The faculty in Saint Louis University’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies are leading scholars in their fields. Their research includes topics such as the philosophy of feminism, women’s quest for citizenship rights and the battered women’s movement in St. Louis.
Core Faculty
- Kimberly Brown, Ph.D.
- Alesha Durfee, Ph.D.
- Amanda Izzo, Ph.D.
- Claudia Karagoz, Ph.D.
- Mary Maxfield, Ph.D.
- Melissa Ochoa, Ph.D.
- Amanda Gray Rendón, Ph.D.
- Penny Weiss, Ph.D.
Secondary Faculty
Faculty with secondary appointments in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies serve three-year terms and are able to renew their appointments. Faculty are selected based on their teaching, scholarship and commitment to students and the department.
- Toby Benis, Ph.D. (Department of English)
- Flannery Burke, Ph.D. (Department of History)
- Ellen Crowell, Ph.D. (Department of English)
- Mary Dunn, Ph.D. (Department of Theology)
- Ruth Evans, Ph.D. (Department of English)
- Noelle Fearn, Ph.D. (College for Public Health and Social Justice)
- Lorri Glover, Ph.D. (Department of History)
- Emily Lutenski, Ph.D. (Department of American Studies)
- Colleen McCluskey, Ph.D. (Department of Philosophy)
- Marcia McCormick, J.D. (Law School)
- Wynne Moskop, Ph.D. (Department of Political Science)
- Elizabeth Richard, Ph.D. (Department of Communications)
- Annie Smart, Ph.D. (Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
- Sabrina Tyuse, Ph.D. (School of Social Work)
- Joya Uraizee, Ph.D. (Department of English)
- Constance Wagner, J.D. (Law School)
Emeritus Faculty
- Gretchen Arnold, Ph.D.
- Robert Strikwerda, Ph.D.
Advisory Board
The women's and gender studies advisory board is comprised of volunteered faculty and staff members from with in the WGS-affiliated community. They serve two-year terms and are able to renew their appointments.
Faculty are selected based on their teaching, scholarship and commitment to students and the department. Advisory board members help approve policy changes in the department, keep us informed about what is happening across the university, give us advice, and serve as advocates for women's and gender studies in whatever forums they find themselves.
- Jill Bright, (Pius Library)
- Anne Dewey, Ph.D. (Madrid Campus Liaison)
- Torrie Hester, Ph.D. (Department of History)
- Wynne Moskop, Ph.D. (Department of Political Science)
- Elizabeth Richard, Ph.D. (Department of Communication)
- Jennifer Semsar, (Women's and Gender Studies)
- Annie Smart, Ph.D. (Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures)
- Kent Staley, Ph.D. (Department of Philosophy)
- Sabrina Tyuse, Ph.D. (School of Social Work)
- Connie Wagner, J.D. (Law School)
- Elizabeth Block, Ph.D. (Theology)
- Denise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D. (Nursing School)
- Marcia McCormick, J.D. (Law School)