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Dr. Lingyan Yang

Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program (WGS)

Chair, WGS Steering Committee; Associate Professor

Department of English, College of Arts and Humanities

103 Stabley, Stapleton Library; 506BB, Jane Leonard Hall

724-357-2604

lingyan@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

British, French, American, postcolonial/global, American multiethnic feminist and gender theories.
Asian American and Asian Diasporic, postcolonial/global, and American multiethnic women’s Literature.
20th and 21st century critical cultural theories and literacy criticisms.
Student-centered feminist pedagogy.

Dr. Abigail Adams

Steering Committee

Department of Anthropology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

McElhaney G-12J

724-357-2841

Abigail.Adams@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Reproductive Health
Human Rights
Political Action
Borderlands
Geographical Focus on Latin America and US

Lynn Botelho

Distinguished University Professor

Professor, Department of History

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Stabley 103/HSS 304

724-357-4483

Lynn.Botelho@iup.edu

Carrie Cole

Assistant Professor

Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance, College of Fine Arts

Waller Hall 104

724-357-2965

Carrie.Cole@iup.edu

Susan Comfort

Associate Professor

Department of English, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

HSS 506W

724-357-3202

Susan.Comfort@iup.edu

Dr. Chauna Craig

Steering Committee

Department of English, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

HSS 506DD

724-357-2576

ccraig@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Creative Writing
Contemporary Fiction
Feminist Pedagogy

Dr. Alison Downie

Assistant Professor

Assistant Chair, Department of Religious Studies

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

HSS 505D

724-357-1360

alisono@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Christian Feminist Perspectives
Ecofeminst theories and Spiritualities

Dr. Melanie Duncan

Assistant Professor

Department of Sociology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

McElhaney Hall, 102A

724-357-2730

Melanie.Duncan@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Families
Sex and Gender
LGBTQ+studies
Interpersonal Violence
Law and Policy

Beth Ann Harrington

Steering Committee

Department of Art and Design, College of Fine Arts

Sprowls Hall, G3

724-357-2530

ba.harrington@iup.edu

Dr. Tanya Heflin

Assistant Professor

Department of English, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

McElhaney, 201C

724-357-7675

heflin@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

19th- and 20th-century American Literature
Women’s Literature and Theory
Multi-ethnic Literature (Native American Lit)

Melanie Holm

Assistant Professor

Department of English, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

HHS 506PP

724-357-2261

Melanie.Holm@iup.edu

Dr. Bitna Kim

Steering Committee

Department of Criminology, College of Education and Communications

Wilson Hall 217

724-357-2720

Bitna.Kim@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

International and Comparative Criminology
Gender and Crime
Minority Issues in Criminology
Police-Community Corrections Partnerships
Evidence-Based Crime Prevention Practice and Meta-Analysis
Female Homicide Offender; Domestic Violence

Dr. Mary MacLeod

Steering Committee

Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

College of Arts and Humanities

HSS 505H

724-357-2310

mmacleod@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Modern Philosophy and Logic

Dr. Joseph Mannard

Steering Committee

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

HSS 304S

724-357-2284

Joseph.Mannard@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

19th-Century US Social History
Roman Catholic Nuns

Elizabeth Ricketts Marcus

Assistant Professor

Department of History, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

HSS 304O

724-357-2513

Elizabeth.Ricketts@iup.edu

Dr. Marissa McClure Sweeny

Steering Committee

Department of Art and Design, College of Fine Arts

Sprowls Hall 115

724-357-2530

Marissa.McClure@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Feminist Art
Feminist Theory
Feminist Approaches to Art Education

Theresa McDevitt

Steering Committee

IUP Libraries

110 Stapleton Library

724-357-4892

mcdevitt@iup.edu

Area of Specialization:

19th-Century Women’s History

Maureen Mchugh

Distinguished University Professor

Department of Psychology, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

204 Uhler Hall

724-357-2448

Maureen.Mchugh@iup.edu

Nurhaya Muchtar

Assistant Professor

Department of Communications Media, College of Education and Communications

129 Stouffer Hall

724-357-3417

Nurhaya.Muchtar@iup.edu

Dr. Gloria Park

Associate Professor

MA Coordinator, MA-TESOL Program

Department of English, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

346 Sutton

724-357-3095

Gloria.Park@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Language Teacher Identity
East Asian Women's Life Histories
Equity and Access Issues in Second Language Teacher Education

Dr. Heather Powers

Associate Professor

Department of English

506CC Leonard

724-357-4013

Heather.Powers@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

18th- and 19th-Century British Literature
Critical Theory
Major British Authors: Jane Austen
Major British Authors: J.K. Rowling

Laurie Roehrich

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

203 Uhler Hall

724-357-3168

Laurie.Roehrich@iup.edu

Cristina Sánchez-Martín

Assistant Professor

Department of English

506PP Leonard

724-357-4936

csanchez@iup.edu

Dr. Michelle Sandhoff

Assistant Professor

Department of Sociology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

112G McElhaney

724-357-3930

Michelle.Sandhoff@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Military Sociology
Sociology of Gender

Dr. Melissa Swauger

Steering Committee

Department of Sociology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

112H McElhaney

724-357-0158

mswauger@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Girl’s Studies
Women and Work
Women and Education

Dr. Christian Vaccaro

Associate Professor

Department of Sociology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

102B McElhaney Hall

724-357-3174

C.A.Vaccaro@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Social Psychology
Sociology of Gender
Men and Masculinites

Dr. Joan VanDyke

Steering Committee

Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance, College of Fine Arts

Zink Hall Dance Studio

724-357-5528

jvandyke@iup.edu

Distinguished Faculty Award in Creative Arts 2012

Areas of Specialization

Ballet
Jazz
Ballroom
Kinesiology
Yoga
Pilates-based Exercise
Laban Studies

Dr. Brandon Vick

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

213 McElhaney Hall

724-357-2640

Brandon.Vick@iup.edu

Areas of Specialization

Gender Inequalities in the Workforce
Measuring the Gender Wage Gap
Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Gender Differences

Women's and Gender Studies Program
313 & 314 Jane Leonard Hall
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA 15705
Phone: 724-357-4753
womens-gender-studies@iup.edu

Summer Two 2023 Office Hours

Monday, July 10-July 31, 2023

Remote Assistance is available via email. Physical office closed.

2-3:30 pm