Gender and Women's Studies Program

Our Faculty and Staff

Gender and Women's Studies faculty span many departments, making it easy to double major or minor.

Directors

Cultural Studies

Communication

Economics

English

History

Nursing

Peace & Justice

Philosophy

Psychology

Romance Languages

Sociology & Criminology

Theatre

Theology and Religious Studies

Office Staff

Em Friedman
Graduate Assistant

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Contact Information

Travis Foster, PhD
Director of Academics

Melissa Hodges, PhD
Director of Programming

Em Friedman
Graduate Assistant

Office: SAC 077
Email: gws@villanova.edu

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About Villanova

Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.