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Greetings from the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies!
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| Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Fall 2023 Newsletter |
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Greetings from the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies! We hope this newsletter finds you doing well and enjoying the fall.
We’re excited to share some of the latest WGSS@SBU news, including highlights from our spring graduation ceremony, stories featuring some of our fabulous grads and undergrads, a profile of our newest faculty member, and a quick look at some fall events.
As always, we’re eager to know how you’ve been and what you’ve been up to. If you can find a moment, please drop us a line and fill us in.
Take care,
Liz Montegary
Associate Professor and Chair |
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WGSS Alum J.T. Martin '14
2023 Graduation Speaker |
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This year, the Department welcomed
J.T. Martin back to campus as the keynote speaker for our May 2023 commencement ceremony. J.T. is currently serving as the Interim Assistant Dean of Students for Identity and Cultural Resources at Amherst College.
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2023 Terry Alexander Award Winner:
Marcela Muricy |
| We’re delighted to introduce Marcela Muricy as the 2023 winner of the Terry Alexander Award. Professor Liz Montegary presented Marcela with the award at our spring commencement ceremony. |
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| 2023 Academic Excellence Award Winners: |
Emily Ferrante
Arwen Fluit |
| This year, the Department selected two fabulous graduating students to receive Academic Excellence Awards: Emily Ferrante and Arwen Fluit. Distinguished Professor Mary Jo Bona presented Arwen Fluit with the award at our spring commencement ceremony. |
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2023 Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award Winner:
Hafza Girdap |
| WGSS honored Hafza Girdap as the 2023 winner of the Vivien Hartog Graduate Teaching Award. Professor Nancy Hiemstra (Hafza’s advisor) presented her with the award at our spring commencement ceremony. Thank you, Hafza, for inspiring us. |
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| Jonell Ashby Named Collective Power for Reproductive Justice Intern |
| As a “Collective Rising” intern, WGSS major Jonell Ashby worked with SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective during Summer 2023. Jonell’s experience assisting with the Trust Black Women project has inspired her to become a full spectrum doula. |
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WGSS Students Collaborate with
Long Island-based Feminist Filmmaker |
| This past summer, WGSS students Avina Mathias and Emelyn Pareja-Garcia assisted local filmmaker Mara Ahmed on her anti-colonial feminist project Return to Sender. Her film premiered at the Cinema Arts Center in Huntington on October1, and the companion art exhibit (that Avina and Emelyn helped curate) was on display at Huntington’s History & Decorative Art Museum. |
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Meet our Newest Faculty:
Dr. Jenean McGee |
WGSS is thrilled to welcome Dr. Jenean McGee, who joined us this fall as Assistant Professor of Digital Black Feminisms. She is currently conducting research on how African American women build communities online and is teaching a graduate seminar on Black feminist and womanist theory.
WGSS Undergrad Ambassador Imani Chung sat down with Dr. McGee to learn more about her. |
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| WGSS PhD Students Making a Difference as IDEA Grads |
| Three WGSS PhD candidates – Ashley Barry, Jade Kai, and Galia Cozzi Berrondo – have served as Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (IDEA) Grads in the College of Arts and Sciences. By taking part in this experiential learning and professional development opportunity, Ashley, Jade, and Galia have been instrumental in enhancing the research and learning environment at SBU and advancing the broader project of social, economic, and environmental justice. |
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| Meet our Fall 2023 WGSS Undergrad Ambassadors |
| This fall, Imani Chung and Athena Wilkinson are serving as our undergrad program ambassadors. In addition to building community among current WST majors and minors, Imani and Athena are also working to increase the visibility of WGSS on our campus and beyond. Through this experiential learning internship, our ambassadors are developing their leadership skills and exercising their professional creative capacities – all while growing the SBU feminist community and earning credits toward their WST degrees! |
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| Events |
We were thrilled to host Dr. Nichole Prescott for her lecture, “More Than An *Asterisk: Invisibility, Pretendians, and Reclaiming Indigenous Narratives,” part of the College of Arts and Sciences Sir Run Run Shaw lecture series. Prescott, who currently serves as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University Of Texas System, holds a PhD in History and graduate certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from SBU. In her lecture, Prescott discussed Indigenous peoples and the importance of authenticity as a form of resistance to invisibility, stereotype and identity fraud. A recording of the event will soon be available here.
Click here for a full list of upcoming and past events. |
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| Thank you for your support! |
We appreciate the support of our alumni and friends to help expand field opportunities for our students and provide seed money for senior honors theses and summer research experiences.
Please consider investing in our students and faculty by making a gift today or speaking with Michael D'Ambrosio, director of development, at michael.dambrosio@stonybrook.edu. |
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