WGS Faculty

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Faculty members in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program represent a variety of disciplines in the humanities, the fine arts, and the social and natural sciences.  They are published in prestigious professional and literary journals, and frequently present their research findings and literary work at national and international conferences, including the annual meetings of the National Women’s Studies Association and the Association of Women in Psychology.  Our faculty work closely with students and assist them in their academic pursuits–whether it is research in the social sciences, creative writing, or dance performance.

Adjunct Faculty

  • Gloria-Jean Masciarotte, Ph.D.
    Faculty Adjunct Longstanding of Women’s and Gender Studies
  • C. Kelly Smith, MSW​
    Faculty Adjunct of Social Work and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Jessica Geier, Ph.D.
    Faculty Adjunct of Women’s and Gender Studies

Emeritae and Retired 

  • Mary L. Bellhouse, Ph.D. 
    Professor Emerita of Political Science
  • Deborah J. Johnson, Ph.D.  
    Professor Emerita of Art History and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Patricia M. Lawlor, Ph.D.
    Professor Emerita of French
  • Charlotte G. O’Kelly, Ph.D. 
    Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Jane Lunin Perel, M.F.A.
    Professor Emerita of English and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Mary Anne Sedney
    Retired Professor of Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies