GWS/LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight

Emma Contreras is double-majoring in Environment Studies and Educational Policy Studies, and getting certificates in Gender & Women’s Studies, American Indian & Indigenous Studies, and Public Policy. Why did you choose GWS?  I chose to …

Viviane Graham is majoring in Social Work and getting certificates in Gender & Women’s Studies and Global Health. Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS to better understand gender inequities, especially in healthcare, and …

Claire Hoppe is majoring in History (Honors in the Liberal Arts) and getting a certificates in LGBTQ+ Studies and Integrated Liberal Studies. Why did you choose LGBTQ+ Studies? I chose to do the LGBTQ+ Studies …

Sophia Grams-Weston is majoring in Genetics & Genomics and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? I chose to minor in G&WS because I plan to go into OB/Gyn …

Hannah Pisarski is majoring in Genetics & Genomics and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? I first chose GWS studies because I needed a break from my science …

Ella Kuba-Schuenke is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies, Environmental Studies, and Mathematics. Why did you choose GWS? When I was a freshman, I took the introductory GWS 101 course and it got me so …

Sofia Thao is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? My first class in GWS was initially an effort to supplement my political and international studies double major. My interest, however, grew …

Carol Sze is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Computer Science and getting a certificate in Data Science. Why did you choose GWS? During my first few semesters, I took a number of GWS courses …

Kahlila Barnes is double-majoring in Legal Studies and Political Science and getting certificates in Gender & Women’s Studies and Criminal Justice. Why did you choose GWS? I decided to add a GWS certificate to my course load because …

Sarah Task is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Psychology. Why did you choose GWS? To be honest I feel like I didn’t choose GWS so much as GWS kind of chose me. I am …