UW-Madison’s Brett Nachman co-authored an article published in the College Student Affairs Journal alongside Ryan Miller, of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Richmond Wynn, of the University of North Florida.
Nachman is a PhD student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
The article is titled, “ ‘I feel like they are all interconnected’: Understanding the identity management narratives of autistic LGBTQ college students.” It addresses a gap in literature that focuses on autistic LGBTQ college students and how they understand and manage their multiple identities.
Using narrative inquiry, the authors worked with eight college students who identified as both autistic and LGBTQ to understand how they navigated higher education. The team found that these students prioritized salient identities based on context, managed the visibility of identities, and expressed challenges in participating in LGBTQ and/or autistic communities.
Read the article here.