Current Graduate Students
Current Women’s Studies Students
Honors
Organizations & Activities
Current Women’s Studies Students
LGBTQ Studies Certificate Program
Maxime Foerster, maximefo@umich.edu
Patrick Lagua, jeangrey@umich.edu
Marie Stoll, stollm@umich.edu
Women’s Studies and English Joint PhD Program Student
Megan Ahern, mkahern@umich.edu
Monica Bachmann, monabach@umich.edu
Mira Bellwether, mylehman@umich.edu
Emma Garrett, endless@umich.edu
Molly Hatcher, mollyhat@umich.edu
Emily Lutenski, elutensk@umich.edu
Jennifer McFarlane-Harris, jfmcfarl@umich.edu
Navaneetha Mokkil-Maruthur, navnee@umich.edu
Sridevi Nair, nairs@umich.edu
Anne Quinio, aquinio@umich.edu
Women’s Studies and History Joint PhD Program Student
Victoria Castillo, vcastill@umich.edu
You-Sun Crystal Chung, yscrys@umich.edu
Christine Delisle, cdelisle@umich.edu
Dasa Francikova, dafranc@umich.edu
Kara French, karaf@umich.edu
Kirsten Leng, kleng@umich.edu
Jinny Prais, jprais@umich.edu
Grace Sanders, gracesa@umich.edu
LaKisha Simmons, kisha@umich.edu
Christina (Cookie) Woolner, cwoolner@umich.edu
Ying Zhang, yingaa@umich.edu
Women’s Studies and Psychology Joint PhD Program Student
Nicola Curtin, nicurtin@umich.edu
Quyen Epstein-Ngo, qen@umich.edu
Erin T. Graham, erintg@umich.edu
Janice Habarth, jhabarth@umich.edu
Shanta (Nishi) Kanukollu, snishik@umich.edu
Michelle Gross Lilly, grossmm@umich.edu
Elma Lorenzo-Blanco, elmalb@umich.edu
Kristine Molina, kmolina@umich.edu
Desdamona Rios, drios@umich.edu
Natalie Sabik, sabik@umich.edu
Danielle Shapiro, razzled@umich.edu
Jennifer Young Yim, jyim@umich.edu
Women’s Studies and Sociology Joint PhD Program Student
Saida Grundy, grundy@umich.edu
Trevor Hoppe, thoppe@umich.edu
Emily Kazyak, ekazyak@umich.edu
Yan Long, longyan@umich.edu
Zakiya Luna, zakiyal@umich.edu
Carla Pfeffer, cpfeffer@umich.edu
J. Lotus Seeley, lotuss@umich.edu
Jamie Small, jalsmall@umich.edu
Lai Sze Tso, ltso@umich.edu
Lynn Verduzco Baker, lynnvb@umich.edu
Women’s Studies Certificate Program
Elizabeth Ben-Ishai, benishai@umich.edu
Megan Biddinger, biddinge@umich.edu
Alyssa Chen, alyssasc@umich.edu
Elizabeth (Beth) Chen, bethchen@umich.edu
Elena Dalla Torre, edalla@umich.edu
Amy Carpenter Ford, amycar@umich.edu
Roxana Galusca, rgalusca@umich.edu
Ursula Keel, ukeel@umich.edu
Ji Li, liji@umich.edu
Kerry Lowell, klowell@umich.edu
Lee Roosevelt, morgaine@umich.edu
Marjorie Rubright, mrubrigh@umich.edu
Lara Rusch, lrusch@umich.edu
Monica Sheftel, msheftel@umich.edu
Nikki Siahpoush, nikkisi@umich.edu
Jessica Smith, sjessica@umich.edu
Emily Wentzell, wentzell@umich.edu
Ruth Zielinski, ruthcnm@umich.edu
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Honors
Fellowship and Award Winners—2007–2008
BARBOUR SHOLARSHIP
INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIP
RACKHAM HUMANITIES RESEARCH/DISSERTATION
RACKHAM HUMANITIES RESEARCH/CANDIDACY
- Navaneetha Mokkil-Maruthur
RACKHAM MERIT FELLOWSHIP
- Kara French
- Mira Bellwether
- Jessica Lotus Seeley
- Christina (Cookie) Woolner
RACKHAM ONE-TERM DISSERTATION
Fellowship and Award Winners—2006–2007
MARGARET AYERS HOST
RACKHAM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
- Dasa Francikova
- Kirsten Leng
RACKHAM HUMANITES RESEARCH/CANDIDACY
- Navaneetha Mokkil-Maruthur
RACKHAM ONE-TERM DISSERTATION
- Cassie Power
- Juanita Cabello
- Monica Burguera
- Christa McDermott
- Pavitra Sundar
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP
RACKHAM GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
- Carla Pfeffer
- Jennifer Palmer
- Lynn Verduzco Baker
- Yan Long
FLAS FELLOWSHIP
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS FELLOWSHIPS
- Carla Pfeffer
- Sridevi Nair
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
- Dagmar Francikova
- Janice Habarth
- LaKisha Simmons
SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT DISSERTATION GRANT
BARBARA PERRY ROBERTSON SCHOLARSHIP (Psychology)
POWER FELLOWSHIP (Psychology)
DISSERTATION THESIS GRANT (Psychology)
- Janice Habarth
- Michelle Lilly
MOODY FELLOWSHIP (CAAS)
