Name: Dr. Kate Phelps Title: Teaching Faculty Hometown: Madison, WI! Educational/professional background: I have a Bachelor’s in Women’s and Gender Studies from Beloit College, a Master’s in Gender and Cultural Studies from Simmons University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston My teaching career has spanned from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Tufts …
Name: Kai Pyle Title: Assistant Professor, Gender & Women’s Studies and American Indian & Indigenous Studies Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: Although I started college at the University of Chicago, I completed my BA in First Nations Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. For grad school, I went straight to a …
Name: Kong Pheng Pha Title: Assistant Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Educational/professional background: I attended public schools my entire life, from Head Start all the way through graduate school. I ended up attending the University of Minnesota (which was my hometown university) for my undergraduate studies. I …
Name: Dr. Sara B. Chadwick Title: Assistant Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies and Psychology Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan Educational/professional background: I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, where I majored in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science (Psychology) and minored in LGBTQ and Sexuality Studies. I then returned to the University of Michigan to complete my …
Name: Aurora Santiago Ortiz Title: Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Chican@/Latin@ Studies Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico Educational/professional background: I have a BFA in Film and Television from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, a JD from the University of Puerto Rico, and a PhD from UMass Amherst. What is your field …
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. I was a Watson Fellow after college, before coming back to the US to work for a couple of years …
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, and how did you get into it? I am a medical anthropologist by training. My position in Gender and Women’s …
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 lead of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. Hometown: Benton, Maine Educational/professional background: I earned my PhD in Clinical Psychology from …
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 Studies and Sociology in Fall 2021. Read more about Dr. Ward below. Name: Kelly Marie Ward Hometown: Seattle, WA Educational/professional …
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 Asian American racial formation and multiculturalism, family and kinship, and cultural studies of science. Read more about Professor Johnson below. …