Courses I offer
| Course title | Next offered |
|---|---|
| Hope and Joy in Queer and Trans Lives* FNDS 3602 | Fall 2027 |
| LGBTQ Religious Experience* WGST / SOC 388 | Fall 2025 |
| Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies WGST / ANTH / PSYC / SOC 303 | Currently running |
| Sexualities, Genders, and Bodies* WGST / SOC 366 | Winter 2026 |
| Colonialism, Race, and Sexuality* WGST 488 (capstone) | Fall 2025 |
| Family Diversity and Power* WGST / ANTH / SOC 451 | Winter 2026 |
Teaching approach
- My courses are discussion-based. Reading and participation are important. We will read original scholarly and creative work by authors from many backgrounds and disciplines.
- I believe teaching can always improve. I love learning new approaches and welcome student input. Some of the best ideas for course policies and assignments have come from my students.
- I believe in welcoming students’ whole selves to the classroom. I also believe in respecting students’ privacy. In my classes, you are always welcome to share about yourself and your life but never have to.
- Dr. Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, made a deep and lasting impression on me as a teacher. Her book Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (PDF) is one I return to often. If you’re going to read one chapter, I recommend chapter five, “Theory as liberatory practice.”