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LGBTQ+ Studies Faculty

  • Etin Anwar

    Asian Studies | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Religious Studies | First-Year AdvisorEtin AnwarProfessor of Religious Studies

    Education

      Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton University
      M.A., McGill University
      B.A., State Institute for Islamic Studies

    Contact

    Telephone: (315) 781-3712
    Office: Demarest

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    • Geoffrey Babbitt

      Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Creative Writing | Writing and Rhetoric | First-Year AdvisorGeoffrey BabbittAssociate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and English and Creative WritingChair, Writing and Rhetoric

      Education

        Ph.D., University of Utah (2010)
        M.F.A., University of Utah (2005)
        B.A., Connecticut College (2003)

      Contact

      Telephone: (315) 781-4643
      Office: Smith Hall

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      • Diana Baker

        Child Advocacy | Educational Studies | Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeDiana BakerProfessor of Educational StudiesChair, Educational Studies

        Education
          • PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College
          • MS in Applied Behavior Analysis, Northeastern University
          • BA in Anthropology, Haverford College
        Contact

        Telephone: (315) 781-4571
        Office: Merritt Hall 202

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        • Biman Basu

          Comparative Literature | English and Creative Writing | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Comparative Lit.Biman BasuAssociate Professor of English and Creative Writing

          Education

            Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
            M.A., North Carolina State University at Raleigh
            B.A., Jadavpur Univeristy

          Contact

          Telephone: (315) 781-3367
          Office: Demarest

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          • Bayer

            Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Comparative Literature | Environmental Studies | First-Year AdvisorBetty M BayerWilliam R. Kenan Jr. Chair Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice

            Education
              Ph.D., Carleton University
              M.A., Carleton University
              B.A., Carleton University
            Contact

            Telephone: (315) 781-3460
            Office: Demarest

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            • Elizabeth Belanger

              American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Critical Museum StudiesElizabeth BelangerProfessor of American Studies

              Education

                Ph.D., Brown University 2007
                MA, Brown University 2002
                BA, Kenyon College 1997

              Contact

              Telephone: (315) 781-4594
              Office: Trinity Hall

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              • Lara Blanchard

                Art and Architecture | Asian Studies | Critical Museum Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorLara C. W. BlanchardProfessor of Art and Architecture

                Education

                  Ph.D., Art History, University of Michigan
                  M.A., Art History, University of Michigan
                  B.A., Art History and Mathematics, College of William & Mary

                Contact

                Telephone: (315) 781-3893
                Office: Houghton House

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                • Burditt

                  American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Media and SocietyRebecca BurdittAssociate Professor of Media and SocietyChair, Media and Society

                  Education

                    Ph.D., University of Rochester
                    B.A., Williams College

                  Contact

                  Telephone: (315) 781-4646
                  Office: Demarest

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                  • Rob Carson

                    Comparative Literature | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Creative Writing | English and Comparative Lit. | First-Year AdvisorRob CarsonAssociate Professor of English and Creative Writing

                    Education

                      PhD (2008), University of Toronto
                      MA, Philosophy, Queen's University
                      MA, English, Queen's University

                    Contact

                    Telephone: (315) 781-3358
                    Office: Demarest

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                    • Chin

                      Art and Architecture | Media and Society | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeChristine M ChinProfessor of Art and Architecture

                      Education

                        B.A., Princeton University
                        M.F.A., University of New Mexico

                      Contact

                      Telephone: (315) 781-3705
                      Office: Goldstein Family Carriage House

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                      • Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz

                        Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeJoshua Bastian Cole-KurzVisiting Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice

                        Education
                          Ph.D., Cornell University, 2022
                          M.A., Cornell University, 2018
                          M.A., CUNY Brooklyn College, 2012
                          B.A., James Madison University, 2002
                        Contact

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                        • Melanie Conroy-Goldman

                          English and Creative Writing | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Comparative Lit. | First-Year AdvisorMelanie M Conroy-GoldmanProfessor of English and Creative Writing

                          Education

                            M.F.A., Oregon
                            B.A., Columbia (summa cum laude)

