Our Faculty
Ron Aday ronald.aday@mtsu.edu 898-2125
Dr. Aday is professor of Sociology/Anthropology. His research centers on women's health concerns in prison and domestic violence. He has authored the book, Women Aging in Prison. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, he teaches SOC/CDFS 4140, Violence in the Family.
Linda Badley linda.badley@mtsu.edu 898-2597 Council Member
Dr. Badley is professor of English. Her research centers on gender in the horror and science fiction genres. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches WGST 4213, Gender and Horror and ENGL 3880, Women and Film.
Claudia Barnett claudia.barnett@mtsu.edu 898-2887
Dr. Barnett is professor of English at MTSU. Her research centers on women and performance. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches ENGL 3730, Women Writers of the Twentieth Century, and ENGL 2020, Women Who Kill (Honors).
Brenda Berretta brendaberretta@comcast.net 898-2630
Brenda Berretta teaches CJA 3700, Women, Crime, and Justice Administration (Distance Learning) for Women's and Gender Studies minors.
Patricia Bradley pat.bradley@mtsu.edu 904-8128 Council Member
Dr. Bradley is professor of English at MTSU. Her research and teaching interests include, southern literature, 19th- and 20th-century American literature, adolescent literature, and English education.
Michelle Boyer-Pennington michelle.boyer-pennington@mtsu.edu 898-5451
Dr. Boyer-Pennington is associate professor of Psychology at MTSU. For Women's and Gender Studies minors she teaches PSY 4620, Psychology of Women.
Clare Bratten clare.bratten@mtsu.edu 898-2795 Council Member
Dr. Bratten is associate professor of Electronic Media Communication. For Women's and Gender Studies minors she teaches WGST 2100 Introduction to Women's Studies.
Elvira Casal e.casal@mtsu.edu 898-2576 Council Member
Dr. Casal is professor of English and Director of Upper Division English.
Lee Casson lee.casson@mtsu.edu 904-8152
Professor Casson is professor of English. For Women's and Gender Studies he teaches ENGL 2020: Themes in Literature and Culture: Gay and Lesbian American Literature, Culture, and Identity.
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Meredith Dye meredith.dye@mtsu.edu 898-2690
Dr. Dye is assistant professor of Sociology and Anthropology.
Jackie Eller jackie.eller@mtsu.edu 898-2509 Council Member
Dr. Eller is chair of Sociology and Anthropology and professor of Sociology.
Beth Emery beth.emery@mtsu.edu 898-2468 Council Member
Dr. Emery is professor of Human Sciences. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches CDFS 4340, The Contemporary Family, and CDFS 4140, Violence in the Family.
Ida Fadzillah ida.fadzillah@mtsu.edu 898-8275 Council Member
Dr. Fadzillah is associate professor for Sociology and Anthropology. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches ANTH 3750, Race, Class, and Gender.
Katherine Foss katie.foss@mtsu.edu 898-7747 Council Member
Dr. Foss is assistant professor of Journalism.
Gloria Hamilton gloria.hamito@mtsu.edu 898-5745
Dr. Hamilton is professor of Psychology. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches PSY 4620, Psychology of Women.
Sonja Hedgepeth sonja.hedgepeth@mtsu.edu 898-2280
Dr. Hedgepeth is professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches WGST 4206, Women and the Holocaust.
Elyce Rae Helford elyce.helford@mtsu.edu 898-5961 Council Member
Elyce Rae Helford, PhD, is former director of Women's Studies (2000-2008) and professor of English (since 1992). For the minor, she teaches WGST 2100, WGST 3500, ENGL 3880, and ENGL 3885 for the gender studies track. In the past, she has also taught ENGL 3730. Dr. Helford's research, like her teaching, centers in gender and cultural studies, with emphasis on gender representation in 20th-century American literature, television, and film.
Mary Hoffschwelle mary.hoffschwelle@mtsu.edu 898-5806 Council Member
Dr. Hoffschwelle is professor of History.
Marion Hollings marion.hollings@mtsu.edu 898-2713 Council Member
Dr Hollings is professor of English. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches WGST 2100, Introduction to Women's Studies, WGST 4202, Lesbian Studies, and ENGL 3720, Early Women Writers.
Judith Iriarte-Gross jutith.iriarte-gross@mtsu.edu 904-8253 Council Member
Dr. Iriarte-Gross is professor of Chemistry and director of the MTSU Women in STEM Center (Midgett 106, 494-7763). For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches WGST 4205, Women and Science.
Newtona (Tina) Johnson nt,johnson@mtsu.edu 898-2705 Council Member
Dr. Johnson is Director, Women's and Gender Studies and professor of English. For Women's and Gender Studies minors she teaches WGST 2100, Introduction to Women's Studies, ENGL 3735, Black Women as Writers. For the Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies she teaches ENGL 6450/7450 Contemporary Women's Literature.
________________________________________________________________________________Amy Kaufman amy.kaufman@mtsu.edu 904-8598 Council Member
Dr. Kaufman is assistant professor of English.
