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 the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, she leads communications and marketing efforts on behalf of nearly 800 dairy manufacturers, processors, and …
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 and Women’s Studies and Gerontology. Her clinical training focused on the intersection of physical and mental health, and she was …
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 her some questions. Please read below to learn about Dr. Kralick! Name: Alexandra E. Kralick, Ph.D. Title: Wittig Postdoctoral Research …
Professor Leigh Senderowicz’s important new article – that was over a decade in the writing – has major impact! Professor Senderowicz explains the history and acheivement of her paper, co-authored with Dr. Rishita Nandagiri: I’m proud of publishing this overtly feminist work in a demography journal. The article urges demographers (and others) to reconsider the …
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 Queer Lives. Name: Dr. Hanan Al-Alawi Title: Visiting Assistant Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies Hometown: Kuwait Educational/professional background: I have a …
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 the Peace Corps in both Senegal and South Africa on HIV, malaria, and maternal health projects. From there, Jordan spent …
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 Counseling M.S. program with UW–Madison. Aidan is a passionate consumer of movies and music and currently works as an Amazon …
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 in-home and community-based hospice care in Milwaukee until 2012, after which she transitioned to the Emergency Department at UW Hospital …
Cate Wiley (she/her) graduated with a Ph.D. from UW–Madison in 1990 in English with a Women’s Studies minor Check out her work here and listen to her talk about her new play Sheltered here. Bio and Background: share anything you’d like to about yourself and what you are up to now! I grew up in …
Course Title: GWS/ENGL 350: Special Topics in Gender and Literature – “Narrating Gender and Sexual Difference” with Dr. Elaine Cannell What is this course about? This course considers how different genres–including manifestos, memoirs, speculative fiction, dramatic literature, and poetry–have been deployed by queer and trans communities, women of color, and other gender and sexual outlaws …