Summary
Casey Scheibling is an assistant professor jointly appointed in the Department of Sociology and the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to this appointment, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto from 2020 to 2023 after receiving his Ph.D. in Sociology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 2019.
As a critical social psychologist, Dr. Scheibling uses symbolic interactionist and cultural sociological perspectives to address research questions in three main streams. The first stream focuses on mediated communications and communities. Much of Scheibling’s research has explored how masculinities are constructed through media, with a particular focus on the cultural influence of “dad bloggers.” Building from these projects, he is now investigating how digital discourse about “tradwives” and “performative males” (re)frames contemporary relationship norms and anxieties. The second stream looks more closely at parental self-concepts and health. His current interview-based study examines how fatherhood affects men’s sense of identity and psychological well-being. In related collaborations, he is also analyzing experiences of stress, guilt and cognitive labor among American, Canadian and Australian parents. Finally, the third stream assesses recent recalibrations of work–family roles and expectations. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, Scheibling is identifying changes to paid and unpaid labor, intensive parenting culture and work–family conflict both during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Scheibling’s work has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) through a graduate scholarship, foreign study supplement, postdoctoral fellowship and Insight Development Grant (2020-2022). He has also received awards from the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) and the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN). His research can be found in peer-reviewed journals such as the Canadian Review of Sociology, Journal of Marriage and Family, Men and Masculinities, Sex Roles and Symbolic Interaction. He is also on the editorial board for the Journal of Family Theory & Review.
Research interests
- Sociological Social Psychology
- Men and Masculinities
- Families and Work
- Media and Communications
- Health and Well-being
Courses taught
- SOC 408: Qualitative Research
- SOC 457: Society and Health
- SOC 708: Qualitative Research Methods
- SOC 739: Advanced Social Psychology I
- SOC 740: Advanced Social Psychology II
Selected publications
- Scheibling, C., & Sunderland, J. (2025). Compromising Fatherhood: Expansion Versus Constriction in Fathers’ Gender Identities and Role Performances. Journal of Marriage and Family.
- Scheibling, C., Young, M., Milkie, M. A., & Schieman, S. (2025). Gender, Work, and the Family’s Morning Rush Hour: The Strain Associated with Preparing Children for the Day. Community, Work & Family, 28(3), 406–423.
- Scheibling, C., & Milkie, M. A. (2023). Shifting Toward Intensive Parenting Culture? A Comparative Analysis of Top Mommy Blogs and Dad Blogs. Family Relations, 72(2), 495–514.
- Scheibling, C. (2022). “Why Can’t Boys Be #LikeAGirl?”: Sticky Essentialism and Ambivalent (De)gendering in Fathers’ Online Accounts of Children’s Gender and Sexuality. Sex Roles, 86(5/6), 366–378.
- Scheibling, C., & Marsiglio, W. (2021). #HealthyDads: “Fit Fathering” Discourse and Digital Health Promotion in Dad Blogs. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83(4), 1227–1242.
- Scheibling, C. (2020). Doing Fatherhood Online: Men’s Parental Identities, Experiences, and Ideologies on Social Media. Symbolic Interaction, 43(3), 472–492.
- Scheibling, C. (2020). The Culture of Fatherhood 2.0: Exploring the “Tiny Public” of Dad Bloggers in North America. Feminist Media Studies, 20(6), 813–830.
- Scheibling, C. (2020). “Real Heroes Care”: How Dad Bloggers Are Reconstructing Fatherhood and Masculinities. Men and Masculinities, 23(1), 3–19.
- Scheibling, C., & Lafrance, M. (2019). Man Up but Stay Smooth: Hybrid Masculinities in Advertising for Men’s Grooming Products. Journal of Men’s Studies, 27(2), 222–239.
Ph.D. students
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, McMaster University, 2019
- M.A., Sociology, Concordia University, 2014
- B.A., Sociology, Concordia University, 2012