Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees

Jennifer N. Belding is independent scholar in social psychology.Leandra H. Hernández is lecturer in the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication and Center for Mexican-American Studies at the University of Houston and adjunct faculty member in communication at National University and Trident University International.

• Introduction: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: Current Findings and Pathways Moving ForwardLeandra Hinojosa Hernández & Jennifer N. Belding Chapter 1: Navigating Academic and Military Life: A Personal JourneyMarcia M. BouchardChapter 2: Military Spouse Strategies for Navigating Academic and Personal Life: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Review of Post Graduate PursuitsAlissa E. Harrison, Annette Maldonado, Beth van Kan, & Henri CooperChapter 3: Cultural Collision: A Review of LiteratureAmy May and Victoria McDermottChapter 4: Exploring Identity, Professionalism, and Patriotism within a Multicultural Military Relationship: Intimacy OverseasPrecious YamaguchiChapter 5: Becoming Whole: Balancing Dual Identities as a Graduate Student Marine WifeElise DixonChapter 6: Military Spouses’ Uncertainty Management: Navigating Academic Goals and Military NeedsMichael Sollitto and Catherine ColeChapter 7: Military Spouses, Advanced Degrees, and the Myth of Keeping BusyAbby E. MurrayChapter 8: Counsel for the Military Spouse: Law School, the Bar Exam, and BeyondKatherine Lee GoyetteChapter 9: Joining the Ranks: Considering Military Spouse Life as a Lesbian Graduate StudentKaren TannenbaumChapter 10: Overcoming Obstacles: A Practical Guide to Meaningful Employment as a Military SpouseGeorgia K. Jones & Lindsey LeeChapter 11: Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees: A Unique Subpopulation to Study for the Science of Motivation and Goal PursuitJennifer N. BeldingChapter 12: ‘We Get It Done Because We Have To:’ Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees, Career and Educational Experiences, and Grit Amongst UncertaintyLeandra Hinojosa HernándezChapter 13: Conclusion: Advice from the TrenchesJennifer N. Belding & Leandra Hinojosa Hernández

The book should be a must-read for colleges and universities that deal with military families. It should also be required reading for those in command positions at our nation's bases and forts, so that they have a better and clearer understanding of the true impact on families from deployments and moves. . . . The editors take a resource book with data and information and make it very readable and understandable by adding so many different voices and viewpoints presented. . . . Every military spouse should have access to this book and read it. I believe this book has a mission and purpose. I salute the editors for putting this all together in this volume.