People

 

Core faculty

Administration Gender, Race and Identity Program
Katherine Fusco
Katherine Fusco, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English; Chair of Gender, Race and Identity she/her/hers
FH 216
2500 1188
Graduate Advisor Undergraduate Advisor Administration Gender, Race and Identity Program
Deborah Boehm
Deborah Boehm, Ph.D.
Foundation Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and Anthropology; Graduate Director, GRI
(775) 682-6503
TB Room 118
5410 5930 2500 1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Guadalupe Escobar
Guadalupe Escobar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and English
(775) 682-6481
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
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
TB 107
1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Debra Harry
Debra Harry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity
(775) 682-8138
TB 109
1188
Administration Gender, Race and Identity Program
Emily K. Hobson
Emily K. Hobson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and History; National Humanities Center Fellow, 2024-25 she/they
(775) 682-6482
TB 106
2500 1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Lydia Huerta
Lydia Huerta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity
(775) 682-8136
TB 108
1188
Undergraduate Advisor Administration Gender, Race and Identity Program
Patrick Jackson
Patrick Jackson
Lecturer; Undergraduate Advisor of Gender, Race, and Identity
(775) 682-6483
5930 2500 1188
Gender, Race and Identity Program
Sarah Purdy
Sarah Purdy
Lecturer
(775) 682-6033
TB 110
1188
 

Staff

Staff
Tanya Nawrocki
Tanya Nawrocki
Administrative Assistant she/they
(775) 682-6480
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 University of Nevada, Reno faculty and would like to join us as an associate, please email Meredith Oda.

