University of Minnesota
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
612-624-6006
gwss@umn.edu


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Faculty

CORE FACULTY
Name Email Office Phone
Regina Kunzel
Chair
Professor
kunzel@umn.edu 411 Ford Hall
453 Ford Hall
612-625-5047
Naomi Scheman
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor
nschema@umn.edu 463 Ford Hall 612-626-8190
Amy Kaminsky
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor
kamin001@umn.edu 429 Ford Hall 612-624-7319
Susan Craddock
Professor
craddock@umn.edu 444 Ford Hall 612-625-5535
Jigna Desai
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor
desai003@umn.edu 415 Ford Hall 612-624-0363
Zenzele Isoke
Assistant Professor
isoke001@umn.edu 437 Ford Hall 612-626-8954
Richa Nagar
Professor
nagar@umn.edu 443 Ford Hall 612-625-2028
Edén Torres
Associate Professor
torre007@umn.edu 459 Ford Hall 612-625-5035
Jacquelyn Zita
Associate Professor
zitax001@umn.edu 436 Ford Hall 612-624-9326
FEMINIST STUDIES GRADUATE FACULTY
The Feminist Studies graduate program has drawn faculty from a wide range of departments across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and professional schools. Feminist Studies doctoral students' primary advisors must be drawn from the Senior Graduate Faculty; a second co-advisor and 2nd and 3rd examination committee members must be chosen from the Senior, Member/Advising and/or Affiliate Graduate Faculties. The 4th member of doctoral committees must represent the student's external supporting program and may be selected from the Affiliate Graduate Faculty or from other departments where the faculty member has graduate examining status. For graduate minor students, up to two advisors may be chosen from the faculty listed below. The exact number and composition of a graduate minor's committee are determined by the student's home department.
SENIOR GRADUATE FACULTY in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies.
The following faculty members can serve as dissertation advisors and co-advisors and serve on graduate committees in all capacities.
Name Phone Email
Craddock, Susan 612-625-5535 craddock@umn.edu
Desai, Jigna 612-624-0363 desai003@umn.edu
Kaminsky, Amy 612-624-7319 kamin001@umn.edu
Kunzel, Regina 612-625-5047 kunzel@umn.edu
Nagar, Richa 612-625-2028 / 612-624-9839 nagar@umn.edu
Scheman, Naomi 612-626-8190 / 612-625-3430 nschema@umn.edu
Torres, Edén 612-625-5035 / 612-624-8031 torre007@umn.edu
Zita, Jacquelyn 612-624-9326 zitax001@umn.edu
MEMBER/ADVISING FACULTY
Member/Advising Faculty are generally untenured faculty members in GWSS and can serve as dissertation co-advisors and as a member or reader on graduate committees.
Name Phone Email
Zenzele Isoke 612-626-8954 isoke001@umn.edu
 
AFFILIATE FACULTY
The following faculty members can serve as dissertation co-advisors and as a member or reader on graduate committees. Members on this list can serve as internal graduate faculty members in Feminist Studies or as external faculty members from their home departments.
Name Department
Abdi, Cawo Sociology
Albrecht, Lisa School of Social Work
Asher, Nina Curriculum and Instruction
Bockting, Walter Family Medicine and Community Health
Brewer, Mária French and Italian
Brewer, Rose African American and African Studies
Brown, Karen ICGC/MacArthur
Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs Communication Studies
Castellanos, Bianet American Studies
Chambers, Sarah History
Chatterjea, Ananya Theater Arts and Dance
Cherbuliez, Juliette French and Italian
Clark, Anna History
Craig, Siobhan English
Damon, Maria English
Deutsch, Tracey History
Duvall, Raymond Political Science
Fajardo, Kale American Studies
Ferguson, Roderick American Studies
Ferlito, Susanna French and Italian
Ferran, Ofelia Spanish and Portuguese
Ferreira, Ana Paula Spanish and Portuguese
Gabaccia, Donna History
Garcia, Cindy Theatre Arts and Dance
Garner, Shirley English
Gilgun, Jane School of Social Work
Githire, Njeri African American and African Studies
Hill, Annie Communication Studies
Hull, Kathleen Sociology
Isaka, Maki Asian Languages and Literature
Ismail, Qadri English
Joeres, Ruth-Ellen German, Scandinavian and Dutch
Junghare, Indira Linguistics
Kane, Mary Jo School of Kinesiology
Karras, Ruth Mazzo History
Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory History of Science, Technology & Medicine
Larasati, Diyah Theatre Arts and Dance
Lee, Amy Postsecondary Teaching and Learning
Lee, Josephine English
Leitner, Helga Geography
May, Elaine Tyler American Studies
Maynes, Mary Jo History
Mayo, J.B. Curriculum and Instruction
McCormick, Richard German, Scandinavian & Dutch
Messer-Davidow, Ellen English
Murphy, Kevin History
Norling, Lisa History
O'Connell, Joanna Spanish & Portuguese
Ouellette, Laurie Communication Studies
Park, Lisa Sun-Hee Sociology
Pierce, Jennifer American Studies
Pohlandt-mcCormick, Helena History
Prell, Riv-Ellen American Studies
Rabinowitz, Paula English Language and Literature
Raheja, Gloria Anthropology
Ropers-Huilman, Rebecca Organization Leadership/Policy Development
Sawhney, Simona Asian Languages and Literature
Schiappa, Edward Communication Studies
Schuster, Mary Lay Rhetoric
Sheldon, Amy Communication Studies
Sivert, Eileen French & Italian
Sprengnether, Madelon English
Squires, Catherine Journalism and Mass Communication
Strolovitch, Dara Political Science
Tageldin, Shaden Cultural Studies/Comparative Literature
Taussig, Karen-Sue Anthropology
Thiel-Stern, Shayla Journalism/Mass Communication
Thomas, Gary C. Cultural Studies/Comparative Literature
Tinsley, Omise'eke English
Tronto, Joan Political Science
Valentine, David Anthropology
Vavrus, Mary Communication Studies
Wahlstrom, Billie Rhetoric
Waltner, Ann History
Welke, Barbara History
Willow, Diane Art Department
Zagar, Monika German, Scandinavian & Dutch