WOMEN'S and GENDER STUDIES FACULTY

Alice Adams, associate Professor and Director of Women's and Gender Studies (Ph.D., University of Iowa), teaches Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (WST 101), Feminist Theory (WST 330), Feminisms Across Cultures (WST 480), and topics courses such as Introduction to Queer Studies (WST 277).

T. Ann Kennedy, assistant professor of Composition and Women's and Gender Studies (Ph.D., Rice University), teaches Introduction to Women's Studies (WST 101), The Female Body in Western Culture (WST 277) and After 9/11: Response to Trauma (ENG 100).

Lee Sharkey, retired assistant professor of English and Women's Studies (M.F.A., Warren Wilson College), teaches Introduction to Women's Studies (WST 101), Gender, Race and Class (WST 260), Poetry by Women (ENH 283), and topics courses (WST 377) including Embodied Writing and Feminist Oral History.

Denise DeVito, assistant professor of English Education/Literacy (Ph.D, University of Las Vegas), teaches Introduction to Women's Studies (WST 101).

Graciela Lea Bryant, assistant professor of community health education (Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville), teaches Human Sexuality (HEA 262).

Sylvie Charron, associate professor of  French (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison), teaches Franco-American Culture (INT 277) and Voix et Visage de Femmes (FRE 377).

Mellisa Clawson, assistant professor of early childhood / early childhood special  education (Ph.D., Auburn University), teaches Families and Child Care Settings (ECE 440).

Jayne Decker, instructor in English (M.A., University of Maine), teaches Introduction to Theater (THE 101).

Scott Erb, associate professor of Political Science (Ph.D., University of Minnesota), teaches Globalization and Diversity (POS 277).

Margaret Gould-Wescott, assistant professor of physical education, teaches Modern Dance and Composition (DAN 150), Modern Educational Dance (DAN 250), University of Maine at Farmington Dancers (DAN 350), and Bodywork (PHE 206).

Daniel Gunn, professor of English (Ph.D., Boston College), teaches English Novel I (ENG 351).

Alison Hepler, assistant professor of history (Ph.D., Temple University), teaches U.S. History (HTY 103), Novel as History (HTY 235), U.S. Women's History (HTY 246), History of Latin America (HTY 260), History of Mexico (HTY 261), History of Medicine (HTY 271), and Introduction to Women's Studies (WST 101).

Michael Johnson, assistant Professor of English, (Ph. D., University of Kansas),  teaches American Autobiography (ENG 367) and Black Women Writers (ENG 377).

Gretchen Legler, associate professor of English  (Ph. D., University of Minnesota), teaches Literary Non-Fiction (ENG 293).

Sarah Maline, assistant professor of art history (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin), teaches Women and Modern Art (ARH 250) and Contemporary Issues in Women and Art (ARH 325).

Cathleen McAnneny, associate professor of geography (Ph.D., Michigan State University), teaches Cultural Geography (GEO 232).

Kenneth Orosz, instructor of history (M.A., University of New York at Binghamton), teaches European Women's History (HTY 229).

Jennifer Reid, associate professor of Religion (Ph.D., University of Ottowa), teaches Women and the Hebrew Bible (REL 201).

Richard Talbot, assistant professor of Sociology, teaches Minority Groups (SOC 201), Family Systems (SOC 203), Social Problems and Social Change (SOC 215), and Gender and Gender Relations (SOC 217).

Cathryn Wimett, assistant professor of elementary literacy education (Ed.D., National-Louis University), teaches Women and Education (WST 250).