NSF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
- Kristine Molina (honorable mention)
- Lynn Verduzco Baker (honorable mention)
NSF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION IMPROVEMENT GRANT
HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FORD DIVERSITY PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
STRAIGHTFORWARD MEDIA BEST ESSAY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
TG GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOW
JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN COLLECTION RESEARCH GRANT (Duke University)
SUMMER TRAINING ON AGING RESEARCH TOPICS-- MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
Fellowship and Award Winners—2005–2006
RACKHAM PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
- Emily Lutenski (Women’s Studies & English)
- Jinny Prais (Women’s Studies & History)
- Marjorie Rubright (Women’s Studies Certificate/English Language and Literature PhD)
ANNA OLCOTT SMITH AWARD
- Jennifer Palmer (Women’s Studies & History)
BARBOUR SCHOLARSHIP
- Pavitra Sundar (Women’s Studies & English)
RACKHAM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
- Navaneetha Mokkil-Maruthar (Women’s Studies & English)
DOROTHY MCGUIGAN GRADUATE ESSAY AWARD WINNERS
- Kristie Ford (Sociology PhD Student), “Doing” Black Masculinity, “Being” Men
3 Honorable Mentions:
- Carla Pfeffer (Women’s Studies & Sociology)
- Kirsten Leng (Women’s Studies & History)
- Katherine Luke (Women’s Studies Certificate/Social Work & Sociology PhD)
MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF FELLOWS
- Jennifer Palmer (Women’s Studies & History)
OUTSTANDING GSI AWARD
- Cassie Power (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS FELLOWSHIPS
- Emily Lutenski (Women’s Studies & English)
- Kamille Gentles (Women’s Studies Certificate/Communication Studies PhD)
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
- Jennifer Palmer (Women’s Studies & History)
- Carla Pfeffer (Women’s Studies & Sociology)
RACKHAM HUMANITES RESEARCH/CANDIDACY
- Sridevi Nair (Women’s Studies & English)
- Ying Zhang (Women’s Studies & History)
RACKHAM ONE-TERM DISSERTATION
- Cassie Power (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
- Andrea Dottolo (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
- Juanita Cabello (Women’s Studies & English)
ROBIN I THEVENET RESEARCH GRANT
- Lara Rusch (Women’s Studies Certificate/Political Science PhD)
- Emily Wentzell (Women’s Studies Certificate/Anthropology PhD)
SWEETLAND DISSERTATION WRITING INSTITUTE
- Erika Gasser (Women’s Studies & History)
- Juanita Cabello (Women’s Studies & English)
RACKHAM INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP
Fellowship and Award Winners—2004–2005
RACKHAM PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
- Rebekah Pite (Women’s Studies & History)
HUMANITIES INSTITUTE
- Sumiao Li (Women’s Studies & English)
GLOBAL ETHNIC LITERATURES SEMINAR (GELS) FELLOWSHIP
- Jinny Prais (Women’s Studies & History)
RACKHAM SCHOOL OF CRITICISM AND THEORY (SCT) FELLOWSHIP (CORNELL UNIVERSITY)
- Pavitra Sundar (Women’s Studies& English)
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS FELLOWSHIPS
- Breanne Fahs (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
- Cassie Power (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
- Emma Crandall (Women’s Studies & English)
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN ADJUSTMENT
- Breanne Fahs (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
BARBARA PERRY ROBERSON SUMMER RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
- Cassie Power (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
2004 APA Division 27 (COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY) STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION AWARD
- Jan Habarth (Women’s Studies & Psychology)
BARBOUR SCHOLARSHIP
- Ji Li (Women’s Studies Certificate/History PhD student)
DAVID AND LIND MOSCOW PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING COMPOSITION