                          Contact

                          Telephone: (315) 781-3374
                          Office: Demarest

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                          • Cowles

                            English and Creative Writing | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Comparative Lit.Kathryn CowlesProfessor of English and Creative Writing

                            Education

                              M.A., British and American Literature, University of Utah
                              Ph.D., Creative Writing and English, University of Utah

                            Contact

                            Telephone: (315) 781-4592
                            Office: Demarest

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                            • Anna Creadick

                              American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Comparative Literature | English and Creative Writing | English and Comparative Lit.Anna G CreadickProfessor of English and Creative WritingGeorge E. Paulsen '49 Professor

                              Education

                                Ph.D., English/American Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2002
                                M.A., American Studies, Boston College, 1994
                                B.S., English and Education, Appalachian State University, 1991

                              Contact

                              Telephone: (315) 781-3871
                              Office: Demarest

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                              • Donna Davenport

                                Dance and Movement Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorDonna R DavenportProfessor Emerita of Dance and Movement Studies

                                Education

                                  Ed.D., Dance Education, Temple University
                                  M.Ed., Dance Education, Temple University
                                  B.F.A., Dance, University of Massachusetts
                                  B.A., Psychology, University of Massachusetts

                                Contact

                                Telephone: (315) 781-3760
                                Office: Gearan Center for the Performing Arts

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                                • de Denus

                                  Chemistry | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Environmental Studies | BiochemistryChristine M de DenusAssociate Professor of Chemistry

                                  Education

                                    Postdoctoral, Pennsylvania State University
                                    Ph.D., University of Manitoba
                                    B.S., University of Winnipeg

                                  Contact

                                  Telephone: (315) 781-3612
                                  Office: Lansing Hall

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                                  • Dean

                                    Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | PoliticsJodi DeanProfessor of Politics

                                    Education

                                      Ph.D., Columbia
                                      M.A., Columbia
                                      B.A., Princeton

                                    Contact

                                    Telephone: (315) 781-3425
                                    Office: Stern Hall

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                                    • Dickinson

                                      Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Writing and Rhetoric | Writing Colleagues Program | First-Year AdvisorHannah A DickinsonAssociate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric

                                      Contact

                                      Telephone: (315) 781-3352
                                      Office: Smith Hall

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                                      • Dunn

                                        Africana Studies | International Relations | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeKevin C DunnProfessor of International RelationsChair, International Relations

                                        Education

                                          Ph.D., Boston University
                                          M.A., Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
                                          B.A., Davidson College

                                        Contact

                                        Telephone: (315) 781-3436
                                        Office: Stern Hall

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                                        • Farnsworth

                                          Comparative Literature | Latin American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Spanish, Latin American, and Bilingual Studies | First-Year AdvisorMay S FarnsworthProfessor of Spanish, Latin American, and Bilingual StudiesChair, Spanish, Latin American, and Bilingual Studies

                                          Education

                                            Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Spanish American Literature.
                                            M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Spanish American Literature.
                                            B.A., The Evergreen State College, Olympia Washington.

                                          Contact

                                          Telephone: (315) 781-3785
                                          Office: Smith Hall

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                                          • Free

                                            American Studies | Critical Museum Studies | History | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Law and Society | First-Year AdvisorLaura E FreeProfessor of History

                                            Education

                                              Ph.D., Cornell University
                                              M.A., Cornell University
                                              M.A., Binghamton University
                                              B.A., Grinnell College

                                            Contact

                                            Telephone: (315) 781-3554
                                            Office: Henry House

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                                            • Freeman

                                              American Studies | Anthropology and Sociology | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Sociology | Data AnalyticsKendralin FreemanAssociate Professor of SociologyChair, Sociology

                                              Education

                                                Ph.D., Emory University, 2010
                                                M.A., Emory University, 2008
                                                B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 2002

                                              Contact

                                              Telephone: (315) 781-3173
                                              Office: Stern Hall

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                                              • Frost-Arnold

                                                Philosophy | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeKaren Frost-ArnoldProfessor of Philosophy

