Research & Presentations

Research Interests:

K-12 Social Studies Education, LGBTQ+ Educators, Queer Theory, Intersectionality, Educator Activism, Pre-Service Educators, Social Justice, Narrative Studies

Research Professional Affiliations:

NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) & CUFA (College and University Faculty Assembly)

Publications

• Reinbolt, B. (n.d.). Metacognitive think-a-louds of middle grades novel, Copper Sun: A curriculum unit. [Manuscript in preparation].

• Reinbolt, B. (n.d.). Reclaiming my queer joy as a teacher-educator amongst the perpetuation of the He-Man, macho, cisgendered culture of the social studies. [Manuscript in preparation].

• Davis, S. & Reinbolt, B. (2026). Aperture, transgressions, and trajectories: LGBTQ+ secondary preservice teachers’ use of field experience journals as professional and self exploration. [Manuscript under review].

• Reinbolt B. (2025). From closeted middle school educator to out-teacher educator in a historical heteronormative United States education: An autoethnography [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/docview/3214420078/fulltextPDF/A7860239C2FB4692PQ/1?accountid=2909&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses

• Reinbolt, B. (2025). From closeted middle school educator to out-teacher educator in a historical heteronormative United States education: An autoethnography [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1746699511761362

Roundtable Presentations

• Reinbolt, B. (2026, April 8). Reading between the lines: LGBTQ+ secondary preservice teachers’ navigations and apertures of teacher-self [Roundtable Presentation]. 2026 American Educational Research Association Conference. Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Reinbolt, B. (2024, November 21). From closeted middle school educator to out-teacher educator in a historical heteronormative United States education system: An autoethnography [Roundtable Presentation]. College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

• Reinbolt, B. (2023, May 16). The experiences of a gay male as a former middle school educator: An autoethnographic study [Roundtable Presentation]. Midwest Social Studies Graduate Student Retreat. West Lafayette, Indiana, United States.

• Reinbolt, B. (2022, November 30). Gay male middle school educator: A self-study [Roundtable Presentation]. College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.