Dr Nat Thorne

Expert Areas: Inclusive Language, Transgender Ageing, Transgender Dementia

Bio

Dr Nat Thorne was an LGBT+ journalist for 16 years before they completed a Masters in Psychology Research Methods at the University of Nottingham. While completing the Masters, Nat met Prof. Jon Arcelus who became their supervisor for a PhD exploring the link between language and mental health in non-binary individuals. After their PhD, Nat took a position at the Nottingham Centre of Transgender Health, one of the UK’s largest NHS-funded gender identity clinics. In this role, they have explored several subjects, issues facing older patients and has contributed to several projects relating to age and dementia in the transgender population. They also teach inclusive language to medical professionals, coperations, and charities. 

Selection of Published Works

Asti, E., Naomi, B., Nat, T., & and Dening, T. (n.d.). Transgender and gender diverse older people: health, aging and dementia. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2355232

Thorne, N., Aldridge, Z., Yip, A. K.-T., Bouman, W. P., Marshall, E., & Arcelus, J. (2023). ‘I Didn’t Have the Language Then’—A Qualitative Examination of Terminology in the Development of Non-Binary Identities. Healthcare, 11(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070960

Thorne, N., Witcomb, G. L., Nieder, T., Nixon, E., Yip, A., & Arcelus, J. (2019). A comparison of mental health symptomatology and levels of social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals who identify as binary and non-binary. International Journal of Transgenderism, 20(2–3). https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2018.1452660

Thorne, N., Yip, A. K.-T., Bouman, W. P., Marshall, E., & Arcelus, J. (2019). The terminology of identities between, outside and beyond the gender binary – A systematic review. International Journal of Transgenderism, 20(2–3), 138–154. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2019.1640654

Aldridge, Z., Thorne, N., Marshall, E., English, C., Yip, A. K. T., Nixon, E., Witcomb, G. L., Bouman, W. P., & Arcelus, J. (2022). Understanding factors that affect wellbeing in trans people “later” in transition: a qualitative study. Quality of Life Research, 31(9), 2695–2703. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-022-03134-x

Bouman, W. P., Thorne, N., & Arcelus, J. (2023). Nonbinary gender identities. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 88, 102338. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102338

Teaching

Experience teaching on a range of subjects relating to transgender mental health and inclusive language. Contact me for more details. 

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