Area of Expertise: Women's Studies
Bredin, Renae M.
Associate Professor of Women's Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Women's issues
- Technology and gender
- Martha Stewart
- Native American literature
- Gender issues
Dalley, Lana L.
Professor of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics
Areas of Knowledge
- Literature and Economics
Davis-Pacheco, Jodi
Lecturer in Women and Gender Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Queer Studies
- Long Beach LGBTQ Populations
Dolhinow, Rebecca E.
Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Student activism
- Educational activism
- Neoliberal education
- Critical university studies
- The new Commons movement
Fousekis, Natalie M.
Professor of History
Areas of Knowledge
- Grassroots politics
- Oral history
- Post-1945 United States history
- U.S. women's history
Israely, Hilla
Associate Professor of Sociology
Areas of Knowledge
- Sexual abuse in American society
- Theories of social behavior
- Statistical analysis of sociological data
- Family violence
- Rape
- Victimization of women in intimate relationships
Ketchum, Karyl E.
Professor of Women and Gender Studies
Chair of Women and Gender Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- LGBTQ
- Gender in K-12 Education
- Queer Studies
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Topics
- Arabella Huntington
- Women and Gender Studies
- transgender-related topics
- Diversity
Lane, Carrie M.
Professor of American Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- work
- unemployment
- job loss
- insecure/precarious work
- gig work
- gender
- feminism
- self-employment
- professional organizing
- clutter
- disorganization
- simple living
- minimalism
- masculinity
- office work
- white-collar work
- overwhelm/burnout
- disability
- ableism
- community
- study abroad
- Denmark
- Bali
- ethnography
- hoarding
- internships
- service-learning
Malagon, Maria C.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Areas of Knowledge
- Latina/o Education
- Latina/o Youth
Matz, S. Irene
Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies
Areas of Knowledge
- Organizational and business communication
- 21st century leadership
- Women in leadership
McEligot, Archana J.
Professor of Public Health
Areas of Knowledge
- cancer and nutrition epidemiology
Mugambi, Helen
Associate Professor of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics
Areas of Knowledge
- Gender constructions
- Nationhood and song performance in postcolonial Uganda
- Feminist theory in orature and literature
O'Regan, Valerie R.
Professor of Political Science
Areas of Knowledge
- Women and Politics
- Celebrities and Politics
Reynolds, Chelsea J.
Assistant Professor of Communications
Areas of Knowledge
- Online Sexuality
- LGBTQ Media
- Feminist Media
- Magazines
Sekhon, Sharon
Lecturer in American Studies, Asian American Studies, University Honors Program
Areas of Knowledge
- History
Seymour, Nicole
Associate Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
Areas of Knowledge
- Environmental Humanities
- Environmentalism
- Literature and the Environment
- Film and the Environment or Ecocinema
- Queer Theory or Queer Studies
- LGBTQ Literature or Queer Literature
- Queer Ecology
- Transgender Studies or Transgender Theory
- Performance Studies
- Affect Theory or Affect Studies
Sutphen, Sandra
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Areas of Knowledge
- Emergency management
- Women and politics
- University governance
Tran, Lisa
Professor of History
Areas of Knowledge
- 20th-century China
- Overseas Chinese
- Global history
Traylor, LaTosha L.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Areas of Knowledge
- Female Incarceration
- Prisoner Re-entry and Reintegration
- Corrections
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Intersectionality
