Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

As many of you know, our friend and colleague, Donna Tuckey, is retiring this summer. We had a wonderful celebration of Donna on April 12, 2024. So many of you were able to attend and celebrate Donna in person. Former ...

Mallory Szymanski earned her MA in Women’s Studies in 2008 and her PhD in US history from UF in 2017. She taught several Women’s Studies courses between 2012 and 2017. She now teaches at Alfred University (AU) where she was ...

A group of Women’s Studies majors gathered for a photo before the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduation recognition ceremony at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday, May 4th. At this ceremony, Dean David Richardson and chairs and ...

Dr. Maddy Coy’s book, Violence Against Women in the US: Theory, Research and Policy, was published by Routledge in April 2024. Distilling the existing evidence base and literature on violence against women in the United States, the book includes an ...

Congratulations to our MA Graduates! Mona Ashour graduated with an MA in Women’s Studies in the Spring of 2024. Thanks to the mentorship and care of Dr. Hina Shaikh, she successfully defended her thesis titled, “Comparative Analysis of Gender-Based Violence in ...

Dr. Maddy Coy 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year, UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ocqua Murrell Recipient of a Humanities Scholarship Enhancement Award (Research Support).   Dr. Jillian Hernandez Selected for a UF Research Foundation Term Professorship 2024-2027. Dr. Cinnamon Williams Recipient of a Humanities Scholarship ...

Department graduate Christelle Gauthier recently published a memoir, Why I Hate My Birthday, which charts her childhood experiences growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness. Christelle’s use of humor and honesty creates an intimate interaction between the reader and writer that ...

How did 25 years go by so fast? As I end my career at UF, 17 years of which were spent in Women’s Studies, I will most cherish the memories and the friendships I have made along the way. All of ...

We have had a productive year implementing exciting initiatives funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to our department to highlight women’s studies strengths in experiential learning and career readiness. You can read more about our work, in an ...

Charli Fernandez graduated with a BA in Women’s Studies, and minors in Health Disparities in Society and Disabilities in Society in 2023. She is currently earning her master’s degree in public health with a concentration in Behavioral, Social and Health ...

Students who completed their undergraduate honors theses in Spring 2024 presented their work at a Mellon event in April. Congratulations to all students completing a thesis under the direction of department faculty this year!   Isabella J. Adams “Girls Do Get it ...

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Thank you to everyone whose generosity supports our work, including the following donors:   Gifts are used to fund conferences, educational travel for graduate students, scholarships, speaker honoraria, and exhibit support. Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Offers academic programs, grants graduate and ...

Dr. Olivia Adams joined the department in August 2023 and accomplished several teaching and research milestones during her first year at UF. Dr. Adams designed and taught a new course, “History of Women’s Medicine,” which explores Western mainstream medicine and ...

AAUW– Gainesville Branch Grant The Department is proud to announce this year’s winners of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Gainesville Branch Grant. This grant was made possible by the generosity of the AAUW-Gainesville Branch to support women’s studies students ...