Faculty
Center for Diversity and Gender Studies Course Faculty
Below are the faculty that teach the required courses of minors housed under the Center for Diversity and Gender Studies. This includes the Diversity Studies, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and African American Studies minors.
Dr. Flore Chevaillier
Dr. Chevaillier teaches WS 5376: Images of Women at the graduate level.
Phone: 512.245.7683
Email: f_c99@txstate.edu
Specialtizations:
Transnationalism
Ethnicity and race
Gender and sexuality
New literary media
Word and image studies
Dr. Dwonna Goldstone
Dr. Goldstone is the director of the African American Studies minors and teaches both required courses; AAS 2310: Intro to African American Studies and AAS 4320: Global Perspectives on the African Diaspora
Phone: 512.245.2142
Email: dwonna.goldstone@txstate.edu
Specialties:
African American history and culture
Black women in history
Rebekah Ross
Rebekah Ross teaches WS 3376: Images of Women.
Phone: 512.245.2285
Email: rf08@txstate.edu
Specialties:
Feminist Theory
Ethics
Gender Identity
Dr. Isaac Torres
Dr. Torres teaches courses DVST 2310: Intro to Diversity Studies and DVST 3320: Intro to Global Diversity Issues, DVST 5320: Global Issues in Diversity, and DVST 5310: Diversity Studies Theories and Issues.
Phone: 512.245.2361
Email: it10@txtstate.edu
Specialties:
Diversity Studies
Dr. Lijun Yuan
Dr. Yuan teaches WS 3377 and WS 5377, which are the Realities of Women required courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Phone: (512) 245-2285
E-mail: ly10@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Gender Studies
Asian Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy
Applied Philosophy
Ethics
Professional Philosophy
Professors and Instructors Affiliated with CDGS Minors
Below are Professors and Instructors who teach electives for Diversity Studies, Women's Studies, and/or African American Studies at the undergraduate level.
Diversity Studies Affiliated Instructors
- Dr. Nicole Wagner | AG 3319
- Deepayan Debnath | AG 3319
- Dr. Reece Jon McGee | ANTH 1312
- Dr. Augustine Agwuele | ANTH 1312, 3301, & 3314
- Dr. Neill Hadder | ANTH 1312
- Dr. Richard Warms | ANTH 1312 & 3309
- Dr. Jose Martinez | ANTH 3324
- Dr. Aimee M. Villarreal | ANTH 3324
- Dr. Frank Reilly | ANTH 3332
- Dr. Nicholas Carter | ANTH 3345
- Dr. Jennifer Stob | ARTH 3307
- Deirdre Smith l ARTH 3307
- Dr. Erina Duganne | ARTH 4310
- Dr. Bob Edward Vasquez | CJ 3322
- Dr. Scott Bowman | CJ 3322
- Dr. Jennifer Carreon | CJ 3322 & 4326
- Dr. Ashley Arnio | CJ 3322
- Dr. Jasmine Austin | COMM 3316E
- Dr. Roseann Mandziuk | COMM 4322
- Edward Schaefer | ENG 2310
- Ali Salzmann | ENG 2310
- Dr. Joseph Falocco | ENG 2310
- Dr. Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler | ENG 2310
- Dr. Leah Schwebel | ENG 2310
- Dr. Daniel Lochman | ENG 2310
- Dr. Joseph Falocco | ENG 2310 & 3327
- Whitney May | ENG 2320
- Chad Hammett | ENG 2320
- Jon Smith | ENG 2320
- Dr. Julie Weng | ENG 2320
- Dr. Katie Kapurch | ENG 2320
- Dr. Simon Lee | ENG 2320
- Dr. Kathleen McClancy | ENG 3309
- Dr. Suparno Banerjee | ENG 3325
- Dr. Elvin Holt | ENG 3331
- Dr. Edna Rehbein | ENG 3344
- Dr. Jaime Mejia | ENG 3344
- Dr. Sara Ramirez | ENG 3344 & 3388
