Publications

ORCID: 0000-0003-1996-1058

  • Peer-reviewed articles:

Verheijen, L. & Cordoba, S. (forthcoming).“I will always 100% be a tomboy, even underneath all this”: A multimodal critical discourse analysis of the commodification of female masculinities in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines.

Strunel, A.M., & Cordoba, S. (2025). Insider/outsider dynamics: A reflexive thematic analysis of reflexivity/positionality in the ‘qualitative research in psychology’ journal. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2025.2505460

Cordoba, S., Ojeda Caro, S., & Fiorini, G. (2025). Trans and non-binary Latin American migrants in London: An intersectional analysis of migration and psychological well-being. Journal of Homosexuality, 1–25. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2025.2485149

Apopei, D., Coe, J., & Cordoba, S. (2024). Examining the role of family, media, peers in young Caucasian men’s understandings of body dissatisfaction: A thematic analysis using the tripartite influential model and social comparison theory. Gender Issues, 41(4), 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-024-09339-3

Dodgers, S., Cordoba, S., & Coe, J. (2023). Examining the role of childhood experiences in gender identity and expression: An interpretative phenomenological analysis using social learning theory. Gender Issues, 40(3), 255–274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-023-09314-4

Davy, Z. & Cordoba, S. (2019). School and gender variant children: Parents’ and guardians’ perspectives. Journal of LGBT Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2019.1647810

  • Books

Cordoba, S. (2023). Non-binary gender identities: The language of becoming. London: Routledge’s Gender and Sexualities in Psychology.

  • Book chapters

Voi, S., Twist, J., Nolte, L., & Cordoba, S. (2025). Trans and non-binary people’s experience of their sexualities and relationships alongside their gender. In Banbury, S. & Lusher, J. (Eds.), Advancements in sexology. Nova Science Publishers.

Cordoba, S. (2020). Non-binary sexualities: The language of desire, practice, and embodiment. In Z. Davy, A. Santos, C. Bertone, R. Thoreson & S. Wieringa (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of global sexualities (Vol. 1 & 2, pp. 877-896). London: SAGE.

  • Under review

Cordoba, S. (revisions submitted). Non-binary genders and linguistic becomings: Queer proximities. In R. Valijarvi & L. Kahn (Eds.), Challenging the binary: Non-binary, genderqueer, and gender-neutral language. De Gruyter.

Cordoba, S. (under review). Diverse genders. In S. J. Ellis (Ed.), Research handbook on LGBTIQ+ psychology. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Ion, D-A. & Cordoba, S. (under review). Pride and help-seeking: Where do older LGBTQ+ people fit in? In K. Slootmaeckers & F. Ammaturo (Eds.), The changing face of pride: Movements, activism, histories. Palgrave Macmillan / Manchester University Press.

Dodgers, S., Coe, J., & Cordoba, S. (under review). Children’s gender socialisations in secondary school: A thematic analysis using social learning theory. Research in Education.

Harding, J., & Cordoba, S., Encinas, M. (under review). Becoming Arsenal gaygooners: Practices of belonging and community-making among LGBTQ+ football supporters. The Oral History Review.

Bravo, J. T., Cordoba, S., & Ayling, R. (submitted). Trauma-focused interventions with asylum seekers in the UK: Therapists’ perceptions and experiences. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care.

Voi, S., Nolte, L., & Cordoba, S. (submitted). New Materialism for beginners: A flexible guide and case study on gender and sexuality research. Journal of Family Therapy.

  • Under development

Cordoba, S. (Ed.) (under development). Queering the curriculum in higher education: Multidisciplinary perspectives and best practices for transformative queer pedagogy. Emerald Publishing.

  • Theses:

Cordoba, S. (2020). Exploring non-binary genders: Language and identity. Ph.D. in Psychology Dissertation. De Montfort University.

Cordoba, S. (2016). Language preference and cognitive availability of sexual identity in gay Japanese bilinguals: An analysis of habitual use of linguistic categories. MA in General Psychology Thesis. CUNY Academic Works.

  • Publications intended for the general public:

Cordoba, S. (2023). Books that shaped me. The Psychologist – British Psychological Society.

Cordoba, S. (2020). How Netflix’s Sense8 saved Pride Month for me and my chosen family. Inverse.

Cordoba, S. (2017). Review of The Bodcast: Bustle’s podcast about body positivity & feminism In 2017. The Guardian.