Rachel Epstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 3761702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Epstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Epstein |
| SIGNATURE | EPSTEIN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Denver |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-7359-4298 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Civil Action and the Dynamics of Violence
Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants. But history shows that community groups, businesses, NGOs, local governments, and even armed groups can respond to war by engaging in civil action. Characterized by a reluctance to resort to violence and a willingness to show enough respect to engage with others, civil action can slow, delay, or prevent violent escalations. This volume explores how people in conflict environments …
Good and bad banking on Europe’s periphery: Pathways to Catching Up and Falling Behind
The research question here is two-fold. The article seeks to explain why bank performance varied so dramatically during and after the financial crisis on Europe’s periphery, both across states and also at times within them. The dependent variable used is bank performance in terms of credit provision and banks’ contribution to financial stability. The independent variable used is the particular mix at play between political/social purpose (the var…
Introduction: Peripheries in competition? Political and economic development in the EU
The aim of this special issue is to take a nuanced look at the political economy of development across the European Union since the financial crisis. In contrast to much of the literature on the EU since the financial crisis, which is largely concerned with macro-issues, and engages in normative critiques of EU policies, this issue focuses on multiple levels (including the micro-level of firms and banks), and the institutional make-up of member s…
Space invaders: Queer and trans bodies in fertility clinics
This article draws on three narratives from a Canadian research project on LGBTQ people and fertility clinics to illustrate how LGBTQ bodies, identities and family configurations are frequently misrecognized and unintelligible in the fertility clinic context. The flow of the patient through the clinic is disrupted by the inability of clinic staff to disentangle the assumptive links made between body parts, gametes, gender, sex, sexual orientation…
International Political Economy meets the unexpected: Brexit, Trump and global populism
Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients
In comparison with traditional forms of KTE, interactive theatre may be particularly effective in engaging service providers and addressing their attitudes towards marginalised patient populations. Although the evaluation results of our interactive workshop were mostly positive, the long-term impact of the workshop is unknown. Long-term evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of arts-based KTE efforts. Other considerations for devel…
Celebrating the “Other” Parent: Mental Health and Wellness of Expecting Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Non-Birth Parents
Lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) nonbirth parents have a unique role in the parenting spectrum. The term nonbirth parent refers to the expecting, nonpregnant partner. Previous work suggests that there are unique mental health stressors for LBQ nonbirth parents; however, research addressing this topic is scant. This qualitative study explored the factors that affect mental health and wellness in LBQ nonbirth parents during pregnancy. Results are…
“I Don't Want to Turn Totally Invisible”: Mental Health, Stressors, and Supports among Bisexual Women during the Perinatal Period
Almost no research has examined the parenting experiences of bisexual people. In this mixed-methods study, sexual minority women (N = 64) who were currently trying to conceive, pregnant, or parenting an infant completed standardized questionnaires to assess mental health, social support, and other variables. Fourteen participants identified as bisexual, and 14 reported sexual activity with men in the past 5 years (there was incomplete overlap bet…
Policy, Practice, and Personal Narratives: Experiences of LGBTQ People with Adoption in Ontario, Canada
In 2000, the Ontario Child and Family Services Act was amended to permit same-sex adoption. The goal of our research was to examine whether this legislative change has translated into increased access to adoption for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Forty-three LGBTQ individuals/couples who had either adopted successfully or were approved for adoption since 2000 completed a narrative interview. In this paper, we will draw …
Policy and Practice Regarding Adoption by Sexual and Gender Minority People in Ontario
In 2000, changes to the Ontario Child and Family Services Act made it possible for lesbian and gay couples to jointly adopt a child. This research investigated the extent to which Ontario adoption agencies and licensees are supportive of adoption by sexual and gender minority people. Results indicate that while overall, there is support for sexual and gender minority adopters in Ontario, disparities exist on the basis of agency type (public vs. p…
In Pursuit of Liberalism: International Institutions in Postcommunist Europe
Lesbian and queer mothers navigating the adoption system: The impacts on mental health
Increasing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, and queer (LGBTQ) people are choosing to parent through adoption. The minimal research available, focused particularly on lesbian and gay adoptive parents, suggests they face significant barriers to adoption (including being held to a higher standard than heterosexual adoptive parents), homophobia from child welfare professionals, and limited social support post-adoption. The…
