Affiliated Faculty in Race, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
The allied programs in the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Cultural Studies include Affiliated Faculty. Affiliated Faculty status allows faculty to have a recognized relationship to a department or program outside their formal appointment.
Affiliated faculty status is appropriate for faculty who have teaching or scholarly expertise relevant to the affiliate department and its programs. This will often mean regularly teaching a core course and/or important electives within the department of affiliation. Or, it may reflect relevant professional experience, scholarship, or creative activity that substantially enriches the experiences of students in the affiliate department.
Affiliated status is conferred by the Chair of the affiliated department, in consultation with the relevant program director.
Africana Studies
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Abel Djassi Amado
Associate Professor
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Tatiana M.F. Cruz
Assistant Professor and Interdisciplinary Program Director of Africana Studies
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Dawna Thomas
Professor and Department Chair
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Lynn Perry Wooten
President
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Lena Zuckerwise
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Asian Studies
Women's and Gender Studies
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Tatiana M.F. Cruz
Assistant Professor and Interdisciplinary Program Director of Africana Studies
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Diane Grossman
Professor
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Kelly Hager
Associate Provost, Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation
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Lena Zuckerwise
Associate Professor and Department Chair
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Briana Martino
Associate Professor and Department Chair
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Dawna Thomas
Professor and Department Chair
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Suzanne Leonard
Professor and Program Director for Gender and Cultural Studies
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Heather Hole
Professor and Director of Arts Administration
Gender and Cultural Studies
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Sarah Leonard
Associate Professor
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Saher Selod
Associate Professor
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Briana Martino
Associate Professor and Department Chair