Reevaluating the Influence of Campus Environments on LGBTQ+ Student Learning: A New Framework for Assessing Change

• In Event: 53.044 - Gender Performance, Sexual Knowledge, and the Influence of Campus Environments on LGBTQ Students

Abstract

This paper uses data from a national, longitudinal, interview study to investigate the role of systems on LGBTQ+ students’ learning. Specifically, this paper seeks to examine the role of systemic homophobia and transphobia, institutional resources, campus environment, and socialization for LGBTQ+ students’ ability to engage in learning.

Authors

• Cindy Ann Kilgo, Indiana University - Bloomington

• David J. Nguyen, Ohio University

• Robert L Hill, Michigan State University

• Heather Shea Gasser, Michigan State University

• Alex C. Lange

• Kristen A. Renn, Michigan State University

• Michael R Woodford, University of Michigan