Faculty

Jennifer N. Fish, Chair (Ph.D., American University) is an Associate Professor of Women's Studies.  As a sociologist, her teaching and research interests focus on gender in a global context, with a particular emphasis on women's roles in rebuilding  societies during the aftermath of social and political conflict.  She has worked within South Africa's post-apartheid reconciliation process since 1995 and received two fellowships through the University of Cape Town and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Her recent book, Domestic Democracy: At Home in South Africa, examines the institution of paid domestic labor in the context of democracy-building. 757-683-4908

Vaughan Frederick, M.A. Adjunct Instructor, Women's Studies, 757-683-6984

Lee Ellen Knight, M.A. Adjunct Instructor, Women's Studies, 757-683-6984

Cathleen Rhoes, M.A., Adjunct Instructor, Women's Studies, 757-683-6745

Anita Clair Fellman, Faculty Emerita of Women's Studies (Ph.D., Northwestern University) has been Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Women's Studies Department at Old Dominion University since 1988. Among the books she has authored or co-edited are Rethinking Canada: The Promise of Women's History (3 editions), Ourselves as Students: Multicultural Voices in the Classroom, and Making Sense of Self: Medical Advice Literature in Late Nineteenth-Century America. Her newest book, Little House Long Shadow: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Impact on American Culture will be published in Spring 2008. 757-683-3824.

Staff

Katherine B. Pim has been the Program Administrator for the Department of Women's Studies and the Institute of Humanities since June 2005. She has a B.A. from the College of William and Mary. 757-683-3823

Associate Faculty

Akeel Al-Khakani, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, English, 757-683-3991

Janet Bing, Ph.D. Professor, English, 757-683-4030

Dianne Carmody, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Sociology, 757-683-3801

Martha M. Daas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages, 757-683-3980

Mona Danner, Ph.D.  Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice, 757-683-5931

Elizabeth Esinhart, J.D. Director of IDS, Political Science & Geography, 757-683-3853

Frances Hassencahl, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication/Theatre Arts, 757-683-3828

Imtiaz H. Habib, Ph.D. Associate Professor, English, 757-683-3991

Carla Harrell, M.A. Lecturer, Communication/Theatre Arts, 757-683-3828

Dana Heller, Ph.D. Professor of English, Director of Humanities, 757-683-3821

Angela Huizar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages, 757- 683-3973

Luisa Igloria, Ph.D. Associate Professor, English, 757-683-3991

Paula Justice, Lecturer, Communications & Theatre Arts, 757-368-1753

Carolyn Lawes, Ph.D. Associate Professor, History, 757-683-3936

Linda McGreevy, Ph.D. Professor, Art, 757-683-4054

Elizabeth Monk-Turner, Ph.D. Professor, Sociology, 757-683-3817

Manuela Mourao, Ph.D. Associate Professor, English, 757-683-4043

Elizabeth Nybakken, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, History, 757-683-3942

Karen Polonko, Ph.D. Professor, Sociology, 757-683-3797

Sandra Pryor, M.A. Instructor, History, 757-683-3949

Joanne Scheibman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, English, 757-683-3879

Heidi Schlipphacke, Ph.D.  Professor, Foreign Languages & Literatures, 757-683-6372

Ruth Triplett, Ph.D.  Professor, Sociology/Criminal Justice, 757-683-3791

Jennifer Younkin, M.S. Instructor, Psychology, 757-683-4439

Katarina Wegar, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Sociology, 757-683-3791

Barbara Winstead, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology, 757-683-4238