The department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS) is composed of administrators, a Program Advisory Committee (PAC) and Teaching Faculty.

WGS Administrators oversee planning, programming, and day-to-day operations.

The WGS Program Advisory Committee (PAC) is made up of faculty and staff who consult on curricular matters, choose scholarship and award winners, and advise on vision and programming.

The WGS Teaching Faculty includes numerous faculty members (from several colleges at UAH) who teach classes designated as Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies courses.

Administrators

Dr. Nicole Pacino

Dr. Nicole Pacino

 Director of Interdisciplinary Studies Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Coordinator Associate Professor Latin America

MOR 278J
256.824.2568
nicole.pacino@uah.edu

Sarah Romero

Sarah Romero

Staff Assistant

MOR 278B
256.824.6871
sarah.romero@uah.edu

Program Advisory Committee

Dr. Deborah Heikes

Dr. Deborah Heikes

 Professor

MOR 221
256.824.2335
deborah.heikes@uah.edu

Laura Lake Smith

Laura Lake Smith, Ph.D.

 Assistant Professor - Art History, Modern & Contemporary Art

WIL 164
256.824.2587
lls0016@uah.edu

Ms. Erin Reid

Ms. Erin Reid

 Senior Staff Assistant

MOR 278A
256.824.6320
erin.reid@uah.edu

Dr. Karen Anne Wallach

Dr. Karen Anne Wallach

 Assistant Professor

BAB 370
256.824.4523
k.wallach@uah.edu

Amy Guerin

Amy Guerin

 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Director of Theatre & Film

MOR 278M
256.824.2360
amy.guerin@uah.edu

Dr. Lauren Meaux

Dr. Lauren Meaux

 she/her/hers Assistant Professor

MOR 206K
256.824.2580
lauren.meaux@uah.edu

Dr. Kelly Smith

Dr. Kelly Smith

 Senior Lecturer Early Modern Europe

MOR 217
256.824.2570
kelly.m.smith@uah.edu

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Christina Steidl

Dr. Christina Steidl

 Associate Dean Professor

MOR 116F
256.824.2299
christina.steidl@uah.edu

Dr. Eletra Gilchrist-Petty

Dr. Eletra Gilchrist-Petty

 Department Chair of Communication Arts Professor

MOR 278F
256.824.2304
eletra.gilchrist@uah.edu

Dr. Nicholaos Jones

Dr. Nicholaos Jones

 Department Chair of Philosophy & Political Science Professor

MOR 206D
256.824.2338
nick.jones@uah.edu

Dr. Leslie Maxwell Kaiura

Dr. Leslie Maxwell Kaiura

 Department Chair of World Languages and Cultures Associate Professor - Spanish

MOR 278G
256.824.6426

Dr. Christine Sears

Dr. Christine Sears

 Department Chair of History Associate Professor Early American Republic

MOR 206G
256.824.2573
christine.sears@uah.edu

Dr. Chad Thomas

Dr. Chad Thomas

 Department Chair of English Associate Professor

MOR 278H
256.824.6323
chad.thomas@uah.edu

Dr. Anne Marie Choup

Dr. Anne Marie Choup

 Associate Professor

MOR 200
256.824.2312
annemarie.choup@uah.edu

Dr. Joe Conway

Dr. Joe Conway

 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES

MOR 265
256.824.2380
joseph.conway@uah.edu

Dr. Susan Friedman

Dr. Susan Friedman

 Senior Lecturer Emerita

MOR 256
s.friedman@uah.edu

Dr. Alanna Frost

Dr. Alanna Frost

 Associate Professor

MOR 246
alanna.frost@uah.edu

Amy Guerin

Amy Guerin

 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Director of Theatre & Film

MOR 278M
256.824.2360
amy.guerin@uah.edu

Dr. John Harfouch

Dr. John Harfouch

 Associate Professor, Pre-Law Advisor

MOR 222
256.824.2337
jen0005@uah.edu

Dr. Deborah Heikes

Dr. Deborah Heikes

 Professor

MOR 221
256.824.2335
deborah.heikes@uah.edu

Dr. Molly Johnson

Dr. Molly Johnson

 Associate Professor Modern Europe & Russia

MOR 216
256.824.2566
molly.johnson@uah.edu

Lillian Joyce

Lillian Joyce, Ph.D.

 Associate Professor - Art History, Ancient Through Renaissance Art

WIL 160E
256.824.2588
joycel@uah.edu

Laura Lake Smith

Laura Lake Smith, Ph.D.

 Assistant Professor - Art History, Modern & Contemporary Art

WIL 164
256.824.2587
lls0016@uah.edu

Ms. Nicole McDavid

Ms. Nicole McDavid

 Senior Lecturer Internship & Career Coordinator

MOR 234
256.824.5325
nicole.mcdavid@uah.edu

Dr. Sherri Messimer

Dr. Sherri Messimer

 Associate Professor
Dr. Nicole Pacino

Dr. Nicole Pacino

 Director of Interdisciplinary Studies Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Coordinator Associate Professor Latin America

MOR 278J
256.824.2568
nicole.pacino@uah.edu

Dr. John R. Pottenger

Dr. John R. Pottenger

 Professor

MOR 240
256.824.2313
john.pottenger@uah.edu

Dr. Eric Smith

Dr. Eric Smith

 Professor

MOR 263
256.824.2374
eric.smith@uah.edu

Dr. Joseph Taylor

Dr. Joseph Taylor

 Associate Professor Humanities Center Director

MOR 262
256.824.6583
wjt0003@uah.edu

Dr. Stephen Waring

Dr. Stephen Waring

 Professor Emeritus 20th Century United States

MOR 217
256.824.6310
stephen.waring@uah.edu