Faculty Associates

GRI pursues the interdisciplinary and intersectional study of gender, race and related constructions of identity, difference and power. Our regular faculty are joined by associated faculty with aligned research and teaching from over a dozen departments in three colleges across the University of Nevada, Reno. If you are University of Nevada, Reno faculty and would like to join us as an associate, please email Meredith Oda.

Michael Damien Aguirre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, History he, him, his

(775) 784-6452

michaelaguirre@unr.edu

LH 205

Nasia Anam, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, English she, her, hers

(775) 682-6394

nanam@unr.edu

FH 232

Larraitz Ariznabarreta, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Basque Studies she, her, hers

(775) 682 5574

lariznabarreta@unr.edu

MIKC 307F

Jodie Barker, Ph.D.

Teaching Associate Professor, French; French Section Head

(775) 682-8889

jodiebarker@unr.edu

EJCH 241L

Ruby Batz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Special Education

(775) 682-7863

rbatzherrera@unr.edu

WRB 3086

Emily Berthelot, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice she, her, hers

(775) 682-8870

eberthelot@unr.edu

AB 614

Laura Blume, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Political Science she, her, hers

(775) 682-7667

lblume@unr.edu

TB 212

Jared Bok, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Sociology

(775) 682-8965

jbok@unr.edu

LH 213A

Evan Brody, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Communication Studies

(775) 682-5993

ebrody@unr.edu

AB 523N

James "Jim" Cherney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Studies

jcherney@unr.edu

318

Jessie Clark

Associate Professor, Geography

(775) 784-6345

jessieclark@unr.edu

325B

Sarah E. Cowie, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

(775) 682-7524

scowie@unr.edu

Cari Cunningham, MFA

Associate Professor, Dance

(775) 682-9021

caric@unr.edu

CFA 148

Linda Curcio-Nagy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History

(775) 784-4079

lindacurcio@unr.edu

LH 203

Greta de Jong, Ph.D.

Professor, History

(775) 784-6455

gdejong@unr.edu

LH 218

Jane Detweiler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, English

jad@unr.edu

Dennis Dworkin, Ph.D.

Professor, History

(775) 784-6497

dworkin@unr.edu

LH 220

Marta Elliott, Ph.D.

Professor, Sociology

(775) 784-4884

melliott@unr.edu

LH 309

Isabelle Favre, Ph.D.

Professor, French

(775) 682-8903

favre@unr.edu

EJCH 241W

Louis C. Forline, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Anthropology

(775) 682-7840

forline@unr.edu

AB 617

Raúl Olmo Fregoso Bailón , Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Equity and Diversity in Education

(775) 682-8002

rfregosobailon@unr.edu

WRB 3085

Dr. Katherine Fusco

Associate Professor, English she/her/hers

kfusco@unr.edu

FH 216

Justin Gifford, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, English

(775) 682-6373

jdgifford@unr.edu

FH 214

Juan Carlos Guerrero Hernández, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, History of Art he, him, his

(755) 784-6702

juancarlosg@unr.edu

VSG 9B

Rose Ann Gutierrez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Equity and Diversity in Education

(775) 682-7864

roseanng@unr.edu

WRB 3084

Ian M. Hartshorn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

(775) 682-7846

ihartshorn@unr.edu

TB 227

Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

(775) 682-6484

jmhill@unr.edu

Mia Abboud Holbrook, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

(775) 784-6517

miaholbrook@unr.edu

AB 609

Xabier Irujo, Ph.D.

Director of Center for Basque Studies; Professor

(775) 682-5572

irujo@unr.edu

MIKC 307N

Ann Keniston, Ph.D.

Professor, English

(775) 682-6399

keniston@unr.edu

FH 110C

Sarah Keyes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, History she, her, hers

(775) 784-6805

sarahkeyes@unr.edu

LH 204

Eunkang Koh, MFA

Associate Professor, Art

(775) 784-4066

ekoh@unr.edu

CFA 203

Julianne Lindberg, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Musicology

(775) 682-9018

jlindberg@unr.edu

VSG 101B

Joanne Mallari, MFA

Teaching Assistant Professor; Assistant Director, Core Writing Program

jmallari@unr.edu

Jimmie Manning, Ph.D.

