Faculty and Staff

Five GWSS faculty, alumni, and friends stand smiling beside a University of Washington table at the NWSA conference.
Leadership at the National Women Studies Association conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico 
December 5, 2025
Typewriter with a yellow background. The paper in the typewriter reads "GWSS Scholars Receive Simpson Center Funding"
GWSS Graduate Students and Faculty Receive Simpson Center Support for 2025–2026
May 27, 2025
Headshot of Amanda Lock Swarr
Amanda Swarr Addresses Anti-Trans Violence in The Daily
May 22, 2025
Headshot of Christina Yuen Zi Chung
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Joins University of Oregon as Assistant Professor
April 30, 2025
Sasha Welland headshot: shoulder-length grey cruly hair, red framed glasses, dangly earrings and smile showing teeth
Sasha Su-Ling Welland Featured in Interpretive Guide for Henry Art Gallery Exhibition
April 17, 2025
Poster promoting the Modern Girl Around the World lecture series held at the University of Washington from 2001 to 2002.
The Modern Girl Keeps Having Transgressive Fun Around the World, Now in Chinese! 
March 20, 2025
From left, headshots of Kavita Dattani, Saad Khan, and Nastasia Paul-Gera on a purple background with a gold bar at the bottom with text reading "2025-26 Society of Scholars Award Winners."
Three GWSS Scholars Awarded Society of Scholars Fellowships
January 3, 2025
Sumangala Damodaran from waist up and in front of a microphone
Fulbright Spotlight: Sumangala Damodaran's Impact at the University of Washington
December 23, 2024
Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr receives the Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award, standing on stage with the award presenter, holding the plaque against a blue curtain backdrop
Amanda Lock Swarr Receives Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award
December 1, 2024
A tribute graphic with the heading 'Learning with Shirley J. Yee' and the subheading 'A Celebration of Her Storied Career' on a purple background. Below the text is a portrait of Shirley J. Yee framed in a decorative gold border.
A Celebration of Shirley Yee’s Storied Career
November 14, 2024
The cover of Feminist Formations, Volume 36, Issue 2, Summer 2024, features an abstract, white line drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a deep blue background. The title "Feminist Formations" is written at the top in light blue and white text. The issue number and date are noted at the bottom.
Special Issue of Feminist Formations Featuring Professor Amanda Swarr's Book Published
October 24, 2024
Logo of the Northwest New Works Festival, with "Northwest New Works Festival" in bold black letters on a white background.
GWSS Professor Kemi Adeyemi Joins On the Boards Curatorial Team for NWNW 2025
September 24, 2024
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Amanda Swarr’s Book Nominated for Prestigious African Studies Association Award
September 20, 2024
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Professor Amanda Swarr Awarded 2024 DSREI Professional Book Award 
September 3, 2024
The cover of "Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies" features a series of wrenches against a black background, with text underneath reading "edited by The Keywords Feminist Editorial Collective."
Listen to Kemi Adeyemi’s Podcast on Deviance 
August 13, 2024
Dr. Kavita Dattani headshot
Kavita Dattani Receives Royalty Research Fund Scholar Award
August 13, 2024
Headshot of Amanda Lock Swarr
Amanda Swarr Receives Evidence-Based Teaching Fellowship
August 13, 2024
Cover of Bangtan Remixed. The cover has a pink background with yellow and white lettering. It features purple line drawings of the heads of BTS group members.
New Anthology Bangtan Remixed Features Associate Professor Regina Yung Lee
July 31, 2024
Nancy Kenney and two of her teaching assistants stand at the head of the classroom laughing. In front of them is a table with a bouquet of flowers
Then and Now: Nancy Kenney’s Reflections on Five Decades of Teaching Psychobiology of Women 
July 31, 2024
Sasha Welland headshot: shoulder-length grey cruly hair, red framed glasses, dangly earrings and smile showing teeth
GWSS Chair and Professor Sasha Su-Ling Welland Receives Prestigious Population Health Initiative Award
June 17, 2024
A person stands at a podium speaking, with a presentation slide behind them about the 2024 Distinguished Book Award Honorable Mention for "Envisioning African Intersex" by Amanda Lock Swarr.
Amanda Lock Swarr Receives Distinguished Book Award Honorable Mention from the Section on the Sociology of Sexualities
June 10, 2024
Logo for 54th Annual Awards of Excellence. Background black with gold rays of light. In large print in center of page: "54th annual Awards of Excellence, June 6, 2024." White W down in right-hand corner.
GWSS Adjunct M. Aziz Receives this Year's Distinguished Teaching Award
May 13, 2024
A black and white line art drawing of a figure squatting with one arm in the air and the other holding a sign with a music note on it
Sumangala Damodaran Discusses 'Songs of Protest and Sorrow' on ArchitectureTalk
April 29, 2024
Upper Body shot of Kemi Adeyemi
Spotlighting Black Art: Q&A with Kemi Adeyemi // UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity
April 22, 2024
Indian woman crouched down collecting soil in a clay bowl
Priti Ramamurthy Explores Intermittent Female Migration in India // GenderTalk
January 19, 2024
Headshot of Adrian Kane-Galbraith
A Warm Welcome to Adrian Kane-Galbraith, GWSS's New Undergraduate Academic Advisor 
January 4, 2024
Three books on a table (from left): “Puro Pinche True Fictions,” Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales: Fossils of Washington State,” and “Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine.”
