Department of Ethnic Studies

Megan MacDonald

 Profile:
Current research focuses include tribal constitutions and the implementation of anti-discrimination language around gender and gender identity and expression. This research speaks to the power tribal constitutions have as the third, and mostly unrecognized, sovereign in the U.S. political system. As well, she recently completed an article manuscript on indigenous women’s activism around HIV/AIDS and Northern urban Native communities. She recently completed a research postdoc with the University of Minnesota in the American Indian Studies Department. A portion of her dissertation was incorporated as a chapter in the anthology Queer Twin Cities: Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project in 2010. She also currently serves as faculty advisor to the student organization Women Who Love Women.  

Education:
Ph.D.  in American Studies, Purdue University
M.A. in Comparative Religion, Western Michigan University

Courses Taught:
ETHN 1010: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
ETHN 2010: Ethnicity and Social Movements
ETHN 1930Q: Inquiry in Individuals and Society