Visiting Scholar Position
The WGSS Program offers a Visiting Scholar Position. The Visiting Scholar may be working in any discipline, on a topic concerning women, gender, and/or sexuality studies. The recipient devotes half time to teaching and program development and half time to research. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year. The applicant must hold a Ph.D. degree at the time of the appointment.
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Current Visiting Scholar
Shraddha Chatterjee
Field: Gender Studies, Feminist & Women's Studies, and Asian Studies
Past Postdoctoral Fellows
2020-2021
Sonny Nordmarken
Field: Sociology and Trans Health
Current Position: Asst. Professor, Sociology, Georgia State University
2018-2020
Jess Waggoner
Field: U.S. literature and culture, disability studies, critical race studies, and queer theory
Current Position: Asst. Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2014-2017
Sarah Luna
Field: Anthropology
Current Position: Asst. Professor of Anthropology at Tufts University
2012-2014
Rachel Afi Quinn
Field: American Culture
Current Position: Asst. Professor of Comparative Cultural Studies/WGSS at the University of Houston
2010-2012
Sima Shakhsari
Field: Anthropology
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Gender, Women & Sexualities Studies, University of Minnesota
2008-2010
Linda Veazey
Field: Political Science
Current Position: Associate Professor of Political Science at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
2007-2008
Mamta Accapadi
Field: Higher Education
Current Position: Vice Provost for University Life, University of Pennsylvania
2005-2007
Jeanne Scheper
Field: English Literature, Women's Studies, and Performance Studies
Current Position: Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of California at Irvine
2003-2005
Jennifer (Kasi) Jackson
Field: Biology and Women's Studies
Current Position: Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, West Virginia University
2001-2003
Carol Williams
Field: History
Current Position: Professor of Women & Gender Studies, University of Lethbridge
1999-2001
Jennifer Parchesky
Field: English and Film
Current Position: Basis Charter School, Chandler, Arizona