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.

 

Laura Lake Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Art History,
Modern & Contemporary Art

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Wilson Hall
Room 164
Huntsville, AL 35899
Campus Map

256.824.2587
lls0016@uah.edu

Biography

Dr. Smith's research interests include twentieth-century abstraction; Post-1945 serial art; time-based media; installation art; and the intersections of contemporary art and philosophy. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, Smith taught at the University of Georgia, Emory University, Coastal Carolina University, Belmont University, and Lipscomb University and also worked at Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville, Tennessee.

Curriculum Vitae


Education

  • Ph.D., Art History, University of Georgia
  • M.A., Art History, Vanderbilt University
  • B.A., Art History, University of Alabama

Affiliations

  • College Art Association
  • Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
  • Association of Historians of American Art
  • Association of Contemporary Art Historians
  • Southeastern College Art Association

Expertise

  • Modern and Contemporary Art
  • History of photography
  • Interdisciplinary Studies on the intersections of Art and Philosophy