- Jill Lamberton (Women’s Studies Certificate/English & Education PhD Student)
RACKHAM HUMANITES RESEARCH/CANDIDACY
- Jinny Prais (Women’s Studies & History)
RACKHAM ONE-TERM DISSERTATION
- Emma Crandall (Women’s Studies & English)
- Emily Lutenski (Women’s Studies & English)
DOROTHY MCGUIGAN GRADUATE ESSAY AWARD WINNER
- Elena Dalla Torre (Romance Languages) “In the Name of Shame: Havelock Ellis, Vilette Leduc and the Birth of Lesbian Eroticism”
ROBIN I THEVENET RESEARCH GRANT
- Katherine Luke (Women’s Studies Certificate/Social Work & Sociology PhD)
- Christina Mendoza (Women’s Studies Certificate/Sociology PhD)
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Organizations & Activities
Women’s Studies Graduate Student
Association—The Women’s Studies
Graduate Student Association is the official graduate student group
for students in the joint doctoral programs or certificate programs
of Women’s Studies. The Association provides an intellectual
community to develop professional interests, addresses departmental
and university concerns affecting students, sponsors events, and
fosters collegial peer relations. Questions? Please email wsgradassoc@umich.edu.
Graduate Employees Organization (GEO)—GEO
is Local 3550 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)/ Michigan Federation
of Teachers and School-Related Personnel (MFT&SRP), American Federation
of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) We are also
affiliated with AGEL (grad employees within the AFT) and CGEU (all grad employees).
GEO is an activist, democratic and volunteer-run organization where graduate
employees come together to improve the wages and working conditions for themselves
and for those to follow.
Rackham Graduate Student Forum—established by Rackham in 1989 as part
of an effort to improve communication with and among Rackham students across
all disciplines. Topics of discussion have included: climate for graduate education
on campus, student governance, funding, bus transportation and other topics
the participants themselves have initiated. Rackham has taken action or made
changes directly in response to suggestions made during the Forum. Women’s
Studies has one representative on the Forum each year. 2007–2008 Women’s
Studies Representative: Emily Kazyak
LambdaGrads—organization
for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer graduate and professional
students at the University of Michigan. LambdaGrads provides a safe, fun and
open environment for queer grad students to socialize and build community across
academic disciplines. We are primarily a social organization, but we work hard
to build connections with other queer grad student-serving organizations, including
Open for Business (B-School), BGLAM (Med School), OUTLaws (Law School) , OUTBreak
(Public Health), the Rainbow Network (Social Work), LILA (School of Info/Lib
Sciences), the Stonewall Dems, and the Wolverine Commission for Human Rights.
Updates on events and meetings are planned via lively, entertaining e-mail
discourse. To join us, help us and hang out with us, email
us.
Michigan Feminist Studies Journal—an
interdisciplinary journal published annually. The journal is edited and produced
by Michigan graduate students committed to interdisciplinary dialogue and critical
exchange. MFS has been publishing feminist scholarship since 1978, when it
began under the title Occasional Papers in Women’s Studies.
In 1989, the journal began annual publication under the name Michigan Feminist
Studies. It is the oldest graduate student-run journal in the country,
as well as the oldest journal emerging from the University of Michigan. The
primary mission of MFS is to bring original and thought-provoking scholarship
in gender studies to a national audience. The journal is committed to exploring
the connections between class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender.
Maize Pages—Maize Pages is
the University of Michigan’s online directory of student organizations.
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