I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Illinois College, researching family transitions, coping and social support, gender, and children.
My primary research focuses on the perspectives of children of transgender people. I incorporate social psychology theories (including the stress process, stigma, and identity), gender, family and life course perspectives in exploring (1) how children experience a parent’s gender transition, (2) what challenges emerge out of that transition, and (3) how they cope with these challenges in the face of stigma and the absence of supportive communities and resources.
Other projects examine changing media portrayals of children, the effects of diverse family structures on children, and coping/social support among music festival vendors.
My research has been presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, North Central Sociological Association Annual Meetings, and Midwest Sociological Association Meetings and has been covered by Motherboard/Vice, Canadian Broadcasting Company, Daily Herald, and The Conversation.
You can reach me at:
Department of Sociology
Illinois College
1101 West College Avenue
Jacksonville, IL 62650
jaclyn.tabor@ic.edu