Core Faculty

The Women and Gender Studies (WGS) 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, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences
Dr. Shelly Clevenger, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Alison Bailey, Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) Director and Department of Philosophy
Dr. Kyle E. Ciani, Department of History
Dr. Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski, Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) Assistant Director/Advisor
Dr. Cynthia Edmonds-Cady, School of Social Work
Dr. Kass Fleisher, Department of English
Dr. Tom Gerschick , Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Cassie Herbert, Department of Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)
Dr. Christopher Horvath, Department of Philosophy and School of Biological Sciences
Dr. Ela Przybylo, Department of English
Dr. Rebecca Saunders , Department of English
Dr. Maria Schmeeckle , Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Maura Toro-Morn, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Julie Webber, Department of Politics and Government
Dr. Jason Whitesel, Sociology & Anthropology and Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)

College of Business

Are you interested in becoming a WGS 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

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

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 WGS core faculty member and serving as a liaison for the Mennonite College of Nursing? If so, check out our faculty resources!