Women Studies Program Faculty and Staff
Rosanne D. Kanhai, Women Studies Director, English. Women of color, transnational feminism, literature across cultures.
Rosanne.Kanhai@wwu.edu
Kathryn Anderson, Fairhaven College. American women's history and politics, gender and communication, women's oral history.
Kathryn.Anderson@wwu.edu
Kristin Anderson, Sociology. Gender and society, the family in society, domestic violence and the criminal justice system.
Kirstin.Anderson@wwu.edu
Jeanne Armstrong, Library. Gender studies, comparative and cultural library studies.
Jeanne.Armstrong@wwu.edu
Bidisha Biswas, Political Science. Diaspora politics, international relations, ethnic and civic conflicts, terrorism.
Bidisha.Biswas@wwu.edu
Karen Bradley, Sociology. Gender and education.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~bradley/
Karen.Bradley@wwu.edu
Maria Chavez, Anthropology. Latin America women with an emphasis on Central America women, Mayan indigenous women.
Maria.Chavez@wwu.edu
Barbara Collamer, Psychology. Gender issues, learning and cognitive development, adolescent development.
Barbara.Collamer@wwu.edu
Leslie Conton, Fairhaven College. Cultural Anthropology (transpersonal/applied), cross-cultural healing, sex roles, consciousness and creatvity.
Leslie.Conton@wwu.edu
Susan Costanzo, History. Russian women's history and culture.
Susan.Costanzo@wwu.edu
Dawn Dietrich, English. Literature, technology and gender, feminist film theory, performance studies.
http://www.wwu.edu/~dietrich
Dawn.Dietrich@wwu.edu
Marie Eaton, Fairhaven College. Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered issues in education.
Marie.Eaton@wwu.edu
Anna Eblen, Communication. Gender and language, women and communication.
aeblen@wwu.edu
Patricia M. Fabiano, Prevention and Wellness Services. Women's health, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered health, social and political determinants of health.
Pat.Fabiano@wwu.edu
Deborah Kirby Forgays, Psychology. Psychology of women, women and health, gender assessment across cultures, the experience and expression of anger in women.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~forgays/
Deborah.Forgays@wwu.edu
Allison Giffen, English. Early 19th century American women writers and American women poets.
Allison.Giffen@wwu.edu
Carol Guess, English. Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered studies, creative writing.
carolguess@aol.com
Joyce Hammond, Anthropology. Cross-cultural women studies, gender in visual media and popular culture, gender and body, women's folk arts.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~jhammond/
jhammond@cc.wwu.edu
Pam Hardman, English. Women's literature, cultural studies, medical institutions' treatment of women.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~pamhard/
pamhard@cc.wwu.edu
Dana Jack, Fairhaven College. Gender issues in cultural contexts, including women's psychology, depression, eating disorders, anger and aggression in women.
djack@cc.wwu.edu
Carol Janson, Art. Women in early modern European visual culture, representing gender and sexuality in myths, the role of women in museum culture.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~artdept/faculty_bios/janson.html
janson@cc.wwu.edu
Kathleen Kennedy, History. American women's history, women and American politics, the history of sexuality.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~kkennedy/
kkennedy@wwu.edu
Kevin Leonard, History. US, West, Pacific Northwest, Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered studies.
Kevin.Leonard@wwu.edu
Arleen Lewis, Psychology. Gender roles and behaviors, family counseling.
Arleen.Lewis@wwu.edu
Anne Lobeck, English. Language and gender.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~annelob/
Anne.Lobeck@wwu.edu
Jen Lois, Sociology. Gender and society.
Lee.Maracle@wwu.edu
Mary Janell Metzger, English. Feminist theory, women and literature.
metzgmj@cc.wwu.edu
Barbara Miller, Art History. Feminist art theory, contemporary women artists, and the representation of gender in modern and contemporary visual culture.
Millerb4@wwu.edu
Kate Miller, Women Studies. Introduction to Women Studies, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered studies, creative writing, feminist theory.
Kate.Miller@wwu.edu
Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Fairhaven College. Social constructs; ethnic, racial, and cultural identity.
Raquel.Montoya-Lewis@wwu.edu
Cynthia Moulds, Women Studies. Introduction to Women Studies, gender and globalization, transnational feminism.
Cynthia.Moulds@wwu.edu
Lisa Moulds, Women Studies. Service Learning, introduction to Women Studies.
Lisa.Moulds@wwu.edu
Carolyn Nielsen, Journalism. Diversity, mass media and social change as it relates to women's lives.
Carolyn.Nielsen@wwu.edu
Shirley Osterhaus, Fairhaven College. Human rights and gender differences on a local and global scale.
Shirley.Osterhaus@wwu.edu
Nancy Pagh, English. Gender and Pacific Northwest regional studies, women and environments, women and space.
pagh@cc.wwu.edu
Suzanne Paola, English. Creative writing, women and literature.
Suzanne.Paola@wwu.edu
Debra J. Salazar, Political Science. Women and environmental politics.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~salazard/
salazard@cc.wwu.edu
Kathy Saunders, Anthropology. Gendered aspects of technoscience, reproduction and kinship, cross-cultural sex and gender.
Kathleen.Saunders@wwu.edu
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~anthro/Saunders/
Rae Lynn A. Schwartz-DuPre, Communication. Rhetoric, mass media and gender identity.
RaeLynn.SchwartzDuPre@wwu.edu
Linda Smeins, Art. Feminist art theory.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~artdept/faculty_bios/smeins.html
Linda.Smeins@wwu.edu
Midori Takagi, Fairhaven College. Race, class and gender, comparative studies of women of color.
mtakagi@wwu.edu
Shurla Thibou, Women Studies. Women and literature, Caribbean women, women and the prison industrial complex.
Shurla.Thibou@wwu.edu
Kate Trueblood, English. Women and literature, creative writing.
Kathryn.Trueblood@wwu.edu
Nancy van Deusen, History. Women and gender in Latin America.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~vandeuse/
nancy.vandeusen@wwu.edu
Sara Weir, Political Science. Social and health policy, women and politics, feminist political theory.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~sweir/
sweir@cc.wwu.edu
Christopher Wise, International Studies. Colonization/Post colonization and expected gender roles.
http://faculty.wwu.edu/wisec/
Christopher.Wise@wwu.edu
Kathleen Young, Anthropology. Cross cultural gender roles.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~young/
kyoung@wwu.edu
