Core Faculty

The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program has core faculty throughout numerous colleges and departments. If you are interested in becoming a core faculty member, please review our faculty resources. For more information, please contact us at (309) 438-2947 or wgstudies@ilstu.edu.

College of Applied Sciences and Technology

Dr. Dawn Beichner-Thomas

Department of Criminal Justice Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Alison Bailey

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Director and Department of Philosophy
Dr. Kyle E. Ciani

Department of History
Dr. Cynthia Edmonds-Cady

School of Social Work
Dr. Cassie Herbert

Department of Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
Dr. Christopher Horvath

Department of Philosophy and School of Biological Sciences
Dr. Ela Przybylo

Department of English
Dr. Rebecca Saunders

Department of English
Professor Bridget Sundin

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
Dr. Maura Toro-Morn

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Julie Webber

Department of Politics and Government
Dr. Jason Whitesel

Sociology and Anthropology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)

College of Business

Are you interested in becoming a WGSS core faculty member and serving as a liaison for your department in the College of Business? If so, check out our faculty resources.

College of Education

Dr. Gavin Weiser

Department of Educational Administration and Foundations

College of Fine Arts

Dr. Ann Haugo

School of Theatre and Dance
Dr. Melissa Johnson

School of Art

Mennonite College of Nursing

Are you interested in becoming a WGSS core faculty member and serving as a liaison for the Mennonite College of Nursing? If so, check out our faculty resources.