Associate Graduate Faculty

The following faculty offer occasional courses on gender issues in their discipline. All associate graduate faculty are available as outside members for Women's Studies thesis committees.

Stuart Aiken, Geography: Critical geography; qualitative methods; children, families & communities; film.

Sandra Alcosser, English and Comparative Literature: Women's poetry; feminist poetics.

Edith Benkov, French and Italian: Medieval and French Renaissance; lesbian studies.

Joanna Brooks, English and Comparative Literature: American literature; American women's writing, Native American literature; African-American literature.

Diane L. Borden, School of Communication: Journalism

Adelaida del Castillo, Chicano and Chicana Studies: Cultural studies; women's studies; development; ethnology.

Clare Colquitt, English and Comparative Literature: American Literature 1860-1920; Edith Wharton.

Brad Cook, Classics and Humanities: Ancient Greek and Latin literature, biography, rhetoric, legal and political texts and issues, especially on women.

Janet Cooling, Art: Feminist art criticism.

JoAnne Cornwell, Africana Studies/French: Caribbean literature; African-American women's culture.

June Cummins, English & Comparative Literature: Children's literature, modern British literature (Virginia Woolf), multiculturalism, American literature (20th Century).

Jaye T. Darby, College of Education: Gender and eduation: gender in drama and the arts

Laurie Edson, English and Comparative Literature: Contemporary literary theory; feminist theory; multicultural literature.

Sarah Elkind, History: US environmental history, urban political history 1880s to 20th century.

Jill Esbenshade, Sociology: Gender and immigration, labor, global economy, race & ethnicity

Liana Ewald, Spanish and Portuguese: Peninsular Spanish literature, esp. 19th and 20th-century narrative; women novelists; women in novels; the way literature mediates social, historical & political concerns.

Joanne Ferraro, History: Renaissance and early modern Europe; economic and social.

Shawn Flanigan, School of Public Affairs: Nonprofit organizations/NGOs in the developing world and low-income US communities, public admin. and public policy; religious and ethnic identity in development work.

Barbara Fredrich, Geography: Latin America; bio-geography; cultural geography.

Patricia Geist, Communication: Gender and communication; ideology; health.

Juan Godoy, Spanish and Portugese: Iberian and Latin American literature

Kyra R. Green, Sociology: Social stratificaation (race, class, gender & disability); political sociology - focus on "affirmative action" policies including the Americans with Disabilities Act; Social movements.

Sinda Gregory, English and Comparative Literature: Contemporary American fiction.

Shoshana Grossbard, Economics: Marriage; family.

Diane C. Hatton, School of Nursing: Women and children who are homeless; health services and healthcare justice for incarcerated women.

Pilar Hernandez, Counseling and School Psychology: Feminist family therapy; post-traumatic stress; ex-combatant Columbian girls and trauma; domestic violence; women and counseling.

Jane E. Hindman, Rhetoric and Writing Studies: Feminist Rhetoric

Linda Holler, Religious Studies: Religion and science; phenomenological philosophy.

Maria Ibarra, Chicana and Chicano Studies: Mexican immigration, gender, domestic employment, emotional labor

David Kahan: Gender issues related to coaching sport; supervision of student teachers, emphasizing behavior and perspectives of cooperating teachers.

Carole Kennedy, Political Science: Women and Politics, Gender Gap in U.S. elections, Women as Candidates in American Politics

Elizabeth A. Klonoff, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: Gender and racial discrimination and physical and mental health

Risa Levitt Kohn, Religious Studies: Judaic studies; Women in the Bible

Lynda Koolish, English and Comparative Literature: African-American literature; contemporary women poets.

Eve Kornfeld, History: Colonial and revolutionary America; European & American cultural and intellectual history.

Matthew Keufler, History: Medieval history

Martha M. Lauzen, School of Communication: Representations of women in mass media

Mary Ann Lyman-Hager, European Studies and LARC (Language Acquisition Resource Center): French and Technology-Assisted Language Learning

Carol Macera, Graduate School of Public Health: Chronic disease, aging, injuries, women's health effects of physical activity.

