Teaching

Curriculum Development

Asian Studies 330 --Patterns of Consumption in the Asia /Pacific
Asian Studies 530 --Media and Popular Culture in the Asia/Pacific
Women’s Studies 052 -–Women War and Peace (Brooklyn College)
Women’s Studies 210 --Women in the Social Sciences
Women’s Studies 310 --Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Women’s Studies 375 --Sex, Power, and Politics
Women’s Studies 530 --Comparative Gender Politics (Distance Learning Course)
Women’s Studies 331 --Women in Asian Society (cross-listed with Asian Studies)
Women’s Studies 530 --Women in International Movements, China Study Abroad
Women’s Studies 530 --Women in International Development, India Study Abroad
Women’s Studies 530 --Women in International Development, Turkey Study Abroad
Women’s Studies 536 --Women, Race and Class
Women’s Studies 560 --Women in Muslim Societies
Women’s Studies 580 --Women in International Development
Women’s Studies 590 --Feminist Thought
Women’s Studies 601 --Foundations of Feminist Scholarship
Women’s Studies 602 --Seminar on Methods in Feminist Inquiry
Women’s Studies 604 --Privilege and Oppression

Textbooks and Other Teaching Aids

Participated in the creation of Workbook for WMNST 530, “Comparative Gender Politics,” in collaboration with the Women's Studies Department in Orebro, Sweden

Ph.D. Committees

Bhagta, Jagruti. 2010. Emotional Disclosure: The Effects of an Expressive Writing Intervention of Healthcare Utilization and Psychological Distress in Asian Americans. Alliant International University, San Diego, CA.

Miller, Katherine. In Progress. Islam, Development and Cultural Change in the Hunza Valley, Northern Pakistan. Department of Anthropology, University of California-San Diego

Rahman, Tabassum. 2002. Identity Formation of Second Generation Muslim Women in the USA. California School of Professional Psychology.

Shah, Seema. 1998. Self-Esteem Issues: A Comparative Study of Asian American and Caucasian American Teenagers in the U.S.A. California School of Professional Psychology. San Diego.

M.A. Theses Chaired (Completed)

Libed, Pamela-Bibith. 2010. Dekada ’70 and Activist Mothers: A New Look at Mothering, Militarism, and Philippine Martial Law. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Armstrong, Marilee. 2009. Women With Physical Disabilities: Focus on Paralysis. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Grossman, Barbara. 2009. Gender Construction in a Wilderness Context: A Case of Wilderness Experience as Feminist Praxis. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Kone, Heidi. 2009. Negotiating Motherhood in the Diaspora: Somali Women. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU

Nath, Anjali. 2009. Cultivating Feminist Knowledge through Teaching the War on Terror. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Chaban, Stephanie. 2007. Occupied Homes: Militarization, Masculinity and Domestic Violence in Nablus, Palestine. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Tadwalkar, Rucha. 2007. Actualization of Equality among Indian-American Married Couples. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Thrift-Perry, Maia. 2007. Commodified Bodies: The Intersection of Race, Gender and Globalization in the Dominican Republic. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Zeng, Xiaoxin. 2007. Marriages, Family, Women’s Status: Daughters/Daughters-in-Law in a Southeastern Clan in Post-1978 China. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Hou, Hujie. 2006. Lives of F2 (wives of Chinese students) Chinese Women in Southern California. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Chandrasekhar, Preethi. 2005. Representation of Women’s Experiences of Partition in Indian Films. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU. Shi, Lihong. 2003. Girls Education in Rural China. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Huo, Yujia. 2003. Women Bartenders in San Diego. Department of Women Studies. SDSU.

Bakhru, Tanya. 2003. Impact of Reproductive Health Policies on Women in India. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Abbassi, Anud. 2003. Women in the Garment Industry in Jordan. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Rashid, Mona. 2002. A Case Study of NGOs in Pakistan. Department of Asian Studies. SDSU.

Spillane, David. 2002. Pakistan and the Discourse of Development. Department of Asian Studies. SDSU.

M.A. Theses Chaired (In Progress)

Doughlas, Natasha. Talking Back: Historical Antecedents of the Hip Hop Movement and Gender in the USA and South Africa. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Mohammad, Kesser. Gender Adjustment in the Social Roles of Kurdish Immigrants to San Diego. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

M.A. Theses Committee Member

Sharma, Namita. 2010. Contrast and Unity. Arts Department. SDSU

Alfares, Dalal. 2009. Feminisms and the Politics of Subverting Representations of Muslim Women. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Mooney, Jan. 2009. Lives and History of Early American Missionary Women in China. Department of History. SDSU

Prasad, Priyanka. 2009. Lead Levels in Exfoliated Teeth of Children in India. Department of Public Health. SDSU

Lafferty Megan. 2008. Reverse Cross-Cultural Marriage Migration in Thailand. Department of Political Science. SDSU.

Ortega, Maria. 2008. Cross-Border Prostitution between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego. Center for Latin American Studies. SDSU.

Chiba, Seika. 2008. Human Trafficking in Japan. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU.

Blair, Shelly. 2008. Understanding Human Service Workers’ Communication in the Anti-Human Trafficking Organization. Department of Communication Studies. SDSU.

Maitino, Alicia. 2007. Sex Differences in Personality across Cultures: A Meta-Analysis. Department of Psychology. SDSU.

LaGrotteria, Angela. 2006. Appalachaian Women’s Creative Voices: The Power of Poetry and Place in Facilitating Feminist Consciousness. Department of Women’s Studies, SDSU. 2nd reader.

De Iberri, Linda. 2005. The Interface of Feminism and Gay Rights: A Cross-cultural Comparison of US and African Movements. Department of Anthropology. SDSU. 2rd reader.

Schwartz, Lindsay. 2004. Reality Television: The Modern Freakshow and Commodification of Gendered Ideals. Department of Women’s Studies, SDSU. 2nd reader.

Henderson, Denise. 2003. Feminist Critique of Organized Religions: A Curriculum for Revising a Women’s Studies Course. Project. Department of Women’s Studies. SDSU. 2nd reader.

Mohamed, Habiba. 2006. Perception of Elder Abuse among East African Immigrants in San Diego County. Department of Gerontology. SDSU. 3rd reader.

Chrostowsky, Marybeth. 2005. Resettlement Issues of Sudanese Refugee Women.Department of Anthropology. SDSU. 3rd reader.

Tawara, Reiko. 2002. Comparison of Rape Laws in the United States and Japan. Department of Criminal Justice. SDSU. 3rd reader.

Gulati, Susheel. 2000. Indian Women’s Participation in Sports. Department of Exercise and Nutritional Studies. SDSU. 3rd reader.

Simmons, Jessica. 2000. Diasporic and Sexual Identities: A Fragmented Sense of Self in Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy and Michelle Cliff’s No Telephone to Heaven. Department of Women’s Studies, SDSU. 3rd reader.