- William Jensen | ENG 3346
- Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter | ENG 3388
- Dr. Geneva Gano | ENG 4325
- Dr. Osvaldo Muniz Solari | GEO 3308
- Dr. Sarah Blue | GEO 3308
- Milad Mohammadalizadehkorde | GEO 3328
- Mayowa Lasode | GEO 3328
- Dr. Brian Cooper | GEO 3329
- Alisa Hartsell | GEO 3333
- John Ponstingel | GEO 3353
- Christopher Pierce | GEO 3353
- Dr. Margaret Eleano Menninger | HIST 3310
- Dr. Miranda Sachs | HIST 3310 & 3311
- Dr. Louie Valencia | HIST 3311, 4318W, & 4318Z
- Dr. Joaquin Rivaya-Martinez | HIST 3329 & 4371
- Dr. Dwight David Watson | HIST 3359
- Dr. Casey Nichols | HIST 3359
- Dr. Sarah Coleman | HIST 3369Z
- Dr. Thomas Edgar Alter II | HIST 3372 & 3375A
- Trace Etienne | HIST 3372
- Dr. Sara Damiano | HIST 3373A
- Dr. Elizabeth Bishop | HIST 4325
- Dr. John Mckiernan | HIST 4372
- Dr. Jessica Pliley | HIST 4374A
- Dr. Jason Mellard | HIST 4376
- Dr. Ron Haas | HON 2306C
- Dr. Ronald Brown | HON 2306C
- Annie Miller | HON 3380D
- Dr. Moira DiMauro-Jackson | HON 3391W
- Dr. Michael Burns | HON 3391W
- Dr. Jessica Pliley | HON 3396U
- Dr. Louie Valencia | HON 3399F
- Dr. Gloria Martinez | LATS 2300 & 4325
- Dr. Thomas Longoria Jr. | LATS 2300
- Dr. Susan Weill | MC 3355
- Ira Gaultney | MC 3355
- Dr. Alexander Muk | MC 4303
- Dr. Katherine Peirce-Burleson | MC 4308
- Dr. Vanessa Higgins Joyce | MC 4308, 4310, & 4319
- Dr. Maggie Wan | MGT 3375
- Dr. Anna Turri | MKT 4310
- Dr. Taewon Suh | MKT 4310
- Craig Miller | MKT 4310
- Dr. Ruth Taylor | MKT 4310
- Dr. Seth Carper | MU 3375
- Dr. Brian Pardo | MU 3375
- Dr. Lori Gallegos de Castillo | PHIL 4372
- Dr. Amy Pommerening | PHIL 4373
- Dr. Willard Fields III | PA 3316
- Dr. Alex Kroeger | PS 3341 & 3342
- Dr. Omar Sanchez-Sibony | PS 3341, 3343, & 4342
- Dr. Arnold Leder | PS 4313 & 4331
- Dr. Thomas Varacalli | PS 4322
- Dr. Thomas Longoria Jr. | PS 4323
- Dr. Roque Mendez | PSY 3334 & 4390S
- Dr. Natasha Mikles | REL 1300 & 3385
- Dr. Binita Mehta | REL 1300 & 2360
- Dr. Rebecca Raphael | REL 1300 & 3361C
- Dr. Joseph Laycock | REL 1300
- Dr. Gloria Martinez | SOCI 3322 & 3327
- Dr. Beatriz Aldana Marquez | SOCI 3322 & 3327
- Lisa Anne Lamb Weber | SOCI 3327
- Dr. Claude Bonazzo Romaguera Jr. | SOCI 3327 & 3350
- Dr. Nathan Pino | SOCI 3330
- Kelly Mosel-Talavera | SOCI 3350
- Dr. Patti Giuffre | SOCI 3350
- Dr. Patti Giuffre | SOCI 5350
- Dr. Carlos Abreu Mendoza | SPAN 3306 & 3371
- Dr. Sandra Vanegas | SOWK 4310
- Tanya Rollins | SOWK 4310
- Lisa Rogers | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Eun Hae Kim | SOWK 4310
- Emily Youngberg | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Christine Norton | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Rose Pulliam | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Amy Benton | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Blake Locklin | SPAN 3305
- Dr. Luis Intersimone | SPAN 3305, 3306, & 3371
- Dr. Alexandra Perkins | 3371 & 4330
- Dr. Sergio M Martinez | SPAN 3371
Women and Gender Studies Studies Affiliated Instructors
- Dr. Ana Juarez | ANTH 3324
- Dr. Jose Martinez | ANTH 3324
- Dr. Emily Brunson | ANTH 4309
- Dr. Jennifer Carreon | CJ 4326
- Dr. Cassandra LeClair | COMM 3328