Kristen Hill Maher, Political Science: International Migration, U.S. Immigration Politics, Public Policy, cultural and identity politics

Mario Martin-Flores, Spanish: Spanish-American/Latin American novel, Mexican contemporary women writers, cinema and novels of the Mexican Revolution, 19^th century prose fiction.

Fred Moramarco, English and Comparative Literature: 20^th century literature and poetry.

Darlene Múzquiz-Gerreiro: Spanish Golden Age Literature: picaresque novel, Spanish Golden Age Drama, and construction of identity, male and female, in Early Modern Period in Spain.

Bill Nericcio, English: Cultural Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Latin American Studies

Dana Nurge, School of Public Administration and Urban Studies: Female delinquency, gender and crime; female gang involvement

Norma Ojeda, Sociology and Chicana/Chicano Studies

Linda Parker, American Indian Studies: Historical, legal & political issues late 19^th/early 20^th century; Indian women and violence

Natalie Pearl, Public Administration, Community Justice/international criminal justice

Walter D. Penrose, Jr., History: Gender & Sexuality in the Ancient World; Prostitution; Amazons & female masculinity; South Asian History (esp. gender & sexuality); Lesbian & Gay history.

Ramona Pérez, Anthropology: Feminist anthropology, Identity politics; Gender and sexuality; Women/Gender and Development; Third World/Post Colonial theory, Tourism; Applied anthropology; Chicana/o Studies

Elizabeth Pollard, History: Roman history, gender in Greece and Rome, magic and witchcraft accusations in Greco-Roman antiquity, Greek and Roman religions

Shalini Ramachandran; English and Comparative Literature: Global literature, postcolonial literature, gender studies, materialist theory.

Ellen M. Quandahl, Rhetoric and Writing Studies: rhetorical history and theory, the intersection of theory and pedagogy, teaching of writing and reading, prose style, Kenneth Burke.

Valerie R. Renegar, School of Communication: feminist rhetorical theory, rhetorical theory and Practice, argumentation, Kenneth Burke: life and writings, religious rhetoric and feminist theology.

Allison Rossett, Educational Technology: Instructional and informational design strategies.

Maria Rybkova, Classics & Humanities: European humanities and classics, Simone Weil, Creative writing.

Emanuele Saccarelli, Political Science: Classical Marxism & the transition to post-Marxism. Relation between political theory & practice. Gender & family relations in the history of political thought.

Paul Sargent, Sociology: Gender and work, gender and education, social construction of masculinities, qualitative research methods

Ronnee Schrieber, Political Science: Women & American political institutions; women and public policy

Bey-Ling Sha, School of Journalism and Media Studies: Public relations, cultural identity, health communication, gender inequities in mass communications professions.

Veronica Shapovalov, Russian: 19^th century/20^th century gender issues.

Elisa J. Sobo, Anthropology: Biomedical and other medical cultures, organizational issues in healthcare, reproductive & sexual health (esp. of women) HIV/AIDS (esp. in women)

Nora Stejilevich: Latin American Literature, including contemporary women writers

Linda Terry-Guyer, Counseling and School Psychology

Charles Toombs, African American Studies: Literature; literary theory

Sandra A. Wawrytko, Philosophy: Buddhism, Daoism, Comparative Asian-Western Philosophy/Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology and Post-Modern Science, Philosophy of Mind and No-Mind.

Shirley Weber, Africana Studies: Women in nationalist movements; Black culture and women.

Denise E. Wilfley, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: Eating disorders, weight regulation, pediatric and adult obesity

Patricia Wilson, Public Administration: Administration theory and behavior

Evelyn Zellerer, Criminal Justice: Restorative justice; violence against women, especially wife abuse from an international, cross-cultural perspective; qualitative methods; justice issues for indigenous peoples.

Mei Zhong, Communication: Intercultural communication; communication in Asian cultures (esp. China); mediated communication in intercultural contexts; Ease-West cultural comparison.



