PUBLISHED JUNE 2024:
Advancing Sexual Consent and Agential Practices in Higher Education: Toward a New Community of Practice
Editors: Jason A. Laker & Erica M. Boas
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: Researching Sexual Consent Communication, Jason A. Laker
SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW OF LAKER & BOAS’ CONSENT STORIES RESEARCH
1. Childhood Lessons and the Social Organization of Sexuality: Erica M. Boas
2. Baseline Research on Sexual Beliefs and Experiences within Collegiate Culture: Lessons in Context: Jason A. Laker & Erica M. Boas
3. It Just Happened: Excavating the Yada Yada and Realpolitiks of Collegiate Sexual Encounters: Jason A. Laker & Erica M. Boas
4. Navigating Race in Sexual Decision-Making: Erica M. Boas
5 .Collegiate Sexual Consent in Practice and Affordances of Insurgent Knowledge: Jason A. Laker & Erica M. Boas
6. Methodological Musings: Mindful Engagement of Sexual Consent, Coercion, Violence, and Other Messy Social Problems: Jason A. Laker
SECTION TWO: RESEARCH & POLICY BRIEFS
7. The Complexities of Consent with Men Who Experience Gender-Based Violence: Daniel Tillapaugh
8. Context Matters: Locating Sexual Violence Education within an Ecological Framework: Daniel Brisebois and Kathleen Clarke
9. Advancing Institutional Policies and Practices for Gender-Based Violence: Walking the Walk: Jennifer Massey
10. To Prevent and Reduce Men’s Sexual Violence Against Women, We Must Challenge Common Social Norms of Masculinity
and Masculine Sexuality: Michael Flood
11. Living Masculinities with Authenticity: Engaging Male Students to Lead Examined and Better Lives: Dan Hirsch
12. Beyond “Yes” or “No”? Understanding the Complexity of Sexual Consent and Refusal Communication: Tiffany Marcantonio,
Jennifer Littlejohn and Malachi Willis
SECTION THREE: ENDING SEXUAL COERCION AND ASSAULT: HOPEFUL PRACTICES
13. What Cuddle Parties Taught Us About Consent, and What They Forgot to Mention: Beth Lesen
14. The Players and the Game: A Practitioner’s Guide to Coercion, Manipulation, and Other Behaviors Associated with Sexual Offending: Emily Knight Shier
15. Reflections on College, Consent, False Accusations and Other Messy Business: In Conversation with Alan Berkowitz:
Alan Berkowitz and Jason A. Laker
16. Finding Hope and Growing Change: Student Activism on Gender-based Violence in Canada: Ziyana Kotadia, Aubrianna Snow,
Emily Rosser and Chantelle Spicer
17. Undressing Consent: A Pleasurable Approach to Learning About Consent, Rejection, and Sexual Violence: Erin Anderson
and AnnaLise Trudell
18. I Want It to Be Me in That Room: Institutional Betrayal, Identity Intersections, and Healing Centered Responses to Sexual Misconduct:
Leighia Eleanor J. Fleming
Conclusion: Toward an Agential Sexual Future, Erica M. Boas
Introduction: Researching Sexual Consent Communication, Jason A. Laker
SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW OF LAKER & BOAS’ CONSENT STORIES RESEARCH
1. Childhood Lessons and the Social Organization of Sexuality: Erica M. Boas
2. Baseline Research on Sexual Beliefs and Experiences within Collegiate Culture: Lessons in Context: Jason A. Laker & Erica M. Boas
3. It Just Happened: Excavating the Yada Yada and Realpolitiks of Collegiate Sexual Encounters: Jason A. Laker & Erica M. Boas
4. Navigating Race in Sexual Decision-Making: Erica M. Boas
5 .Collegiate Sexual Consent in Practice and Affordances of Insurgent Knowledge: Jason A. Laker & Erica M. Boas
6. Methodological Musings: Mindful Engagement of Sexual Consent, Coercion, Violence, and Other Messy Social Problems: Jason A. Laker
SECTION TWO: RESEARCH & POLICY BRIEFS
7. The Complexities of Consent with Men Who Experience Gender-Based Violence: Daniel Tillapaugh
8. Context Matters: Locating Sexual Violence Education within an Ecological Framework: Daniel Brisebois and Kathleen Clarke
9. Advancing Institutional Policies and Practices for Gender-Based Violence: Walking the Walk: Jennifer Massey
10. To Prevent and Reduce Men’s Sexual Violence Against Women, We Must Challenge Common Social Norms of Masculinity
and Masculine Sexuality: Michael Flood
