Faculty Focus

Name: Aurora Santiago Ortiz Title: Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Chicane/Latine Studies Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico Educational/professional background: I have a B.F.A. in Film and Television from NYU’s Tisch School of …

Name: Leigh Senderowicz Title: Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hometown: Very proud Philadelphian Educational/professional background: I did my undergrad at Wesleyan, where I majored in anthropology and gender studies. …

Name: Ruth Goldstein Title: Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies Hometown: Baltimore, MD Educational/professional background: PhD in Medical Anthropology from UC Berkeley, MA in Folklore from UC Berkeley What is your field of research, …

Associate Professor Kate Walsh is our April Faculty Focus. Read more about Dr. Walsh below. Professor Walsh, who began her appointment in Fall 2020, holds an appointment in GWS and Psychology, and she is the …

Assistant Professor Kelly Marie Ward, whose position began in Fall 2020, is our February Faculty Focus. She is currently an Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellow, and they will begin teaching courses in Gender and Women’s …

Assistant Professor LiLi Johnson, whose position began in Fall 2019, is our January Faculty Focus. In Fall 2020, she began teaching courses in Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies. Her research focuses on …

Assistant Professor James McMaster, whose faculty position began in Fall 2019, has been featured in a UW-Madison “Faculty Focus” piece. In Fall 2019, he began teaching courses in Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American …

Assistant Professor Marwa Shalaby, whose faculty position began in Fall 2019, has been featured in a UW-Madison “Faculty Focus” piece. She is gearing up to teach courses in the politics of gender in the Middle …