Charles T. Woods Grant
The Department is proud to announce this year’s Charles T. Woods Endowment Grants. These grants are made possible by the generosity of Charles T. Woods to support research and service that benefits the LGBTQ+ community. Chuck, as friends and colleagues knew him, was a UF alum, faculty member, and leader. He was a proud advocate for LGBTQ+ communities and was instrumental in establishing LGBTQ+ faculty and staff visibility, community, and support at UF.
Woods Grant Student Recipients
Rose Capo,
MA Women’s Studies
“Sex Education in Florida: Queer Floridian Experiences in the Digital Age”
Corrine Futch,
PhD Anthropology
“Life-saving or Medically Necessary? Exploring personhood development, flourishing, and care relationships through gender-affirming treatment.”
Ceci Luna,
MA Women’s Studies
“The Relationship between queer Latinx sexual and gender expression and language; The use of -x and -e gender-inclusive suffixes and their impact on the experiences of LGBTQ+ Latinxs in the U.S. diaspora”
Jane T. Perez,
MA, Latin American Studies
“Transition of and differences in the development of LGBTQ+ rights in Cuba and Grenada.”
Tegan Smith,
MA, Women’s Studies
“Ecofeminists and posthumanists and their concepts of subjectivity; Co-creating a future with more ecological, racial, and gender justice.”
AAUW– Gainesville Branch Grant
The Department is proud to announce this year’s winner 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 to conduct research, education, or initiatives that align with AAUW’s mission: https://www.aauw.org/
Sumaiya Nusrath is a Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology and is earning a Certificate in Gender and Development.. Her research seeks to examine how multiple experiences of discrimination impact psychological wellbeing and distress of Muslim American Women.
We thank our external grant review committee members, Roberto Abreu, Greg Allen, Carlene Chase, Berta Esperanza Hernandez, and Amy Martinelli. For more information on awards and funding visit https://wst.ufl.edu/funding/.