IAMAS: (Re-)Producing Mothering, Motherwork, and Motherhood

Jessica Killeen is Associate Professor of Sociology at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. She holds a Bachelor Honors Degree in Sociology and Social Policy, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology, Gender and Cultural Studies, both from the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include mothering and emotion work in the context of chronic illness, and matrescence across cultures. Her current research focuses on how mothers experiencing perinatal loss navigate ideologies of 'the good mother' and Intensive Mothering.