Month: April 2025

WGSS PhD candidate Hafza Girdap was recognized at the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visionary Awards Gala. In celebration of Women’s History Month, the New York State Senate and Nassau County named Hafza a “Woman of Destiny” for her work with Advocates of Silenced Turkey. The 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visionary Awards…Continue Reading WGSS PhD Candidate Hafza Girdap Recognized at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visionary Awards Gala

This year, WGSS undergrad researchers have received recognition for their excellent work here at Stony Brook and beyond. Laci Burton (Class of ’25) was named URECA Research of the month this semester, and Angeline Castillo (Class of ’24) published an article based on her WGSS Senior Research Project this past winter.  Laci Burton is a…Continue Reading WGSS Undergrad Researchers: Angeline Castillo & Laci Burton

WGSS PhD candidate Emillion Adekoya was selected – not once, but twice! – to serve as a Summer Research Fellow with the Human Sexuality Studies program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. During Summers 2023 and 2024, Emillion joined a team of researchers at the Sexuality Research Data Lab to systematically study sex work…Continue Reading WGSS PhD Candidate Emillion Adekoya’s Summer Fellowships with the Sexuality Research Data Lab

Thanks to a generous gift from Distinguished Professor Emerita Mary Jo Bona and her partner Judith Pfenninger, WGSS@SBU will be launching the Mary Jo Bona Distinguished Lecture Series during the 2026-27 academic year. Our gratitude for Mary Jo and Judy’s generosity is matched only by our excitement about planning the inaugural lecture! Dr. Mary Jo…Continue Reading Coming Soon: The Mary Jo Bona Distinguished Lecture Series

WGSS@SBU was absolutely delighted to welcome Dr. Joanna Wuest this past fall. Dr. Wuest joins Stony Brook University as Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is a sociolegal scholar focusing on LGBTQ+ rights, health, and conservatism, and she has been and will be teaching courses on trans studies, feminist histories, and the…Continue Reading WGSS Welcomes New Assistant Professor Dr. Joanna Wuest

This fall, Dr. Angela Jones joined WGSS@SBU as a Senior IDEA Scholar. They are an award-winning teacher and writer with expertise in African American political thought and protest, sex work, race, gender, sexuality, feminist theory, Black feminisms, and queer methodologies and theory. Dr. Jones is a long-time friend of WGSS@SBU, and we couldn’t be more…Continue Reading Dr. Angela Jones Joins WGSS as Senior IDEA Scholar

Dr. Manisha Desai joined Stony Brook University in Fall 2023 as the Executive Director of the Center for Changing Systems of Power. She is jointly appointed in WGSS and Sociology, and we could not be happier to welcome her into our department. In her short time here, Dr. Desai been a steadfast and fierce advocate…Continue Reading Dr. Manisha Desai Is Teaching WGSS & Changing Systems of Power