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
Judith Atzler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of German; Director of German
Elizabeth Bennett, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychology
Stevie Berberick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Arts; Coordinator of Safe Zone Training
Candy DeBerry, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Robert East Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor; 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
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
H.J. Manzari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Latin American Studies
Karin Maresh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
Rebecca McDonald, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
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
Olga Solovieva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Religious Studies; Interfaith Leadership Studies Coordinator; Social Justice Studies Co-Coordinator
Sharon Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of French; French Program Coordinator
Michael Wolf, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy; Director of African American StudiesGender & Women’s Studies Events
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