                                                Education

                                                  Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., 2008
                                                  Wellesley College, B.A. with Honors in Philosophy and Biology, 1999

                                                Contact

                                                Telephone: (315) 781-4521
                                                Office: Delancey House

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                                                • Frost-Arnold

                                                  Philosophy | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Public HealthGregory Frost-ArnoldProfessor of Philosophy

                                                  Education

                                                    Ph.D. History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
                                                    M.A. Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
                                                    B.A. Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1999

                                                  Contact

                                                  Telephone: (315) 781-4509
                                                  Office: Delancey House

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                                                  • Gayle

                                                    Africana Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | History | Law and SocietyJanette GayleAssociate Professor of History

                                                    Education

                                                      Ph.D. University of Chicago
                                                      M.A. UCLA
                                                      B.A. Antioch University of Southern California

                                                    Contact

                                                    Office: Henry House

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                                                    • Grayson

                                                      Africana Studies | Economics | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Public HealthKeoka GraysonAssociate Professor of EconomicsCo-Chair, Africana Studies

                                                      Education
                                                        Ph.D., University of Arizona
                                                        M.S., Economics, University of Arizona
                                                        M.S., Mathematics, University of New Orleans
                                                        B.A., Xavier University
                                                      Contact

                                                      Telephone: (315) 781-4641
                                                      Office: Stern Hall

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                                                      • Amy Green

                                                        Writing and Rhetoric | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeAmy GreenAssociate Dean

                                                        Education

                                                          Ph.D. West Virginia University (2013)
                                                          M.A. Clarion University of Pennsylvania (1993)
                                                          B.A. University of Notre Dame (1991)

                                                        Contact

                                                        Telephone: (315) 781-3467
                                                        Office: Smith Hall

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                                                        • Jiangtao Harry Gu

                                                          Asian Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Media and SocietyJiangtao Harry GuAssistant Professor of Media and Society

                                                          Education

                                                            Ph.D., University of Rochester
                                                            B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges

                                                          Contact

                                                          Office: Demarest Hall

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                                                          • Hayes-Conroy

                                                            Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Public Health | Environmental StudiesJessica Hayes-ConroyAssociate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeChair, Public Health

                                                            Education

                                                              Ph.D. Penn State University, 2009 (Geography and Women's Studies)
                                                              M.A. University of Vermont, 2005 (Geography)
                                                              B.A. Bryn Mawr College, 2003 (The Growth and Structure of Cities)

                                                            Contact

                                                            Telephone: (315) 781-3373
                                                            Office: Demarest

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                                                            • Himmelhoch

                                                              Greek and Roman Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Critical Museum Studies | First-Year AdvisorLeah R HimmelhochProfessor of Greek and Roman Studies

                                                              Education
                                                                Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1997
                                                                M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1990
                                                                B.A., Yale University, 1988
                                                              Contact

                                                              Telephone: (315) 781-3907
                                                              Office: Smith Hall

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                                                              • Holland

                                                                Asian Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | JapaneseJames-Henry HollandAssociate Professor of Asian Studies

                                                                Education

                                                                  Ph.D., Cornell
                                                                  M.A., Cornell
                                                                  B.A., Western Kentucky

                                                                Contact

                                                                Telephone: (315) 781-3642
                                                                Office: Stern Hall

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                                                                • Christina Houseworth

                                                                  Economics | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Public Policy StudiesChristina HouseworthAssociate Professor of Economics

                                                                  Education

                                                                    Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
                                                                    M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago
                                                                    B.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

                                                                  Contact

                                                                  Telephone: (315) 781-3427
                                                                  Office: Stern Hall

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                                                                  • Huskie

                                                                    Educational Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeAndrea HuskieDirector of Teacher Education Program and Secondary Education

                                                                    Contact

                                                                    Telephone: (315) 781-3444
                                                                    Office: Merritt 203

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                                                                    • Ivanchikova

                                                                      Comparative Literature | English and Creative Writing | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Comparative Lit. | First-Year AdvisorAlla IvanchikovaProfessor of English and Creative WritingChair, English and Creative Writing