- Dr. Elizabeth Eger | COMM 3328
- Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter | ENG 3388
- Dr. Sara Ramirez | ENG 3388
- Dr. Susan Morrison | ENG 3392
- Amber Titus | FM 2335
- Peggy Blum | FM 2335
- Dr. Sara Damiano | HIST 3373A
- Dr. Jessica Pliley | HIST 3373B
- Dr. Elizabeth Bishop | HIST 4350K
- Dr. Kevin Mooney | HON 2305B
- Annie Miller | HON 3380D
- Dr. Jessica Pliley | HON 3396U
- Dr. Katherine Peirce-Burleson | MC 4308
- Dr. Vanessa Higgins Joyce | MC 4308 & 4319
- Dr. Ellen Stansell | PHIL 3325
- Dr. Shirley Ogletree | PSY 2311
- Dr. Amy Meeks | PSY 2311
- Dr. Rhonda Balzarini | PSY 2311
- Dr. Claude Bonazzo Romaguera Jr. | SOCI 3350
- Kelly Mosel-Talavera | SOCI 3350
- Dr. Patti Giuffre | SOCI 3350 & 5350
- Gayle Bouzard | SOCI 3395
- Dr. David Navarro | SPAN 4380G
African American Studies Studies Affiliated Instructors
- Dr. Augustine Agwuele | ANTH 3322
- Dr. Erina Duganne | ARTH 4310
- Julia Meritt | CI 3310
- Dr. Kathleen Fite | CI 3310
- Laura Lee Stroud | CI 3310
- Dr. Christopher Milk | CI 3310
- Dr. Laura Mahalingappa | CI 3310
- Dr. Deirdre Williams | CI 3310
- Dr. Marcus Johnson | CI 3310
- Dr. Bob Edward Vasquez | CJ 3322
- Dr. Scott Bowman | CJ 3322
- Dr. Jennifer Carreon | CJ 3322
- Dr. Ashley Arnio | CJ 3322
- Susie Bannon | COMM 3329 & 3326
- Dr. Ann Burnette | COMM 4321
- Dr. Roseann Mandziuk | COMM 4322
- Amanda McCorkle | DAN 2368
- Michelle Nance | DAN 2368
- Dr. Roger Jones | ENG 3321 & 3343
- Dr. Suparno Banerjee | ENG 3321 & 3341
- Dr. Julie Weng | ENG 3321 & 3343
- Dr. Elvin Holt | ENG 3331
- Mixon Mixon | ENG 3338 & 3341
- Dr. James Reeves | ENG 3341
- Dr. Leah Schwebel | ENG 3343
- Dr. Sara Ramirez | ENG 3343
- Dr. Simon Lee | ENG 3343
- Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter | ENG 3343
- Cyrus Cassells III | ENG 3343
- Steve Wilson | ENG 3343
- Dr. Robert Tally Jr. | ENG 3343
- Dr. Debra Monroe | ENG 4323
- Milad Mohammadalizadehkorde | GEO 3328
- Mayowa Lasode | GEO 3328
- Dr. Jennifer Devine | GEO 3340
- John Ponstingel | GEO 3353
- Christopher Pierce | GEO 3353
- Dr. Dwight David Watson | HIST 3359
- Dr. Casey Nichols | HIST 3359
- Dr. Sarah Coleman | HIST 3369Z
- Dr. John Cline | HIST 3378
- Dr. Nico Schuler | HON 2305A
- Dr. Ron Haas | HON 2306C
- Dr. Ronald Brown | HON 2306C
- Dr. Katherine Peirce-Burleson | MC 4308
- Dr. Vanessa Higgins Joyce | MC 4308
- Dr. Seth Carper | MU 3375
- Dr. Brian Pardo | MU 3375
- Dr. Amy Pommerening | PHIL 4373
- Dr. Alex Kroeger | PS 3342
- Dr. Thomas Varacalli | PS 4322
- Dr. Arnold Leder | PS 4331
- Dr. Thomas Doyle II | PS 4351
- Dr. Ionut Popescu | PS 4351
- Dr. Roque Mendez | PSY 3334
- Lisa Anne Lamb Weber | SOCI 3327
- Dr. Gloria Martinez | SOCI 3327
- Dr. Claude Bonazzo Romaguera Jr. | SOCI 3327
- Dr. Beatriz Aldana Marquez | SOCI 3327
- Dr. Raphael Travis Jr. | SOWK 4302
- Dr. Sandra Vanegas | SOWK 4310
- Tanya Rollins | SOWK 4310
- Lisa Rogers | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Eun Hae Kim | SOWK 4310
- Emily Youngberg | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Christine Norton | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Rose Pulliam | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Amy Benton | SOWK 4310
- Dr. Ana Martinez | TH 4303