H Izienicki
Biographic Data
| ID | 54279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Izienicki |
| GIVEN NAMES | H |
| FAMILY NAME | Izienicki |
| SIGNATURE | IZIENICKI H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University Northwest |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6901-6324 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Digital Syllabus: Transforming the Syllabus Using the Learning Management System
In the last decade, the syllabus has received a considerable overhaul of its design, content, and feel. However, despite these improvements, it remains a single-file, text-heavy document with a linear progression (i.e., traditional format). To address these drawbacks, I digitally redesigned the syllabus using the institutionally supported learning management system’s (LMS) module function. Using a factorial experimental design, I collected data f…
The big picture: Representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in picture books available in the United States 1972-2018
The number of LGBTQ picture books—literary works for children containing lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer characters and themes—has increased considerably since 2000. While different segments of this category of books have been examined, there has been a limited examination of the entire genre. Using 234 English-language LGBTQ picture books available in the United States between 1972 and 2018, I conducted a content analysis of the main th…
Beyond Policies and Procedures: Using the Syllabus Quiz to Predict How Well Students Will Perform in a College Course
Many instructors use a syllabus quiz to ensure that students learn and understand the content of the syllabus. In this project, I move beyond this exercise’s primary function and examine students’ syllabus quiz scores to see if they can predict how well students perform in the course overall. Using data from 495 students enrolled in 18 sections of an Introduction to Sociology course, I find that students who do not earn a maximum score on the syl…
Queer Kinship on the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland
Polish LGBTQ families are reflective of the social, legal, and temporal realities in which they exist, and as such, they should be evaluated in reference to their circumstances rather than being compared to Western European or North American models—this is the main argument of Joanna Mizielińska's book Queer Kinship on the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland. Drawing on rich sources of data—interviews, participant observations, focus groups, and s…
Netflix and Chill: Teaching Sexual Scripts in a Sociology Classroom
Whereas most sociologists consider sexuality a social construct, the general public tends to view it in more essentialist terms. This tendency is commonly manifested in the idea of sexual drives as internal overpowering biological forces guiding human sexual behavior. To counter this narrative, sociologists William Simon and John H. Gagnon introduced a concept of sexual scripts to demonstrate the social underpinnings of sexuality and the narrativ…
The Other Diaspora: Measuring Assimilation Among Polish Gay Men in Chicago
Migration scholars have traditionally used four measures to assess immigrants’ level of assimilation in the United States: socioeconomic status, spatial concentration, language assimilation, and intermarriage. However, for immigrant sexual minorities, some of these measures have been historically problematic; for example, intermarriage is a limited measure of assimilation given the barriers to legal marriage. In this study, I examine the validity…
When Does Sexuality Matter? Cross-cultural Analysis of Gay Identity
Many scholars have studied migrant gay men, but few have examined the changing salience (i.e., a subjective importance a person attributes to a particular identity) of sexual identity across cultural contexts. Drawing on 45 in-depth interviews, this study investigates the experiences of two groups of Polish migrant gay men-one that migrated from various parts of Poland to Warsaw, and one that emigrated from Poland to Chicago-to examine the differ…
Extra Credit in the Sociology Classroom
The role of extra credit in the college classroom has been examined as a philosophical and pedagogical issue, but in this project, we argue that the matter of extra credit is also a sociological one. Using survey data, we examine how college instructors’ status and individual demographic characteristics are related to the use of extra credit. We found that women and instructors with less teaching experience are more likely to offer extra credit. …
Catholics and Atheists: A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Analysis of Religious Identities among Gay Men
In parallel bodies of research, scholars have explored the relationship between religion, immigration, and sexuality, either by investigating the effects of immigration on the religious practice or its effect on sexual minorities’ relationship with organized religion. This study bridges these two literatures and examines how immigration affects the religious identities of two groups of Polish gay men—one from Warsaw, Poland, and the other from Ch…
The Intersection of Mutual Partner Violence and Substance Use Among Urban Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals
Intimate partner violence among gays and lesbians has gained increased attention in recent years. The present study assessed mutual partner violence within a gay, lesbian, bisexual (GLB) community sample to explore how mutual partner violence relates to the use of psychoactive substances. The results suggest that individuals engaging in mutual partner violence are more likely to report the use of numerous drugs than other subjects. However, this …
Stress and Coping Among HIV-Positive Barebackers
Sexual Compulsivity and Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Lesbian and Bisexual Women
Within the existing body of research, the information pertaining to sexual compulsivity (SC) among women, both homo- and heterosexual, remains rather limited in comparison to men. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of SC in a community sample of gay and bisexual men and lesbian and bisexual women and to identify differences in sexual practices based on classification as sexually compulsive within gender. Supporting previous resear…
Sexual Compulsivity and Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Lesbian and Bisexual Women
Within the existing body of research, the information pertaining to sexual compulsivity (SC) among women, both homo- and heterosexual, remains rather limited in comparison to men. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of SC in a community sample of gay and bisexual men and lesbian and bisexual women and to identify differences in sexual practices based on classification as sexually compulsive within gender. Supporting previous resear…
The Intersection of Mutual Partner Violence and Substance Use Among Urban Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals
Intimate partner violence among gays and lesbians has gained increased attention in recent years. The present study assessed mutual partner violence within a gay, lesbian, bisexual (GLB) community sample to explore how mutual partner violence relates to the use of psychoactive substances. The results suggest that individuals engaging in mutual partner violence are more likely to report the use of numerous drugs than other subjects. However, this …