                                                                      Contact

                                                                      Telephone: (315) 781-3380
                                                                      Office: Demarest

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                                                                      • Joyce Jacobsen

                                                                        Economics | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | First-Year AdvisorJoyce JacobsenProfessor of Economics

                                                                        Education
                                                                          Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University
                                                                          M.Sc. in Economics, London School of Economics
                                                                          A.B. in Economics, Harvard University
                                                                        Contact

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                                                                        • Kelly

                                                                          Child Advocacy | Educational Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Teacher Education Program | First-Year AdvisorMary L KellyAssociate Professor of Educational Studies

                                                                          Education

                                                                            Ph.D., Indiana University
                                                                            M.P.H., University of Hawai'i
                                                                            B.A., University of Illinois

                                                                          Contact

                                                                          Telephone: (315) 781-3084
                                                                          Office: Merritt Hall 205

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                                                                          • Beth Kinne

                                                                            Environmental Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Public Policy Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Sustainable Community DevelopmentBeth KinneAssociate Professor of Environmental Studies

                                                                            Education
                                                                              B.A., Biology, University of Virginia
                                                                              M.S., Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of British Columbia
                                                                              J.D. and LL.M (Asian and Comparative Law), University of Washington
                                                                            Contact

                                                                            Telephone: 3913
                                                                            Office: 451 Pulteney St.

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                                                                            • Lemelin

                                                                              Russian Area Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorChristopher LemelinAssociate Professor of Russian Area Studies

                                                                              Education

                                                                                Ph.D., Yale University
                                                                                M.A., Yale University
                                                                                B.A., Yale University (cum laude)

                                                                              Contact

                                                                              Telephone: (315) 781-4540

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                                                                              • Leopardi

                                                                                Art and Architecture | Critical Museum Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeLiliana LeopardiAssociate Professor of Art and ArchitectureChair, Art and Architecture

                                                                                Education

                                                                                  2007    Ph.D. - Art History, Institute of Fine Arts – N.Y.U.  

                                                                                  2000    M.A. – Art History - Institute of Fine Arts – N.Y.U.  - New York, NY

                                                                                  1995    M.A. – Psychology - California Graduate Institute – Los Angeles, CA

                                                                                  1992    B.A. – Psychology - University of Southern California - Los Angeles 

                                                                                Contact

                                                                                Telephone: (315) 781-4639
                                                                                Office: Houghton House

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                                                                                • Lofthouse

                                                                                  Aesthetics | Media and Society | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Music | Russian Area Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Music Administration and EntrepreneurshipCharity LofthouseAssociate Professor of Music

                                                                                  Education

                                                                                    Ph.D., Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)
                                                                                    B.M., Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

                                                                                  Contact

                                                                                  Telephone: (315) 781-3407
                                                                                  Office: Gearan Center for the Performing Arts 314

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                                                                                  • Portrait of Lucas

                                                                                    Africana Studies | American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Politics | Public Policy StudiesDeWayne L LucasAssociate Professor of PoliticsChair, Politics

                                                                                    Education

                                                                                      Ph.D., Political Science, Binghamton University
                                                                                      M.A., Political Science, Binghamton University
                                                                                      B.A., Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

                                                                                    Contact

                                                                                    Telephone: (315) 781-3902
                                                                                    Office: Stern Hall

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                                                                                    • Portrait of Mail

                                                                                      Anthropology and Sociology | Latin American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Critical Museum Studies | Environmental Studies | AnthropologyBrenda MaialeAssociate Professor of Anthropology

                                                                                      Education

                                                                                        Ph.D., Cornell University, 2008
                                                                                        M.A., Cornell University, 2002
                                                                                        A.B., Vassar College, 1998

                                                                                      Contact

                                                                                      Telephone: (315) 781-3443
                                                                                      Office: Stern Hall

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                                                                                      • Julia MaKinster

                                                                                        Educational Studies | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Bidisciplinary Courses | Master of Arts in Higher Education LeadershipJulia G MaKinsterProfessor of Educational Studies

