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	Women's Studies Advisory Board for 2007-2008

	Mary Armstrong - Director
	English Department/Women's Studies Program: Dr. Armstrong is an Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies, as well as Director of Women's Studies. Her research focuses on LGBT issues and Queer Studies; her work in literature explores how Victorian fiction organizes the development of modern sexual identities. Professor Armstrong has authored numerous articles on feminist/Queer theory, as well as essays on Victorian writers such as Charles Dickens and Charlotte Brontë. Dr. Armstrong teaches Introduction to Women's Studies (WS 301), Sexuality Studies (WS 340), Seminar in Women's Studies (WS 401), Feminist Theory (WS 450), and Women Writers (ENGL 345).



WS Affiliates
	Shawn Burn
	Psychology Department: Dr. Burn is Associate Chair and Professor of Psychology and Child Development. She is the author of "The Social Psychology of Gender" (McGraw-Hill) and "Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective" (Mayfield/McGraw-Hill). She has conducted research on gender as a social identity, tomboyism, gender conflict, and prejudice against gays and lesbians. Dr. Burn also works with Cal Poly's sexual assault risk reduction program (SAFER). Dr. Burn teaches Women in Cross Cultural Perspectives (WS 311).

	Patrice Engle
	Patrice L. Engle is professor of psychology and child development at Cal Poly State University . She is a developmental psychologist specializing in the relationships between nutrition and child development, and women's status and empowerment . Her research includes the impact of women's work on child outcomes, role of men in families, and the psychological context of feeding in malnourished populations. She was Senior Advisor for Early Childhood Development at UNICEF in New York for almost 5 years, and was chief of Nutrition and Child Development in India for UNICEF for over 2 years. She has consulted for WHO and the World Bank, and received her Ph.D. from Stanford. Women in Cross Cultural Perspectives (WS 311).
	Rachel Fern
	Philosophy Department/Women's Studies Program: Dr. Fern is cross appointed in Women's Studies and Philosophy (Ph.D., Philosophy, Queen's University). Much of her work involves examining intersections between issues in philosophy of interpretation and feminist concerns about the adequacy of language to express the truth about women's experiences. Dr. Fern teaches Introduction to Women's Studies (WS 301), Feminist Theory (WS 450), and Ethics, Gender, and Society (PHIL 336).

	Devin Kuhn
	Philosophy Department (Religious Studies Program)/Women's Studies: Dr. Kuhn has a joint appointment as Assistant Professor in Religious Studies and Women's Studies (Ph.D., Women's Studies in Religion, Claremont Graduate University). Her research interests include women's moral agency, religion and popular culture, and ethics of social justice. Her dissertation investigated ways that transgressive forms of femininity are used to subvert patriarchal militarism and to develop an ethic of joyful resistance as a source of political transformation. Dr. Kuhn teaches Religion, Gender and Society (WS/RELS 370).
	Jane Lehr
	Ethnic Studies Department/Women's Studies Program: Jane L. Lehr received her PhD (2006) and MS (2002) in Science & Technology Studies from Virginia Tech, with concentrations in the social, cultural, and political studies of science and technology, and Women's Studies. In 2005-06, she served as a Post-Doctoral Research Officer in the Center for Informal Learning and Schools (NSF ESI-0119787) in the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King's College London. Her current research explores the relationships between science and engineering education and issues of social justice and social responsibility. Dr. Lehr teaches Gender, Race, Science, and Technology (WS/ES 350).
	Camille O'Bryant
	Kinesiology Department: Dr. O'Bryant is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Smith College ( Northampton , MA ) and her Ph.D. in Sport, Leisure, and Somatic Studies from the Ohio State University . Her areas of specialty include sociological and psychological aspects of sport and physical activity, aquatics and emergency response (first aid, CPR) training. Her specific areas of interest are in social justices, gender, and race/ethnicity issues in physical activity and sport. Dr. O'Bryant has published articles and made a variety of scholarly presentations on how race/ethnicity and gender impact socialization into sport-related careers. She teaches a variety of courses in Kinesiology. She is also co-chair of Cal Poly's Black Faculty and Staff Association as well as a member of the board of directors for the Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention (SARP) Center of San Luis Obispo County. Dr. O'Bryant teaches Sport and Gender (KINE 323).

	B. Christine Shea
	Communications Studies Department: Dr. Shea is the author of more than 30 papers, articles, and book chapters on organizational behavior, communication, and gender issues. Her current research interests include fairness in the workplace and women's employment. Dr. Shea serves on the board of directors for the San Luis Obispo Rape Crisis Center and is involved in educating the public about violence prevention. Dr. Shea teaches Introduction to Women's Studies (WS 301), Gender and Health (WS 401), Women in the Workplace (WS 401), and Gender and Communication (SCOM 421).
	Jean Wetzel
	Art and Design Department: Dr. Wetzel received a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Kansas . Her specialty is the history of Chinese painting. At Cal Poly, she teaches courses in Asian Art, Buddhist Art, and most aspects of Western art, including a course on women in art. Her recent publications have focused on the study of courtesan culture and the role of women of the courtesan class as painters during the Ming Dynasty in China. Dr. Wetzel teaches Women as Subject and Object in Art (WS/ART 316).

	Jean Williams
	Political Science Department: Dr. Williams is chair of the Political Science department. Her areas of specialty include the politics of gender, race, and class, social welfare policy, and urban politics. Dr. Williams has published articles on social movements, sex education policy, and homeless and battered women. She is the author of "A Roof Over My Head: Homeless Women and The Shelter Industry" (2003), and "The Politics of Virginity: Abstinence in Sex Education" with Alesha Doan. Dr. Williams teaches Introduction to Women's Studies (WS 301) and The Politics of Ethnicity and Gender (POLS 310).

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