Our Affiliate Faculty
| Name | Title & Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Aqdas Aftab WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Assistant Professor of English PhD, University of Maryland Research Interests: Trans of Color Theory; Decolonial Thought; Transnational, Migration, and Diaspora Studies; Black and Dalit Solidarities; Black Feminisms; Critical Race Theory; Queer of Color Critique; Cultural Studies View Faculty Profile |
| Savina Balasubramanian | Professor of Sociology PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: Gender, Sexuality, & Reproduction; Science, Technology, Health & Medicine; Political & Historical Sociology; Global & Transnational Sociology; Race & Ethnicity; Law & Society; Sociology of Social Knowledge; Asia & Asian America View Faculty Profile |
| Suzanne Bost WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Professor of English PhD, Vanderbilt University Research Interests: American literature; Latina/o studies; feminist theory; cultural studies View Faculty Profile |
| Susana Cavallo | Professor, Spanish Language and Literature PhD, The University of Chicago Research Interests: 20th Century Peninsular Poetry, 20th Century Hispanic Prose, Latin American Poetry, Hispanic Women's Writing, Feminist Theory and Criticism, Translation View Faculty Profile |
| Michael Dentato | Associate Dean for Research Co-director, Center for Field Innovation, Research, Strategy, and Training (C-FIRST) Professor of Social Work PhD, Loyola University Chicago Research Interests: health and health disparities among sexual minority populations, impact of macro practice, interprofessional education, effective non-profit leadership and service provision for vulnerable communities View Faculty Profile |
| Anne Figert | Professor of Sociology PhD, Indiana University Research Interests: health, medicine, sociology of science, and gender View Faculty Profile |
| Timothy J. Gilfoyle | Professor of History PhD, Columbia University Research Interests: American urban and social history View Faculty Profile |
| Anne Grauer | Professor of Anthropology PhD, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Research Interests: human populations in medieval England, human populations derived from 19th centuries cemeteries in the US View Faculty Profile |
| Marcia Hermansen | Professor and Director of Islamic World Studies Program PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: Islamic studies, theory and method in the study of religion, comparative religion, South Asian and Middle East studies, mysticism, women and gender, religion in America, critical theory, youth cultures, Islamic theology, interfaith dialogue View Faculty Profile |
| Suzanne Kaufmann | Associate Professor of History PhD, Rutgers University Research Interests: modern European social and cultural history, modern France, history of religion and popular culture, gender/women's history View Faculty Profile |
| Jacqueline Long | Associate Professor of Classical Studies Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences PhD, Columbia University Research Interests: Late Antique history & literature; Roman history & literature; women and gender in the Classical world View Faculty Profile |
| Harveen Mann | Professor of English Advisor, Pre-Law (Juniors and Seniors) PhD, Purdue University Research Interests: postcolonial studies; South Asian studies; third world feminism View Faculty Profile (English Dept.) View Faculty Profile (Career Services) |
| Michelle Nickerson | Professor of History PhD, Yale University Research Interests: U.S. Women’s and Gender History, 20th Century Political and Urban History, American Conservatism View Faculty Profile |
| Tracy Pintchman | Director, International Studies Program Professor of Theology PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara Research Interests: Hinduism, goddess traditions, Hindu women's rituals View Faculty Profile |
| Abha Rai WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Associate Director, Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment PhD, University of Georgia Research Interests: Gender-based violence (dating, domestic and intimate partner violence, intimate partner stalking) in diverse populations, immigration issues/stress, culturally responsive research, international/global social work, survey development and instrument design View Faculty Profile |
| Shweta Singh WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Associate Professor of Social Work PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Research Interests: South East Asian women and the effect of experiences with racism, schooling and girls identity formation, constructing measures of women’s status, culture, policy, and law for women, use of social communication as a social work intervention strategy View Faculty Profile |
| Frederick Staidum | Associate Professor of English PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: African American Studies; Black Study and the Black Radical Tradition; Critical Race Theory; Black Queer and Trans Feminisms; Geography and Spatiality; Temporality; History of Coloniality and Modernity; History of Slavery, Liberty, and the "Afterlives of Slavery;" Racial Liberalism/the Racial Contract; Philosophies of Progress; Art and Visual Culture View Faculty Profile |
| Loretta Stalans | Director, Psychology of Crime and Justice Minor Professor of Criminal Justice PhD, University of Illinois Chicago Research Interests: domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal justice research methods, program evaluation, statistics, criminal laws and courts, restorative and retributive justice, and communication and conflict resolution View Faculty Profile |
| Aana Vigen | Professor of Ethics PhD, Union Theological Seminary Research Interests: quality of, and access to, healthcare along with racial-ethnic and socio-economic disparities in healthcare View Faculty Profile |