                                                                                        Education

                                                                                          Ph.D. Indiana University (IN)
                                                                                          M.S., Louisiana
                                                                                          B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

                                                                                        Contact

                                                                                        Telephone: (315) 781-3304
                                                                                        Office: Merritt Hall

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                                                                                        • Portrait of Makker

                                                                                          American Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Media and Society | Environmental Studies | Urban StudiesKirin J MakkerProfessor of American Studies

                                                                                          Education

                                                                                            Ph.D., Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst
                                                                                            M.Arch., University of Maryland College Park
                                                                                            M.A., English Language and Literature, University of Massachusetts Amherst
                                                                                            B.A., English Language and Literature, minor in history, University of Texas Austin

                                                                                          Contact

                                                                                          Telephone: (315) 781-3474
                                                                                          Office: STERN 114

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                                                                                          • Martin-Baron

                                                                                            American Studies | Media and Society | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional JusticeMichelle Martin-BaronAssociate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice

                                                                                            Education

                                                                                              Ph.D. in Performance Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2011 
                                                                                              M.A. in Performance Studies University of California, Berkeley, 2007 
                                                                                              B.A. in Theater Arts and English, Brandeis University, 2005

                                                                                            Contact

                                                                                            Telephone: (315) 781-3144
                                                                                            Office: Demarest

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                                                                                            • Whitney Mauer

                                                                                              Development Studies | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | American Studies | Sustainable Community Development | First-Year AdvisorWhitney MauerAssociate Professor of Environmental StudiesChair, Environmental Studies

                                                                                              Education

                                                                                                Ph.D., Cornell University, Development Sociology

                                                                                                M.S., Cornell University, Development Sociology

                                                                                                M.En.S., Miami University, Environmental Science

                                                                                                B.S., University of Puget Sound, Natural Sciences: Geology

                                                                                              Contact

                                                                                              Telephone: (315) 781-4662
                                                                                              Office: 451 Pulteney Street

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                                                                                              • H May

                                                                                                Aesthetics | Theatre | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Africana StudiesH. MayProfessor of TheatreChair, TheatreDonald R. Harter '39 Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences

                                                                                                Education

                                                                                                  BA in Theatre from Grinnell College
                                                                                                  MA in Drama from Washington University
                                                                                                  PhD in Theatre and Drama from Indiana University

                                                                                                Contact

                                                                                                Telephone: (315) 781-3876
                                                                                                Office: 215 Gearan Center for the Performing Arts

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                                                                                                • Rene Monson

                                                                                                  Anthropology and Sociology | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Public Policy Studies | Sociology | First-Year AdvisorRenee MonsonProfessor of Sociology

                                                                                                  Education

                                                                                                    Ph.D., Sociology, Wisconsin at Madison
                                                                                                    M.A., Public Affairs, Minnesota
                                                                                                    B.A., Sociology, Oberlin

                                                                                                  Contact

                                                                                                  Telephone: (315) 781-3426
                                                                                                  Office: Stern Hall

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                                                                                                  • Becca Morris

                                                                                                    Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorBecca B. MorrisVice President of Campus Life and Director of the Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership

                                                                                                    Education

                                                                                                      Ed.D., Organization Leadership Studies, Northeastern University (Emphasis in Queer leadership studies)
                                                                                                      M.A., Social Sciences and Diversity, Binghamton University
                                                                                                      B.A., English, Keuka College

                                                                                                    Contact

                                                                                                    Telephone: (315) 781-3900
                                                                                                    Office: Office of Campus Life, Smith Hall, First floor

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                                                                                                    • Mukherji

                                                                                                      Africana Studies | American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Russian Area StudiesS. Ani MukherjiAssociate Professor of American StudiesChair, American Studies

                                                                                                      Education

                                                                                                        Ph.D., Brown University, 2011 (American Studies)
                                                                                                        M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1999 (History)
                                                                                                        B.A., Cornell University, 1998 (Literature and Social Theory)

                                                                                                      Contact

                                                                                                      Telephone: (315) 781-4033
                                                                                                      Office: Trinity Hall

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