11. Living Masculinities with Authenticity: Engaging Male Students to Lead Examined and Better Lives: Dan Hirsch
12. Beyond “Yes” or “No”? Understanding the Complexity of Sexual Consent and Refusal Communication: Tiffany Marcantonio,
Jennifer Littlejohn and Malachi Willis
SECTION THREE: ENDING SEXUAL COERCION AND ASSAULT: HOPEFUL PRACTICES
13. What Cuddle Parties Taught Us About Consent, and What They Forgot to Mention: Beth Lesen
14. The Players and the Game: A Practitioner’s Guide to Coercion, Manipulation, and Other Behaviors Associated with Sexual Offending: Emily Knight Shier
15. Reflections on College, Consent, False Accusations and Other Messy Business: In Conversation with Alan Berkowitz:
Alan Berkowitz and Jason A. Laker
16. Finding Hope and Growing Change: Student Activism on Gender-based Violence in Canada: Ziyana Kotadia, Aubrianna Snow,
Emily Rosser and Chantelle Spicer
17. Undressing Consent: A Pleasurable Approach to Learning About Consent, Rejection, and Sexual Violence: Erin Anderson
and AnnaLise Trudell
18. I Want It to Be Me in That Room: Institutional Betrayal, Identity Intersections, and Healing Centered Responses to Sexual Misconduct:
Leighia Eleanor J. Fleming
Conclusion: Toward an Agential Sexual Future, Erica M. Boas
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Pictured: Jason Laker (San José State University, United States, right), Dr. Concepción Naval (University of Navarra, Spain, left) and Dr. Kornelija Mrnjaus (University of Rijeka, Croatia, center) in St. Petersburg, Russia at an international conference, "Youth Participation as Goal and Method of Citizenship Education in Russia and Europe," hosted by the Centre for German and European Studies at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (formerly St. Petersburg State University) in October, 2009. Their participation in this conference inspired the development of their two edited texts published in 2014, which also served as the foundational books launching the Palgrave series.
These two volumes contemplate the roles and methods of post-secondary/tertiary sector educational institutions in preparing citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging.
The first text, Citizenship, Democracy and Higher Education in Europe, Canada and the U.S. is organized into two thematic sections: Foundations and Frameworks articulates and examines the subject matter from a “big picture” perspective, describing the conceptual frameworks and sector roles involved in the project of citizenship education and development. The second section, Policy Environments, contends with the tensions, challenges and opportunities in assembling the components necessary for meaningful, inclusive and effective educational access and outcomes.
In the second text, Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education: Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the U.S.A., contributors offer case studies and best practices from the field, offering methodological and professional applications as well as lessons and recommendations arising from pilot efforts to promote students’ Democratic civic learning and engagement.
The first text, Citizenship, Democracy and Higher Education in Europe, Canada and the U.S. is organized into two thematic sections: Foundations and Frameworks articulates and examines the subject matter from a “big picture” perspective, describing the conceptual frameworks and sector roles involved in the project of citizenship education and development. The second section, Policy Environments, contends with the tensions, challenges and opportunities in assembling the components necessary for meaningful, inclusive and effective educational access and outcomes.
In the second text, Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education: Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the U.S.A., contributors offer case studies and best practices from the field, offering methodological and professional applications as well as lessons and recommendations arising from pilot efforts to promote students’ Democratic civic learning and engagement.
