Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Faculty
Kristin Anderson, Sociology. Gender and society, the family in society, domestic violence and the criminal justice system. Kristin.Anderson@wwu.edu
Bidisha Biswas, Political Science. Diaspora politics, international relations, ethnic and civic conflicts, terrorism. Bidisha.Biswas@wwu.edu
Josh Cerretti, History and WGSS. Local and transnational feminisms, memory, trauma, and violence in wartime. Josh.Cerretti@wwu.edu (Joint Appointment in History and WGSS)
Elizabeth Colen, English. Hybrid genres, experimental writing, ecopoetics, and literary collage. Elizabeth.Colen@wwu.edu
Susan Costanzo, History. Russian women's history and culture. Susan.Costanzo@wwu.edu
Shirin Deylami, Political Science. Feminist and queer theory; post-colonial and Islamic thought; and gender and Islam. Shirin.Deylami@wwu.edu
Julie Dugger, English. Women writers, gender and genre, the romance novel. Julie.Dugger@wwu.edu
Marie Eaton, Fairhaven College. Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered issues in education. Marie.Eaton@wwu.edu (Emerita)
Lena Ericksen, Psychology. Gender issues. Lena.Ericksen@wwu.edu
Mary Erickson, Communication Studies. Critical media studies, gender, film/TV/internet, media industries. Mary.Erickson@wwu.edu
Amanda Eurich, History. Gender, sexuality, and religion in early modern Europe. Amanda.Eurich@wwu.edu
Barbara Farrand, Psychology. Gender issues, learning and cognitive development, adolescent development. Barbara.Farrand@wwu.edu
Angela Fillingim, Sociology. Human rights, immigration, international law, Latin America, race, and political sociology. Angela.Fillingim@wwu.edu
Allison Giffen, English. Early 19th century American women writers and American women poets. Allison.Giffen@wwu.edu
Carol Guess, English. Queer Studies, Creative Writing. Carol.Guess@wwu.edu
Joyce Hammond, Anthropology. Cross-cultural women studies, gender in visual media and popular culture, gender and body, women's folk arts. Joyce.Hammond@wwu.edu
Pam Hardman, English. Women's literature, cultural studies, medical institutions' treatment of women. Pam.Hardman@wwu.edu
Nini Hayes, Environmental Studies. Critical education theory, environmental education, and social justice. Nini.Hayes@wwu.edu
Vicki Hsueh, Political Science and WGSS, Program Director. Feminist political theory, political participation and gender, post-colonialism, ethnicity, and race. Vicki.Hsueh@wwu.edu
Melina Juárez Pérez, Political Science and WGSS. Immigration, Latinx politics, race, gender, and sexuality. (Joint Appointment in Political Science and WGSS). Melina.Juarez@wwu.edu
Laura Laffrado, English. Early U.S. literature and culture, U.S. women's writing, women's autobiographical writing. Laura.Laffrado@wwu.edu
Anne Lobeck, English. Language and gender. Anne.Lobeck@wwu.edu
Jen Lois, Sociology. Social psychology, emotions, gender, qualitative methods. Jennifer.Lois@wwu.edu
Baozhen Luo, Sociology. Family and life course, social gerontology, Asian/Asian American. Baozhen.Luo@wwu.edu
Kelly Magee, English. Creative writing, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered studies. Kelly.Magee@wwu.edu
Lori Martindale, Honors and WGSS. Gender studies; film and media studies; philosophy and literature; feminist theory; writing about literature. Lori.Martindale@wwu.edu
Mary Janell Metzger, English. Feminist, gender, and critical theory; early modern lit & culture; globalization and literature, globalization, women and literature. Mary.Metzger@wwu.edu
Barbara Miller, Art History. Feminist art theory, contemporary women artists, and the representation of gender in modern and contemporary visual culture. Barbara.Miller@wwu.edu
Kate Miller, WGSS. Introduction to Women Studies, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered studies, creative writing, feminist theory. Kate.Miller@wwu.edu
Carolyn Nielsen, Journalism. Diversity, mass media and social change as it relates to women's lives. Carolyn.Nielsen@wwu.edu
Nancy Pagh, English. Gender and Pacific Northwest regional studies, women and environments, women and space. Nancy.Pagh@wwu.edu
Suzanne Paola, English. Creative writing, women and literature. Suzanne.Paola@wwu.edu
Rachel Paul, Political Science. Women and politics. Rachel.Paul@wwu.edu
Lysa Rivera, English. Chicano/a and African American literature and culture, science fiction, literature and culture. Lysa.Rivera@wwu.edu
Debra J. Salazar, Political Science. Queer politics, social justice, social change, women and environmental politics. Debra.Salazar@wwu.edu
Kathy Saunders, Anthropology. Gendered aspects of technoscience, reproduction and kinship, cross-cultural sex and gender. Kathleen.Saunders@wwu.edu
Michael Schulze-Oechtering, History/ESJ/ACS. Social movements, ethnic studies, Asian-American and Black power movements, labor rights. Michael.Schulze-Oechtering@wwu.edu
Rae Lynn A. Schwartz-DuPre, Communication and WGSS. Rhetoric, mass media and postcolonial communication. RaeLynn.Schwartz-DuPre@wwu.edu (Joint Appointment in Comm Studies and WGSS)
Michael Slouber, Liberal Studies. South Asia history and culture, gender and sexuality. Michael.Slouber@wwu.edu
Tamara Spira, Fairhaven/American Cultural Studies. Transnational, de-colonial, and critical race feminist theories and praxis; queer of color and transnational sexuality studies and feminist critiques of militarism, prisons, and empires. Tamara.Spira@wwu.edu
Anika Stafford, WGSS. Queer & feminist theory and methods, critical childhood studies, colonialism and North American history. Anika.Tilland-Stafford@wwu.edu
Midori Takagi, Fairhaven College. Race, class and gender, comparative studies of women of color. Midori.Takagi@wwu.edu
Shurla Thibou, WGSS. Introduction to Women Studies, women and globalization. Shurla.Thibou@wwu.edu
Kate Trueblood, English. Women and literature, creative writing. Kathryn.Trueblood@wwu.edu
Chris Vargas, Art. Time-based art, queer radicalism, transgender hirstory, and imperfect role models. Chris.Vargas@wwu.edu
Verónica N. Vélez, Education and Social Justice/Woodring and Fairhaven. Critical race theory and Latina/o critical theory in education, Chicana feminist epistemologies, politics of parent engagement in educational reform, particularly for Latina/o (im)migrant families, and participatory action and community-based models of research. Veronica.Velez@wwu.edu
Theresa Warburton, English. Contemporary women's literature, Native literature, women of color and indigenous feminisms, feminist theory, anarchist studies, social justice. Theresa.Warburton@wwu.edu
Sara Weir, Political Science. Social and health policy, women and politics, feminist political theory. Sara.Weir@wwu.edu (Emerita)
Christopher Wise, International Studies. Colonization/Post colonization and expected gender roles. Christopher.Wise@wwu.edu
Jane Wong, English. Creative writing, women of color in the literary arts, Asian American studies, digital humanities. Jane.Wong@wwu.edu
Greg Youmans, English. Film and media studies, documentary and experimental cinema, LGBTQ history and historiography, and queer and feminist theory. Greg.Youmans@wwu.edu
Kathleen Young, Anthropology. Cross cultural gender roles. Kathleen.Young@wwu.edu
Sarah Zarrow, History. Jewish women's history and culture, gender and sexuality in Judaism. Sarah.Zarrow@wwu.edu
Sarah Zimmerman, History. Africa, colonialism, women and gender. Sarah.Zimmerman@wwu.edu