Bobbi J Van Gilder
Biographic Data
| ID | 4792828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bobbi J Van Gilder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bobbi J |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Gilder |
| SIGNATURE | VAN GILDER B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Suffolk University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6167-5680 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Embodied Margins
Although women make up nearly half of the US work force, most organizational structures are built around assumptions about the “ideal worker” being male, non-reproductive, and always available. Women’s reproductive bodies disrupt this ideal, introducing material needs that masculine workplace norms do not account for. This study focusses specifically on women and non-binary people who underwent the medical management of (in)fertility while employ…
“I don't want to be around you. I don't care if you're my uncle”
This study utilized relational dialectics theory to examine the discursive (re)constructions of family for Christian feminists who have renegotiated their conservative evangelical religious identities in the age of Trumpism. Participants’ talk manifested discursive struggles between two competing discourses about family: the discourse of obliged relationship endurance (DORE) and the discourse of deliberate relationship cultivation (DDRC). The DOR…
Whiteness, marginalization, and exclusion
Although approximately one-third of adults in the United States hold a bachelor's degree or higher , these statistics fail to account for the vast discrepancies across racial and ethnic groups. For instance, Tongan students are among the least likely to earn a bachelor's degree of all major ethnic groups in the United States. Despite entering colleges and universities in high numbers, Tongan students are disproportionality dropping out before ear…
Sexual Orientation Stigmatization and Identity Work for Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals in the U.S. Military
This study examines communicative stigmatization processes and their influence on self-concept clarity for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (GLB) in the United States military. In-depth interviews were conducted with GLB ( N = 16) military service members and veterans, and data were analyzed using grounded theory analysis. Findings revealed that GLB identity repudiation incites feelings of identity incongruity for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in th…
A cross-cultural comparison of expectations in romantic relationships
This research investigated romantic expectations in a cross-cultural comparison of India and the United States (US). The study was grounded in expectancy violations theory (EVT), which argues that expectancies are a universal phenomenon whose content is influenced by communicator, relational, and contextual factors. The expectations of romantic partners in the two countries were assessed in conjunction with relational models, sex, and gender role…
Coping with Sexual Identity Stigma in the U.S. Military
This study assesses the identity management strategies employed by gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the U.S. military prior to and after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” In-depth interviews were conducted with gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members and veterans. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Findings revealed that these service members made thoughtful and deliberate decisions about whether or not, and to whom, …
Coping with Sexual Identity Stigma in the U.S. Military
This study assesses the identity management strategies employed by gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the U.S. military prior to and after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” In-depth interviews were conducted with gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members and veterans. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Findings revealed that these service members made thoughtful and deliberate decisions about whether or not, and to whom, …
A cross-cultural comparison of expectations in romantic relationships
This research investigated romantic expectations in a cross-cultural comparison of India and the United States (US). The study was grounded in expectancy violations theory (EVT), which argues that expectancies are a universal phenomenon whose content is influenced by communicator, relational, and contextual factors. The expectations of romantic partners in the two countries were assessed in conjunction with relational models, sex, and gender role…
Coping with Sexual Identity Stigma in the U.S. Military
This study assesses the identity management strategies employed by gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the U.S. military prior to and after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” In-depth interviews were conducted with gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members and veterans. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Findings revealed that these service members made thoughtful and deliberate decisions about whether or not, and to whom, …
A cross-cultural comparison of expectations in romantic relationships
This research investigated romantic expectations in a cross-cultural comparison of India and the United States (US). The study was grounded in expectancy violations theory (EVT), which argues that expectancies are a universal phenomenon whose content is influenced by communicator, relational, and contextual factors. The expectations of romantic partners in the two countries were assessed in conjunction with relational models, sex, and gender role…
Sexual Orientation Stigmatization and Identity Work for Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals in the U.S. Military
This study examines communicative stigmatization processes and their influence on self-concept clarity for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (GLB) in the United States military. In-depth interviews were conducted with GLB ( N = 16) military service members and veterans, and data were analyzed using grounded theory analysis. Findings revealed that GLB identity repudiation incites feelings of identity incongruity for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in th…
Whiteness, marginalization, and exclusion
Although approximately one-third of adults in the United States hold a bachelor's degree or higher , these statistics fail to account for the vast discrepancies across racial and ethnic groups. For instance, Tongan students are among the least likely to earn a bachelor's degree of all major ethnic groups in the United States. Despite entering colleges and universities in high numbers, Tongan students are disproportionality dropping out before ear…
Embodied Margins
Although women make up nearly half of the US work force, most organizational structures are built around assumptions about the “ideal worker” being male, non-reproductive, and always available. Women’s reproductive bodies disrupt this ideal, introducing material needs that masculine workplace norms do not account for. This study focusses specifically on women and non-binary people who underwent the medical management of (in)fertility while employ…
“I don't want to be around you. I don't care if you're my uncle”
This study utilized relational dialectics theory to examine the discursive (re)constructions of family for Christian feminists who have renegotiated their conservative evangelical religious identities in the age of Trumpism. Participants’ talk manifested discursive struggles between two competing discourses about family: the discourse of obliged relationship endurance (DORE) and the discourse of deliberate relationship cultivation (DDRC). The DOR…
Gender Studies (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Grounded theory (2 works) · Human sexuality (2 works) · Law (2 works)