gender Experts

Allison McDonald

Associate Professor of BiologyWilfrid Laurier University

Expert in plant and animal physiology with a focus on how organisms make energy. Advocate for women and persons with disabilities in STEM.

Judith Giesberg, PhD

Professor of History; Robert M. Birmingham Chair in the Humanities | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Judith Giesberg, PhD, is an expert on women's history and the U.S. Civil War.

Christopher J. Cormier

Associate ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

christopher.cormier@lmu.edu

Helena Fietz

Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Fietz’s research examines how disability care practices intersect with public policy in Brazil and the US.

William D. Parham

Professor of CounselingLoyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology | Director, Center for Trauma Informed Education (CTIE)

Kristina R. Llewellyn

Associate Professor, Department of Social Development StudiesRenison University College, University of Waterloo

Professor Llewellyn studies the Education, History, and Equity.

Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence InstituteUConn Health

Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.

Roxanne Mykitiuk

Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law SchoolYork University

Roxanne Mykitiuk investigates the legal, ethical and social implications of assisted reproductive and genetic technologies.

Kyra Pearson

Associate Professor, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies & Associate Chair, Communication StudiesLMU College of Communication and Fine Arts

Jeffrey McClurken

Chief of StaffUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. McClurken's expertise blends history and technology.