Gender and Women’s Studies is an interdisciplinary program that centers on issues of gender, sexuality, and the ways gender and sexuality shape human experience through history and across cultures. Students work closely with GWS faculty in discussion-centered courses and independent research projects. Our students become critical and creative thinkers, able to analyze gender through interdisciplinary connections and multiple cultural perspectives. GWS graduates bring their knowledge of gender and their analytical abilities to other academic fields, to graduate and professional programs, and to a wide range of careers.
Gender & Women’s Studies
Major / Minor
Gender & Women’s Studies Snapshot
Beyond the Classroom
Students have a wide array of opportunities for research, internships, conferences, and networking beyond the classroom that give them an advantage to prepare for life after W&J.
Gender & Women’s Studies Faculty
Amparo Alpanes, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages
Judith Atzler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of German
Elizabeth Bennett, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychology
James Benze, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Candy DeBerry, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Robert East Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Environmental Studies
Danielle Ficco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Tiffani Gottschall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair of Economics
Charles Hannon, Ph.D.
Professor of Computing and Information Studies
Jennifer Harding, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Amanda Holland-Minkley, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Computing and Information Studies
David Kieran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair of History; Coordinator of the American Studies Concentration
Jeannette Kline, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics and Chair of Physics (Interim)
Carolyn Kyler, Ph.D.
Professor of English; Director of Gender and Women's Studies
John Lambertson, Ph.D.
Professor of Art and Chair of Art & Art History
Michael Lewis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Victoria D. List, JD, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Steven Malinak, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
HJ Manzari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Latin American Studies; Director of Spanish Program
Karin Maresh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
Rebecca McDonald, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Kathleen McEvoy, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Susan Medley, D.M.A.
Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities
Anoosua Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair of Music
Christy Shaughnessy, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Dana Shiller, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Professor of English
Olga Solovieva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Religious Studies; Interfaith Leadership Studies Coordinator
Sharon Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of French; French Program Coordinator
Susan Vdovichenko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Russian
Lynn Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology