Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WMST)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Arts and Humanities
Abstract
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies offers an interdisciplinary and integrative program of study leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Students will be expected to: develop a thorough grounding in women, gender, and sexuality studies scholarship; acquire an understanding of gender, race, and sexuality as categories of analysis; analyze and assess theories about the role of gender in systems of hierarchy and its intersection with other categories of difference, such as race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexuality, disability, location, and age; develop competence in feminist, queer, and critical race theories, research methods, and pedagogy, including transnational and global issues; and achieve competence in a selected area of specialization.
Financial Assistance
An initial funding offer is provided at the time of admission. Students who enter without a Master's degree are typically guaranteed funding for five years, while students who enter with a Master's degree are typically guaranteed four years. Funding offers typically combine one year of Departmental Fellowship with Graduate Teaching Assistantships for the remaining time. Funding is contingent on satisfactory progress towards the degree and completion of benchmarks.
Contact
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2101 Woods Hall
4302 Chapel Lane
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.6877
Fax: 301.314.9190
Email: wgss@umd.edu
Website: https://wgss.umd.edu/
Courses: WMST
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- CV/Resume
- Writing Sample: 10 pages maximum
- Writing Sample Two (optional)
- Description of Research/Work Experience (optional)
For more admissions information or to apply to the program, please visit our Graduate School website.
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline |
|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | |
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | November 15, 2022 |
| International Applicants | |
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A,E,G,H,I and L visas and immigrants | November 15, 2022 |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: https://wgss.umd.edu
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions
Other Deadlines: Please visit the program website at
Resources for research in the College Park and Washington D.C. area are unsurpassed. The University's libraries hold around 2,500,000 volumes. In addition to the outstanding holdings of the Library of Congress, the area also offers the specialized resources of the National Archives and Archives II (located on the grounds of the University of Maryland); the Smithsonian Institution; the National Museum of Women in the Arts; and a broad array of public policy organizations and "think-tanks" plus the many research and policy institutes that include gender, race, and sexuality issues as part of their agenda. We are also member institution of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, a unique collaboration of D.C. area colleges and universities that promotes cross-institutional learning.
One of the leading scholarly journals in our field, Feminist Studies, is located on our campus. Some graduate students may be able to broaden their experience and enhance the applicability and marketability of their coursework by undertaking internships with the journal.
The University of Maryland Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity offers grant-getting potential and otherwise supports the research endeavors of faculty and graduate students in these fields. Grants funded through the Consortium will provide additional funding for Women's Studies graduate students and invaluable research experience. High enrollment demand in Women's Studies introductory core courses provides yet another opportunity for funding graduate students' programs of study with teaching assistantships.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baer | Hester | Full Member | B.A. Bard College, 1992; M.A. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 1994; Ph.D. Washington University, 2000 | Associate Professor, German Literature and Language Associate Professor, Comparative Literature Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Baillargeon | Mercedes | Full Member | PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2014 | Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Barkley Brown | Elsa | Full Member | B.A.,DePauw University, 1972; Ph.D., Kent State University, 1994. | Associate Professor, History Associate Professor, Women's Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies |
| Bianchini | Janna | Full Member | B.A., Wellesley College, 1999; M.A. Harvard University, 2003; Ph.D. Harvard University, 2007 | Associate Professor, History Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Bolles | Augusta Lynn | Full Member | A.B., Syracuse University, 1971; M.A., Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 1978; Ph.D., 1981. | Professor Emerita, Women's Studies Affiliate Professor, American Studies |
| Chernela | Janet | Full Member | B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1965; M.A. Columbia University, 1978; Ph.D. Columbia University, 1983 | Professor, Anthropology Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Chico | Tita | Full Member | A.B., Vassar College, 1991; M.A., New York University, 1994; Ph.D., 1998. | Professor, English Language and Literature Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Coles | Kim | Full Member | B.A. Columbia University, 1994; M.A. Columbia University, 1996; M.Phil, University of Oxford, 1998; D.Phil, St. Catherine's College, Oxford, 2003 | Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Coletti | Theresa M. | Full Member | B.A.,University of Pittsburgh, 1971; M.A., University of Rochester, 1973; Ph.D.,University of Rochester, 1975. | Professor, English Language and Literature Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Collins | Merle | Full Member | B.A., University of the West Indies-Mona, Jamaica, 1972;M.A., Georgetown University, 1980; Ph.D.,London School of Economics & Political Science, 1990. | Professor, English Language and Literature Professor, Comparative Literature Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Desai | Sonalde B. | Full Member | B.A., University of Bombay, 1978; M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1980; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987. | Distinguished University Professor, Sociology Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Dill | Bonnie T. | Full Member | B.A.,University of Rochester, 1965; M.A., New York University, 1970; Ph.D., New York University, 1979. | Professor, Women's Studies Affiliate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Professor, Sociology |
