posted a public letter in which she assured the community, "The commitment of the School to diversity and inclusion is central to our mission, and we pride ourselves on building a community that fully recognizes and affirms the full diversity of gender and sexual identity in its members. These commitments are an unshakable part of our core values as a community."<ref name=BrownNews2/> |
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The journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' stated that Brown's and ''PLOS One''{{'}}s actions "have infuriated some researchers who say the moves trample academic freedom, although the paper remains freely available."<ref name=Wadman/> [[Jeffrey Flier]], former dean of [[Harvard Medical School]], was quoted as calling Brown's actions "an indictment of the integrity of their academic and administrative leadership” and “completely antithetical to academic freedom”, finding the university's failure to defend Littman “horrifying”.<ref name=Wadman/> The same article went on to note the complaints critics have lodged against the study methodology including the recruitment of the surveyed parents from politically biased websites and lack of assessment any patients said to have ROGD. Diane Ehrensaft, director of mental health at the Child and Adolescent Gender Center Clinic at the [[University of California, San Francisco]], told ''Science'' that she would have rejected the manuscript for its "methodological flaws and also its bias”, arguing that in her view, the article implied that gender exploration "is simply a fad whipped up by peer influence”, which "negates the experience of many transgender youth."<ref name=Wadman>{{cite journal |title=New paper ignites storm over whether teens experience ‘rapid onset’ of transgender identity |first=Meredith |last=Wadman |date=August 30, 2018 |journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831034717/http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |archivedate=2018-08-31 }}</ref> |
The journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' stated that Brown's and ''PLOS One''{{'}}s actions "have infuriated some researchers who say the moves trample academic freedom, although the paper remains freely available."<ref name=Wadman/> [[Jeffrey Flier]], former dean of [[Harvard Medical School]], was quoted as calling Brown's actions "an indictment of the integrity of their academic and administrative leadership” and “completely antithetical to academic freedom”, finding the university's failure to defend Littman “horrifying”.<ref name=Wadman/> The same article went on to note the complaints critics have lodged against the study methodology including the recruitment of the surveyed parents from politically biased websites and lack of assessment any patients said to have ROGD. Diane Ehrensaft, director of mental health at the Child and Adolescent Gender Center Clinic at the [[University of California, San Francisco]], told ''Science'' that she would have rejected the manuscript for its "methodological flaws and also its bias”, arguing that in her view, the article implied that gender exploration "is simply a fad whipped up by peer influence”, which "negates the experience of many transgender youth."<ref name=Wadman>{{cite journal |title=New paper ignites storm over whether teens experience ‘rapid onset’ of transgender identity |first=Meredith |last=Wadman |date=August 30, 2018 |journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831034717/http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |archivedate=2018-08-31 }}</ref> |
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''[[Retraction Watch]]'' while reporting on the assessment underway by ''PLOS One'', noted "any discussion of transgender identity in young children can get politicized, and this paper was no exception."<ref name=RW/> However, ''Retraction Watch'' noted "serious concerns about the methodology" have been raised, Including the recruitment of survey participants from allegedly biased websites which only included parents of allegedly ROGD children, with no assessments of children or their clinicians to corroborate the ROGD cases.<ref name=RW/> The post also quoted medical historian and bioethicist [[Alice Dreger]], who said, "What researcher would want to work at Brown when the value of your work is determined by political pressure? ... The research of supposedly unpopular ideas should be our goal in academia, not a source of shame. This is very worrisome indeed."<ref name=RW>{{cite web |title=Reader outcry prompts Brown to retract press release on trans teens |journal=[[Retraction Watch]] |date=August 29, 2018 |accessdate=2018-08-30 |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2018/08/29/reader-outcry-prompts-brown-to-retract-press-release-on-trans-teens/ }}</ref> |
''[[Retraction Watch]]'' while reporting on the assessment underway by ''PLOS One'', noted "any discussion of transgender identity in young children can get politicized, and this paper was no exception."<ref name=RW/> However, ''Retraction Watch'' noted "serious concerns about the methodology" have been raised, Including the recruitment of survey participants from allegedly biased websites which only included parents of allegedly ROGD children, with no assessments of children or their clinicians to corroborate the ROGD cases.<ref name=RW/> The post also quoted medical historian and bioethicist [[Alice Dreger]], who said, "What researcher would want to work at Brown when the value of your work is determined by political pressure? ... The research of supposedly unpopular ideas should be our goal in academia, not a source of shame. This is very worrisome indeed."<ref name=RW>{{cite web |title=Reader outcry prompts Brown to retract press release on trans teens |journal=[[Retraction Watch]] |date=August 29, 2018 |accessdate=2018-08-30 |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2018/08/29/reader-outcry-prompts-brown-to-retract-press-release-on-trans-teens/ }}</ref> |
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Speaking to ''[[Retraction Watch]]'', a ''PLOS One'' spokesman noted "We are aware of the broad discussion around the topic of the paper as well as concerns raised on the study’s content and methodology. It is our established policy to follow up on all scientific criticism brought to us about published papers. As part of this follow-up we will seek further expert assessment on the study’s methodology and analyses. While we are aware of the broad discussions the study has initiated on gender dysphoria in adolescents, our focus is the scientific review of those aspects that may impact the strength of the conclusions drawn within the specific framework of this study, or that may warrant further clarification. This case is a priority for us, but at this point we do not have a time frame."<ref name=RW></ref> |
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==Selected publications== |
==Selected publications== |
Revision as of 22:05, 2 September 2018
Lisa L. Littman is an American physician and researcher at the School of Public Health at Brown University. Her research relates to reproductive health, gender dysphoria, detransition, and health in children and mothers.[1]
Education
Littman attended Brandeis University as an undergraduate. She obtained her MD from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, then part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She went on to complete a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, and a second residency in general preventive medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she also obtained a master's degree in public health.[1]
Career and research
Littman holds the position of assistant professor of the practice in the department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Brown University School of Public Health.[1]
Her research relates to reproductive health, rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD),[2] iatrogenic persistence of gender dysphoria, detransition, and maternal and child health including prematurity and the use of substances in pregnancy.[1] She is a member of the American College of Preventive Medicine.[3]
Controversy
Littman's research in the area of gender dysphoria has been controversial.[4][5] In February 2018, six months before Littman's study of parental reports was published, The Advocate, an LGBT-interest magazine, criticized the study based on its poster abstract in the Journal of Adolescent Health.[6] In The Advocate's article, transgender advocate Brynn Tannehill wrote that Littman's study "fits firmly in the category of junk science" because of alleged bias and errors.[6]
On August 16, 2018, Littman's paper "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports" was published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.[7] In the first week after the study's publication, an article by Janice Turner appeared in The Times of London, favorably citing Littman's work.[8] On August 22, Brown University posted a news article on its website to publicize the study.[2][9]
However, on August 27, both PLOS One and Brown University responded to concerns or questions they had received about the study and its conclusions. Citing "reader concerns" about the paper's content and methodology, PLOS One staff posted a comment to Littman's article making the statement that the journal was following up and seeking "expert assessment on the study’s methodology and analyses."[10] On the same day, Brown University removed its news post promoting Littman's study, citing "questions raised about research design and data collection related to the study" and citing "concerns that the conclusions of the study could be used to discredit efforts to support transgender youth and invalidate the perspectives of members of the transgender community".[11] The dean of Brown's School of Public Health posted a public letter in which she assured the community, "The commitment of the School to diversity and inclusion is central to our mission, and we pride ourselves on building a community that fully recognizes and affirms the full diversity of gender and sexual identity in its members. These commitments are an unshakable part of our core values as a community."[11]
The journal Science stated that Brown's and PLOS One's actions "have infuriated some researchers who say the moves trample academic freedom, although the paper remains freely available."[12] Jeffrey Flier, former dean of Harvard Medical School, was quoted as calling Brown's actions "an indictment of the integrity of their academic and administrative leadership” and “completely antithetical to academic freedom”, finding the university's failure to defend Littman “horrifying”.[12] The same article went on to note the complaints critics have lodged against the study methodology including the recruitment of the surveyed parents from politically biased websites and lack of assessment any patients said to have ROGD. Diane Ehrensaft, director of mental health at the Child and Adolescent Gender Center Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco, told Science that she would have rejected the manuscript for its "methodological flaws and also its bias”, arguing that in her view, the article implied that gender exploration "is simply a fad whipped up by peer influence”, which "negates the experience of many transgender youth."[12]
The Economist also criticized Brown's failure to support Littman, calling its reaction "beyond what might be expected in a regular academic dispute", and adding, "Parents and academics have in turn attacked Brown for caving to pressure from trans activists."[13] According to The Economist, "Squashing research risks injuring the health of an unknown number of troubled adolescent girls."[13]
Retraction Watch while reporting on the assessment underway by PLOS One, noted "any discussion of transgender identity in young children can get politicized, and this paper was no exception."[14] However, Retraction Watch noted "serious concerns about the methodology" have been raised, Including the recruitment of survey participants from allegedly biased websites which only included parents of allegedly ROGD children, with no assessments of children or their clinicians to corroborate the ROGD cases.[14] The post also quoted medical historian and bioethicist Alice Dreger, who said, "What researcher would want to work at Brown when the value of your work is determined by political pressure? ... The research of supposedly unpopular ideas should be our goal in academia, not a source of shame. This is very worrisome indeed."[14]
Speaking to Retraction Watch, a PLOS One spokesman noted "We are aware of the broad discussion around the topic of the paper as well as concerns raised on the study’s content and methodology. It is our established policy to follow up on all scientific criticism brought to us about published papers. As part of this follow-up we will seek further expert assessment on the study’s methodology and analyses. While we are aware of the broad discussions the study has initiated on gender dysphoria in adolescents, our focus is the scientific review of those aspects that may impact the strength of the conclusions drawn within the specific framework of this study, or that may warrant further clarification. This case is a priority for us, but at this point we do not have a time frame."[14]
Selected publications
- "Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: a Descriptive Study". Journal of Adolescent Health. 60 (2): S95–S96. February 2017. Supplement 1.
- "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports". PLOS One. 13 (8): e0202330. August 16, 2018. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0202330. ISSN 1932-6203. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29.
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References
- ^ a b c d "Lisa Littman: Assistant Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences". Researchers@Brown. Brown University. Archived from the original on 2018-08-19.
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- ^ Rudgard, Olivia (August 28, 2018). "Brown University in row with transgender activists over claims gender dysphoria spreading among children". The Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28.
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- ^ Littman, Lisa (August 16, 2018). "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports". PLOS One. 13 (8): e0202330. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0202330. ISSN 1932-6203. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29.
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- ^ "Brown researcher first to describe rapid-onset gender dysphoria". News from Brown (Press release). Providence, R.I.: Brown University. August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23.
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- ^ a b "Brown statement, community letter on gender dysphoria study". News from Brown (Press release). Providence, R.I.: Brown University. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29.
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- ^ a b c d "Reader outcry prompts Brown to retract press release on trans teens". Retraction Watch. August 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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