Faculty and Staff
The Women and Gender Studies faculty and staff includes celebrated authors, activists, advocates and scholars of gender, class, race, dis/ability, sexuality and nationality as intersecting dynamics of social and identity formation.
Faculty
Priscilla Yamin is a professor and the chairperson of Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Emily Crandall is a doctoral lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter college.
Jennifer Gaboury is a lecturer and adviser in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Tao Leigh Goffe is an associate professor of Women and Gender Studies.
Christopher Mitchell is a doctoral lecturer and an adviser of Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Dr. Kelly M. Nims is a doctoral lecturer in the Department of English and an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Deborah Tolman is a professor of Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Allia Abdullah-Matta is an adjunct professor in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Roxanna Azari is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Joseph Baez is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Stephanie Bonvissuto is an adjunct assistant professor in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Carmelina Cartei is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Mignonette Chiu is an adjunct assistant professor in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Katherine DeLorenzo is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Michael Greer is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Pat Hope is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Gizen Iscan is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
T. Shacon Jones II is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hutner College.
Hunter Kincaid is an adjunct assistant professor in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Dillonna Lewis Gallardo is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Asa Mendelsohn is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Boon Lin Ngeo is an adjunct assistant professor in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Juliana Perez Calle is an adjunct assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Daniel Polyak is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Alberto Quintero Soriano is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Amir Rasoulpour is an adjunct assistant professor in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Portia Seddon is an adjunct lecturer and an anthropologist in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Erin Siodmak is an adjunct assistant professor in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
Bridget Woods is an adjunct lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College.
AFFILIATED FACULTY
Miriam Abramovitz is a professor at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.
Philosophy Professor Linda Martin Alcoff has written and edited books and over 100 journal articles on a wide range of topics including epistemology, Latin American philosophy, feminism, critical race theory and continental philosophy.
Cristina León Alfar is an associate professor in the Department of English and an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Women and Gender Studies.
Ronnie Ancona is a professor emerita of Classical and Oriental Studies at Hunter College.
Kelly Anderson is a professor and chair of Film and Media at Hunter College.
Monica Calabritto is a professor of Italian and chairperson in the Department of Romance Languages at Hunter College.
Dr. Lynn Chancer is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Hunter College.
Margaret M. Chin is a professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Hunter College.
Martin Chodrow is a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology.
Diana Conchado is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages at Hunter College and a member of Hunter's Council on Honors.
Dr. Eduardo Contreras is an associate professor in the History Department at Hunter College.
Catherine Coppola is a lecturer in the Music Department at Hunter College and the Chair of Hunter's Council on Honors.
Marithelma Costa is a professor of Romance Languages at Hunter College, specializing in Spanish.
Dr. Kelle Cruz is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Her research interests include observational astronomy, optical and near-infrared spectroscopy, low-mass stars and brown dwarfs.
Dr. DeFour's research explores the various ways that stress and violence in the forms of racism and sexism as well as physical violence impact health; strategies for coping with bias.
Milagros Denis-Rosario is an associate professor in Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies.
Susan Epstein is a professor in the Computer Science Department at Hunter College.
Dr. Paolo Fasoli is an associate professor of Italian in the Department of Romance Languages at Hunter College.
Dr. Maria Luisa Fischer is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages at Hunter College.
Dr. Barbara Hampton is a professor in the Music Department at Hunter College.
Daniel Hurewitz is an associate professor in the Department of History and Associate Provost for Student Success.
Dr. Huselid primarily studies the effects of young adults' social identities and their perceptions of discrimination on psychological adjustment and health-related behavior.
Richard Kaye is a professor in the Department of English and a member of Hunter's Council on Honors.
Laura Keating is an associate professor in the Philosophy Department at Hunter College. Her research focuses on early modern philosophy, philosophy of perception, epistemology, logic, and philosophy of science.
Robyn Marasco is an professor of Political Science at Hunter College and a member of Hunter's Council on Honors.
Ivone Margulies is a professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College.
Kenneth McLaughlin is an associate professor in the Department of Economics.
Harper Montgomery is an associate professor in the Political Science Department at Hunter College.
Lina Newton is a professor in the Political Science Department at Hunter College, and an affiliated faculty member with the Department of Women and Gender Studies. She specializes in American Politics, Public Policy, Minority Politics, and Immigration Policy.
Dr. Nadya Peterson is a professor in the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies, and the director of the Russian and Slavic Studies Program. She is also an advisor in Russian in the Master of Arts in Translation and Interpreting (MATI) program.
Isabel Pinedo is an associate professor in Film and Media Studies at Hunter College.
Carolyn M. Somerville is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science.
Pamela Stone is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Hunter College.
Dr. Valian currently investigates two-year-old's knowledge of syntax through computational methods, bilingualism, and gender in professional life. Students with computational skills are particularly welcome, as are students willing to work hard.