People Type: Teaching Assistant

Biography Pronouns:  she/her/hers PhD student in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies Teaching Assistant: Gen&WS 200: Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies

Biography Mae DeChavez Pronouns: she/they Mae is a Master of Public Affairs candidate at the Robert LaFollette School of Public Affairs. Their areas of interest include social policy, with a focus on LGBTQIA+ issues and civil rights. After growing up in Wisconsin, Mae graduated from UW–Madison with a Political Science Major and Gender & Women’s …

Biography Pronouns: she/her/hers Geetanjali is a graduate student in the Department of Counseling Psychology and is training to become a mental health therapist. She is an international student from India and came to the US to pursue graduate studies in 2019 and is currently working as an intern at Mental Health Services – University Health …

Biography Teaching Assistant – GWS 101: Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation

Biography Pronouns:  she/her or they/them Emerald Rutledge is an English PhD student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also received her M.A. in Afro-American Studies. She has received the University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate School Fellowship as well as an Advanced Opportunity Fellowship, which will support her during the dissertation phase of her program. Her …

Biography I am currently in the Master of Public Health program and have a background in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx studies. I am interested in working with people who have experienced early childhood trauma and creating community-based resilience programs. Teaching Assistant – GWS 103: Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health Pronouns: she/her

Biography Pronouns: she/her/hers Natalie is a master’s student in Educational Policy Studies. Her research examines the relationships between gender, education access, and empowerment as they relate to the lives and experiences of young women. Using theories grounded in critical feminisms, her research concentrates on teacher’s involvement in young women’s marital decision making in Oromia, Ethiopia. …