Pamela W. Garner is Professor of Childhood Studies in the School of Integrative Studies and Human Development and Family Science at George Mason University. She conducts research on the social and emotional development of children from minoritized groups and studies the contributions of parents and t...
Dr. Rachael D. Goodman is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling and Development Program at George Mason University. Dr. Goodmans interests focus on social justice issues in counseling, with an emphasis on trauma counseling, including historical/transgenerational trauma, systemic oppression/mar...
Dr. Fred Bemak is a Professor and Academic Program Coordinator of the Counseling and Development Program in the College of Education and Human Development and the Director and co-founder of the Diversity Research and Action Consortium at George Mason University. He is also the founder and Director of...
Kimberly K. Eby Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs & Development Dr. Kim Eby joined the Mason community in 1996. A community psychologist by training, she has been a faculty member in the School of Integrative Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Psychology. Her professional and scholarly in...
Dr. Leah Adams is an Associate Professor at George Mason University in the department of Psychology and in the Women & Gender Studies program, and is a licensed clinical psychologist. She received a B.S. from the University of Richmond in 2008, and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from G...
Lisa Eckenwiler, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at George Mason University, where she teaches courses in bioethics and a range of topics in global health ethics. Her research centers broadly on vulnerability and structural health injustice, with special interests in mig...
By choosing to pursue work in women and gender studies, students at all levels engage in an interdisciplinary exploration of gender in social, political, cultural, and economic life; gender in history; women and the media; feminist theory; the relationship between sex and gender; the impact of sex, r...
FOCUSING ON THE INTERSECTIONS AMONG GENDER, SEXUALITY, RACE AND CLASS Women and Gender Studies combines research, teaching, and activism, with a focus on the intersections of sex, gender, sexuality, and power in preparation for careers in education, public service and community organizing.
Alexandra (Allie) Minieri, Ph.D. has served the Mason community as a member of the Counseling and Psychological Services team since 2015. She currently serves as the Associate Director, Training Services. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology as well as a graduate certificate in Gender and ...