Teaching that Transforms
Faculty members in the Women's Studies Program represent a variety of disciplines in the humanities, the fine arts, and the social and natural sciences. They are published in prestigious professional and literary journals, and frequently present their research findings and literary work at national and international conferences, including the annual meetings of the National Women's Studies Association and the Association of Women in Psychology. Our faculty work closely with students and assist them in their academic pursuits--whether it is research in the social sciences, creative writing, or dance performance.
Faculty 2012-13
Maia Bailey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Indiana University
Mary L. Bellhouse, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
State University of New York at Buffalo
Kendra Bogasian-Marasco
Special Lecturer of Social Work
Elizabeth A. Bridgham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
University of Virginia
Abigail T. Brooks, Ph.D., Director
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Boston College
Angela Licia Carlson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
University of Toronto
Peter Costello, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Pennsylvania State University
Catherine E. Gordon-Seifert, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
University of Michigan
Rev. Kenneth Gumbert, O.P., M.F.A.
Professor of Film Studies in Theatre Arts
University of Utah
Sr. Gail P. Himrod, O.P., Mus. A.D.
Associate Professor of Music
Boston University
Deborah J. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History and Women's Studies
Brown University
Julia Jordan-Zachery, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Connecticut
Patricia M. Lawlor, Ph.D.
Professor of French
Boston University
Margaret M. Manchester, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
Clark University
Gloria-Jean Masciarotte, Ph.D.
Special Lecturer
Brown University
Jessica Mulligan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
Harvard University
Charlotte G. O'Kelly, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies
University of Connecticut
Wendy R. Oliver, Ed.D.
Professor of Theatre, Dance and Film and Women's Studies
Columbia University
Maureen C. Outlaw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies
Pennsylvania State University
Jane Lunin Perel, M.F.A.
Professor of English and Women's Studies
University of Massachusetts
Despina Prassas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theology
Catholic University
Carmen A. Rolon, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education and Women's Studies
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Josephine A. Ruggiero, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Fordham University
Mary Anne Sedney, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies
University of Massachusetts
Tuire Valkeakari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
University of Helsinki
Eve Veliz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill