With contributors in the fields of communication, psychology, English, law, and others, Navigating Life with a Graduate Degree as a Military Spouse: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Thriving amidst Uncertainty utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees. The contributors to this volume analyze the challenges, struggles, and positive aspects of being a military spouse with an advanced degree in both academic and professional contexts. The chapters cover chronological approaches to academic and military identities; academic, professional, and military challenges; and strategies for enhancing academic, military, and professional life. This book expands and focuses on the unique challenges military spouses encounter while in graduate school and while transitioning out of graduate programs into academic and professional contexts, and provides a new resource for military and academic researchers, scholars, and practitioners.
Introduction: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: Current Findings and Pathways Moving Forward Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez & Jennifer N. Belding Chapter 1: Navigating Academic and Military Life: A Personal Journey Marcia M. Bouchard Chapter 2: Military Spouse Strategies for Navigating Academic and Personal Life: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Review of Post Graduate Pursuits Alissa E. Harrison, Annette Maldonado, Beth van Kan, & Henri Cooper Chapter 3: Cultural Collision: A Review of Literature Amy May and Victoria McDermott Chapter 4: Exploring Identity, Professionalism, and Patriotism within a Multicultural Military Relationship: Intimacy Overseas Precious Yamaguchi Chapter 5: Becoming Whole: Balancing Dual Identities as a Graduate Student Marine Wife Elise Dixon Chapter 6: Military Spouses' Uncertainty Management: Navigating Academic Goals and Military Needs Michael Sollitto and Catherine Cole Chapter 7: Military Spouses, Advanced Degrees, and the Myth of Keeping Busy Abby E. Murray Chapter 8: Counsel for the Military Spouse: Law School, the Bar Exam, and Beyond Katherine Lee Goyette Chapter 9: Joining the Ranks: Considering Military Spouse Life as a Lesbian Graduate Student Karen Tannenbaum Chapter 10: Overcoming Obstacles: A Practical Guide to Meaningful Employment as a Military Spouse Georgia K. Jones & Lindsey Lee Chapter 11: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: A Unique Subpopulation to Study for the Science of Motivation and Goal Pursuit Jennifer N. Belding Chapter 12: 'We Get It Done Because We Have To:' Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees, Career and Educational Experiences, and Grit Amongst Uncertainty Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez Chapter 13: Conclusion: Advice from the Trenches Jennifer N. Belding & Leandra Hinojosa Hernandez
