2018 Tentative Schedule
Thursday, May 24, 2018
I Hotel and Conference Center
1900 S. 1st St.
Champaign, IL 61820
9:30 am – 10 am: Registration
Methodological Workshops
10 am – 12 pm: Quantitative Approaches to Intersectionality
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Exploring Ethnographic Methods
3:30 pm – 4 pm: Break
Panel Discussion:
4-5:30pm
Social Event: LGBTQ Trivia
5:30 pm – 7 pm
Friday, May 25, 2018
I Hotel and Conference Center
1900 S. 1st St.
Champaign, IL 61820
8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration and Breakfast
9 am – 10:20 am: Breakout Session 1
Clinical Perspectives (CEU)
Invited Moderator: Dr. Anita Hund
Queer Research in Rural Contexts
Invited Moderator: Dr. Ramona Oswald
10:20 am – 10:40 am: Break
10:40 am – 12 pm: Breakout Session 2
Family Processes (CEU)
Invited Moderator: Dr. Aaron Ebata
Queer Intersections
Invited Moderator: Dr. Shawn Mendez
12 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote
1:30 pm – 2:10 pm
Poster Session
2:10 pm – 3:30 pm: Breakout Session 3
Gender, Sexuality, and Identity (CEU)
Invited Moderator: Dr. Jen McGuire
Current Social and Political Climate
Invited Moderator: Dr. Monica McDermott
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm: Break
3:50 pm – 5:10 pm: Breakout Session 4-Panel
Decentering Ethnocentrism in Research on LGBTQ Families of Color: A Transnational Intersectional Approach (Shawn N. Mendez, UNC Asheville; Suisui Wang, Indiana University-Bloomington; Amy Brainer, University of Michigan- Dearborn)
5:10- 8:00: Meet Up networking event for dinner and drinks
Thursday, May 24, 2018
I Hotel and Conference Center
1900 S. 1st St.
Champaign, IL 61820
9:30 am – 10 am: Registration
Methodological Workshops
10 am – 12 pm: Quantitative Approaches to Intersectionality
- Led by Dr. Russell Toomey, University of Arizona.
- Dr. Russ Toomey is an an associate professor of Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona. Dr. Toomey's research examines the processes by which youth with multiple marginalized identities thrive and are resilient despite the barriers and challenges they encounter in society (e.g., discrimination). His workshop will focus on the integration of an intersectionality lens in quantitative research with LGBTQ populations.
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Exploring Ethnographic Methods
- Led by Dr. Soo Ah Kwon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Dr. Soo Ah Kwon is the author of Uncivil Youth: Race, Activism, and Affirmative Governmentality (Duke University Press, 2013) and co-editor of South Korea’s Educational Exodus: The Life and Times of Early Study Abroad (University of Washington Press, 2015). She is currently writing a book titled Youth Participation and the Making of Global Citizens. The workshop will provide a brief outline of ethnographic methods. Attendees will develop an ethnographic methodology plan as an outcome.
3:30 pm – 4 pm: Break
Panel Discussion:
4-5:30pm
Social Event: LGBTQ Trivia
5:30 pm – 7 pm
- Includes:
- Entertainment by Leggs McMuffin, award winning Champaign-Urbana drag queen
- Pizza dinner (vegetarian and meat options only; no vegan options)
- Prizes for winning trivia teams
- Cash bar available from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Friday, May 25, 2018
I Hotel and Conference Center
1900 S. 1st St.
Champaign, IL 61820
8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration and Breakfast
- Coffee and light breakfast will be served.
- Poster presenters should drop off their posters at the registration table - they will be displayed for you.
