Faculty
Core Faculty
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Director: Kathy J. Gentile, Associate Professor, English and Women’s and Gender Studies, Ph.D., University of Oregon. Dr. Gentile has published a book on the iconoclastic British novelist, Ivy Compton-Burnett, and articles on the expatriate American, avant-garde writer, Jane Bowles, as well as studies of the female gothic and the uncanny. Over the years, Dr. Gentile has taught courses on feminist criticism, gender theory and popular culture, female gothic, genres and genders of comedy, Jane Austen, and the Brontes. |
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Nanora Sweet, Associate Professor, English and Women’s and Gender Studies. Ph.D., University of Michigan. Dr. Nan Sweet teaches poetry and the work of Romantic writers, women poets, and explorers between East and West who aim to change society and reshape history as we know it. She is interested in the material circumstances of writers in a gendered world. Dr. Sweet is an international expert on Romantic poet Felicia Hemans, the author of two chapbooks of poetry, and a lifetime member of the women’s poetry collective Loosely Identified. |
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Deborah Cohen. Assistant Professor, History and Women’s and Gender Studies. Ph. D., University of Chicago . Dr. Cohen has published articles on gender, race, and nation formation in Mexico and the U.S. Her interests include theories of feminism and postcolonialism, critical race theory, queer theory, and the growing field of transnational history. She teaches History of Women in the U.S. , Feminist Theory, History of Women in Comparative Cultures, and History of Sexuality. |
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Farida Jalalzai, Assistant Professor, Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies. Ph.D., University of Buffalo. Dr. Jalalzai’s research interests are women leaders in comparative perspectives and gender and political behavior. She teaches Women and the Law, Women, Gender, and Culture, and courses in gender and leadership. |
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Kathleen Nigro, Assistant Teaching Professor , Women’s and Gender Studies. Ph.D., St. Louis University. Dr. Nigro' s research interests are gender and nature writing and St. Louis women writers. She teaches Women, Gender, and Culture, Feminism and Witchcraft, Women and Nature Writing, and 19th- century Spiritualism. |
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Kristin Carbone-Lopez, Assistant Criminology & Criminal Justice Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Dr. Carbone-Lopez's research considers the interaction of gender, crime and victimization, with a particular emphasis on violence between intimate partners. She teaches Gender, Crime and Justice as well as other courses that focus on women, victimization and crime. |
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Zoë Peterson, Assistant Professor Psychology . Ph.D., University of Kansas Dr. Peterson’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of gender and human sexuality. She is particularly interested in young adults’ experiences with nonconsensual and unwanted sex. She teaches Psychology of Women and Women and Mental Health. |
Affilaite Faculty
Due to our strong ties with other academic departments across campus, we are able to offer courses in nearly every discipline. Regardless of their major, students are able to tailor for themselves a specialized certificate program reflective of their personal areas of interest.
| ANTHROPOLOGY | Susan Brownell Associate Professor of Anthropology Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara Sheilah Clarke-Ekong Associate Professor of Anthropology Ph.D., University of California; Los Angeles Uhlmann, Allon J. |
| ART AND ART HISTORY | Ruth Bohan Associate Professor of Art History Ph.D., University of Maryland Jeanne Zarucchi Professor of Art History and French Ph.D., Harvard University |
| BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Malaika Horne Director, Executive Leadership Institute Ph.D., St. Louis University Bailey, Steven G. |
| CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
Jody Miller Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Ph.D., University of Southern California |
| ECONOMICS | Anne Winkler Professor of Economics and Public Policy Administration Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana |
| EDUCATION | Matthew Davis Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Ph.D., University of Texas Virginia Navarro, Assistant Professor of Education Ph.D., Washington University |
| ENGLISH | Sally Barr Ebest Professor of English Ph.D., Indiana University Barbara Kachur Professor of English Ph.D., Ohio State University Lynn Staley Lecturer of English Ph.D., Saint Louis University McKee, Colleen |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
Balogh, Maria Teresa Senior Lecturer in Latin Ph.D., Saint Louis University |
| HISTORY | Laura Westhoff Assistant Professor of History and Education Ph.D., Washington University |
| MUSIC | Barbara Harbach Professor of Music D.M.A., Eastman School of Music |
| OPTOMETRY | Carol K. Peck Professor of Optometry Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles |
| PHILOSOPHY | Brogaard, Berit Assistant Professor Ph.D., SUNY Buffalo |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE | Iyob, Ruth Associate Professor Ph.D., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara |
| PSYCHOLOGY | Jayne Stake Professor Emerita, Psychology Ph.D., Arizona State University |
| SOCIAL WORK | Lori Curtis Lecturer of Social Work M.S.W., Washington University Margaret Sherraden Professor of Social Work Ph.D., Washington University |
| SUE SHEAR INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE | Vivian Eveloff Director M.A. Washington University Stock, Dayna M. |
For further information, contact us in 212 Clark Hall,
Phone: (314) 516-5581
iwgs@umsl.edu