Rebecca B. King rebecca.king@mtsu.edu 898-5771 Council Member
Dr. King is associate professor of English. Within the Women's and Gender Studies department she teaches WGST 2100, Introduction to Women's Studies, and WGST 4500, Feminist Theory. She also teaches ENGL 3725, Nineteenth-Century Women Writers. She approaches Women's and Gender Studies from a cultural studies perspective, particularly in terms of norms constructed by capitalism and its supporting ideology of liberalism.
Justyna Kostkowska justyna.kostkowska@mtsu.edu 898-2778
Dr. Kostkowska is associate professor of English. For Women's and Gender Studies minors she teaches ENGL 2020, Themes in Literature & Culture: Women Writers in Search of Expression.
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Jessica Kratzer jessica.kratzer@mtsu.edu 904-8033 Council Member
Dr. Kratzer is assistant professor in Speech and Theatre.
Jid Lee jid.lee@mtsu.edu 898-2657 Council Member
Dr. Lee is associate professor of English. Her research addresses representations of gender and racial identity in Asian/Asian American women's writing. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches ENGL 3730, Women Writers of the Twentieth Century, and WGST 4212, Multicultural Women's Voices.
Vicky MacLean vicky.maclean@mtsu.edu 898-2692 Council Member
Dr. MacLean is Professor of Sociology. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches SOC 4150: Topics in Sociology (Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender) and SOC 4361: Contemporary Issues in Women's Health. For the Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies she teaches SOC 6650: Contemporary Issues: Women, Poverty and the Welfare State.
Mary Magada-Ward mary.magada-ward@mtsu.edu 898-5174
Dr. Magada-Ward is professor of Philosophy. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches PHIL 4800, Feminist Epistemology, and WGST 4500, Feminist Theory.
Jenny Marchant jennifer.marchant@mtsu.edu 898-2721 Council Member
Dr. Marchant is associate professor of English.
Janet McCormick janet.mccormick@mtsu.edu 904-8208 Council Member
Dr. McCormick is assistant professor in Speech and Theatre. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches COMM 3225, Gender Communication.
Kenneth Middleton kmiddlet@mtsu.edu 904-8524
Dr. Middleton is professor and user services librarian for the University Library.
Felicia Miyakawa felicia.miyakawa@mtsu.edu 904-8043
Dr. Miyakawa is assistant professor of Musicology. For Women's and Gender Studies minors she teaches WGST 2100, Introduction to Women's Studies and MUHL 4810, Women in Music.
Sandra Neal sandy.neal@mtsu.edu 898-2567
Dr. Neal is professor of Health Education and Promotion. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches HLTH 4390, Women's Health (Distance Learning).
Kim Neal Nofsinger kim.nofsinger@mtsu.edu 494-7904 Council Member
Dr. Nofsinger is professor and director of Dance. For Women's and Gender Studies minors he teaches DANC 4200, Women in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Dance.
_______________________________________________________________________________Kay Payne kay.payne@mtsu.edu
Ms. Payne is adjunct professor of Health Education and Promotion. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches HLTH 4390.
Mischa Renfroe mischa.renfroe@mtsu.edu 904-8407 Council Member
Dr. Renfroe is associate professor of English. She teaches WGST 2100, Introduction to Women's Studies.
Marisa Richmond mrichmon@mtsu.edu 898-5807
Dr. Richmond is Assistant Professor of History.
Steve Robertson sroberts@mtsu.edu 898-2708
Steve Robertson is instructor of Political Science. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, he teaches PS 3010, Women and the Law and PS 4260, The Political Status of Women in the World.
Nancy Rupprecht nancy.rupprecht@mtsu.edu 898-2645 Council Member
Dr. Rupprecht is professor of History. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches WGST 4206, Women and the Holocaust, and HIST 1020, Survey Western Civilization II (Gynocentric History).
Linda Seward linda.seward@mtsu.edu 904-8572
Dr. Seward is professor of Speech and Theatre. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches COMM 3225, Gender Communication.
Kathleen Therrien kathleen.therrien@mtsu.edu 898-2579 Council Member
Dr. Therrien is associate professor of English. For Women's and Gender Studies minors she teaches ENGL 4950, Selected Topics in Contemporary Literature: Women's Popular Literature.
Gretchen Webber gretchen.webber@mtsu.edu 898-2519
Dr. Webber is assistant professor of Sociology. Her areas of interest are Gender, Family, Intersection of Gender and Work, and Qualitative Methods. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches SOC 3400, Gender and Society (Distance Learning).
Laura White Laura.White@mtsu.edu 904-8122 Council Member
Dr. White is assistant professor of English.
Jennifer Bailey Woodard jennifer.woodard@mtsu.edu 898-2766
Dr. Woodard is assistant professor of Electronic Media Communication. For Women's and Gender Studies minors, she teaches Race and Gender in the Mass Media, JOUR 4800 and WGST 3500, Women in the Media.
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