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Arlene Avakian, Professor and Director Info: B.S., Columbia, 1961; M.A., Massachusetts, 1975; Ed.D., 1985 Phone: 413-545-1922 Area(s) of research: social construction of identity, autobiorgraphy & memoirs, food studies, whiteness Classes taught: Social Construction of Whiteness and Women U.S. Women's Lives in Context: Reading and Creating Political Autobiography Critical Perspectives in Women's Studies Gender and Food

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Alexandrina Deschamps, Associate Professor Info: C.Ed., West Indies, 1975; M.Ed., Massachusetts at Amherst, 1988, Ed.D., 1996 Phone: 413-545-1922 Area(s) of research: Third world and global women's issues, development alternatives - theory and practice, feminist pedagogies, Black Feminist theory, transnational feminist activisms Classes taught: Theorizing Black Feminisms Caribbean Women Writing Resistance, Identity and Politics Introduction to Women's Studies Critical Perspectives in Women's Studies Black Feminist/Womanist Theory Transnational Women's Economic and Political Activisms

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Ann Ferguson, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Women's Studies Info: B.A., Swarthmore, 1959; M.A., Brown, 1961; Ph.D., 1965 Area of research: ethics; feminist theory, race, gender and class, social justice; Foucault, sexuality Classes taught: Issues in Feminist Theory Issues in Feminist Research Latin American Feminisms Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality Philosophy of Women Social Justice

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Dayo F. Gore, Assistant Professor Info: B.A., Northwestern, 1993; Ph.D., New York University, 2003 Phone: 413-545-1922 Area(s) of research: African American women's history; women and U.S. Radicalism; U.S. feminist theory and politics Classes taught: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement Feminist Theory Introduction to Women's Studies

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Miliann Kang, Assistant Professor Info: B.A., Harvard, 1998; M.A., New York University, 1996; Ph.D., 2001 Phone: 413-545-1922 Area of research: Asian American women's work; gender and immigration; feminist research methods; race, gender and class intersections Classes taught: Asian American Women: Gender, Race and Immigration Critical Perspectives in Women's Studies Introduction to Women's Studies Issues in Feminist Research

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Sarah Richardson, Assistant Professor Info: B.A., Columbia, 2002; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2009 Area of research: history and philosophy of biology; race and gender in the biosciences; philosophy of science; science and technology studies; feminist science studies; feminist epistemology and philosophy of science

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Svati Shah, Assistant Professor (starting 9/09) Info: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 1992; Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, M.P.H., 1997; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2006 Areas of research: political economy of migration, sex work, development, and urbanization in South Asia and South Asian diaspora

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Banu Subramaniam, Associate Professor Info: B.S., Stella Maris, Madras, 1986 Certificate, Duke, 1993; Ph.D., 1994 Phone: 413-545-1922 or 413-577-3164 Area(s) of research: race, gender and science Classes taught: Biology of Difference Clones and the Politics of Cloning Critical Perspectives in Women's Studies Genes and Gender Introduction to Women's Studies Politics of Reproductive Cloning Race, Gender and Science

Lecturers, Teaching Associates and Assistants Mitch Boucher, Teaching Associate (WOMENSST 391W) Allia Matta, Teaching Associate WOMENSST 201 WOMENSST 187 Teaching Assistants Jolane Flanigan Laura Heston Andy Inkster Eve Ng Rani Varghese

WOMEN'S STUDIES STAFF

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Linda Hillenbrand, Office Manager Linda has been on the staff since 1993. She is responsible for office management, production of publications, the website, database and budgetary responsibilities. Linda has been Vice President of the University Staff Association for many years and works with USA members on reclassifications. She is also treasurer and trustee for the Health and Welfare Trust, which pays for the dental plan that covers staff and faculty on campus and across the state.

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Karen Lederer, Undergrad Advisor Karen has been an undergraduate advisor in Women's Studies since 1986. She writes the newsletter, is the undergraduate field work coordinator, and teaches WOMENSST 295C Career and Life Choices for Women. Karen has been involved in the labor, peace and women's movements. Her other interests are wide ranging from quilts to celiac disease to the intergenerational legacy of the holocaust. Karen is an alum of the University, a STPEC (Social Thought and Political Economy) major and Women's Studies minor.

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Nancy Patteson, Graduate Program Coordinator Nancy began working for Women's Studies when she was completing her M.Ed in Higher Ed Administration over 10 years ago. She is the Graduate Program Coordinator of our Certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies and is responsible for graduate student advising and program planning. Nancy is also the departmental scheduling representative, and data collector for the biannual Women's Studies Course Guide. She is an alum of the University and her interests include working with animals and gardens on her family farm.