Farhang Rouhani

Associate Professor of Geography · University of Mary Washington

Associate Professor, Department of Geography

Gender Studies Queer Theory Cultural Geography Iranian and Muslim Diaspora Human Geography

Mairead Sullivan

Associate Professor and Chair of Women's and Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Anna Muraco

Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Intersection of Gay and Straight Life in Aging Social Relationships Gender Aging and the Life Course Caregiving and Friendship Across the Life Course

Tiffany Muller Myrdahl

Urbanist and Feminist Geographer · Simon Fraser University

Specializes in equity and inclusion. Uses policy analysis and collaborative research with women and LGBTQ people to examine urban change.

Geographies of social difference (with an emphasis on gender and sexuality) Municipal Social Inclusion Policy Qualitative and Mixed Method Research Oral history methods for research and policymaking

Hanan Hammad

Professor and Director of Middle East Studies · Texas Christian University

Professor Hammad focuses on Middle Eastern history and Islamic civilization

Modern Middle Eastern History Revolutionary Iran Middle East Women in Syria and Iraq

Tracy Fisher, Ph.D.

Public Trustee and Affiliate Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

A Black Feminist anthropologist with an intersectional perspective on race, gender, sexuality, class, nation, and social justice

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Black Feminisms Women of Color Feminisms Genders and Sexualities Feminist Theory and Methodologies

Suzie Silver

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Suzie Silver has been creating queer performance and video art for more than two decades.

Queer Performance Trans-Q Television Video Art Performance Art Genders and Sexualities

Sarah Adeyinka-Skold

Assistant Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Race and Ethnicity Gender Family Immigration Sex and Sexualities

Amy Taylor, Ph.D.

Ruthellen Josselson Chair in Qualitative Inquiry |Director of the Alonso Center for Psychodynamic Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Phenomenology Qualitative Inquiry Qualitative Research Psychoanalysis Gender and Sexuality Studies

Professor Susan Watkins

Professor · Leeds Beckett University

Professor Susan Watkins is an expert in contemporary women's fiction and feminist theory.

Contemporary Women's Dystopian and Apocalyptic Fiction Doris Lessing Gender Culture Ageing

Professor Ruth Robbins

Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University

Ruth Robbins has a wide range of research interests which span the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Autobiography Virginia Woolf Literature Writing Biography

Kristo Gobin

Senior Lecturer of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Lisa Loutzenheiser

Associate Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy · University of British Columbia

Lisa Loutzenheiser's research is focused on the educational experiences of marginalized youth.

Youth and Education Qualitative Methods Sociology of Education Anthropology of Education Queer Theory

Barbara Mennel

Professor/Chair/Director · University of Florida

Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.

Urban Studies and Film Feminist Theory Humanities Film Studies German Studies

Cassie Comley

Lecturer of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University

Cassie Comley's work focuses on social inequalities, sociology of gender, critical race theory, and women in sport.

Women in Sport Sociology of Gender Sociology Social Inequalities Critical Race Theory

Danielle Borgia

Senior Lecturer of Women's and Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Feminist Theory and Pedagogy Community-based Learning Comparative U.S. and Mexican Literature

Gary Richards

Professor of English · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Richards' research focuses on Southern literature.

Southern Literature and Culture American Fiction Contemporary Drama English Harper Lee

Bryant Keith Alexander

Dean, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Dean, College of Communication and Fine Arts

Race Gender & Sexuality Communication & Culture Performance & Culture Higher Education Speech Communication

Adeline Masquelier

Professor · Tulane University

Adeline Masquelier is an expert on religion, youth cultures, education and environmental issues in Niger, West Africa.

Niger, West Africa Health Youth Cultures Environmental Issues Education

Anita Anantharam

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Anita Anantharam’s research interests include nationalism and feminism in South Asia, women's movements, food and cultural studies.

Women and Business Inclusion Diversity Developing World Emerging Markets