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

“Drs. McGill and Joslin created this exciting new resource for department advisors and student affairs staff as well as higher ed faculty and graduate students. Advisors in every area of campus must be aware of issues unique to LGBTQ students and how these issues affect students’ ability to persist to graduation. This important work offers LGBTQ historical foundations and holistic ways of providing informed services for LGBTQ students. It invites not only thought and emotion but also action to create an enduring connection that furthers student development.”

Ronni Sanlo, EdD - Founder, Lavender Graduation

“This text is certain to transform the advising field by centering on the needs and experiences of LGBTQA college students. Combining a deep focus on theoretical concepts with reflection opportunities and vignettes along the way to make connections to practice, the book is a must-read for advisers as they seek to support LGBTQA students on college campuses.”

Antonio Duran - Assistant Professor, Administration of Higher Education, Auburn University

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

Craig M. McGill

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 Joslin

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.

ACUHO-I’s Talking Stick LGBTQ Network Roundtable - Allies and Advocates: Lessons in Advising LGBTQ Students