Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D., is Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  Her primary appointment is in the Community Health Program.  She has an appointment in Educational Psychology and is an affiliate of the Beckman Institute; Illinois Informatics Institute; Center for Social and Behavioral Science; and the Discovery...

Melissa Rae Goodnight is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and LAS Global Studies at UIUC. She studies issues of validity, representation, equity, and social justice in the use of different methodologies and theories (e.g., feminist, critical race, and culturally responsive) for conducting evaluation/research in the U.S. and Global South. Much of her...

Professor Emily E. LB. Twarog from the Department of Labor and Employment Relations was recently named a Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Campus Fellow for 2021-2022 for “Hands Off: A History of Sexual Harassment Resistance in the US Service Industry, 1936-2020”. Click here to learn more about the HRI Campus Fellows for 2021-2022.

WGGP Faculty Affiliate, Charles Fogelman, will be presenting on April 14th with the Center for African Studies titled, “CAS: Developing African Landscapes: The Development Industry and Environmental Change in Southern Africa”  Click here to register for "CAS: Developing African Landscapes"  

Magdalena Novoa is an assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Originally from Chile, her engaged scholarship focuses on the intersections of historic preservation and social justice, the politics of cultural heritage and memory, Latin American feminism, grassroots organizing, and alternative planning approaches in the...

New Faculty Affiliate, Nic Flores, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Latina/Latino Studies.  Nic will present at the upcoming WGGP Panel on Gender and Health taking place on April 2nd. Click here to register for the Panel on Gender and Health.  

WGGP Faculty Affiliate, Rachel Garthe is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work.  She will be presenting on April 2nd on “Victimization, Mental Health and Suicidal Ideation among Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth” as part of the WGGP Panel on Gender and Health. Click here to register for the Panel...

Faculty Affiliate, Ryan Wade, is an Assistant Professor the School of Social Work.  He will be presenting on March 24th on “Racialized Sexual Discrimination and Psychological Wellbeing among Young Gay/Bisexual Black Mean (YCBBM)” as part of the WGGP Panel on Partner-Seeking, Relationships, and Well-being. Click...

WGGP Faculty Affiliate, Rebecca Smith, will be one of the speakers for the upcoming International Women’s Day event on March 8th, starting at 3:30pm.  Professor Smith will talk about Alice Evans, the USDA microbiologist who proved the role of Brucella in causing brucellosis. Click here to register for...

WGGP Faculty Affiliate Charles Fogelman, LAS Global Studies, will be a discussant for the upcoming WGGP Graduate Forum on Friday, March 5th from 1:00-4:00pm. Click here for full details on the WGGP Graduate Forum.