| Doan | Long | Full Member | Ph.D., Ohio State University | Associate Professor, Sociology Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies |
| Doherty | Lillian E. | Full Member | B.A., St. Mary's College, 1974; M.A., University of Chicago, 1977; Ph.D., University of Chicago 1982. | Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies Affiliate Professor, Comparative Literature |
| Eades | Caroline M. | Full Member | Agregation Lettres classiques, 1979; Doctorate, University of Paris III, 1987. | Professor, French Modern Studies Professor, French Studies Associate Professor, Comparative Literature Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Farman | Jason | Full Member | B.A., Westmont College, 2000; M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 2002; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles, 2006. | Assistant Professor, American Studies Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Felbain | Leslie | Full Member | B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975. | Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Getrich | Christina | Full Member | B.A. College of Wooster, 1997; M.A., Northern Arizona University, 2001; Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 2008 | Associate Professor, Anthropology Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Grossman | Maxine | Full Member | A.B., Duke University, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2000. | Associate Professor, Jewish Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Hanhardt | Christina Benes | Full Member | B.A., Brown University, 1994; M.A., San Francisco State University, 1998; Ph.D., New York University, 2007. | Associate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Harley | Sharon | Full Member | B.A., Saint Mary of the Woods College, 1970; M.A.,Antioch College, 1971; Ph.D., Howard University, 1981. | Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Keshavarz-Karamustafa | Fatemeh | Full Member | B.A. Shiraz University; M.A., Ph.D., University of London | Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Khamis | Sahar Mohamed | Full Member | B.A., American University in Cairo, 1986; M.A., American University in Cairo, 1989; Ph.D., University of Manchester, 2000. | Associate Professor, Communication Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Kim | Seung-Kyung | Full Member | B.A., Yonsei University-Seoul, 1977; M.A., City University of New York-Graduate School & Univ. Center, 1987; Ph.D., 1990. | Professor Emerita, Women's Studies Affiliate Professor, American Studies |
| Klees | Steven J. | Full Member | B.A., CUNY-Queens College, 1968;M.A., Stanford University, 1971; M.B.A., 1971; Ph.D., 1975. | Professor, International Education Policy Professor Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Kleykamp | Meredith | Full Member | B.A., University of Texas as Austin, 1998; M.A., Princeton University, 2001; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2007. | Associate Chair, Sociology Associate Professor, Sociology Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Koser | Julie | Full Member | B.A. Trinity University, 1999; M.A. University of California, Berkeley, 2003; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 2007 | Associate Professor, German Literature and Language Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Lin | Jing | Full Member | B.A., Guangxi University, 1983; M.A., Michigan State University, 1987; Ed.D.,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1990 | Professor, International Education Policy Professor Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Lindemann | Marilee | Full Member | B.A., Indiana University, 1981; M.A., Rutgers State University, 1983; Ph.D., 1991. | Associate Professor, English Language and Literature Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Lopez | Andrea M | Full Member | B.A. San Francisco State University, 2003; M.A. University of New Mexico, 2007; Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 2014 | Affiliate Assistant Professor, Women's Studies |
| Lothian | Alexis | Full Member | M.A. University of Edinburgh, 2003; M.A. University of Sussex-Falmer, 2005; Ph.D. University of Southern California, 2012 | Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Lyons | Clare A. | Full Member | B.S., Lewis & Clark College, 1980; M.A., University of California-Santa Barbara, 1989; Ph.D., Yale University, 1996. | Associate Professor, History Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Madhavan | Sangeetha | Full Member | B.A. Barnard College, 1988; M.A. University of Pennsylvania, 1994; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1999 | Professor, Sociology Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Marsh | Kris | Full Member | B.A., San Diego State University, 1996; M.A., California state University, Dominguez Hills, 2000; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2005. | Associate Professor, Sociology Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Mathiason | Jessica Lee | Graduate Teaching | B.A. Northwestern University, June 2007; Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2017 | Lecturer, Women's Studies |
| Mirabal | Nancy | Full Member | B.A. University of California-Berkeley; Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Associate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Moses | Claire G. | Full Member | A.B., Smith College, 1963; M.Phil.,George Washington University, 1972; Ph.D., 1978. | Professor Emeritus, Women's Studies Affiliate Professor, History |
| Muncy | Robyn L. | Full Member | B.A., Lindenwood College, 1977; M.A., University of Idaho, 1980; Ph.D.,Northwestern University, 1987 | Professor, History Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies |
