Research
Interests:
Abortion
politics and reproductive health in the U.S.; feminist
body politics and theories of embodiment; ecofeminism;
and intersectionality in U.S. feminist activism
Recent
and Reoccurring Classes:
Contemporary
Feminist Theories; Ecofeminist Literature and Theory;
Theories of Othered Bodies; Reproductive Health and Politics;
Introduction to Women's Studies; History of Feminist Thought
and Action; Women, Art, and Culture; Ecofeminist Literature
and Theory; Theories of Othered Bodies; Reproductive Health
and Politics
Selected
Publications:
"Sometimes
It's a Child and a Choice: Toward an Embodied Theory of
Abortion," NWSA Journal (refereed); forthcoming
Summer 2008.
"Feminism's
Others and Others' Feminisms: Deconstructing Pro-Woman/'Pro-Life'
Politics," Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging
Knowledge, special issue on Feminism's Others; forthcoming
Spring 2007.
"Students'
Perceptions of Instructors' Identities: Effects and Interventions,"
co-authored with Laurie Rodgers and Mary Wrighten, in Academic Exchange Extra (refereed), March, 2005.
"From
Safe Space to Contested Space in the Feminist Classroom"
in Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship
and Pedagogy (peer-reviewed), Spring, 2004.
"Media
Review: Gender and Sexuality at the Movies" with
Bailey Garvin, in Transformations: The Journal of
Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy (peer-reviewed),
Fall, 2002.
Awards
and Honors:
2005-2006
Distinguished Instructor/Lecturer Award, BGSU
2006
finalist, Master Teacher Award, BGSU
2004
Disability Services for Students Outstanding Faculty Award,
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