Research

Dr. Jago’s research explores the narrative construction of identity and emotion in a variety of
relational cultures including the family, the mental health care industry, and the academy. She utilizes the autoethnographic method in her research.

Publications

Jago, Barbara J. (2006). “A primary act of imagination: Women’s narratives of fatherlessness." Qualitative Inquiry 12, 3.

Jago, Barbara J. and Students from CA 506: Gender. (forthcoming). “Undergraduates ranting: Third wave manifestos." In We Want it Now! Third Wave Manifestos, edited by Shira Tarrant, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Goucher College.

Jago, Barbara J. (forthcoming). "Coming out in the academy." In Illness in the Academy, edited by Kimberly Myers, Associate Professor of English, University of Montana.

Jago, Barbara J. (2005). “The car radio: An autoethnographic short story.” Journal of Loss and Trauma 10, 1, 1-6.
Jago, Barbara J. (2002). "Chronicling an academic depression." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 31, 6, 729-757.
Jago, Barbara J. (1996). "Postcards, ghosts, and fathers: Revising family stories."
Qualitative Inquiry 2, 4, 495-516.

Submitted for Publication

Jago, Barbara J. "Reconstructing Relationships in the Classroom: An autoethnographic tale of learning." Submitted to: Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, June 2005.


Current Projects

Jago, Barbara J. "Chasing Laurie: An autoethnographic tale of sisterhood."


Select Presentations
"Inviting emotion into the classroom: An autoethnographic tale of learning."
Accepted as one of the "Top Four Papers" by the Ethnography Division for the National Communication Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA. November 2005.
"Honor's Convocation Faculty Address." University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Manchester, NH. May 2005.
“Coming out in the academy.” Paper presented to the Ethnography Division of the National Communication Association Annual Conference, Chicago IL. November 2004.
"Chronicling an academic depression." Brown Bag Lunch Presentation, University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Manchester, NH. October 2002.
"Research, reputation, and risk: Developing an autoethnographic study of polyamory."
Paper presented at the Stone/Couch Symposium, St. Petersburg, FL. January 2000.
"Families and holidays." Panel participant on New Hampshire Public Radio's program At the Exchange," Concord, NH, December 1999.
"Worms, mourning doves, and a primary act of imagination: Elizabeth's story of father-absence." Invited paper presented at the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. August 1999.
"I had multiple mothers: Father-absence and maternal-presence in Susanna's story."
Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, New York, NY. November 1998.
"Family affairs: Qualitative research, close relationships, and the ethics of disclosure."
Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. November 1997.