| Paula Wisotzki | Professor of Fine Arts PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: Modern and Contemporary Art, American Modernism, Women Artists and Feminist Art History, Strategies of Museum Display and Artifact Interpretation View Faculty Profile |
| Professor Emerita | |
| Marilyn Dunn | Associate Professor of Fine Arts & Art History PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: Italian Renaissance, Baroque, issues of gender and art |
| Susan Hirsch | Professor of History PhD, University of Michigan Research Interests: American Labor, Urban and Gender History View Faculty Profile |
| Suzanne Gossett | Professor of English PhD, Princeton University |
| Susan Grossman | Emeritus Professor of Social Work PhD, University of Chicago View Faculty Profile |
| Marta Lundy | Professor of Social Work PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: women in families and family violence, domestic violence, adult survivors of childhood abuse and non-offending parents in childhood sexual View Faculty Profile |
| Kathleen Maas Weigert | Professor of Sociology PhD, University of Notre Dame Research Interests: Education for justice and peace; nonviolence; homelessness; the Catholic social tradition View Faculty Profile |
| Susan Mezey | Professor of Political Science PhD, Syracuse University Research Interests: Constitutional law, judicial process, judicial-legislative relations, administrative law, women and law and children's rights View Faculty Profile |
| Prue Moylan | Professor of History PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Interests: Modern British History View Faculty Profile |
| Bren Ortega Murphy | Former Internship Coordinator, WSGS Professor, School of Communication and WSGS PhD, Northwestern University View In Memoriam Memorial Scholarship Information |
| Susan Ross | Professor of Theology PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: feminist theology and ethics; theological anthropology View Faculty Profile |
| Jasmine Tata | Professor of Business PhD, Syracuse Univeristy Research Interests: Organizational justice, Team Dynamics, Gender and Diversity, International aspects of organizations View Faculty Profile |
| Julie K. Ward | Professor of Philosophy PhD, University of California, San Diego Research Interests: ancient philosophy, especially Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, feminism View Faculty Profile |
| Judith Wittner | Professor of Sociology PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: Families, Gender, Qualitative Methods, Popular Culture, Social Theory View Faculty Profile View In Memorium |
| Talmadge Wright | Professor of Sociology PhD, University of California, Irvine Research Interests: Homelessness, Social Inequality, Critical Social, Cultural Theory, Social-Physical Space, Gender, Mass Media and Popular Culture View Faculty Profile |
| Name | Title & Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Aqdas Aftab WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Assistant Professor of English PhD, University of Maryland Research Interests: Trans of Color Theory; Decolonial Thought; Transnational, Migration, and Diaspora Studies; Black and Dalit Solidarities; Black Feminisms; Critical Race Theory; Queer of Color Critique; Cultural Studies View Faculty Profile |
| Savina Balasubramanian | Professor of Sociology PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: Gender, Sexuality, & Reproduction; Science, Technology, Health & Medicine; Political & Historical Sociology; Global & Transnational Sociology; Race & Ethnicity; Law & Society; Sociology of Social Knowledge; Asia & Asian America View Faculty Profile |
| Suzanne Bost WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Professor of English PhD, Vanderbilt University Research Interests: American literature; Latina/o studies; feminist theory; cultural studies View Faculty Profile |
| Susana Cavallo | Professor, Spanish Language and Literature PhD, The University of Chicago Research Interests: 20th Century Peninsular Poetry, 20th Century Hispanic Prose, Latin American Poetry, Hispanic Women's Writing, Feminist Theory and Criticism, Translation View Faculty Profile |
| Michael Dentato | Associate Dean for Research Co-director, Center for Field Innovation, Research, Strategy, and Training (C-FIRST) Professor of Social Work PhD, Loyola University Chicago Research Interests: health and health disparities among sexual minority populations, impact of macro practice, interprofessional education, effective non-profit leadership and service provision for vulnerable communities View Faculty Profile |
| Anne Figert | Professor of Sociology PhD, Indiana University Research Interests: health, medicine, sociology of science, and gender View Faculty Profile |
| Timothy J. Gilfoyle | Professor of History PhD, Columbia University Research Interests: American urban and social history View Faculty Profile |
| Anne Grauer | Professor of Anthropology PhD, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Research Interests: human populations in medieval England, human populations derived from 19th centuries cemeteries in the US View Faculty Profile |
| Marcia Hermansen | Professor and Director of Islamic World Studies Program PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: Islamic studies, theory and method in the study of religion, comparative religion, South Asian and Middle East studies, mysticism, women and gender, religion in America, critical theory, youth cultures, Islamic theology, interfaith dialogue View Faculty Profile |
| Suzanne Kaufmann | Associate Professor of History PhD, Rutgers University Research Interests: modern European social and cultural history, modern France, history of religion and popular culture, gender/women's history View Faculty Profile |
