Current Faculty
Beyene, Helina
(2018) Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.S. 1996, Truman State University; M.A. 1998, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D. 2014, University of California, Los Angeles.
Gonzalez, Liliana C.
(2020) Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 2008, University of California, Irvine; M.A. 2011, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. 2017, University of Arizona.
Kyomugisha, Florence G.
(2003) Department Chair of Central American and Transborder Studies; Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies B.A. 1977, Makerere University; M.A. 1986, Ph.D. 2003, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Malhotra, Sheena
(2000) Director of Queer Studies Program; Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1991, DePauw University; M.A. 1993, Pepperdine University; Ph.D. 1999, University of New Mexico.
Mendoza, Breny
(2001) Department Chair of Gender and Women’s Studies; Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1975, University of Heidelberg; M.A. 1982, Free University of Berlin; Ph.D. 1994, Cornell University.
Shaikh, Khanum
(2013) Director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program; Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1995, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1999, University of Oregon; Ph.D. 2009, University of California, Los Angeles.
Emeriti
Lopez-Garza, Marta
(1997) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1974, M.A. 1976, Ph.D. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles.
Say, Elizabeth A.
(1989) Dean Emeritus, College of Humanities; Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1981, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1988, University of Southern California.
Tohidi, Nayereh
(1997) Professor Emeritus of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.S. 1974, University of Tehran; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1983, University of Illinois.