Scholarly Interests

Jen Gilbert's research interests include sexuality education, youth studies, and LGBTQ issues in education.

Faculty & School/Dept

• Faculty of Education -

Courses Taught

• Adolescent Development & Health (ED/EDFE 1101)
• Research Methods in Educational Studies (ED/EDST 3800)
• Research and Issues in Language, Culture and Teaching (GS/EDUC 5100)
• Student-Initiated Collaborative Inquiry (ED/EDUC 3998)

Selected Publications

• Sharon Lamb, Jen Gilbert, eds. (fort). The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development: Childhood and Adolescence. Cambridge University Press
• Julia Sinclair- Palm, Jen Gilbert (2018). Naming new realities: supporting trans youth in education. (Jen Gilbert, Julia Sinclair-Palm, Ed.) Sex Education, 18 (4). doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2018.1452347.
• Jen Gilbert, Jessica Fields, Laura Mamo, Nancy Lesko (2018). Intimate Possibilities: The Beyond Bullying Project and Stories of LGBTQ Sexuality and Gender in U.S. Schools. Harvard Educational Review.
• Jen Gilbert, Jessica Fields, Laura Mamo, Nancy Lesko (2017). Tending Toward Friendship: LGBTQ Sexualities in Schools. Sexualities.
• Jen Gilbert (2014). Sexuality in School: The Limits of Education. Minneapolis: Univeristy of Minnesota Press

Research Projects

Between Yes and No: Rethinking Discourses of Consent in Sex Education

York University Affiliations/Cross Appointments

• Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies