2016 Schedule
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
Methodological Workshops: I Hotel Illinois BC Ballroom
1-2.30pm: Innovative recruitment strategies and working with qualitative data (Ramona F. Oswald, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
3-4:30pm: Finding and using large datasets in LGBTQ+ research (Jessica N. Fish, University of Texas - Austin)
Poster Presentations and Social Networking: I Hotel Illinois BC Ballroom
5-7 pm
Friday, May 20th, 2016
7:30 – 8:00am Registration open at the I-Hotel
Coffee and pastries will be served
8:00- 9:20 am Breakout Session 1
Focusing on Trans* Youth (Knowledge Room) Invited Moderator: Maurice Gattis
- Suicide as self-preservation: Contradictory resilience in trans-identified youth (Quintin Hunt, Jenifer K. McGuire, & Jory M. Catalpa, University of Minnesota)
- Family transitions: A qualitative analysis of ambiguous loss among transgender youth (Jory M. Catalpa & Jenifer McGuire, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
- The mental health experiences of transgender high school students in Dane County, Wisconsin: Results from a representative sample (June Paul & Andrea Larson, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Violence and Abuse (Innovation Room) Invited Moderator: Jennifer Hardesty
- Examining the Access Barriers to Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter from the Perspective of Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (Carla Smith, Urban Resource Institute)
- A Mixed-methods Study of Sexual Violence and Familial Support in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults (Sasha Canan & Kristen Jozkowski, University of Arkansas)
- Coming Out Competent: Suggested Modifications of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the LGBTQ+ Population (Tabitha Evans & Cathleen Schild, Pacific University, School of Professional Psychology)
9:20-9:40 Break
9:40-11:00am Breakout Session 2
Contextual Support (Knowledge Room) Invited Moderator: TBA
- Family Support, Health, and Happiness Among Black and Latina/o Sexual Minorities (Brandi Woodell & Alexis Swendener, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
- Peer victimization, school-belonging, and suicidality among LGBQ youth: Do parental support and self-compassion dampen poor outcomes? (Tyler Hatchel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
- The Relationship Between Types of Social Support on the Mental Health Among Emerging Adult Gay and Bisexual Cisgender Men and Transgender Women of Color Who Have Transacted Sex (Jordon Bosse, Louis F. Graham, & William D Lopez, University of Massachusetts)
The Post Marriage Equality Agenda (Innovation Room) Invited Moderator: Brian Ogolsky
- The Influence of Individuals' Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage on Experiences of Stress, Instability, and Relationship Maintenance (TeKisha Rice, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
- Marriage equality: Insights from members of married and non-married same-sex couples in Mid-West (Heather R. Kennedy, University of Northern Iowa)
- Narrative (counter-)mobilizations in U.S. same-sex marriage struggle (Alex Kulick, University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Separation and custody negotiations in sexual and gender minority (SGM) couples (Eugene L. Hall & Jenifer K. McGuire, University of Minnesota)
11:00-12:00pm Lunch
12:00-1:30pm Keynote Address with Q&A
- Juan Battle, PhD, The City University of New York
1:30- 2:50pm Breakout Session 3
Negotiating Identity in Context (Knowledge Room) Invited Moderator: Megan Paceley
- Fitting in: A study of lesbian mothers in rural southeastern Michigan (Allison Ranusch, Eastern Michigan University)
- Lived experiences of two gay music educators: A comparative case study (Sarah Minette, Arizona State University)
- The cross-contextual effects of minority stress processes across the work/family border (Elizabeth G. Holman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Barriers to Help Seeking (Innovation Room) Invited Moderator: Anita Hund
- Alienation, fear, and powerlessness: One transgender individuals experience of incarceration (Megan Reese, Pacific University)
- Services to LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth: Gaps and recommendations (Elaine M. Maccio, Louisiana State University; Kristin M. Ferguson-Colvin, Arizona State University)
- Promising programs for LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth (Kristin M. Ferguson-Colvin, Arizona State University; Elaine M. Maccio, Louisiana State University)
- Determinants of preventative healthcare delay among transgender and gender nonconforming college students in the United States (Jordon Bosse, University of Massachusetts)
2:50-3:10pm Break
3:10-4:30pm Breakout Session 4
Parenting & Socialization (Knowledge Room) Invited Moderator: Kate Kuvalanka
- An intersectional perspective on family socialization for societal prejudices: Experiences of preparation for bias among latina/o LGB youth (Russell B. Toomey, Maura Shramko, Karla Anhalt, &Melissa Flores, University of Arizona)
- Gender and sexual minority youth in Christian home schools: Perceptions of climate and support (Sarah Okrey Anderson, University of Illinois)
- Queer and ethnoracial socialization: Understanding LGB parent families of color (Shawn Mendez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
- “I’m already in this community, but it is still challenging”: On being a lesbian with a transgender child (Samuel H. Allen & Katherine A. Kuvalanka, University of Maryland)
Emerging Concerns in Sampling & Measurement (Innovation Room) Invited Moderator: Aaron Ebata
- Methodological issues conducting LGBT research in the United States and Turkey (Sierra K. Dimberg, Gulsah Kemer, Jeffrey Mintert, & Ezgi Toplu-Demirtas , Arizona State University)
- An Empirical Assessment of Two Online Recruitment Mechanisms in Research with Same-Sex, Gender Non-Conforming, and Transgender Couples (Claire A. Wood, Hongjian Cao,& W. Roger Mills-Koonce, University of North Carolina-Greensboro)
- Psychometric testing of The LGBT Climate Inventory: Hostility and support are not two sides of the same coin (Jessica N. Fish, University of Texas- Austin; Elizabeth Holman & Ramona F. Oswald, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Abbie E. Goldberg, Clark University)
- Inclusive and exclusive approaches to studying sexual minorities: I embrace you but my inclusion criteria does not (Rebecca Schlesinger, Kathleen Alto, Stefan Jadaszewski, & Steven Palmieri, The University of Akron)
4:30-4:50pm Break
4:50-6:10 pm Breakout Session 5: Panel Discussions
Building LGBTQ Research Partnerships Between Universities and K-12 Public Schools (Knowledge Room)
- Johnell Bentz & Michael Parrish, Rainbow Bookbag
Becoming a Sexual and Gender Minority Scholar: Advice for Students and Young Professionals (Innovation Room)
- Jessica N. Fish, University of Texas-Austin; Sarah Steelman, Virginia Tech; Ramona Oswald, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kate Kuvalanka, Miami University; Russell Toomey, University of Arizona; Megan Paceley, University of Kansas