Canadian Perspectives on Men and Masculinities (Oxford, 2012)

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This interdisciplinary reader is one of the only texts that explores men and masculinity issues within a distinctly Canadian context. Featuring seventeen original essays by leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this fascinating volume analyzes the many ways in which men and masculine gender roles have been constructed and depicted within Canadian society. Organized into three thematic sections, the text examines topics such as popular culture, sports, immigration, race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, and other dimensions of identity, while considering whether 'Canadian masculinity' is particularly unique. Current and comprehensive, Canadian Perspectives on Men & Masculinities is essential reading for understanding the multifaceted and ever-evolving male experience in Canada.
Masculinities in Higher Education (with Tracy Davis, Routledge, 2011)
Winner, 2012 NASPA Men and Masculinities Knowledge Community Newly Published Research Award

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Masculinities in Higher Education provides empirical evidence, theoretical support, and developmental interventions for educators working with college men both in and out of the classroom. The critical philosophical perspective of the text challenges the status-quo and offers theoretically sound educational strategies to successfully promote men’s learning and development. Contesting dominant discourses about men and masculinities and binary notions of privilege and oppression, the contributors examine the development and identity of men in higher education today. This edited collection analyzes the nuances of lived identities, intersections between identities, ways in which individuals participate in co-constructing identities, and in turn how these identities influence culture. Masculinities in Higher Education is a unique resource for graduate students and professional post-secondary educators looking for strategies to effectively promote college men’s learning and development.
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Selected Other Publications
- Laker, J. (2022). Masculine role socialization and performance. In McClellan, G. & Kiyama, J. (Eds.), Handbook of student affairs administration, 5th Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Mrnjaus, K. & Laker, J. (2021). A modest ambitious proposal: Envisioning an education system that works for everyone. In Gutvaijn, N., Stanišić, J. & Radović, V. (Eds.), Problems and Perspectives on contemporary education. Belgrade, Serbia: Institute for Educational Research.
- Laker, J. (2019). Academic curriculum. In Tillapaugh, D. & McGowen, B. (Eds.), Men & masculinities on campus: Theoretical foundations and promising practices. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
- Klobassa, V & Laker, J. (2018). Conduct and policy violations: Gender-informed restorative justice practice. In Catalano, C., Wagner, R. & Davis, T. (Eds.), Gender-Aware Practices: Intersectional approaches to applying masculinities in student affairs. (New Directions in Student Services, No. 164). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Laker, J., Deželan, T., & Kos, D. (2018). The relevance of extracurricular activities for citizenship: Why cutting budget for student associational activity is a bad policy. Annales (Slovenia), 4 (28), 827-840.
- Laker, J. & Davis, T. (2016). Unfinished business, dirty laundry, and hope for multicultural campus communities. In McClellan, G. & Stringer, J. (Eds.) Handbook of student affairs administration, 4th Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Laker, J. (2016). What's a nice, straight, white guy doing in an essay like this?!!! Privilege, oppression and the binary politics of positionality. Social Alternatives. 35 (3), 57-60.
- Laker, J. (2015). The present state(s) and future direction(s) of gender. Troubling the binary beyond nature versus nurture. Education Sciences and Society. 6 (2), 13-19.
- Deželan, T., Laker, J., & Pavlin, S. (2016). What determines enterprises’ perceptions of future development in higher education – Strange Bedfellows? European Journal of Education. 51 (1), 107-125.
- K. Myers, Jason A. Laker, and C. Minneman. (2015). Subaltern supermen: Intersecting masculinities and disabilities in popular culture. In: Davis, D.J., Brunn-Bevel, R., & Olive, J.L. (Eds.) Intersectionality in Education Research (pp. 189-208). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
- Laker, J. (2015). The present state(s) and future direction(s) of gender. Troubling the binary beyond nature versus nurture. Education Sciences and Society. 6 (2), 13-19.
- Laker, J. & Boas, E. (2015). Compliance is simple, Consent Stories are complex: Building capacity for sexual agency as a prevention strategy. Journal of Campus Title IX Compliance and Best Practices. 1, 21-28.
- Laker, J. (August 25, 2015). From Mindless to Mindful Dialogues about Identity. In Contemplative Practices for Anti-Oppression Pedagogy. Retrieved August 25, 2015, from http://goo.gl/i0kven
- Laker, J. (2014, December 21). Review of the book How college works, by D. F. Chambliss & C. Takacs. Teachers College Record. Retrieved from http://www.tcrecord.org/content.asp?contentid=17794.