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Home Program History Newsletter About the Program Class Schedule Master's Program Faculty Community Bread and Roses International Colloquia Internships Scholarships	The following faculty offer occasional courses on gender issues in their discipline. All associate graduate faculty are available as outside members for Women's Studies thesis committees. Stuart Aiken, Geography: Critical geography; qualitative methods; children, families & communities; film. Sandra Alcosser, English and Comparative Literature: Women's poetry; feminist poetics. Edith Benkov, French and Italian: Medieval and French Renaissance; lesbian studies. Joanna Brooks, English and Comparative Literature: American literature; American women's writing, Native American literature; African-American literature. Diane L. Borden, School of Communication: Journalism Adelaida del Castillo, Chicano and Chicana Studies: Cultural studies; women's studies; development; ethnology. Clare Colquitt, English and Comparative Literature: American Literature 1860-1920; Edith Wharton. Brad Cook, Classics and Humanities: Ancient Greek and Latin literature, biography, rhetoric, legal and political texts and issues, especially on women. Janet Cooling, Art: Feminist art criticism. JoAnne Cornwell, Africana Studies/French: Caribbean literature; African-American women's culture. June Cummins, English & Comparative Literature: Children's literature, modern British literature (Virginia Woolf), multiculturalism, American literature (20th Century). Jaye T. Darby, College of Education: Gender and eduation: gender in drama and the arts Laurie Edson, English and Comparative Literature: Contemporary literary theory; feminist theory; multicultural literature. Sarah Elkind, History: US environmental history, urban political history 1880s to 20th century. Jill Esbenshade, Sociology: Gender and immigration, labor, global economy, race & ethnicity Liana Ewald, Spanish and Portuguese: Peninsular Spanish literature, esp. 19th and 20th-century narrative; women novelists; women in novels; the way literature mediates social, historical & political concerns. Joanne Ferraro, History: Renaissance and early modern Europe; economic and social. Shawn Flanigan, School of Public Affairs: Nonprofit organizations/NGOs in the developing world and low-income US communities, public admin. and public policy; religious and ethnic identity in development work. Barbara Fredrich, Geography: Latin America; bio-geography; cultural geography. Patricia Geist, Communication: Gender and communication; ideology; health. Juan Godoy, Spanish and Portugese: Iberian and Latin American literature Kyra R. Green, Sociology: Social stratificaation (race, class, gender & disability); political sociology - focus on "affirmative action" policies including the Americans with Disabilities Act; Social movements. Sinda Gregory, English and Comparative Literature: Contemporary American fiction. Shoshana Grossbard, Economics: Marriage; family. Diane C. Hatton, School of Nursing: Women and children who are homeless; health services and healthcare justice for incarcerated women. Pilar Hernandez, Counseling and School Psychology: Feminist family therapy; post-traumatic stress; ex-combatant Columbian girls and trauma; domestic violence; women and counseling. Jane E. Hindman, Rhetoric and Writing Studies: Feminist Rhetoric Linda Holler, Religious Studies: Religion and science; phenomenological philosophy. Maria Ibarra, Chicana and Chicano Studies: Mexican immigration, gender, domestic employment, emotional labor David Kahan: Gender issues related to coaching sport; supervision of student teachers, emphasizing behavior and perspectives of cooperating teachers. Carole Kennedy, Political Science: Women and Politics, Gender Gap in U.S. elections, Women as Candidates in American Politics Elizabeth A. Klonoff, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: Gender and racial discrimination and physical and mental health Risa Levitt Kohn, Religious Studies: Judaic studies; Women in the Bible Lynda Koolish, English and Comparative Literature: African-American literature; contemporary women poets. Eve Kornfeld, History: Colonial and revolutionary America; European & American cultural and intellectual history. Matthew Keufler, History: Medieval history Martha M. Lauzen, School of Communication: Representations of women in mass media Mary Ann Lyman-Hager, European Studies and LARC (Language Acquisition Resource Center): French