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UNO faculty members who teach in the Women's and Gender Studies program come from across the UNO campus and are elected by members of the Women's and Gender Studies Committee.  

The Committee, together with the Program Director, guides student focus, academic excellence, and community partnership. Special Appointment faculty members appear at the end of this listing.

Name

Department

Dawn Cripe

Special Appointment

Dr. Jeannette Gabriel

College of Arts & Sciences

Julie Garman

Special Appointment

Dr. Catherine Medici-Thiemann

Special Appointment

Katie Kough

Special Appointment

Elisha Novak

Special Appointment

Rhonda Saferstein

Special Appointment

Dr. Gina Wagner

Special Appointment

Dr. Timi Barone

Anthropology

Dr. Bridget Sandhoff

Art and Art History

Dr. Jennifer Harbour

Black Studies

Dr. Traci Wyatt

Black Studies

Dr. Kelsey Medeiros

College of Business Administration

Dr. Rochelle Dalla

Child, Youth, and Family Studies

Dr. Chin-Chung (Joy) Chao

School of Communication

Dr. Amy Ellefson

School of Communication

Dr. Whitney Gent

School of Communication

Dr. Barbara Pickering

School of Communication

Abbie Syrek

School of Communication

Dr. Andrea M. M. Weare

School of Communication

Dr. Candice Batton

Academic Affairs

Dr. Teresa Kulig

Criminal Justice

Rebecca Price

Criminal Justice

Dr. Tara Richards

Criminal Justice

Dr. Jaci Lindburg

Digital Learning

Dr. Tracy Bridgeford

English

Dr. Kristin Girten

English

Dr. Tanushree Ghosh

English

Dr. Charles Johanningsmeier

English

Dr. Tammie Kennedy

English

Dr. David Peterson

English

Dr. Kay Siebler

English

Dr. Christine Dando

Geography

Dr. Karen Falconer Al-Hindi

Geography

Dr. Imafedia Okhamafe

Goodrich (also English and Philosophy)

Dr. Stevie Seibert Desjarlais

Goodrich

Dr. Jason Coleman

School of Health and Kinesiology

Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel

School of Health and Kinesiology

Dr. Charles King

History

Dr. Lucy Morrison

Honors Program

Susana Grajales Geliga

Native American Studies

Dr. Laura Grams

Philosophy

Dr. Jody Neathery-Castro

Political Science

Dr. Abigail Folberg

Psychology

Dr. Rosemary Strasser

Psychology

Dr. Michele Desmarais

Religious Studies

Dr. Curtis Hutt

Religious Studies

Dr. Liam Herteen-Rodriguez, MSW

Social Work

Dr. Henry D'Souza

Social Work

Dr. Samantha Ammons

Sociology

Dr. Daniel Hawkins

Sociology

Dr. Jennifer Heineman

Sociology

Dr. Jay Irwin

Sociology

Peggy Jones

Theatre

Dr. Ashlee Dauphinais Civitello

World Languages & Literature

Dr. Patrice J. Proulx

World Languages & Literature

Dr. Laura Walls

World Languages & Literature

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