People

 

Core faculty

Gender, Race and Identity Program
Lydia Huerta
Lydia Huerta, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Gender, Race, and Identity; Associate Professor she, her, hers
(775) 682-8136
lhuertam@unr.edu
TB 108
1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program Graduate Advisor Administration Undergraduate Advisor
Deborah Boehm
Deborah Boehm, Ph.D.
Foundation Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and Anthropology; Graduate Director, GRI
(775) 682-6503
dboehm@unr.edu
TB Room 118
1188 5410 2500 5930
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Xabier Irujo
Xabier Irujo, Ph.D.
Professor, Center for Basque Studies and Gender, Race, and Identity
(775) 682-5572
irujo@unr.edu
MIKC 307N
1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Guadalupe Escobar
Guadalupe Escobar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and English
(775) 682-6481
lescobar@unr.edu
TB 116
1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Vadricka Etienne
Vadricka Etienne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and Sociology she, her, hers
vetienne@unr.edu
TB 117
1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Prisca Gayles
Prisca Gayles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender, Race, and Identity she, her, hers / ella
(775) 682-7762
pgayles@unr.edu
TB 108
1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Debra Harry
Debra Harry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity
(775) 682-8138
dharry@unr.edu
TB 109
1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program Administration
Emily K. Hobson
Emily K. Hobson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and History she/they
(775) 682-6482
ehobson@unr.edu
LH 207
1188 2500
Gender, Race and Identity Program Administration Undergraduate Advisor
Patrick Jackson
Patrick Jackson
Lecturer
(775) 682-6483
pjackson@unr.edu
1188 2500 5930
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Sarah Purdy
Sarah Purdy
Lecturer
(775) 682-6033
spurdy@unr.edu
TB 110
1188
 

Staff

Staff
Tanya Nawrocki
Tanya Nawrocki
Administrative Assistant she/they
(775) 682-6480
tnawrocki@unr.edu
TB 106
7410
 

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 a University of Nevada, Reno faculty member and would like to join us as an associate, please email gri@unr.edu.