and Technology-Assisted Language Learning Carol Macera, Graduate School of Public Health: Chronic disease, aging, injuries, women's health effects of physical activity. Kristen Hill Maher, Political Science: International Migration, U.S. Immigration Politics, Public Policy, cultural and identity politics Mario Martin-Flores, Spanish: Spanish-American/Latin American novel, Mexican contemporary women writers, cinema and novels of the Mexican Revolution, 19^th century prose fiction. Fred Moramarco, English and Comparative Literature: 20^th century literature and poetry. Darlene Múzquiz-Gerreiro: Spanish Golden Age Literature: picaresque novel, Spanish Golden Age Drama, and construction of identity, male and female, in Early Modern Period in Spain. Bill Nericcio, English: Cultural Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Latin American Studies Dana Nurge, School of Public Administration and Urban Studies: Female delinquency, gender and crime; female gang involvement Norma Ojeda, Sociology and Chicana/Chicano Studies Linda Parker, American Indian Studies: Historical, legal & political issues late 19^th/early 20^th century; Indian women and violence Natalie Pearl, Public Administration, Community Justice/international criminal justice Walter D. Penrose, Jr., History: Gender & Sexuality in the Ancient World; Prostitution; Amazons & female masculinity; South Asian History (esp. gender & sexuality); Lesbian & Gay history. Ramona Pérez, Anthropology: Feminist anthropology, Identity politics; Gender and sexuality; Women/Gender and Development; Third World/Post Colonial theory, Tourism; Applied anthropology; Chicana/o Studies Elizabeth Pollard, History: Roman history, gender in Greece and Rome, magic and witchcraft accusations in Greco-Roman antiquity, Greek and Roman religions Shalini Ramachandran; English and Comparative Literature: Global literature, postcolonial literature, gender studies, materialist theory. Ellen M. Quandahl, Rhetoric and Writing Studies: rhetorical history and theory, the intersection of theory and pedagogy, teaching of writing and reading, prose style, Kenneth Burke. Valerie R. Renegar, School of Communication: feminist rhetorical theory, rhetorical theory and Practice, argumentation, Kenneth Burke: life and writings, religious rhetoric and feminist theology. Allison Rossett, Educational Technology: Instructional and informational design strategies. Maria Rybkova, Classics & Humanities: European humanities and classics, Simone Weil, Creative writing. Emanuele Saccarelli, Political Science: Classical Marxism & the transition to post-Marxism. Relation between political theory & practice. Gender & family relations in the history of political thought. Paul Sargent, Sociology: Gender and work, gender and education, social construction of masculinities, qualitative research methods Ronnee Schrieber, Political Science: Women & American political institutions; women and public policy Bey-Ling Sha, School of Journalism and Media Studies: Public relations, cultural identity, health communication, gender inequities in mass communications professions. Veronica Shapovalov, Russian: 19^th century/20^th century gender issues. Elisa J. Sobo, Anthropology: Biomedical and other medical cultures, organizational issues in healthcare, reproductive & sexual health (esp. of women) HIV/AIDS (esp. in women) Nora Stejilevich: Latin American Literature, including contemporary women writers Linda Terry-Guyer, Counseling and School Psychology Charles Toombs, African American Studies: Literature; literary theory Sandra A. Wawrytko, Philosophy: Buddhism, Daoism, Comparative Asian-Western Philosophy/Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology and Post-Modern Science, Philosophy of Mind and No-Mind. Shirley Weber, Africana Studies: Women in nationalist movements; Black culture and women. Denise E. Wilfley, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: Eating disorders, weight regulation, pediatric and adult obesity Patricia Wilson, Public Administration: Administration theory and behavior Evelyn Zellerer, Criminal Justice: Restorative justice; violence against women, especially wife abuse from an international, cross-cultural perspective; qualitative methods; justice issues for indigenous peoples. Mei Zhong, Communication: Intercultural communication; communication in Asian cultures (esp. China); mediated communication in intercultural contexts; Ease-West cultural comparison.
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