Publications

Elisabeth’s scholarly contributions span peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and academic journalism, reflecting her commitment to advancing qualitative methodology and identity studies. Beyond her own publications, she serves as a peer reviewer for journals including Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Springer) and Collabra: Psychology (University of California Press), and is currently developing journal articles from her PhD research findings. She is also author of the forthcoming methodology textbook, The Diary-Interview Method: A Practical Guide for Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Researchers (Barbara Budrich, 2027).

Books, book chapters, anthology contributions

2027E.T. SandlerThe Diary-Interview Method: A Practical Guide for Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Researchers. Barbara Budrich
2026E.T. SandlerÖkologische Kairoi als Wendepunkte: Ein qualitatives Multimethoden-Design zur Erforschung religiösen Umweltbewusstseins (English title: Ecological Kairoi as Moments of Change: A Qualitative Multi-Method Design for Investigating Religious Environmental Consciousness). In: J. Panhofer, D. Regensburger, I. Waibl, N. Wandinger (Eds.), RGKW-Sammelband zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit. Innsbruck: Innsbruck University Press. (open access)
2022E.T. SandlerLGBTQ+ Inclusion at Universities: Testimonies and Recommendations from the ‘Out at Cambridge’ Study. In: K. Schnegg, C. Voithofer, M. Auer, & J. Tschuggnall (Eds.), Inter- und multidisziplinäre Perspektiven der Geschlechterforschung. Innsbrucker Gender Lectures IV (pp. 119–152). Innsbruck: Innsbruck University Press. DOI: 10.15203/99106-067-3-08
(open access)
2021E.T. SandlerIdentities. In: G. Sutherland & K. Williams (Eds.), Walking on the Grass, Dancing in the Corridors. Newnham at 150 (p. 253). Profile Books Ltd. ISBN: 9781788167475

Journal articles

2025E.T. SandlerThe co-construction of non-normative identities: What stigma, labeling, and othering theory have underemphasized. Deviant Behavior. 1–20. DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2025.2552923
(open access)
2022E.T. SandlerTeaching and learning guide for: An overview of coming out research: Introducing a three-lens typology. Sociology Compass, e12982, 1–22. DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12982
2022E.T. SandlerAn overview of coming out research: Introducing a three-lens typology. Sociology Compass, e12958, 1–48. DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12958

Research reports

2019lgbtQ+@camOut at Cambridge: Why LGBTQ+ disclosure matters to individuals and institutions, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge. https://www.lgbtq.sociology.cam.ac.uk/system/files/documents/copy_of_out-at-cambridge.pdf

Thesis publications

forthcomingE.T. SandlerChoices of non-normativity: On coming out as LGBTQA+ within higher education settings. PhD thesis. University of Cambridge. Department of Sociology.
2018E.T. Sandler“I can’t be a parent if I’m not there”: Investigating how leave shapes parental identity experience among female same‐sex parents. MPhil thesis. University of Cambridge. Department of Sociology. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/ebc0d155-c053-4eb3-b09a-486b8e327652

Academic journalism

08.05.2020E.T. SandlerAway from queer feminist heaven: Challenges and chances of being back in my conservative country of origin. ReproSoc blog. University of Cambridge. http://www.reprosoc.com/blog/2020/5/5/away-from-queer-feminist-heaven-challenges-and-chances-of-being-back-in-my-conservative-country-of-origin
21.11.2018E.T. SandlerThe Worth of Female Barbadian Slaves’ Fertility. ReproSoc blog. University of Cambridge. http://www.reprosoc.com/blog/2018/11/20/the-worth-of-female-barbadian-slaves-fertility
15.12.2017E.T. SandlerWorking as a student assistant. Times Higher Education (student blog). https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/advice/student-blog-working-student-assistant
31.05.2016E.T. SandlerHow to prepare for the Academic IELTS. Times Higher Education (student blog). https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/blogs/how-prepare-academic-ielts
11.04.2016E.T. SandlerHow to deal with pressure at university. Times Higher Education (student blog). https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/advice/student-blog-how-deal-pressure-university
01.03.2016E.T. SandlerUsing an academic learning diary. Times Higher Education (student blog). https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/advice/student-blog-using-academic-learning-diary