Scout Ph.D., M.A. is the executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network and the principal investigator of both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–funded LGBTQ tobacco-related cancer disparity network and Out: The National Cancer Survey. He spends much of his time providing technical assistance for tobacco- and cancer-focused agencies expanding their reach and engagement with LGBTQ+ populations.
Scout has a long history in health policy analysis and a particular interest in expanding LGBTQ+ surveillance and research. He has faculty appointments at both Brown and Boston Universities’ Schools of Public Health. Scout is a member of the NIH Council of Councils, the co-chair of the NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office Working Group, and a U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention delegate. His work has won him recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives, two state governments, and many city governments. Scout is an openly transgender father of three, a vegetarian, and an avid hiker and runner.
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