Dr Kirsten McLean - Researcher Profile

Biography

Kirsten McLean is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Political and Social Inquiry. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a PhD, both from Monash University, and a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) from The University of Melbourne. Prior to coming to Monash in 2000, Kirsten taught in the TAFE sector for three years. Her PhD thesis, completed in 2003, examined the lives of 60 Australian bisexual men and women.

Kirsten is the Honours coordinator for Sociology and Gender Studies, and for the School of Political and Social Inquiry.

 

 

Keywords

LGBT issues, same-sex relationships, Sexuality, Social Change, Social and community issues, Society, qualitative data analysis, social research methods

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2004

THE HONOURS DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1997

GRADDIPED

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Book Chapters

McLean, K.E., 2005, Out of the shadows: talking bisexuality in the classroom, in When Our Children Come Out: How to Support Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Young People, eds Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Finch Publishing, Lane Cove NSW Australia, pp. 126-131.

Journal Articles

McLean, K., 2011, Bisexuality and nonmonogamy: A reflection, Journal of Bisexuality [P], vol 11, issue 4, Routledge, United States of America, pp. 513-517.

McLean, K., Gorman-Murray, A., Brennan-Horley, C., Waitt, G., Gibson, C., 2010, Mapping same-sex couple family households in Australia, Journal of Maps [E], vol 2010(6), issue April, Journal of Maps, United Kingdom, pp. 382-392.

McLean, K.E., 2008, 'Coming out, again': Boundaries, identities and spaces of belonging, Australian Geographer, vol 39, issue 3, Routledge, UK, pp. 303-313.

McLean, K.E., 2008, Inside, outside, nowhere: Bisexual men and women in the gay and lesbian communit, Journal of Bisexuality, vol 8, issue 1-2, The Haworth Press, USA, pp. 63-80.

McLean, K.E., 2008, Silences and stereotypes: The impact of (mis)constructions of bisexuality on Australian bisexual men and women, Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, vol 4, issue 3, The Australian Psychological Society, Australia, pp. 158-165.

McLean, K.E., 2007, Hiding in the closet?: Bisexuals, coming out and the disclosure imperative, Journal of Sociology, vol 43, issue 2, Sage Publications, London England, pp. 151-166.

McLean, K.E., 2005, Correcting some guesstimates [Book review], Hecate's Australian Women's Book Review, vol 17, issue 1, Hecate Press, St Lucia Qld Australia, pp. 51-53.

McLean, K.E., 2004, Negotiating (non)monogamy: bisexuality and intimate relationships, Journal of Bisexuality, vol 4, issue 1/2, Harrington Park Press, Binghamton USA, pp. 85-97.

McLean, K., 2001, Living life in the double closet: bisexual youth speak out, Hecate, vol 27, issue 1, Hecate Press, St Lucia Qld Australia, pp. 109-118.

McLean, K.E., 2000, Where am I? Bisexual Invisibility in the Classroom, Redress, vol 9, issue 2, Association of Women Educators, Sandgate Qld Australia, pp. 8-10.

Conference Proceedings

Seear, K.L., McLean, K.E., 2008, Breaking the silence: The role of emotional labour in qualitative research, The annual conference of The Australian Sociological Association 2008. Re-imagining Sociology: Conference Publication Proceedings, 2 - 5 December 2008, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA), Australia, pp. 1-16.

McLean, K.E., 2007, To tell or not to tell? Researcher Privacy in sexuality research, TASA & SAANZ Joint conference 2007 (Public on Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons), 4-7 December 2007, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) & the Sociological Association of Aotearoa NZ, New Zealand, pp. 1-6.

McLean, K.E., 2006, 'Coming out, again': exploring the lives of women who have changed a lesbian or bisexual identity, TASA 2006 Annual Conference Proceedings: Sociology for a Mobile World, 4 December 2006 to 7 December 2006, The Sociological Association of Australia, WA Australia, pp. 1-10.

Other

McLean, K.E., 2009, So what should I come out as? Fluid sexualities and coming out in the classroom, Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review [P], British Psychological Society, UK.

Activities

Professional organisation memberships

TASA
The Australian Sociological Association

University committee

MUHREC
Monash University Human Ethics Research Committee

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Ever after: the impact of the disney princess narrative on young girls.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Muslim masculinities in australia: negotiating manhood and muslimness in contemporary australia.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint-co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Aussie Bloke: An investigation of local and global mythmaking and the contemporary Australian male.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Role of Spiritual Education in Promoting Youth Wellbeing.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Women's experience of violence following the Black Saturday bushfires.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Main), Tyson, D (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Abraham, I.

Program of Study:

'A very complex mix': Hegemony, hybridity and the queer Muslim question. (Masters) 2008.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-Co).

Student:

Barrett, T.

Program of Study:

Friendships Between Men Across Sexual Orientation: The Interpersonal Management of Sexual Difference. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint-Co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Student:

Duncan, D.

Program of Study:

The gay male body: body image dissatisfaction, identity and reflexive embodiment amongst gay men. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Singleton, A (Main), Mclean, K (Associate).

Student:

Hidayat, R.

Program of Study:

Masculinities, Islam and domestic Violence in Java. (Masters) 2009.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint-Co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Student:

Levi, J.

Program of Study:

The Jews of Colonial Australia - 1788-1850. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Bouma, G (Main), Mclean, K (Associate).

Student:

Lohm, D.

Program of Study:

Who are they? National identities of young people living in Australia. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Main), Arunachalam, D (Associate).

Student:

Mccormack, J.

Program of Study:

'Listen, Jesus, they are playing our song': a sociological study of worship music in Melbourne's megachurches. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Singleton, A (Main), Mclean, K (Associate).

Student:

Woodlock, D.

Program of Study:

Why so sad? Mental illness, antidepressants and the girl power generation. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Main), Maher, J (Associate).