Netflix and Chill: Teaching Sexual Scripts in a Sociology Classroom
Whereas most sociologists consider sexuality a social construct, the general public tends to view it in more essentialist terms. This tendency is commonly manifested in the idea of sexual drives as internal overpowering biological forces guiding human sexual behavior. To counter this narrative, sociologists William Simon and John H. Gagnon introduced a concept of sexual scripts to demonstrate the social underpinnings of sexuality and the narrativ…
Catholics and Atheists: A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Analysis of Religious Identities among Gay Men
In parallel bodies of research, scholars have explored the relationship between religion, immigration, and sexuality, either by investigating the effects of immigration on the religious practice or its effect on sexual minorities’ relationship with organized religion. This study bridges these two literatures and examines how immigration affects the religious identities of two groups of Polish gay men—one from Warsaw, Poland, and the other from Ch…
Stress and Coping Among HIV-Positive Barebackers
Sexual Compulsivity and Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Lesbian and Bisexual Women
Within the existing body of research, the information pertaining to sexual compulsivity (SC) among women, both homo- and heterosexual, remains rather limited in comparison to men. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of SC in a community sample of gay and bisexual men and lesbian and bisexual women and to identify differences in sexual practices based on classification as sexually compulsive within gender. Supporting previous resear…
The Intersection of Mutual Partner Violence and Substance Use Among Urban Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals
Intimate partner violence among gays and lesbians has gained increased attention in recent years. The present study assessed mutual partner violence within a gay, lesbian, bisexual (GLB) community sample to explore how mutual partner violence relates to the use of psychoactive substances. The results suggest that individuals engaging in mutual partner violence are more likely to report the use of numerous drugs than other subjects. However, this …
Catholics and Atheists: A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Analysis of Religious Identities among Gay Men
In parallel bodies of research, scholars have explored the relationship between religion, immigration, and sexuality, either by investigating the effects of immigration on the religious practice or its effect on sexual minorities’ relationship with organized religion. This study bridges these two literatures and examines how immigration affects the religious identities of two groups of Polish gay men—one from Warsaw, Poland, and the other from Ch…
Extra Credit in the Sociology Classroom
The role of extra credit in the college classroom has been examined as a philosophical and pedagogical issue, but in this project, we argue that the matter of extra credit is also a sociological one. Using survey data, we examine how college instructors’ status and individual demographic characteristics are related to the use of extra credit. We found that women and instructors with less teaching experience are more likely to offer extra credit. …
The Other Diaspora: Measuring Assimilation Among Polish Gay Men in Chicago
Migration scholars have traditionally used four measures to assess immigrants’ level of assimilation in the United States: socioeconomic status, spatial concentration, language assimilation, and intermarriage. However, for immigrant sexual minorities, some of these measures have been historically problematic; for example, intermarriage is a limited measure of assimilation given the barriers to legal marriage. In this study, I examine the validity…
When Does Sexuality Matter? Cross-cultural Analysis of Gay Identity
Many scholars have studied migrant gay men, but few have examined the changing salience (i.e., a subjective importance a person attributes to a particular identity) of sexual identity across cultural contexts. Drawing on 45 in-depth interviews, this study investigates the experiences of two groups of Polish migrant gay men-one that migrated from various parts of Poland to Warsaw, and one that emigrated from Poland to Chicago-to examine the differ…
Netflix and Chill: Teaching Sexual Scripts in a Sociology Classroom
Whereas most sociologists consider sexuality a social construct, the general public tends to view it in more essentialist terms. This tendency is commonly manifested in the idea of sexual drives as internal overpowering biological forces guiding human sexual behavior. To counter this narrative, sociologists William Simon and John H. Gagnon introduced a concept of sexual scripts to demonstrate the social underpinnings of sexuality and the narrativ…
The big picture: Representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in picture books available in the United States 1972-2018
The number of LGBTQ picture books—literary works for children containing lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer characters and themes—has increased considerably since 2000. While different segments of this category of books have been examined, there has been a limited examination of the entire genre. Using 234 English-language LGBTQ picture books available in the United States between 1972 and 2018, I conducted a content analysis of the main th…
Beyond Policies and Procedures: Using the Syllabus Quiz to Predict How Well Students Will Perform in a College Course
Many instructors use a syllabus quiz to ensure that students learn and understand the content of the syllabus. In this project, I move beyond this exercise’s primary function and examine students’ syllabus quiz scores to see if they can predict how well students perform in the course overall. Using data from 495 students enrolled in 18 sections of an Introduction to Sociology course, I find that students who do not earn a maximum score on the syl…
Queer Kinship on the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland
Polish LGBTQ families are reflective of the social, legal, and temporal realities in which they exist, and as such, they should be evaluated in reference to their circumstances rather than being compared to Western European or North American models—this is the main argument of Joanna Mizielińska's book Queer Kinship on the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland. Drawing on rich sources of data—interviews, participant observations, focus groups, and s…
Digital Syllabus: Transforming the Syllabus Using the Learning Management System
In the last decade, the syllabus has received a considerable overhaul of its design, content, and feel. However, despite these improvements, it remains a single-file, text-heavy document with a linear progression (i.e., traditional format). To address these drawbacks, I digitally redesigned the syllabus using the institutionally supported learning management system’s (LMS) module function. Using a factorial experimental design, I collected data f…
Psychology (10 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Human sexuality (3 works)