GRI Faculty Associates
Michael Damien Aguirre
Michael Damien Aguirre, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor he, him, his
(775) 784-6452
michaelaguirre@unr.edu
LH 205
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Nasia Anam
Nasia Anam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; 2022-2024 Joe Crowley Distinguished Professor of the Humanities she, her, hers
(775) 682-6394
nanam@unr.edu
FH 232
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jodie Barker
Jodie Barker, Ph.D.
Teaching Professor, French; French Section Head
(775) 682-8889
jodiebarker@unr.edu
AB 401D
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ruby Batz
Ruby Batz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education
(775) 682-7863
rbatzherrera@unr.edu
WRB 3118
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Emily Berthelot
Emily Berthelot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor she, her, hers
(775) 682-8870
eberthelot@unr.edu
AB 614
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Laura Blume
Laura Blume, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor she, her, hers
(775) 682-7667
lblume@unr.edu
TB 212
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jared Bok
Jared Bok, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Sociology; Director of Undergraduate Studies for Sociology
(775) 682-8965
jbok@unr.edu
LH 213
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Evan Brody
Evan Brody, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
(775) 682-5993
ebrody@unr.edu
AB 523N
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
James "Jim" Cherney
James "Jim" Cherney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communications Studies
jcherney@unr.edu
AB 523
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jessie Clark
Jessie Clark
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
(775) 784-6345
jessieclark@unr.edu
325B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Sarah E. Cowie
Sarah E. Cowie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor she, her, hers
(775) 682-7524
scowie@unr.edu
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Cari Cunningham
Cari Cunningham, MFA
Associate Professor, Dance she, her, hers
(775) 682-9021
caric@unr.edu
CFA 148
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Linda Curcio-Nagy
Linda Curcio-Nagy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 784-4079
lindacurcio@unr.edu
LH 203
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Greta de Jong
Greta de Jong, Ph.D.
University Foundation Professor she, her, hers
(775) 784-6455
gdejong@unr.edu
LH 218
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Marta Elliott
Marta Elliott, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Sociology; Foundation Professor
(775) 784-4884
melliott@unr.edu
LH 309
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Louis C. Forline
Louis C. Forline, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7840
forline@unr.edu
AB 617
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Raúl Olmo Fregoso Bailón
Raúl Olmo Fregoso Bailón , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Equity and Diversity in Education
(775) 682-8002
rfregosobailon@unr.edu
WRB 3085
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Juan Carlos Guerrero Hernández
Juan Carlos Guerrero Hernández, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History of Art he, him, his
(755) 784-6702
juancarlosg@unr.edu
VSG 9B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Rose Ann Gutierrez
Rose Ann Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Equity and Diversity in Education
(775) 682-7864
roseanng@unr.edu
WRB
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ian M. Hartshorn
Ian M. Hartshorn, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Studies; Associate Professor
(775) 682-7846
ihartshorn@unr.edu
TB 227
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jennifer Hill
Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Basque Studies; Associate Professor, English
(775) 682-6484
jmhill@unr.edu
TB
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Mia Abboud Holbrook
Mia Abboud Holbrook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6517
miaholbrook@unr.edu
AB 609
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Melody Huslage
Melody Huslage, Ph.D., MSSW
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5181
mhuslage@unr.edu
FSX
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ann Keniston
Ann Keniston, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 682-6399
keniston@unr.edu
FH 110C
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Eunkang Koh
Eunkang Koh, MFA
Professor; Area Head of Printmaking
(775) 784-4066
ekoh@unr.edu
CFA 203
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Stephanie Koning
Stephanie Koning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor she/her/hers
(775) 784-4041
skoning@unr.edu
EBB 38
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Julianne Lindberg
Julianne Lindberg, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Musicology
(775) 682-9018
jlindberg@unr.edu
VSG 101B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Joanne Mallari
Joanne Mallari, MFA
Teaching Associate Professor; Associate Director of Core Writing, Core Writing Program she, her, hers
jmallari@unr.edu
FH
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jimmie Manning
Jimmie Manning, Ph.D.
Professor he, him, his
(775) 784-3591
jimmiem@unr.edu
AB 523
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
James McSpadden
James McSpadden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Jean Sanford Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, 2024-26
(775) 682-8962
jmcspadden@unr.edu
LH 215
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ruthie Meadows
Ruthie Meadows, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
(775) 682-8970
rmeadows@unr.edu
VSG 101
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Matt Means
Matt Means, PS
Dean, Honors College; Associate Professor of Honors
(775) 784-1455
matthewmeans@unr.edu
CE 238
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Katie Miller
Katie Miller, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor she, her, hers
(775) 682-6289
katiemiller@unr.edu
FH 223
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Monica Miller
Monica Miller, Ph.D., J.D.
Director, Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Program; Foundation Professor, Sociology she, her, hers
(775) 784-1287
mkmiller@unr.edu
EMM 344
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ignacio Montoya
Ignacio Montoya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6309
ignaciomontoya@unr.edu
FH 204
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Daniel Ryan Morse
Daniel Ryan Morse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
(775) 682-6473
dmorse@unr.edu
FH 110C
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Colleen Murray
Colleen Murray, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology and Social Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Human Development and Family Science
(775) 784-7006
cimurray@unr.edu
LH 208
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Sandhya Krittika Narayanan
Sandhya Krittika Narayanan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
snarayanan@unr.edu
AB 511
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Curran Nault
Curran Nault, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor English, Film Studies and U.S. Literature he/they
cnault@unr.edu
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Louis Niebur
Louis Niebur, Ph.D.
Professor of Musicology
(775) 682-9045
lniebur@unr.edu
VSG 101C
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Eric Nystrom
Eric Nystrom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director
(775) 682-8963
enystrom@unr.edu
LH 221
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Meredith Oda
Meredith Oda, Ph.D.
Grace A. Griffen Endowed Chair in American History; Associate Professor she/her
(775) 784-6124
mereditho@unr.edu
LH 201
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Eleni Oikonomidoy, Ph.D.
Professor of Multicultural Education
(775) 682-7865
eleni@unr.edu
WRB 3083
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Sandra Ott
Sandra Ott, D.Phil.
Professor
(775) 682-5573
sott@unr.edu
MIKC 307E
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Randall Owen
Randall Owen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Special Education, NCED Director
(775) 784-6385
randallowen@unr.edu
WRB 4102
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Amy Pason
Amy Pason, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8349
apason@unr.edu
JC 102B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Clayton Peoples
Clayton Peoples, Ph.D.
Graduate Director and Associate Professor of Sociology
(775) 784-4765
peoplesc@unr.edu
LH 209
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Daniel Enrique Perez
Daniel Enrique Perez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish
(775) 784-6155
dperez@unr.edu
AB 408I
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Arina Pismenny
Arina Pismenny, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
apismenny@unr.edu
AB 302A
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Kate Pollard
Kate Pollard, MM
Principal Lecturer in Music Education; Music Education Coordinator
(775) 682-9019
catherinep@unr.edu
CFA
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
G. Allen Ratliff
G. Allen Ratliff, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Licensed in IL and NV
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5043
aratliff@unr.edu
FSX 523L
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar
Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7953
mikaelars@unr.edu
AB 506
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Carolyn S. F. Silva
Carolyn S. F. Silva, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
(775) 682-7855
carolynsilva@unr.edu
WRB 3111
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Lara Schott
Lara Schott, MLIS
Reference Librarian & Nursing Liaison, Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6601
schottl@med.unr.edu
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Hugh Shapiro
Hugh Shapiro, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6451
shapiro@unr.edu
LH 217
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jared Stanley
Jared Stanley, MFA
Associate Professor
jaredstanley@unr.edu
FH 030
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Erin Stiles
Erin Stiles, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Anthropology; Professor she, her, hers
(775) 682-7686
estiles@unr.edu
AB 512
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ravi Thakral
Ravi Thakral, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor
rthakral@unr.edu
AB 302D
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Rosie Trump
Rosie Trump, MFA
Associate Professor of Dance she, her, hers
rtrump@unr.edu
CFA 147
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Charles Tshimanga-Kashama
Charles Tshimanga-Kashama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6567
ckashama@unr.edu
LH 108
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Mariann Vaczi
Mariann Vaczi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
(775) 682-5575
mvaczi@unr.edu
MIKC 307B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Brett Van Hoesen
Brett Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Area Head of Art History
(775) 784-6639
bvanhoesen@unr.edu
VSG 9B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Elizabeth Villalobos
Elizabeth Villalobos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish Literature
(775) 682-8885
elizabethvillalobos@unr.edu
EJCH 241G
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Karla Wagner
Karla Wagner, Ph.D.
Foundation Professor
(775) 682-7129
karlawagner@unr.edu
EBB 8
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Barbara Walker
Barbara Walker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6677
bbwalker@unr.edu
LH 202
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Lynda Wiest
Lynda Wiest, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics Education and Educational Equity
(775) 682-7868
wiest@unr.edu
WRB 3079
2501