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Dr. Rachel M. Schmitz is an associate professor of
Sociology at Oklahoma State University Stillwater. She
received her PhD in Sociology from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in 2016. Her research interests include
gender inequality, family dynamics, and social
stratification. She has published numerous articles in
peer-reviewed journals and presented her research at
national and international conferences. Dr. Schmitz is
also actively involved in mentoring and teaching
undergraduate and graduate students in the field of
Sociology. With her strong background in research and
teaching, she is committed to advancing the field of
Sociology and promoting social justice.
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Dr. Rachel M. Schmitz
Associate Professor of Sociology, Oklahoma State University
Research Expertise
Qualitative Methods
Mixed Methods
Health Insecurity
Research Participant Experiences
Interviewing
Survey Methods
Sexualities
Gender
Families
Social Inequalities
About
Dr. Rachel M. Schmitz is an associate
professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State
University Stillwater. She received her PhD in
Sociology from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in 2016. Her research
interests include gender inequality, family
dynamics, and social stratification. She has
published numerous articles in peer-reviewed
journals and presented her research at
national and international conferences. Dr.
Schmitz is also actively involved in mentoring
and teaching undergraduate and graduate
students in the field of Sociology. With her
strong background in research and teaching,
she is committed to advancing the field of
Sociology and promoting social justice.
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Navigating Digital Geographies and Trauma
Contexts: Conceptions of Online
Communities and Experiences Among LGBTQ+
People During COVID-19
International Journal of Environmental
Research and Public Health
2025
Radical Healing in Precarity: LGBTQ+ Young
People’s Approaches to Life Challenges and
Aspirations through Pet Caregiving in the
Context of Homelessness
Youth
2023
The Complexity of Family Reactions to
Identity among Homeless and College
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and
Queer Young Adults
Archives of Sexual Behavior
2017
LGBTQ+ Young Adults on the Street and on
Campus: Identity as a Product of Social
Context
Journal of Homosexuality
2017
Risk factors for HIV among Zambian street
youth
Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social
Services
2016
Multi-Level Risk and Protective Factors
for Substance Use Among Zambian Street
Youth
Substance Use & Misuse
2016
Growing up before their time: The early
adultification experiences of homeless
young people
Children and Youth Services
Review
2016
Masculinities in Cyberspace: An Analysis
of Portrayals of Manhood in Men’s Rights
Activist Websites
Social Sciences
2016
Effects of Abusive Parenting, Caretaker
Arrests, and Deviant Behavior on Dating
Violence Among Homeless Young Adults
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment
& Trauma
2015
An Inside Look at Homeless Youths' Social
Networks: Perceptions of Substance Use
Norms
Journal of Child & Adolescent
Substance Abuse
2015
Alcohol Expectancy, Drinking Behavior, and
Sexual Victimization Among Female and Male
College Students
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2015
Family histories and multiple transitions
among homeless young adults: Pathways to
homelessness
Children and Youth Services
Review
2013
LGBTQ+ Latino/a Young People’s
Interpretations of Stigma and Mental
Health: An Intersectional Minority Stress
Perspective
Society and Mental Health
2019
Getting “Bi” in the Family: Bisexual
People's Disclosure Experiences
Journal of Marriage and Family
2015
Beyond resilience: Resistance in the lives
of LGBTQ youth
Sociology Compass
2021
Constructing Men as Fathers
The Journal of Men’s Studies
2016
Patterns of childhood maltreatment and
intimate partner violence, emotion
dysregulation, and mental health symptoms
among lesbian, gay, and bisexual emerging
adults: A three-step latent class approach
Child Abuse & Neglect
2019
Intersectional Family Systems Approach:
LGBTQ + Latino/a Youth, Family
Dynamics, and Stressors
Family Relations
2020
‘Life has actually become more clear’: An
examination of resilience among LGBTQ
young adults
Sexualities
2018
A comparison of risk factors for various
forms of trauma in the lives of lesbian,
gay, bisexual and heterosexual homeless
youth
Journal of Trauma &
Dissociation
2018
Contextual constraints and choices:
Strategic identity management among LGBTQ
youth
Journal of LGBT Youth
2018
Role of Social Environmental Protective
Factors on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms
Among Midwestern Homeless Youth
Journal of Research on
Adolescence
2017
LGBTQ+ Latinx young adults’ health
autonomy in resisting cultural stigma
Culture, Health & Sexuality
2018
Complex Processes of Religion and
Spirituality Among Midwestern LGBTQ
Homeless Young Adults
Sexuality & Culture
2018
Childhood Disadvantage, Social and
Psychological Stress, and Substance Use
Among Homeless Youth
Youth & Society
2018
“Companion, friend, four-legged fluff
ball”: The power of pets in the lives of
LGBTQ+ young people experiencing
homelessness
Sexualities
2021
The cyber power of marginalized
identities: Intersectional strategies of
online LGBTQ+ Latinx activism
Feminist Media Studies
2020
The relationship between sexual
orientation outness, heterosexism, emotion
dysregulation, and alcohol use among
lesbian, gay, and bisexual emerging adults
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental
Health
2020
Child abuse, mental health and sleeping
arrangements among homeless youth: Links
to physical and sexual street
victimization
Children and Youth Services
Review
2018
Intersections of hate: Exploring the
transecting dimensions of race, religion,
gender, and family in Ku Klux Klan Web
sites
Sociological Focus
2016
“I Wanted to Raise My Hand and Say I’m Not
a Feminist”: College Men’s Use of Hybrid
Masculinities to Negotiate Attachments to
