WGSS Faculty Research Areas of Expertise & Interest

WGSS affiliated faculty and staff boast diverse areas of interest and expertise, and they employ a wide range of methodologies to study varied research questions. The diverse research interests on campus are loosely categorized below to provide a sense to students, staff, and faculty of the areas related to gender, sexualities, and feminism that are under study across the university and to encourage connections and collaborations for faculty and staff, and mentored experiences for students. Click on a given category to see a list of some of the people on campus engaged in that area (many individuals are listed in more than one area). Click on their names to see more about their specific interests.

Feminism in the Arts

  • Stephen Bloch-Schulman
  • Lauren Guilmette
  • Lauren Kearns
  • Cassie Kircher
  • Nina Namaste
  • Kirstin Ringelberg
  • Leyla Savloff
  • Susanne Shawyer

Feminism Today

  • Amy Allocco
  • Stephen Bloch-Schulman
  • Ann Cahill
  • Rodney Clare
  • Lauren Guilmette
  • Kirstin Ringelberg
  • Leyla Savloff

Gender in Literature

  • Amy Allocco
  • Kevin Bourque
  • Margaret Chapman
  • Deandra Little
  • Nina Namaste
  • Susanne Shawyer

Gender and Religion

  • Amy Alloco
  • Geoffrey Claussen
  • Lynn Huber
  • Andrew Monteith
  • Sheila Otieno
  • Toddie Peters

Gender and Strategic Communications

  • Vanessa Bravo
  • Lee Bush

Gender-based Violence and Crime

  • Becca Bishopric Patterson
  • Ann Cahill
  • AK Krauss
  • Nijah Toshumba
  • Rena Zito

Identity Construction

  • Kevin Bourque
  • Alexis Franzese
  • Lynn Huber
  • Nina Namaste
  • Rissa Trachman

LGBTQIA Today

  • Amy Alloco
  • Kevin Bourque
  • David Buck
  • Archie Crowley
  • Libby Coyner
  • Alexis Franzese
  • Luis Garay
  • Lauren Guilmette
  • Lynn Huber
  • Maria Mejia
  • Kirstin Ringelberg
  • Leyla Savloff

LGBTQIA & Women's History

  • Kevin Bourque
  • Caylin Carbonell
  • Rodney Clare
  • Libby Coyner
  • Mary Jo Festle
  • Kirsten Ringelberg

Psychology & Biology of Gender

  • Kim Epting
  • Alexis Franzese
  • Caroline Ketcham
  • Katie King
  • Ilyssa Salomon
  • Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler

Women's Health

  • Stephanie Baker
  • Yanica Faustin
  • Alexis Franzese
  • Caroline Ketcham
  • Antoinette Polito

Disability Studies

  • Libby Coyner
  • Alexa Darby
  • Lauren Guilmette
  • Paula Patch
  • Erin Pearson
  • Leyla Savloff