Understanding the Limits of the European Union’s Power
Building States without Society: European Union Enlargement and the Transfer of EU Social Policy to Poland and Hungary. By Beate Sissenich. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007. 252 pp., $80.00 cloth (ISBN: 0-7391-1222-8), $29.95 paper (ISBN: 0-7391-1223-6). Beate Sissenich's Building States without Society takes a refreshing, new look at the European Union's enlargement process. What is particularly novel and interesting about the book is that Siss…
Butches with Babies: Reconfiguring Gender and Motherhood
This article is about butches who get pregnant and become mothers. It suggests that butch motherhood might widen the range of both maternal and butch subjectivities by linking a queer masculinity and sexuality to the attachments of the female body. A butch confrontation with the stigma that comes with the territory of femininity may also draw her in new ways to feminist struggles to provide social supports to those who mother
Butches with Babies: Reconfiguring Gender and Motherhood
This article is about butches who get pregnant and become mothers. It suggests that butch motherhood might widen the range of both maternal and butch subjectivities by linking a queer masculinity and sexuality to the attachments of the female body. A butch confrontation with the stigma that comes with the territory of femininity may also draw her in new ways to feminist struggles to provide social supports to those who mother
Introduction: Peripheries in competition? Political and economic development in the EU
The aim of this special issue is to take a nuanced look at the political economy of development across the European Union since the financial crisis. In contrast to much of the literature on the EU since the financial crisis, which is largely concerned with macro-issues, and engages in normative critiques of EU policies, this issue focuses on multiple levels (including the micro-level of firms and banks), and the institutional make-up of member s…
International Political Economy meets the unexpected: Brexit, Trump and global populism
Policy, Practice, and Personal Narratives: Experiences of LGBTQ People with Adoption in Ontario, Canada
In 2000, the Ontario Child and Family Services Act was amended to permit same-sex adoption. The goal of our research was to examine whether this legislative change has translated into increased access to adoption for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Forty-three LGBTQ individuals/couples who had either adopted successfully or were approved for adoption since 2000 completed a narrative interview. In this paper, we will draw …
Lesbian and queer mothers navigating the adoption system: The impacts on mental health
Increasing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, and queer (LGBTQ) people are choosing to parent through adoption. The minimal research available, focused particularly on lesbian and gay adoptive parents, suggests they face significant barriers to adoption (including being held to a higher standard than heterosexual adoptive parents), homophobia from child welfare professionals, and limited social support post-adoption. The…
Good and bad banking on Europe’s periphery: Pathways to Catching Up and Falling Behind
The research question here is two-fold. The article seeks to explain why bank performance varied so dramatically during and after the financial crisis on Europe’s periphery, both across states and also at times within them. The dependent variable used is bank performance in terms of credit provision and banks’ contribution to financial stability. The independent variable used is the particular mix at play between political/social purpose (the var…
Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients
In comparison with traditional forms of KTE, interactive theatre may be particularly effective in engaging service providers and addressing their attitudes towards marginalised patient populations. Although the evaluation results of our interactive workshop were mostly positive, the long-term impact of the workshop is unknown. Long-term evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of arts-based KTE efforts. Other considerations for devel…
Policy and Practice Regarding Adoption by Sexual and Gender Minority People in Ontario
In 2000, changes to the Ontario Child and Family Services Act made it possible for lesbian and gay couples to jointly adopt a child. This research investigated the extent to which Ontario adoption agencies and licensees are supportive of adoption by sexual and gender minority people. Results indicate that while overall, there is support for sexual and gender minority adopters in Ontario, disparities exist on the basis of agency type (public vs. p…
Butches with Babies: Reconfiguring Gender and Motherhood
This article is about butches who get pregnant and become mothers. It suggests that butch motherhood might widen the range of both maternal and butch subjectivities by linking a queer masculinity and sexuality to the attachments of the female body. A butch confrontation with the stigma that comes with the territory of femininity may also draw her in new ways to feminist struggles to provide social supports to those who mother
Understanding the Limits of the European Union’s Power
Building States without Society: European Union Enlargement and the Transfer of EU Social Policy to Poland and Hungary. By Beate Sissenich. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007. 252 pp., $80.00 cloth (ISBN: 0-7391-1222-8), $29.95 paper (ISBN: 0-7391-1223-6). Beate Sissenich's Building States without Society takes a refreshing, new look at the European Union's enlargement process. What is particularly novel and interesting about the book is that Siss…
In Pursuit of Liberalism: International Institutions in Postcommunist Europe
Lesbian and queer mothers navigating the adoption system: The impacts on mental health
Increasing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, and queer (LGBTQ) people are choosing to parent through adoption. The minimal research available, focused particularly on lesbian and gay adoptive parents, suggests they face significant barriers to adoption (including being held to a higher standard than heterosexual adoptive parents), homophobia from child welfare professionals, and limited social support post-adoption. The…
Policy, Practice, and Personal Narratives: Experiences of LGBTQ People with Adoption in Ontario, Canada
In 2000, the Ontario Child and Family Services Act was amended to permit same-sex adoption. The goal of our research was to examine whether this legislative change has translated into increased access to adoption for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Forty-three LGBTQ individuals/couples who had either adopted successfully or were approved for adoption since 2000 completed a narrative interview. In this paper, we will draw …
Policy and Practice Regarding Adoption by Sexual and Gender Minority People in Ontario
In 2000, changes to the Ontario Child and Family Services Act made it possible for lesbian and gay couples to jointly adopt a child. This research investigated the extent to which Ontario adoption agencies and licensees are supportive of adoption by sexual and gender minority people. Results indicate that while overall, there is support for sexual and gender minority adopters in Ontario, disparities exist on the basis of agency type (public vs. p…
“I Don't Want to Turn Totally Invisible”: Mental Health, Stressors, and Supports among Bisexual Women during the Perinatal Period
Almost no research has examined the parenting experiences of bisexual people. In this mixed-methods study, sexual minority women (N = 64) who were currently trying to conceive, pregnant, or parenting an infant completed standardized questionnaires to assess mental health, social support, and other variables. Fourteen participants identified as bisexual, and 14 reported sexual activity with men in the past 5 years (there was incomplete overlap bet…
Celebrating the “Other” Parent: Mental Health and Wellness of Expecting Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Non-Birth Parents
Lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) nonbirth parents have a unique role in the parenting spectrum. The term nonbirth parent refers to the expecting, nonpregnant partner. Previous work suggests that there are unique mental health stressors for LBQ nonbirth parents; however, research addressing this topic is scant. This qualitative study explored the factors that affect mental health and wellness in LBQ nonbirth parents during pregnancy. Results are…
Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients
In comparison with traditional forms of KTE, interactive theatre may be particularly effective in engaging service providers and addressing their attitudes towards marginalised patient populations. Although the evaluation results of our interactive workshop were mostly positive, the long-term impact of the workshop is unknown. Long-term evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of arts-based KTE efforts. Other considerations for devel…
Space invaders: Queer and trans bodies in fertility clinics
This article draws on three narratives from a Canadian research project on LGBTQ people and fertility clinics to illustrate how LGBTQ bodies, identities and family configurations are frequently misrecognized and unintelligible in the fertility clinic context. The flow of the patient through the clinic is disrupted by the inability of clinic staff to disentangle the assumptive links made between body parts, gametes, gender, sex, sexual orientation…
International Political Economy meets the unexpected: Brexit, Trump and global populism
Civil Action and the Dynamics of Violence
Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants. But history shows that community groups, businesses, NGOs, local governments, and even armed groups can respond to war by engaging in civil action. Characterized by a reluctance to resort to violence and a willingness to show enough respect to engage with others, civil action can slow, delay, or prevent violent escalations. This volume explores how people in conflict environments …
Good and bad banking on Europe’s periphery: Pathways to Catching Up and Falling Behind
The research question here is two-fold. The article seeks to explain why bank performance varied so dramatically during and after the financial crisis on Europe’s periphery, both across states and also at times within them. The dependent variable used is bank performance in terms of credit provision and banks’ contribution to financial stability. The independent variable used is the particular mix at play between political/social purpose (the var…
Introduction: Peripheries in competition? Political and economic development in the EU
The aim of this special issue is to take a nuanced look at the political economy of development across the European Union since the financial crisis. In contrast to much of the literature on the EU since the financial crisis, which is largely concerned with macro-issues, and engages in normative critiques of EU policies, this issue focuses on multiple levels (including the micro-level of firms and banks), and the institutional make-up of member s…
Political science (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Queer (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Lesbian (5 works) · Economics (4 works)