Faculty Areas of Specialization
Our program has more than 50 faculty members who examine gender issues working on a wide range of topics and with various disciplinary and theoretical approaches. We have particularly strong concentrations of affiliated faculty in History and Art History, Sociology and Anthropology, and English. Yet, what makes our program unique are the following interdisciplinary fields of research on women and gender. All faculty listed here may serve as thesis chairs and thesis committee members for our MA program in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Women and Gender Studies.
Arts, Visual Culture, and Media
Carbonneau, Suzanne
Christensen, Julie A.
Constantine, Lynne
Deshmukh, Marion
Fuchs, Cynthia
Gilbert, Paula
Hanrahan, Nancy
Huergo, Elizabeth (Creative Writing, Fiction)
Karametou, Maria
Lont, Cynthia
McNeely, Connie
Muir, Janette
Ricouart, Janine
Sandell, Renee
Scott, Suzanne
Todd, Ellen
Yocom, Margaret
Communication, Language and Gender
Taylor, Anita
Education
Baily, Supriya
Gorski, Paul
Sandell, Renee
Elementary Education & Advanced Studies in Teaching & Learning
Swalwell, Katy
Adult and Continuing Education
Non-formal Education
Baily, Supriya
Reybold, Earle
Higher Education
Bernard, Elizabeth
McNeely, Connie
Reybold, Earle
Feminist Pedagogy
Huergo, Elizabeth
Ethnicity, Race, and/or Religion
Censer, Jane
Cherubin, Rose
Dakake, Maria Massi
Fuchs, Cynthia
Gorski, Paul
Harvey, Tamara
Hattery, Angie
Huergo, Elizabeth (U.S. Latino Literatures)
Hughes Rinker, Cortney
Karametou, Maria
Kirsch, Vicki (Spirituality)
Lindley, Lisa
McNeely, Connie
Portillo, Shannon
Rabin, Lisa
Reybold, Earle
Richards-Jordan, Yevette
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
Feminist Theory
Cherubin, Rose
Constantine, Lynne
Hanrahan, Nancy
Harvey, Tamara
Huergo, Elizabeth
Kaplan, Deborah
Kirsch, Vicki
Miller, Jennifer
Scott, Suzanne
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
Yocom, Margaret
Feminist Communication Theory
Taylor, Anita (Emeritus)
Feminist Standpoint Epistemology
Peters-Burton, Erin
Hattery, Angie
Globalization and/or Human Rights
Baily, Supriya
Burt, Jo-Marie
Chen, Cher Weixia
Dwyer, Leslie
Gilbert, Paula
Goodman, Rachael
Hamdani, Sumaiya
Harvey, Tamara
Hattery, Angie
Hirsch, Susan
McNeely, Connie
Richards-Jordan, Yevette
Robles, Andrea
Sandole-Staroste, Ingrid
Seligmann, Linda
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
See also the related Gender Justice Research Community, which meets regularly every semester and supports collaborations between graduate students and faculty members. The current group coordinator is Marisa Allison (malliso6@gmu.edu).
Health/Health Promotion
Hughes Rinker, Cortney
Lindley, Lisa
Historical Perspectives
Cherubin, Rose
Harvey, Tamara
Rabin, Lisa
Usher, Bethany
Gender
Huergo, Elizabeth (Trauma Studies, Translation Studies)
Gender in 19th Century US
Censer, Jane
Koch, Lisa
Lockwood, Samaine
Synder-Hall, R. Claire
International Research and Transnational Perspectives
Next to a very strong contingent of faculty who focus on gender in American culture and on multiculturalism and social justice in the United States, our faculty members have conducted research on women and gender in a variety of global settings and have the following regional expertise:
Europe
Christensen, Julie
Gilbert, Paula
Karametou, Maria
Ricouart, Janine
Sandole-Staroste, Ingrid
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
Canada, Francophone World
Gilbert, Paula
Ricouart, Janine
Latin America
Burt, Jo-Marie
Rabin, Lisa
Seligmann, Linda
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
Middle East/Arab World
Amireh, Amal
Dakake, Maria Massi
Hamdani, Sumaiya
Hughes Rinker, Cortney
Africa
Cheldelin, Sandra I.
Hirsch, Susan
Richards-Jordan, Yevette
Central Asia
Christensen, Julie
Sandole-Staroste, Ingrid
East Asia
Chen, Cher Weixia
Rosenberger, Joshua G.
Methods
Qualitative and quantitative study design, data analysis and interpretation
Rosenberger, Joshua G.
Robles, Andrea
Public Policy, Law, and Politics
Baker, Ann
Burt, Jo-Marie
Cattaneo, Lauren
Cheldelin, Sandra
Chen, Cher Weixia
Cohen, Janice
Hirsch, Susan
McNeely, Connie
Muir, Janette
Portillo, Shannon
Regan, Priscilla
Travis, Toni-Michelle
Sexuality
Amireh, Amal
Kirsch, Vicki
Lindley, Lisa
Ricouart, Janine
Scott, Suzanne
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
Adolescent Sexuality
Rosenberger, Joshua G.
Men’s Sexuality
Rosenberger, Joshua G.
LGBT Sexual Development
Rosenberger, Joshua G.
Sexual risk taking behaviors (HIV/STI)
Rosenberger, Joshua G.
Violence
Burt, Jo-Marie
Cattaneo, Lauren
Cheldelin, Sandra
Dwyer, Leslie
Eby, Kim
Gilbert, Paula
Hattery, Angie
Hodges, Devon
Kirsch, Vicki
Scott, Suzanne
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
Women and War/Violence
Cheldelin, Sandra I.
Dwyer, Leslie
Fuchs, Cynthia
Women’s Writing and Literature
Amireh, Amal
Burr, Zofia
Christensen, Julie
Gilbert, Paula
Harvey, Tamara
Huergo, Elizabeth (18th-20th century British/American; Women in World Literature)
Kaplan, Deborah
Kirsch, Vicki
Koch, Lisa
Lockwood, Samaine
Michals, Teresa
Rabin, Lisa
Ricouart, Janine
Samuelian, Kristin
Scott, Suzanne
Tichy, Susan (particularly interested in working with students interested in poetry)
Vivancos Perez, Ricardo
Yocom, Margaret
Internet and web based research
Rosenberger, Joshua G.