| Nunes | Zita | Full Member | B.A., Brown University, 1983; M.A.,University of California-Berkeley, 1986; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley 1994. | Associate Professor, English Language and Literature Associate Professor, Comparative Literature Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| O'Brien | Karen Mary | Full Member | B.S., Loyola University of Chicago, 1983; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1988; Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago, 1993 | Associate Chair, Psychology Professor, Psychology Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| O'Meara | Kerry Ann | Full Member | B.A., Loyola College Baltimore, 1993; M. Ed., The Ohio State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2000 | Professor, Higher Education Associate Professor Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Ontiveros | Randy | Full Member | B.A., Biola University, 1997; M.A. University of California, Irvine, 2001; PhD., 2006. | Associate Professor, English Language and Literature Associate Professor, Comparative Literature Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Orlando | Valerie | Full Member | Ph.D., Brown University, 1996 | Chair, French Modern Studies Chair, French Studies Professor, French Modern Studies Professor, French Studies Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Palmer | Margaret | Full Member | BS, Emory University, 1977; MS, University of South Carolina, 1979; PhD, University of South Carolina, 1983 | Distinguished University Professor, Entomology Professor, Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences Professor, Biological Sciences Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Paolisso | Michael J. | Full Member | Ph.D. 1985 M.A. 1978 and B.A. 1976 University of California - Los Angeles | Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Parry-Giles | Shawn J. | Full Member | B.F.A., Emporia State University, 1984; M.A., University of New Mexico, 1987; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992. | Chair, Communication Director, Professional Communication for Enhanced English Fluency Director, Professional Communication for Enhanced English Fluency (online) Professor, Communication Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Penrose | Mehl | Full Member | B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1990; M.A., Kansas University, 1993; Ph.D., UCLA, 2000. | Associate Professor, Spanish Language and Literature Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Ray | Rashawn | Full Member | Ph.D., Ohio State University | Associate Professor, Sociology Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Ray | Sangeeta | Full Member | B.A., University of Calcutta,1980; M.A., 1983; M.A., Miami University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990. | Professor, English Language and Literature Professor, Comparative Literature Affiliate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Rodriguez | Ana Patricia | Full Member | B.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1987; M.A., University of California-Santa Cruz, 1994; Ph.D., 1998. | Associate Professor, Spanish Language and Literature Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Rosemblatt | Karin A. | Full Member | PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996 | Professor, History Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Rosenfelt | Deborah S. | Full Member | B.A., Goucher College, 1964; M.A., Columbia University, 1965; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles, 1972. | Professor Emerita, Women's Studies Affiliate Professor, American Studies |
| Rosenthal | Laura | Full Member | B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1983; M.A. Northwestern University, 1985; Ph.D., 1990. | Professor, English Language and Literature Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Rowley | Michelle V. | Full Member | B.A., The University of the West Indies, 1992; M.Sc., The University of the West Indies, 1996; Ph.D., Clark University, 2003 | Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Sangaramoorthy | Thurka | Full Member | B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University, 1998; M.P.H. Columbia University, 2002; Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco & Berkeley, 2008 | Associate Professor, Anthropology Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Sartorius | David | Full Member | B.A. Trinity University, 1995; M.A. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1997; Ph.D. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2003 | Associate Professor, History Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Schuler | Catherine A. | Full Member | B.A., Eckerd College, 1974; M.A., Emerson College, 1977; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1984. | Professor, Women's Studies |
| Shin | Richard Quentin | Full Member | B.A., Western Washington University, 1995; M.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1998; Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago, 2005 | Associate Professor, School Counseling Associate Professor Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Sies | Mary C. | Full Member | A.B., Michigan State University, 1974; A.M.,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1977; Ph.D., 1987. | Associate Professor, American Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Smith | Martha Nell | Full Member | B.A., Rutgers University, 1977; M.A., 1982; Ph.D., 1985 | Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Steiner | Linda | Full Member | B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1972; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1979. | Professor, Journalism Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Tambe | Ashwini | Full Member | B.A., Bangalore University, 1991; M.S., Bangalore University, 1992; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1995; Ph.D., American University, 2000. | Professor, Women's Studies |
| Toth | Elizabeth L. | Full Member | B.A., Northwestern University, 1966; M.A., Purdue University, 1969; Ph.D., 1975 | Professor Emerita, Communication Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Wang | Orrin | Full Member | B.A., Reed College, 1979; M.A.,University of Chicago, 1984; Ph.D., 1989. | Professor, English Language and Literature Professor, Comparative Literature Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, American Studies |
| Williams-Forson | Psyche | Full Member | B.A., University of Virginia, 1987; M.A., University of Maryland, 1994; Ph. D., University of Maryland, 2002. | Chair, American Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Woods | Carly S. | Full Member | B.A., University of Mary Washington, 2004; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2006; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2010 | Associate Professor, Communication Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Zambrana | Ruth Enid | Full Member | B.A., CUNY-Queens College, 1969; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania, 1971; Ph.D., Boston University, 1977. | Professor, Women's Studies Affiliate Professor, Sociology |
| Zilfi | Madeline C. | Full Member | B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1964; M.A.,University of Chicago, 1971; Ph.D., 1976. | Professor, History Affiliate Professor, Jewish Studies Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies |