WOMEN'S STUDIES CENTER AND STAFF

Professor of Women’s Studies and Academic Support Services

Clarion State College, B.S.

Slippery Rock State College, M.Ed.

The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D.

Teaching Areas:  Survey of Women’s Studies, Women’s Studies Capstone

Dr. Burghardt has directed the Women’s Studies Program from its inception (1992). Dr. Deb is particularly interested in the organization and administration of WS programs and what motivates faculty to do feminist scholarship. Other research interests include African-American women leaders, women and minorities and science, and interpersonal violence among college students. Her best thoughts come to her while flower gardening.

Secretary

Dubois Business College, ASB

Kathy is the secretary for the Women's Studies Program and the Physics Department.  She started work at Clarion University in 1989.  She has two daughters, three granddaughters, and one grandson.  She is also the proud owner of a Jack Russell terrier and an Australian Shepherd/Collie mix.

Student

Stacey is a student assistant for the Women’s Studies Program.  She is a Liberal Arts major and Women's Studies minor.

WOMEN'S STUDIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Clarion University Women's Studies Advisory Committee consists of faculty, students, and community women.  They advocate for the Program and determine its future directions.

Associate Professor of Psychology

State University of New York College at Buffalo, B.A.

State University of New York at Albany, M.A., Ph.D.

Teaching Areas:  Human Sexuality, Health Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality, Psychology of Women, and Survey of Women’s Studies.

Dr. Ashcraft is a social psychologist. Her research interest areas include human sexuality, especially research on AIDS, safer sex behaviors, and health psychology. Research interests also include uses of technology in teaching. She enjoys spending time with her three children, reading, watching movies, and visiting zoos.

Assistant Professor of Art

State University of New York at Purchase, B.F.A.Arizona

State University, M.F.A.

Teaching Areas: Sculpture, Three-Dimensional Design, Drawing, Visual Art, and experimental courses.

Dr. Colvin-Woodruff’s selected exhibits have included Peruvian at the American Cultural Center in Lima Peru, a three person show, Zoller Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, and Sculptors of the New Millennium II at the International Sculpture at Simon Art Studios in Pittsburgh.

Associate Professor of Psychology, Venango Campus

University of California at Santa Cruz, B.A.

State University of New York at Stony Brook, M.A., Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Adjustment, Social Adjustment, Social Psychology, Human Behavior in Organizations, and Psychology of Women.

Dr. Forden is a social psychologist.  Her interests are in psychology of women and psychology of education. She writes on philosophical issues in psychology.  She also enjoys biking, reading, sewing, and working for social change.

Professor of English

Salisbury State College, B.A.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.A.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Women in Literature, Basic Writing, 19th Century British Literature

Since coming to Clarion in 1977, Dr. Graham instituted and directed the University Writing Center and chaired the Women’s Studies Committee which designed and instituted the Women’s Studies Program/Minor.  She currently chairs the Women’s Studies Advisory Committee.  She lives at Poppy Hill Farm in Emlenton with her husband where she tends her gardens and her many animals.

Assistant Professor of History

Eastern College, B.A.

University of Richmond, M.A.

University of Maryland at College Park, Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: U.S. Women’s History; Comparative Slavery (U.S./Caribbean); American Revolution & Early American Republic; Civil War and Reconstruction; U.S. History to 1877.

Interests: Dr. Kennedy’s research interests are the power relations in slave societies (U.S. Caribbean); gender and sexuality (U.S. & comparative); and women and the law. Her other interests include music of various genres (a former member of the Fairfax, VA, Choral Society & the Maryland Chorus, which performed in Berlin and Halle, Germany; Paris, France; the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; and Lincoln Center, NYC); hiking; golf; ice skating; traveling.

Professor of Speech Communication

Lynchburg College, B.A.

Texas Tech, M.A.

The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Fundamentals of Speech, Business and professional Speaking, Communication Skills for Managing Conflict, Organizational Communication, Advanced Small Group Decision Making, Communication Consulting

Dr. Kuehn teaches several different courses, most of which center on communication skills for business and organizations. Organizational communication is her primary research area and Conflict Management is a large part of that. She enjoys camping, hiking, fishing, ballet and theatre, golfing, gardening, and eating out with friends and watching movies.

Associate Professor of SCT

Syracuse University, B.S., M.A., Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Speech Communication, Advanced Public Speaking, and Rhetorical Analysis and Criticism. Courses taught are Fundamentals of Speech and Communication, Advanced Public Speaking, Great Women Speakers, Intro. to Rhetorical Theory, Communication Theories and Practical Applications, and Rhetorical Criticism

Dr. Marshall’s research interests are women public speakers who have been influential and have brought about changes through their speaking and writing, interactive television and distance learning, and analysis and criticism of famous speeches. Her hobbies are playing piano, swimming, writing, reading, and walking.

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Professor of Psychology

Monmouth College, B.A.

Texas Tech University, Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Dr. Nicholls teaches Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, Research Methods Laboratory, and General Psychology.

Dr. Nicholls’ research interests are in the areas of animal learning, conditioning, and memory. He is a founding member of the Women’s Studies Program and currently a Board Member of P.A.S.S.A.G.E.S. His hobbies include teaching children about model trains and playing golf.

Associate Professor of Anthropology

SUNY-Geneseo, B.A.

Binghamton University, M.A., Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Archaeology, Human Ecology, Biological Anthropology, Women and Culture

Dr. Prezzano is an archaeologist whose interests are in the origins of agriculture, tribal and ranked societies, and gender and archaeology. She has an article published on interpretations of Native American Women. She is an avid gardener and bird watcher.

Assistant Professor of English

University of Pittsburgh, B.A.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A., Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Survey Women Literature Class, Survey 19th Century British Literature, Modern Poetry

Dr. Sarbin's research interests are Feminist Theory, 20th Century and British and American Literature.  Her hobbies are volunteering, food for friends, cross-stitching, and embroidery.

Professor of Education

Keuka College, B.A.

Stephen F. Austin State University, M.Ed.

Indiana University, Ph.D.

Teaching Areas: Teacher Education, Curriculum, Multicultural Education

Dr. Stalker is a teacher educator. Her research interests are multicultural and gender fair education. She teaches a course on Gender Issues in Education and Multicultural Education. Dr. Stalker enjoys running, international travel, and her vegetable garden.

Associate Professor of English

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.A., M.A.

Teaching Areas: Writing, British Literature, film

Dr Stemmler’s interests include women in film and representations of women in literature. He works with various volunteer groups, particularly the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.

Associate Professor of HPE

DePauw University, A.B.

Kent State University, M.A.

Teaching Areas: Early Childhood, Motor Development, Elementary Physical Education, Women in Sport

Ms. Truitt-Bean’s research interests are women in sport, effects of sport participation on girls, self-esteem, Title IX, and health and wellness. Ms. Truitt-Bean enjoys participating and watching sports, spending quality time with children, and musical theatre.