Feminism and Gender Studies
The Journal of Men’s Studies
2016
The Role of Protective Behavioral
Strategies, Social Environment, and
Housing Type on Heavy Drinking among
College Students
Substance Use & Misuse
2017
Using cell phones for data collection:
Benefits, outcomes, and intervention
possibilities with homeless youth
Children and Youth Services
Review
2017
Does it get better? Change in depressive
symptoms from late-adolescence to
early-adulthood, disordered eating
behaviors, and sexual identity
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental
Health
2019
“It Takes a Lot of Planning”: Sexual
Minority Young Adult Perceptions of Gay
and Lesbian Parenthood
Journal of Family Issues
2020
Social factors, alcohol expectancy, and
drinking behavior: A comparison of two
college campuses
Journal of Substance Use
2016
Homeless Young People’s Experiences of
Caregiver Rejection
Journal of Child and Family
Studies
2014
“To get the word out”: LGBTQ+ Young
adults’ motivations for participating in
qualitative research studies
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social
Services
2019
Queer Politics of a Pandemic:
LGBTQ + People’s Conceptions of COVID-19’s
Politicization
Sexuality Research and Social
Policy
2022
Self-perceived gender expression,
discrimination, and mental health
disparities in adulthood
SSM - Mental Health
2021
Perceived Weight Gain and Eating Disorder
Symptoms among LGBTQ+ Adults during the
COVID-19 Pandemic: A Convergent
Mixed-Method Study
Unknown Venue
2021
LGBTQ+ People’s Mental Health and Pets:
Novel Strategies of Coping and Resilience
Archives of Sexual Behavior
2021
Bullying at School and on the Street: Risk
Factors and Outcomes Among Homeless Youth
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2018
Getting by with a Little Help from Our
Friends: The Role of Social Support in
Addressing HIV-related Mental Health
Disparities among Sexual Minorities in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Journal of Homosexuality
2019
Health services and intersections of care:
promises and pitfalls experienced by
LGBTQ + Latino/a emerging adults
Journal of LGBT Youth
2019
The Role of Entitlement, Self-Control, and
Risk Behaviors on Dating Violence
Perpetration
Violence and Victims
2017
Navigating Risk Discourses: Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Care Among LBQ+
Latina Young Adults
Sexuality Research and Social
Policy
2019
Checking Privilege at the Door: Men’s
Reflections on Masculinity in Women’s and
Gender Studies Courses
Gender Issues
2016
Forgone Care among LGBTQ and Non-LGBTQ
Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic:
The Role of Health, Social Support, and
Pandemic-Related Stress
Southern Medical Journal
2022
Social Determinants of Sexual Behavior and
Awareness of Sexually Transmitted
Infections (STI) Among Low-Income HIV+ or
STI At-Risk Hispanic Residents Receiving
Care at the U.S.–Mexico Border
Journal of Community Health
2018
Hidden in Plain Sight: Men’s Lived
Experiences With Sexual Violence as
College Students
The Journal of Men’s Studies
2021
Traversing barriers to health care among
LGBTQ+ Latinx emerging adults: Utilizing
patient experiences to model access
Patient Experience Journal
2021
“I Went into This as One Person, and Then
Came Out a Totally Different Person”:
Native LGBTQ2S+ Young Adults’ Conceptions
of Trauma
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2020
LGBTQ+ identity-related abuse during
childhood and associations with depression
and suicide behavior: Role of adulthood
cisheterosexism and expressive suppression
Child Abuse & Neglect
2023
Interpersonal Violence Against Children
and Youth
Unknown Venue
2022
Social and psychological resources among
homeless youth: protection against risk
for physical victimization?
Journal of Social Distress and the
Homeless
2019
Reproductive Outcomes Among Women with
Eating Disorders or Disordered Eating
Behavior: Does Methodological Approach
Shape Research Findings?
Journal of Women's Health
2018
“‘I am a Man. How Could I Possibly Have
Been Raped?’ Men Making Sense of Their
Experiences With Sexual Violence”
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2023
Hidden (and Not so Hidden) Messaging in
Top-Utilized U.S. Social Surveys: The
Persistence of Heteronormative Ideology
and the Gender Binary
Demography of Transgender, Nonbinary
and Gender Minority Populations
2022
Minority stress, technology, and
LGBTQ + people’s experiences and outcomes
during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social
Services
2023
“Those Are Typical Tell-Tale Signs of a
Lesbian”: LGBQ Young Peoples’ Perceptions
of Parental Messaging Surrounding Gender
Non-Conforming Behavior
Journal of Family Issues
2021
Embracing Complexity: Variation in
Faculty’s Attitudes Toward Inclusive
Measures of Gender and Sexuality in Social
and Health Sciences Research
Journal of Homosexuality
2022
Ecoexpansive kinship: A model for
expanding conceptualizations of family to
include companion animals
Journal of Family Theory &
Review
2024
Associations between Sexual Minority
Identities, Heterosexism, Identity
Concealment, and Depression in Lesbian,
Gay, and Bisexual Emerging Adults:
Adjusting for the Effects of General
Stressors
Southern Medical Journal
2023
Common Grounds: Plant Parenting and the
Well-Being of LGBTQ+ Individuals
Journal of Creativity in Mental
Health
2024
Letter from the New Editorial Team
Social Problems
2024
Ecoexpansive Kinship: A Model for
Expanding Conceptualizations of Family to
Include Non-Human Animals
Unknown Venue
2024
The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer
Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+
Young Adults
Sociology Lens
2023
:Growing Up Queer: Kids and the Remaking
of LGBTQ Identity
American Journal of Sociology
2019
The utility of the prototype/willingness
model in predicting alcohol use among
North American indigenous adolescents.
Developmental Psychology
2015
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PhD, Sociology / May, 2016
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of
America
Experience
Oklahoma State University Stillwater
Associate professor / August, 2018 — Present
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