- Laker, J., Naval, C., & Mrnjaus, K. (2014). The folly of employability: The case for a citizen-driven market economy. Annales (Slovenia), 3 (24), 397-406.
- Laker, J. (2014, September 19). Physician, Heal Thyself: A brief manifesto on kindness in academia and the tyranny of legitimacy. [Blog] Impact of Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Laker, J. (2014). Taking it Personally: Engaging democracy, human rights and civic participation as the vocations of higher education. In Laker, Naval, & Mrnjaus (Eds.), Citizenship, Democracy and Higher Education in Europe, Canada and the U.S. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Laker, J., Holopainen, M., & Capizzi, L. (2014). The Personal is Pedagogical: A microcosmic conversation on democratic education. In Laker, Naval, & Mrnjaus (Eds.), Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education: Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the U.S. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Naval, C., Ugarte, C., Laker, J.A. (2012). The development of civic competences at the university through community service-learning pedagogies. El valor de la educación. Editorial Universitas. Madrid
- Laker, J., Wilson, N., & Harper, R. (2010). Finding herself, finding her voice: Justyna. In Harper, R. & Wilson, N. More than listening: A casebook for using counseling skils in student affairs work (pp. 99-116). Washington, D.C.: NASPA
- Laker, J., Wilson, N., & Harper, R. (2010). Male social development: Matthew. In Harper, R. & Wilson, N. More than listening: A casebook for using counseling skils in student affairs work (pp. 199-214). Washington, D.C.: NASPA
- Laker, J. (2009, April). What should we be doing to end or reduce campus violence? Journal of College and Character, 10: 4.
- Laker, J. (2009, Winter). A call to community: Some thoughts for student affairs about identity and diversity. Communiqué (Canadian Association for College and University Student Affairs), 14-15.
- Laker, J. & Davis, T. (2009). Continuing the journey toward international and multicultural campus communities. In McClellan, G. & Stringer, J. (Eds.) Handbook of student affairs administration (pp. 242-264). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Laker, J.A. (2008, Summer). College males: Keeping them engaged on your campus. NASPA Leadership Exchange, 9-12.
- Laker, J.A. (2007). Review of the book: One size does not fit all: Traditional and innovative models of student affairs practice. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 37 (2), 118-122.
- Kaufman, M. & Laker, J. (2007, February). Masculinity in the quad. Academic Matters: The Journal of Higher Education, 16-17.
- Laker, J. (2006). Ethical and practical considerations for developing institutional gambling policy. In: McLellan, G; Hardy, T.; & Caswell, J. (Eds.) Ahead of the game: Understanding and addressing campus gambling (pp. 73-82). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Berila, B.; Keller, J.; Krone, C.; Laker, J; & Mayers, O. (2005). His story/her story: A dialogue about including men and masculinities in the women’s studies curriculum. Feminist Teacher, 16(1), 34-52.
- Davis, T. & Laker, J. (2004). Connecting men to academic and student affairs programs and services. In: Kellom, G. (Ed.) Designing effective programs and services for men in higher education (pp. 47-57). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Laker, J. (2003). Bad dogs: Rethinking our engagement of male students. In Brown, P. (Ed.), Men: On Campus. Washington: American College Personnel Association Standing Committee for Men.
- Laker, J. (2002). Disability and the social construction of masculinity. In Davis, T. (Ed.), Men: On Campus. Washington: American College Personnel Association Standing Committee for Men.
- Laker, J. (Director/Producer) (2002). Man enough II: Disability and relationships [VHS Tape]. Tucson, Arizona: Wilkats Media Productions.
- Laker, J. (Director/Producer) (2001). Man enough: Disability and masculinity [VHS Tape]. Tucson, Arizona: Wilkats Media Productions.
- Laker, J. (Director/Producer) (2001). Permission granted: Men talk about sexual orientation [VHS Tape]. Tucson, Arizona: Wilkats Media Productions.
- Laker, J. (Director/Producer) (1997). Keep your distance: Images of male friendship [VHS Tape]. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Department of Communication.