Faculty | Women's and Gender Studies

Faculty

	Dr. Ann Marie Nicolosi, Chair of WGS Ann Marie Nicolosi, a specialist in women’s and gender history, received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University. In addition to teaching gender history courses, she teaches courses on feminist theories, sexual politics, and GBLT studies. Her current research focuses on a comparative account of women using media in the first and second feminist waves.	Office: Bliss 115 Phone: X 2276 nicolosi@tcnj.edu
	Dr. Ellen G. Friedman Professor Ellen G. Friedman received her Ph.D. from New York University with Distinction. Her dissertation was published as a book: Joyce Carol Oates. Among her other books are Morality USA (with Corinne Squire) and Breaking the Sequence: Women’s Experimental Fiction (with Miriam Fuchs). view profile	Office: Bliss 234 Phone: X 2658 friedman@tcnj.edu
	Dr. Janet Gray Janet Gray received her BA from Earlham College, her MA from Middlebury College and her Ph.D. from Princeton University. Frequently taught courses include Feminist Theories, Global Women Writers, Global Feminisms, Politics of Sexuality, Feminism in the Workplace and Gender and Democracy. view profile	Office: Bliss 232 Phone: X 2163 gray@tcnj.edu
	Ms. Mary Lynn Hopps Mary Lynn W. Hopps studied at H. Newcomb College of Tulane University, earned a BA from the University of Houston in Theatre and an MA in English from The College of New Jersey. She is the director of the Women In Learning and Leadership (W.I.L.L.) Program. view profile	Office: Bliss 122 Phone: X 2178 mlhopps@tcnj.edu
	Dr. Marla Jaksch Dr. Marla L. Jaksch is an Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at The College of New Jersey. She received her Ph.D. in Women’s Studies and Art Education from The Pennsylvania State University and comes to TCNJ from Hamilton College. Her research interests include: transnational feminisms, gender and development, indigenous rights and grassroots organizing, art and microfinance schemes, visual culture, cultural tourism, heritage, and preservation, feminist pedagogues and methodologies, and global service-learning.	Office: Bliss 236 Phone: X 2722 jakschm@tcnj.edu
	Dr. John Landreau John Landreau received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1994 in Latin American Literature. John joined the Modern Languages faculty at TCNJ in 1992 where he taught Spanish and Latin American Literature. He began teaching part-time in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program in about 2000 and then, happily, joined the WGS faculty full-time in 2004. His current research interest is in men and masculinities, and he is at present working on a project on masculinity and war rhetoric since September 11. Previously, John published on Latin American literature and intellectual history in a variety of journals and anthologies. He has just begun to write and publish in the field of gender studies. John lives in Philadelphia and can be seen most days commuting from the West Trenton train station on his very cool folding bike.	Office: Bliss 237 Phone: X 3361 landreau@tcnj.edu
	Dr. Nelson Rodriguez Nelson M. Rodriguez received his Ph.D. in cultural studies and critical theory in education from The Pennsylvania State University. His research and teaching areas include: gender and sexuality studies; queer theory; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer studies; critical masculinity studies; popular culture; critical theory and philosophy of education; critical pedagogy; and qualitative research methodology. view profile	Office: Bliss 208 Phone: X 2379 nrodrigu@tcnj.edu

WGS Part-Time Faculty


	Ms. Sara Scully	Office: Bliss 117 Phone: X 2955 sscully@tcnj.edu
	Ms. Robin Van Buren view profile	Office: Bliss 117 Phone: X 5164 vanburen@tcnj.edu
	Ms. Ellen Weller	Office: Bliss 117 Phone: X 2955 weller@tcnj.edu