9 am – 10:20 am: Breakout Session 1
Clinical Perspectives (CEU)
Invited Moderator: Dr. Anita Hund
- An overview Consensual Qualitative Research methodology in LGBT research (Douglas Knutson, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale)
- Preparing Counseling Students for Clinical Practice with Parents and LGBTQ Children (Tee Tyler, Beatrice Robinson, Farren Barnett, Hunter Fischer, Elizabeth Holman, Cassidy Spaeth, Texas Christian University)
- Adversity, Discrimination, and Depression among Sexual Minority Individuals (Briana McGeough, University of California, Berkeley)
- A Profile of Therapy-Seeking Transgender Clients and Implications for Therapists (Jennifer Coppola, Tristan Martin, & Rashmi Gangamma, Syracuse University Department of Marriage and Family Therapy)
Queer Research in Rural Contexts
Invited Moderator: Dr. Ramona Oswald
- Where Do They Turn? An Examination of the Social Support Provided for African American LGBTQ Youth Living in Rural Areas (Briana Williams, Claflin University)
- Diverse community contexts and support for SGM youth: A mixed methods study (Megan S. Paceley, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare; Jessica N. Fish, Aaron Conrad, Nikolaus Schuetz)
- Working to improve the health and quality of life of aging LGBTQ individuals: the KY LGBTQ aging needs assessment (Aaron Guest & Beth Hunter, University of Kentucky- Graduate Center for Gerontology)
- Queer Mobility vs. Rootedness: A Case Study of Queer Adults’ Perspectives on their Experiences as Youth in a Rural Community. (University of Arizona, Department of Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies)
10:20 am – 10:40 am: Break
10:40 am – 12 pm: Breakout Session 2
Family Processes (CEU)
Invited Moderator: Dr. Aaron Ebata
- Economic marginality among LGB-parented families: A systematic review (Jasmine Routon, Yang Wang, Shuo Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Cultural Discourses from Parent and LGBTQ Child Conversations (Tee Tyler, Beatrice Robinson, Farren Barnett, Hunter Fischer, Elizabeth Holman, Cassidy Spaeth, Texas Christian University)
- 'That is the most important thing, that she is happy:' Resilient parenting of a transgender young adult (Samuel H. Allen, University of Maryland; Jenifer K. McGuire, Jory M. Catalpa, University of Minnesota)
Queer Intersections
Invited Moderator: Dr. Shawn Mendez
- Racism Among Queer Men Who Use Geosocial Networking Applications: A Review and Suggestions For Future Research (David Hutsell & DeDe Wohlfarth, Spalding University, School of Professional Psychology)
- “The In-Between Spaces of Those Labels”: Lived Experiences of Bisexual Women of Color (Sarah N. Mitchell, Marilyn Coleman, & Lawrence Ganong, University of Missouri - Columbia)
- The Case for Latinx: Analyzing Differences in Political Behavior Among Latinx (Melina Juarez, University of New Mexico)
12 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote
- Buffet lunch, including meat, vegetarian and vegan options, will be served
- Student paper award presented
1:30 pm – 2:10 pm
Poster Session
- Perceptions of Acceptance Among LGBT College Students Involved in Intramural and Recreational Sport (Christine Fuston, Okahoma State University- Counseling Psychology)
- Recollections of First Contact with Gender and Sexual Minority Concepts: A Retrospective Theme Analysis (Samuel T. Brunn & Rachel H. Farr, University of Kentucky)
- Single Women's Activism in the Era of Trump (Erin S. Lavender-Stott, Virginia Tech)
2:10 pm – 3:30 pm: Breakout Session 3
Gender, Sexuality, and Identity (CEU)
Invited Moderator: Dr. Jen McGuire
- Retrospective Narratives of Childhood: Feelings of Difference Based on Gender and Sexuality in Emerging Adults (Kyle A. Simon, C. P. Della-Vázquez, S. T. Bruun, & R. H. Farr; University of Kentucky)
- Not Trans Enough? A Qualitative Study of Diversity in Genderqueer Identity (Quin Morrow, Jenifer McGuire, University of Minnesota, Department of Family Social Sciences; Stephen T. Russell, University of Texas at Austin)
- Faith Community Boundary Ambiguity for Transgender Youth and Young Adults (S. Okrey Anderson, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of Family Social Science)
- Navigating a sexual minority self-identity: Investigating plurisexual persons' adoption of a sexual identifier (Alyssa Billington, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andrew S. Walters, Northern Arizona University)
Current Social and Political Climate
Invited Moderator: Dr. Monica McDermott
- Employment Discrimination and Barriers to Employment by transgender people (Gina Rosich, Fordham University)
- Changing Perspectives, Widening Views: Queer Identities on Evangelical Christian Campuses (Kaitlin A. Black, Salve Regina University)
- Fleeing the Closet: Refugee Programs and LGBTQ Policy in the Asylum Seeking Process (Gaurav Lalsinghani, University of California, Los Angeles - Department of Statistics)
- Those Who Forget History: How We Can Save Ourselves in the Age of Trump (Joyce D. Meyer)
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm: Break
3:50 pm – 5:10 pm: Breakout Session 4-Panel
Decentering Ethnocentrism in Research on LGBTQ Families of Color: A Transnational Intersectional Approach (Shawn N. Mendez, UNC Asheville; Suisui Wang, Indiana University-Bloomington; Amy Brainer, University of Michigan- Dearborn)
5:10- 8:00: Meet Up networking event for dinner and drinks