Women's Issues

Psychology of Women:

Illene Noppe, Professor of Human Development (Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies). Director of Institute on Death, Dying and Bereavement.
Infancy and early childhood. Attachment relationships of babies and young children to caregivers. Bereavement and grieving.
465-2703. noppei@uwgb.edu.

Christine Smith, Assistant Professor of Human Development (Psychology, Women’s and Gender Studies).
Psychology of women. Body image and weight. Romantic and interpersonal relationships. Lesbian and gay issues. Prejudice and stereotyping. The impact of social class (classism).
465-5124. smithc@uwgb.edu.

Women and Justice:

Andrew Austin, Associate Professor of Social Change and Development.
Crime and justice issues. Race and justice. Social class and justice. Women and justice. Anti-environmentalism.
465-2359. austina@uwgb.edu.

Kim Nielsen, Professor of Social Change and Development (Women's and Gender Studies, History).
Women and politics. Disability issues. U.S. women’s history.
465-2487. nielsenk@uwgb.edu.

Women in History:

Kim Nielsen, Professor of Social Change and Development (Women's and Gender Studies, History).
Women and politics. Disability issues. U.S. women’s history.
465-2487. nielsenk@uwgb.edu.

Joyce Salisbury, Professor Emerita of Humanistic Studies (History). Frankenthal Professor.
History of Christianity. Medieval history. Women in the ancient world. Martyrdom.
465-2336. salisbuj@uwgb.edu.

Women in Literature:

E. Nicole Meyer, Professor of Humanistic Studies.
Women in French literature. Representation of the body in 19th century French literature. Representation of aging and death in contemporary French women's literature.
465-2098. meyern@uwgb.edu.

Women in Math:

Kate Burns, Assistant Professor of Human Development (Psychology).
Stereotyping, emotion and self-regulation. Women in math.
465-2427. burnsk@uwgb.edu.

Women in Science:

Heidi Fencl, Associate Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences (Physics).
Science education, especially issues related to retention of women and girls.
465-2261. fenclh@uwgb.edu.

Donna Ritch, Associate Professor of Human Biology and Biology.
Women in science.
465-2274. ritchd@uwgb.edu.

Women's Issues in Global Perspectives:

Lynn Walter, Professor of Social Change and Development (Anthropology, Women's and Gender Studies).
Women's issues in global perspective.
465-2474. walterl@uwgb.edu.

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