Advising Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer College Students

Dr. Craig M. McGill is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs at Kansas State University. He teaches primarily for the masters and doctoral degree programs in Academic Advising. McGill holds masters degrees in Music Theory (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Academic Advising (Kansas State University), and a doctorate in Adult Education and Human Resource Development (Florida International University). Prior to his arrival to Kansas State University (in summer 2020), he was a primary-role academic advisor for nearly a decade at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2009-2012) and Florida International University (2012-2018) and then transitioned to a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of South Dakota. He is a qualitative researcher with an emphasis on professional identity, professionalization, feminist, queer and sexuality studies, and social justice. McGill is an active member of NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising, having served a variety of roles over the past decade. Jennifer E. Joslin works at Drury University as associate vice president for Academic Affairs and director of the Robert and Mary Cox Compass Center. She is a former NACADA president and current NACADA consultant. She is coeditor of the academic advising edition of New Directions in Higher Education with Wendy G. Troxel (Wiley, 2018); The New Advisor Guidebook with Pat Folsom and Frank Yoder (JosseyBass, 2015); and Academic Advising Administration with Nancy L. Markee (NACADA, 2011), among other publications.

Foreword—Kristen A. Renn 1. Introduction—Craig M. McGill, Jennifer E. Joslin Part One. Theoretical Foundations 2. Gender and Sexual Identity Development—Jessica Henault, Ashley A. Thomas, Craig M. McGill, Gisela P. Vega 3. Supporting LGBTQA Students Through Coming-Out Process—Michael M. Kocet, Aurélio Manuel Valente 4. Queer Theory and Academic Advising—Christy Carlson 5. Intersectionality and Academic Advising—Wendy Kay Schindler, Sarah E. Stevens Ally Narrative—Ashley A. Thomas Ally Narrative—Heather Doyle Part Two. Campus Issues and Advising Approaches 6. LGBTQ Students and Completion and Retention Narratives—Jennifer E. Joslin 7. LGBTQA Students and Career Advising—Carolyn Meeker, Richard Sprott, Craig M. McGill Conversations. LGBTQA+ Career Advising Vignette—erin donahoe-rankin, Ashley Glenn 8. LGBTQ+ Students and Mental Health—kristen a. langellier, Jennifer M. Gess 9. Advising LGBTQ Students at Christian-Based Institutions—Natalie Oliner 10. Providing Support to LGBTQ+ Students Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence—C Ryan Fette, Pat Tetreault Ally Narrative—Janie Valdés Ally Narrative—Cody Harrison Part Three. Advising LGBTQ Student Populations 11. Advising LGBTQ Student-Athletes—Donna J. Menke, Craig M. McGill, Josh Fletcher, Meghan Pfeiffer 12. Advising LGBTQ Students in STEM Majors—Natalie Oliner, Craig M. McGill 13. Advising Trans Students. Resisting Tropes and Supporting Resilience—C.J. Venable, Kyle Inselman 14. Emerging Issues in Advising LGBTQ International Students—Leonor Wangensteen 15. Advising Queer and Trans Students of Color—Fabiola Mora, Mary Ann Lucero Voices from the Field. Approaches for Advising and Supporting Black Queer and Gender Nonconforming Students—Maximillian Matthews Ally Narrative—Wendy Kay Schindler Part Four—Creating Inclusive Spaces 16. Becoming Allies and Advocates—Craig M. McGill, Wendy Kay Schindler (With contributions from. Debra A. Dotterer, Mark Duslak, Mark S. Nelson, Dana Parcher, Andrew W. Puroway, Kyle W. Ross, Amy Sannes, and Roxane Timon. Creating an LGBTQA-Inclusive Campus—Casey Self, Natalie Oliner About the Contributors Index