I’ve spent the entirety of my collegiate career focusing on one overarching topic: identity. Without sounding too much like one of my journal entries or therapy appointments, much of this fascination with identity comes from rarely ever seeing anyone like me beyond my immediate family (after all, most people haven’t heard of Guam, let alone know about its people). As such, I do my work as a way of not only exploring how I navigate my own identity but also as a way of seeing how others (can) navigate their own. I use predominantly qualitative approaches based in decolonized feminist theories, and I focus my data collection on the experiences of others as seen through direct observation, interviews, and meaningful artifacts.
My previous work has examined nuances of marginalized identity from both psychological and rhetorical perspectives, especially when it comes to identity’s intersection with popular culture. My present focus is on how to incorporate decolonized multimodality and assessment into first-year composition (FYC) spaces. In doing so, I hope to not only add to the theoretical knowledge of my field but also formulate curricula that allows students, especially those from traditionally excluded backgrounds, to own their identities and flourish in the texts they create. My work is still in progress, but keep a look out for news on new publications and my dissertation! Until then, take a look at some of the work I’ve done in the past with direct links to select works.
Journal Articles
Jardel, J., Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2018). Why not both: Assessing bias towards bisexuality. Journal of Scientific Psychology, Aug. 2018, 29-45.
Theses and Dissertations
Jardel, J. (2020). Being “The Man”: Gender equity and the most loaded moniker in pro wrestling. M.A. Thesis, University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), Edmond, Oklahoma, United States.
Jardel, J. (2017). Why not both: Assessing bias towards bisexuality. M.S. Thesis, Cameron University (CU), Lawton, Oklahoma, United States.
Select Paper Presentations
Jardel, J. (2024). Inafa’maolek yan Fantugian: CHamoru Lessons toward Making Good in Places of Writing. Workshop presented at the 2024 Greater Kansas City Writing Centers’ Project Conference & Workshops, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, United States.
Jardel, J. (2024). Diaspora, Inafa’maolek, and Composition: CHamoru Culture and Community-Building in First-Year Writing. Paper presented at the 2024 Cavalier Conference, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, United States.
Jardel, J. (2023). You teach me and I teach you: First-year writing and the intersections of collaboration, expertise, and (marginalized) student experiences. Paper presented at the 2023 annual convention for the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Jardel, J. (2022). Beyond the dunj: Boyfriend Dungeon, dating sims, and hegemonic masculinity. Paper presented at the 2022 UMKC Symposium, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Jardel, J. (2022). Stop, collaborate, and listen: Student voices and student liberation in antiracist pedagogy. Paper presented at the 2022 Cavalier Conference, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, United States.
Jardel, J. (2022). Within and with out: Queering composition through collaboration and student narrative. Paper presented at the 2022 No Limits Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
Jardel, J., & Moore, L. (2020). Exploring the multiverse: Topics in consensual non-monogamy education and research. Paper presented at the 2020 No Limits Conference, Kearney, Nebraska, United States.
Jardel, J., & Moore, L. (2019). I choose you…and you: Examining the terminology of polyamory. Paper presented at the 2019 annual Language and Linguistics Student Conference, Edmond, Oklahoma, United States.
Jardel, J. (2019). Think before you shrink and pink: An examination of gendered design. Paper presented at the 2019 annual Gender and Sexuality Studies Conference, Edmond, OK.
Jardel, J., Moore, L., & Sargeant, K. (2019). Beating around the bush: A roundtable discussion about pornography. Presentation given at the 2019 annual Gender and Sexuality Studies Conference, Edmond, OK.
Jardel, J., Moore, L., & Sargeant, K. (2019). Beating around the bush: An in-depth examination of pornography and its effects. Paper presented at the 2019 annual University of Central Oklahoma Liberal Arts Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
Jardel, J. (2018). Watsky’s Going Down as a challenge to the masculine hip-hop paradigm. Paper presented at the 2018 annual Gender and Sexuality Studies Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
Jardel, J. (2017). Reading between the ropes: A kairotic analysis of modern kayfabe. Paper presented at the 2017 annual Language & Linguistics Student Conference, Edmond, Oklahoma, United States.
Grants and Awards
Graduate Student Travel Grant, for You teach me and I teach you: First-year writing and the intersections of collaboration, expertise, and (marginalized) student experiences at Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2023. $400.
Graduate Student Travel Grant, for Within and with out: Queering composition through collaboration and student narrative at No Limits Conference, 2022. $400.
Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities (RCSA) Grant, for student research work at the Women’s Research Center & BGLTQ+ Student Center, University of Oklahoma, 2019-2020. $2,100.
Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) Grant, for Pornography Literacy Series, University of Central Oklahoma, 2018-2019. $2,080.
Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities (RCSA) Grant, for student research work at the Women’s Research Center & BGLTQ+ Student Center, University of Oklahoma, 2018-2029. $2,100.
Research Activities
Student Researcher, Women’s Research Center & BGLTQ+ Student Center, University of Central Oklahoma (2017-2020)
In this role, I worked with colleagues on research about student perception of (and educational sessions about) polyamory as well as research for the Pornography Literacy Series, a number of talks and presentations about the sociohistorical nuances of the media. In this role, I submitted documents for institutional review, generated research materials, collected and analyzed data, drafted grants, and presented research at educational sessions and conferences.
Research Assistant, Social Learning and Perception (SLaP) Lab, Cameron University (2015-2018)
As part of the lab, I worked with my fellow lab members and our research advisors to conduct psychological research regarding how humans perceive each other (and themselves) in specific contexts. Much of the work I contributed to focused on romantic partner selection and self-discrepancies. In the lab, I helped colleagues brainstorm ideas, submitted documents for institutional review, generated research materials, collected and analyzed data, drafted grants, and presented research at educational sessions and conferences
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