Publications
Read works authored/co-authored by Kaela Joseph
Fandom Acts of Kindness
Fandom can save the world!
This first of its kind, actionable and inspirational resource provides the tools and motivation necessary for pop culture fans to make a difference—while having fun!
Fandoms are united as a community because of the power of story. And it’s exactly the magical alchemy forged when mixing story and community that has helped fandoms across the world feed thousands of hungry children, donate countless books, build schools, register voters, disrupt online hate speech, and save lives through crafting PPE for COVID-19 frontline workers, natural disaster response, and mental health crisis support.
Fandom Acts of Kindness not only tells the stories of the good fans have done in the world but serves as a dungeon master’s guide to how to be a hero yourself. Perfect for those who want to inspire others, organize collective action, sustain, and nurture your own mental health and creativity, and do it all through a pop culture perspective.
Book Chapters
Joseph, K.M. and Cook, T. (2023) Stormfront: Thunderous warning. In Supes Ain’t Always Heroes: Inside The Complex Characters and Twisted Psychology of the Boys. Zubernis, L. and Snyder, M. (Eds.). Smart Pop.
Rodriguez K., Peta J., Joseph K.M., & Goldblum P. (2022) Understanding suicide among gender minorities. In Pompili M. (Eds.) Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41319-4_54-1
Cook, T. and Joseph, K.M. (2020) Gender, activism, and SPN’s legacy In L.S. Zubernis (Ed.) There’ll Be Peace When You Are Done: Actors and Fans Celebrate the Legacy of Supernatural. BenBella Books.
Joseph, K.M. (independently-published, 2019). We chose family: The role of fictive kinships among Supernatural’s LGBTQ fans in convention spaces In A. Vian, M.S. Kennedy, & S. Irvine. (Eds.) CONVentional Wisdom: Every Con Has a Story.
Cook, T. and Joseph, K.M. (independently-published, 2019). ‘I belong here’: Conventions as fuel for social action In A. Vian M.S. Kennedy, & S. Irvine. (Eds.) CONVentional Wisdom: Every Con Has a Story.
Jain, S., Joseph, K.M., Rosen, C.S., & Lindley, S.E. (2015) The implementation of a peer support program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD): Seeking new models for the provision of community-based outpatient services where capacity of the system and providers is challenged to meet the need. In L.W Roberts, D. Reicherter, S. Adelsheim, & S.V. Joshi (Eds.), Partnerships for Mental Health (pp. 125-136). New York, NY: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18884-3_10
Joseph, K.M., Cook, T. and Karkanias, A. (2024). “Are you watching the Godfather?”: Patriarchal approaches to fandom. M/C Journal. Manuscript accepted by editor. https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.3064
Joseph, K.M., Harris, J.I., Barnes, T., & Boyd, J. (2022). Disclosure of Lived Experience of Mental Illness in Training: Reasons for Disclosure. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000536
Harris, J. I., Barnes, T., Boyd, J. E., Joseph, K.M., & Osatuke, K. (2022). Workplace bullying among mental health providers with lived experience of a mental health challenge. Psychological services, 19(1), 58–65. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000499
Joseph, K.M., Hernandez, J.M., & Jain, S. (2015) Telephone outreach recruitment of veterans with PTSD for a VA peer support program. Psychiatric Services, 66(9), 1001-1001. https://doi.org/10.1176/ appi.ps. 660903
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
McCoy, R., Joseph, K.M., and Bonger, B. (2024). Erotic asphyxiation and autoerotic fatalities. In Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Shackelford, T.K. (Ed.) Springer. Manuscript accepted by editor. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_2496-1
McCoy, R. Marynowski, K., McDonough, A.J., Joseph, K.M. & Bonger, B. (2024). Models of disability and sexuality. In Encyclopedia of Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Shackelford, T.K. (Ed.) Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_2494-1