GRI Faculty Associates
Michael Damien Aguirre
Michael Damien Aguirre, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History he, him, his
(775) 784-6452
LH 205
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Nasia Anam
Nasia Anam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English she, her, hers
(775) 682-6394
FH 232
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jodie Barker
Jodie Barker, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor, French; French Section Head
(775) 682-8889
EJCH 241L
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ruby Batz
Ruby Batz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education
(775) 682-7863
WRB 3086
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Emily Berthelot
Emily Berthelot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice she, her, hers
(775) 682-8870
AB 614
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Laura Blume
Laura Blume, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Political Science she, her, hers
(775) 682-7667
TB 212
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jared Bok
Jared Bok, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Sociology
(775) 682-8965
LH 213A
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Evan Brody
Evan Brody, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
(775) 682-5993
AB 523N
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
James "Jim" Cherney
James "Jim" Cherney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
AB 523
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jessie Clark
Jessie Clark
Associate Professor, Geography
(775) 784-6345
325B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Sarah E. Cowie
Sarah E. Cowie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7524
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Cari Cunningham
Cari Cunningham, MFA
Associate Professor, Dance
(775) 682-9021
CFA 148
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Linda Curcio-Nagy
Linda Curcio-Nagy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
(775) 784-4079
LH 203
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Greta de Jong
Greta de Jong, Ph.D.
Professor, History
(775) 784-6455
LH 218
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Dennis Dworkin
Dennis Dworkin, Ph.D.
Professor, History
(775) 784-6497
LH 220
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Marta Elliott
Marta Elliott, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology
(775) 784-4884
LH 309
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Isabelle Favre
Isabelle Favre, Ph.D.
Professor, French
(775) 682-8903
EJCH 241W
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Louis C. Forline
Louis C. Forline, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Anthropology
(775) 682-7840
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
WRB 3085
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Justin Gifford
Justin Gifford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
(775) 682-6373
FH 214
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Juan Carlos  Guerrero Hernández
Juan Carlos Guerrero Hernández, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History of Art he, him, his
(755) 784-6702
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
WRB 3084
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ian M. Hartshorn
Ian M. Hartshorn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7846
TB 227
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jennifer Hill
Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
(775) 682-6484
TB
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Mia Abboud Holbrook
Mia Abboud Holbrook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6517
AB 609
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Melody Huslage
Melody Huslage, Ph.D., MSSW
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5181
FSX
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Xabier Irujo
Xabier Irujo, Ph.D.
Director of Center for Basque Studies; Professor
(775) 682-5572
MIKC 307N
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ann Keniston
Ann Keniston, Ph.D.
Professor, English
(775) 682-6399
FH 110C
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Sarah Keyes
Sarah Keyes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History she, her, hers
(775) 784-6805
LH 204
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Eunkang Koh
Eunkang Koh, MFA
Associate Professor, Art
(775) 784-4066
CFA 203
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Stephanie Koning
Stephanie Koning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor she/her/hers
(775) 784-4041
EBB 38
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Julianne Lindberg
Julianne Lindberg, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Musicology
(775) 682-9018
VSG 101B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Joanne Mallari
Joanne Mallari, MFA
Teaching Assistant Professor; Assistant Director, Core Writing Program
FH
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jimmie Manning
Jimmie Manning, Ph.D.
Professor, Communication Studies he, him, his
(775) 784-3591
AB 523
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
James McSpadden
James McSpadden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History
(775) 682-8962
LH 215
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ruthie Meadows
Ruthie Meadows, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
(775) 682-8970
VSG 101
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Matt Means
Matt Means, PS
Dean, Honors College; Associate Professor of Honors
(775) 784-1455
JTB 11
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Katie Miller
Katie Miller, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor, English She, her, hers
(775) 682-9085
FH
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Monica Miller
Monica Miller, Ph.D., J.D.
Foundation Professor, Criminal Justice she, her, hers
(775) 784-1287
EMM 344
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ignacio Montoya
Ignacio Montoya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English
(775) 682-6309
FH 204
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Daniel Ryan Morse
Daniel Ryan Morse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
(775) 682-6473
TB 103
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Colleen Murray
Colleen Murray, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology
(775) 784-7006
LH 208
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Sandhya Krittika Narayanan
Sandhya Krittika Narayanan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor she, her, hers
AB 511
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Louis Niebur
Louis Niebur, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Musicology
(775) 682-9045
VSG 101C
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Eric Nystrom
Eric Nystrom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director
(775) 682-8963
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
LH 201
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Eleni Oikonomidoy, Ph.D.
Professor of Multicultural Education
(775) 682-7865
WRB 3083
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Sandra Ott
Sandra Ott, D.Phil.
Professor, Basque Studies
(775) 682-5573
MIKC 307E
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Randall Owen
Randall Owen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Special Education, NCED Director
(775) 784-6385
WRB 4102
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Amy Pason
Amy Pason, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
(775) 682-8349
JC 102B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Clayton Peoples
Clayton Peoples, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Sociology
(775) 784-4765
LH 209
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Anushka Peres
Anushka Peres, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Daniel Enrique  Perez
Daniel Enrique Perez, Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Associate Professor, Spanish
(775) 784-6155
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Kate Pollard
Kate Pollard, MM
Principal Lecturer, Music
(775) 682-9019
CFA
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
G. Allen Ratliff
G. Allen Ratliff, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Licensed in IL and NV
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5043
FSX 523L
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Mikaela  Rogozen-Soltar
Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Anthropology
(775) 682-7953
AB 506
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Carolyn S. F. Silva
Carolyn S. F. Silva, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
(775) 682-7855
WRB 3111
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Lara Schott
Lara Schott, MLIS
Reference Librarian & Nursing Liaison, Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6601
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Hugh Shapiro
Hugh Shapiro, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
(775) 784-6451
LH 217
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Jared Stanley
Jared Stanley, MFA
Assistant Professor, English
FH 030
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Erin Stiles
Erin Stiles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Anthropology
(775) 682-7686
AB 631
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Ravi Thakral
Ravi Thakral, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6846
JC 103B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Rosie Trump
Rosie Trump, MFA
Associate Professor, Dance she, her, hers
CFA 147
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Charles Tshimanga-Kashama
Charles Tshimanga-Kashama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
(775) 784-6567
LH 108
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Mariann Vaczi
Mariann Vaczi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Basque Studies
(775) 682-5575
MIKC 307B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Brett Van Hoesen
Brett Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Art History
(775) 784-6639
VSG 9B
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Elizabeth Villalobos
Elizabeth Villalobos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish Literature
(775) 682-8885
EJCH 241-R
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Karla Wagner
Karla Wagner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Public Health
(775) 682-7129
EBB 8
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Barbara Walker
Barbara Walker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
(775) 784-6677
LH 202
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Carolyn White
Carolyn White, Ph.D.
Professor, Anthropology
(775) 682-7688
AB 512A
2501
GRI Faculty Associates
Lynda Wiest
Lynda Wiest, Ph.D.
Professor, Education
(775) 682-7868
WRB 3079
2501