Transgender and nonbinary identity development, affirmation and social stigma
Anti-transgender policy violence
Queer and transgender experiences in higher education
The advancement of participatory action and arts-based research

Cosgrove, D., Simpson, F., Dreslinski, N. & Kihm, T. (2023). Photovoice as a transformative methodology for nonbinary young adults, Journal of LGBT Youth, 20(2), 282-300, DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2022.2048288

Kinney, M. Killian; Cosgrove, Darren; Swafford, Tayon R.; and Brandon-Friedman, Richard A. (2023) "An Institution Can Have Good Intentions and Still Be Atrocious": Transgender and Gender Expansive Experiences in Social Work Education," The Journal of  Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 50: Iss. 1, Article 6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4690 

Kinney, M.K. & Cosgrove, D. (2022)."Truly Listen to Us": Recommendations for Health Professionals to Bolster Wellbeing of Nonbinary Individuals. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 19(15).  https://doi.org/10.3390/

Pyles, L., Cosgrove, D., Adam, G. & Raheim, S. (2021). "Could we just breathe for 30 seconds?": Social worker experiences of Holistic Engagement Practice Training. Social Work. 66(4), 285–296. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swab031

Kramer, C., Cosgrove, D., Mountz, S. & Lee, E. (2021). Finding a Place for My Research to Belong: Experiences of early-career social work participatory action researchers in neoliberal academia. Critical and Radical Social Work. (9)2, 269-287.         https://doi.org/10.1332/204986020X16031175005938

Cosgrove, D. (2021). "I am allowed to be myself": A photovoice exploration of non-binary identity development and meaning-making. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. (33)1, 78-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2020.1850385.

Cosgrove, D., Bozlak, C. & Reid, P. (2021). Service Barriers for Gender non-binary Young Adults: Using photovoice to understand support and stigma. Affilia. 36(2), 220–239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109920944535.
 

Cosgrove, D., Colacchio, B., & Levin, D. (2023, Jan). Exploring the Use of Art-Based Collaborative Auto-Ethnography. Society of Social Work Research, Phoenix, AZ. [ Round Table]

Timbers, V.* & Cosgrove, C. (2022, November). Clinical Practice with Trans and Gender Expansive Clients in Rural Settings. Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA. [research presentation]

Kramer, C., Cosgrove, D. & DeChants, J. (2022, Jan). Looking Back to Look Forward: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Study of the Effects of Neoliberalism on Social Work Practice, Education and Research. Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C. [poster]

Cosgrove, D. & Kinney, K. (2021, November). Improving services for nonbinary clients: Exploring what it means to be “LGBTQ-affirming." Council on Social Work Education, Orlando FL. [research presentation]

Cosgrove, D. & Kinney, K. (2021, June). Photovoice as a Tool for Nonbinary Identity Exploration, Community Change, and Wellbeing. LGBTQ Research Symposium, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Virtual. [paper].