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Ahoy and happy spring dear GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Community! I hope you are finding some sun and soaking up some joy in these trying times. Springtime is upon us! A time for growth! This …

Dear GWS Alums and Friends, I write to you on a chilly February day during which I am starting to wonder if winter will ever end. While there is no snow on the ground, last …

Grace Atherton (she/her) is a Madison native and self-taught communications & marketing professional with a deep passion for gender equity, economic and social justice, and servant leadership. In her current job as Communications Director for …

Shannon Patterson, PhD (she/her), is a licensed psychologist specializing in eating disorders and health psychology, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2010 with degrees in Psychology and Sociology, along with certificates in Gender …

The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies is so pleased to have Dr. Alexandra Kralick joining us as a Wittig Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Feminist Biology! To help you get to know her, we asked …

Visiting Assistant Professor Hanan Al-Alawi, who joined Gender and Women’s Studies in Fall 2024, is our March 2025 Faculty Focus! She is currently teaching GWS 101: Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation and GWS 345: Narrating …

Jordan Hatcher (she/her) has stayed quite busy since graduating with her BA in 2012! Jordan applied her International Studies major and Certificate in Gender and Woman’s Studies in service as a community health volunteer with …

Aidan McDonough (he/they) graduated in May of 2024 with a B.A. in Psychology and a Certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies. Aidan is a first generation college student who recently finished his application for a …

Alex Garcia (she/her) graduated from UW-Madison in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a certificate in Women’s Studies, followed by a Master’s in Social Work in 2010. After graduation, she worked in …