| Jacqueline Long | Associate Professor of Classical Studies Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences PhD, Columbia University Research Interests: Late Antique history & literature; Roman history & literature; women and gender in the Classical world View Faculty Profile |
| Harveen Mann | Professor of English Advisor, Pre-Law (Juniors and Seniors) PhD, Purdue University Research Interests: postcolonial studies; South Asian studies; third world feminism View Faculty Profile (English Dept.) View Faculty Profile (Career Services) |
| Michelle Nickerson | Professor of History PhD, Yale University Research Interests: U.S. Women’s and Gender History, 20th Century Political and Urban History, American Conservatism View Faculty Profile |
| Tracy Pintchman | Director, International Studies Program Professor of Theology PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara Research Interests: Hinduism, goddess traditions, Hindu women's rituals View Faculty Profile |
| Abha Rai WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Associate Director, Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment PhD, University of Georgia Research Interests: Gender-based violence (dating, domestic and intimate partner violence, intimate partner stalking) in diverse populations, immigration issues/stress, culturally responsive research, international/global social work, survey development and instrument design View Faculty Profile |
| Shweta Singh WSGS Affiliate Faculty Feature |
Associate Professor of Social Work PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Research Interests: South East Asian women and the effect of experiences with racism, schooling and girls identity formation, constructing measures of women’s status, culture, policy, and law for women, use of social communication as a social work intervention strategy View Faculty Profile |
| Frederick Staidum | Associate Professor of English PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: African American Studies; Black Study and the Black Radical Tradition; Critical Race Theory; Black Queer and Trans Feminisms; Geography and Spatiality; Temporality; History of Coloniality and Modernity; History of Slavery, Liberty, and the "Afterlives of Slavery;" Racial Liberalism/the Racial Contract; Philosophies of Progress; Art and Visual Culture View Faculty Profile |
| Loretta Stalans | Director, Psychology of Crime and Justice Minor Professor of Criminal Justice PhD, University of Illinois Chicago Research Interests: domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal justice research methods, program evaluation, statistics, criminal laws and courts, restorative and retributive justice, and communication and conflict resolution View Faculty Profile |
| Aana Vigen | Professor of Ethics PhD, Union Theological Seminary Research Interests: quality of, and access to, healthcare along with racial-ethnic and socio-economic disparities in healthcare View Faculty Profile |
| Paula Wisotzki | Professor of Fine Arts PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: Modern and Contemporary Art, American Modernism, Women Artists and Feminist Art History, Strategies of Museum Display and Artifact Interpretation View Faculty Profile |
| Professor Emerita | |
| Marilyn Dunn | Associate Professor of Fine Arts & Art History PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: Italian Renaissance, Baroque, issues of gender and art |
| Susan Hirsch | Professor of History PhD, University of Michigan Research Interests: American Labor, Urban and Gender History View Faculty Profile |
| Suzanne Gossett | Professor of English PhD, Princeton University |
| Susan Grossman | Emeritus Professor of Social Work PhD, University of Chicago View Faculty Profile |
| Marta Lundy | Professor of Social Work PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: women in families and family violence, domestic violence, adult survivors of childhood abuse and non-offending parents in childhood sexual View Faculty Profile |
| Kathleen Maas Weigert | Professor of Sociology PhD, University of Notre Dame Research Interests: Education for justice and peace; nonviolence; homelessness; the Catholic social tradition View Faculty Profile |
| Susan Mezey | Professor of Political Science PhD, Syracuse University Research Interests: Constitutional law, judicial process, judicial-legislative relations, administrative law, women and law and children's rights View Faculty Profile |
| Prue Moylan | Professor of History PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Interests: Modern British History View Faculty Profile |
| Bren Ortega Murphy | Former Internship Coordinator, WSGS Professor, School of Communication and WSGS PhD, Northwestern University View In Memoriam Memorial Scholarship Information |
| Susan Ross | Professor of Theology PhD, University of Chicago Research Interests: feminist theology and ethics; theological anthropology View Faculty Profile |
| Jasmine Tata | Professor of Business PhD, Syracuse Univeristy Research Interests: Organizational justice, Team Dynamics, Gender and Diversity, International aspects of organizations View Faculty Profile |
| Julie K. Ward | Professor of Philosophy PhD, University of California, San Diego Research Interests: ancient philosophy, especially Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, feminism View Faculty Profile |
| Judith Wittner | Professor of Sociology PhD, Northwestern University Research Interests: Families, Gender, Qualitative Methods, Popular Culture, Social Theory View Faculty Profile View In Memorium |
| Talmadge Wright | Professor of Sociology PhD, University of California, Irvine Research Interests: Homelessness, Social Inequality, Critical Social, Cultural Theory, Social-Physical Space, Gender, Mass Media and Popular Culture View Faculty Profile |