Professor, Communication Studies

(775) 784-3591

jimmiem@unr.edu

317

James McSpadden, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, History

(775) 682-8962

jmcspadden@unr.edu

LH 215

Ruthie Meadows, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology

(775) 682-8970

rmeadows@unr.edu

VSG 101

Matt Means, PS

Dean, Honors College; Associate Professor of Honors

(775) 784-1455

matthewmeans@unr.edu

JTB 11

Katie Miller, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor, English She, her, hers

(775) 682-9085

katiemiller@unr.edu

Monica Miller, Ph.D., J.D.

Foundation Professor, Criminal Justice she, her, hers

(775) 784-1287

mkmiller@unr.edu

EMM 344

Ignacio Montoya, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, English

(775) 682-6309

ignaciomontoya@unr.edu

FH 204

Daniel Ryan Morse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, English

(775) 682-6473

dmorse@unr.edu

TB 103

Colleen Murray, Ph.D.

Professor, Sociology

(775) 784-7006

cimurray@unr.edu

LH 208

Sandhya Krittika Narayanan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor she, her, hers

snarayanan@unr.edu

AB 511

Louis Niebur, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Musicology

(775) 682-9045

lniebur@unr.edu

VSG 101C

Cara Nine, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Philosophy she, her, hers

(775) 682-6299

cnine@unr.edu

JC 101A

Eric Nystrom, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

(775) 682-8963

enystrom@unr.edu

LH 221

Meredith Oda, Ph.D.

Grace A. Griffen Endowed Chair in American History; Associate Professor she/her

(775) 784-6124

mereditho@unr.edu

LH 201

Eleni Oikonomidoy, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Professor of Multicultural Education

(775) 682-7865

eleni@unr.edu

WRB 3083

Sandra Ott, Ph.D.

Professor, Basque Studies

(775) 682-5573

sott@unr.edu

MIKC 307E

Randall Owen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Special Education, NCED Director

(775) 784-6385

randallowen@unr.edu

WRB 4102

Amy Pason, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Studies

(775) 682-8349

apason@unr.edu

AB 523R

Clayton Peoples, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Sociology

(775) 784-4765

peoplesc@unr.edu

LH 209

Anushka Peres, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, English

aperes@unr.edu

Daniel Enrique Perez, Ph.D.

Associate Dean; Associate Professor, Spanish

(775) 784-6155

dperez@unr.edu

Kate Pollard, MM

Principal Lecturer, Music

(775) 682-9019

catherinep@unr.edu

CFA

Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Anthropology

(775) 682-7953

mikaelars@unr.edu

AB 506

Carolyn S. F. Silva, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

(775) 682-7855

carolynsilva@unr.edu

WRB 3111

Hugh Shapiro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History

(775) 784-6451

shapiro@unr.edu

LH 217

Claire Stanford, Ph.D., MFA

Assistant Professor

(775) 682-6374

clairestanford@unr.edu

FH 215

Jared Stanley, MFA

Assistant Professor, English

jaredstanley@unr.edu

FH 030

Erin Stiles, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Anthropology

(775) 682-7686

estiles@unr.edu

AB 631

Rosie Trump, MFA

Associate Professor, Dance she, her, hers

rtrump@unr.edu

CFA 147

Charles Tshimanga-Kashama, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History

(775) 784-6567

ckashama@unr.edu

LH 108

Mariann Vaczi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Basque Studies

(775) 682-5575

mvaczi@unr.edu

MIKC 307B

Brett Van Hoesen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Art History

(775) 784-6639

bvanhoesen@unr.edu

EMM 201

Elizabeth Villalobos, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Spanish Literature

(775) 682-8885

elizabethvillalobos@unr.edu

EJCH 241-R

Karla Wagner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Public Health

(775) 682-7129

karlawagner@unr.edu

Barbara Walker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History

(775) 784-6677

bbwalker@unr.edu

LH 202

Carolyn White, Ph.D.

Professor, Anthropology

(775) 682-7688

clwhite@unr.edu

AB 512A

Lynda Wiest, Ph.D.

Professor, Education

(775) 682-7868

wiest@unr.edu

WRB 3079