New faculty books: Story and comic collection, Washington state fossils, colonial roots of intersex medicine
December 12, 2023
Flyer for Knowing Africa event with Amanda Lock Swarr
Challenging Legacies: Amanda Lock Swarr Explores African Intersex Activism in Knowing Africa Seminar—Now Streaming on YouTube
December 7, 2023
Panel strip with three photos: Feelin book cover, Bettina Judd being handed MLA award, and Bettina Judd posing for a photo with the award presenter while holding award.
Bettina Judd Receives Honorable Mention for The William Sanders Scarborough Prize From MLA
December 7, 2023
Compilation of headshots of 2023 winners of The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant
Kemi Adeyemi Awarded Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for Writing About Black Art
December 5, 2023
Headshot of Professor Kemi Adeyemi next to the cover of her book "Feel Right"
Kemi Adeyemi Receives Prestigious Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize
November 7, 2023
UWCHR 2022-23 Annual Report Cover
UWCHR Unveils First-Year Findings: Empowering Massage Parlor Workers and Students
November 3, 2023
Miniaturized shopping cart full of packages on top of a cell phone
Kavita Dattani's Research Unveils Gender Disparities in Gig Economy // The Guardian
October 24, 2023
Jorunal Cover for Feminist Media Histories
Sasha Su-Ling Welland Featured in Interview on Cross-Generational Storytelling // Feminist Media Histories
October 23, 2023
A composite image featuring headshots of Michelle Habell-Pallan, Sonnet Retman, and Angelica Macklin
Scripps College Hosts Womxn Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities Workshop
October 19, 2023
A wall of colorful guitars
Cornell University Hosts Inspiring Chicana Feminism Celebration Featuring GWSS Professor and Alumna
October 19, 2023
Kemi Adeyemi Headshot
Kemi Adeyemi's Black Embodiments Studio (BES) Receives Future Studies Grant from Ruth Foundation for the Arts
October 9, 2023
Chandan Reddy headshot overlayed with the letters FS, representing Freedom Scholar
Chandan Reddy Named 2023 Freedom Scholar by Marguerite Casey Foundation
October 9, 2023
Sumangala Damodaran from waist up and in front of a microphone
Sumangala Damodaran Joins GWSS as Visiting Scholar in 2024 
September 20, 2023
Dr. Kavita Dattani headshot
Introducing Kavita Dattani, GWSS Assistant Professor
September 20, 2023
Tent setup next to a wall of graffiti
Professor Josephine Ensign Joins Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau to Address Homelessness
September 14, 2023
Microphone
Beyond Binary Science: Amanda Lock Swarr Explores Gender, Sex, and Science in New Podcast Episode // Science
August 25, 2023
Headshot of Regina Yung Lee smiling. She has long black hair with grey streaks, square framed glasses, and is wearing a royal blue turtleneck sweater with a simple necklace on top. The background is black with gold rays.
Regina Yung Lee Among Group of Scholars Awarded Collaborative Project Grant by Simpson Center for Humanities
June 21, 2023
Stack of folder newspapers
Kemi Adeyemi Explores "The Art of Junk Mail" // South Seattle Emerald
June 21, 2023
On left, grid outline of photos of 2023 teaching award recipients. On right, purple background; in large white print: "Meet the 2023 teachers of the Year;" in small white print: "By Jon Marmor | Photos by UW Photography | June 2023 Issue"
Meet the 2023 Teachers of the Year //  University of Washington Magazine and Center for Teaching & Learning
June 21, 2023
Illustrated outline of the boy band, BTS.
Regina Lee Delves into the World of Fan Translations in K-Pop // The Daily
June 12, 2023
Woman with blonde hair and wearing a plain white t-shirt is holding an open book with multi-colored confetti exploding out of it.
Celebrate Pride Month with Duke University Press's Curated Selection of LGBTQ+ Books
June 12, 2023
The exterior of the Hans Rosling Population Health Building, a modern and architecturally striking facility with sleek lines and large windows, surrounded by landscaped green spaces.
UW Population Health Initiative Awards Grant to Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Studying the Impact of Abortion Myths on Healthcare Providers
June 1, 2023
Sasha Welland headshot: shoulder-length grey cruly hair, red framed glasses, dangly earrings and smile showing teeth
Sasha Su-Ling Welland Selected as 2023-2024 Katz Distinguished Lecturer
May 22, 2023
Book cover with drawing of backside of a full-figured naked person surrounded by foliage.
Bettina Judd’s New Book Feelin Featured by UW News
May 22, 2023