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Erika Vallejo

Degrees B.A. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2016 M.A. Michigan State University, 2021 Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2025

Eagan Dean

Eagan Dean

Daimys Garcia

Daimys Ester García is a writer, artist and educator from Miami. She earned her Ph.D. in comparative literature at SUNY Binghamton and is currently […]

Alyssa Clark

Degrees B.A., Psychology, Ohio Wesleyan University M.S., Developmental Psych, Illinois State University Ph.D., Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Connecticut

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Kerstin Vaughn

Kerstin Vaughn is a theatre director, artist, and educator originally from Norton, Ohio. She has worked as a performer, stage manager, teacher, and director […]

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Miriam Kilimo

Specialized in Black and African feminist politics, law, and governance in contemporary Africa, Kilimo is an assistant professor of Africana Studies.

Zhenu Tian, assistant professor of communication studies at The College of Wooster

Zhenyu Tian

Tian serves as an assistant professor in communication studies with an interest in gender and professional experiences, sociomateriality, and identity construction.

Jordan Biro Walters, associate professor of history at The College of Wooster

Jordan Biro Walters

As an associate professor of history and public historian, Walters investigates queer identity formation and the relationship between art and sexual freedom.

Karen Haely

Karen Haely

A Wooster alumna, Haely specializes in medical ethics, the philosophy of science, and feminist epistemology. She teaches courses in these areas as well as race, gender, and justice.

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Michele Leiby

A widely published scholar on comparative politics and Latin America, Leiby’s work focuses on human rights, political violence, and the intersection of gender and conflict.

Terry Reeder

Terry H. Reeder

A scholar of ethics, Reeder’s research interests include the ethics of Christianity regarding colonialism, gender and sexuality, and marriage.

Shirley Huston-Findley

Shirley Huston-Findley

Huston-Findley has directed several theatrical productions at the College and has research interests in the arts and female playwrights of India.

Rebecca Garonzik

Garonzik teaching interests are in all levels of Spanish language as well as contemporary Latin American and Latinx literature. Her research focuses on gender, sexuality, and women and mental illness.

Katie Holt History Professor

Katherine Holt

An expert on Brazilian history, Holt also educates students on Latin American, gender, and digital history, as well as studying slavery in different countries.

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Brooke Krause

A development economist with expertise in gender, health, education, and poverty reduction in developing countries, Krause has published work on women’s empowerment, child health, and risk attitudes in Guatemala. Her research has led partnerships with several international organizations, including the United Nations Economic and World Vision.

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Santha Schuch

Zareen Thomas

Zareen Thomas

Having conducted fieldwork in Columbia, Bolivia, and Denmark, Thomas is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research examines the cultural politics of youth.

Heather Fitz Gibbon

Heather Fitz Gibbon

Fitz Gibbon is a community-based researcher with published work focusing on the definitions of motherhood in the welfare system and childcare and teaches courses in both classical and contemporary social theory.

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Melanie Long

An economist with a research interest in household finance and gender and feminist economics, Long explores causes of systemic inequality in household debt and access to low-cost consumer credit.

Jeremy Rapport

Jeremy Rapport

Rapport’s scholarship focuses on American religious history, including religious movements in America and metaphysical religions. He also teaches on the intersection of religion with race, gender, and class.