Consortium for Women and Research





The Consortium for Women and Research is dedicated to the support of
research by and on women and on gender in its multiple intersections with
race, class, sexual identity, and other categories of identity and analysis.
The Consortium expresses this support through:
- Research and Travel Awards
- Fostering interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars and activists,
off campus communities and policy makers - Recognizing and rewarding accomplishments in mentoring
- Advocating support for women's professional advancement in the
University - Contributing to community and mentoring among women scholars
on campus
CWR Advisory Board
Laura Grindstaff, Director
Associate Professor, Sociology
Beverly Babcock, Program Coordinator
Consortium for Women and Research
Maxine Craig
Associate Professor, Women & Gender Studies
Deborah Elliot-Fisk
Professor, Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology
Valerie Eviner
Assistant Professor Plant Sciences
Val Feldman
Graduate Student, Sociology
Kathleen Frederickson
Professor, English
Heim Kirin Grewal
Gradstudent, Engineering
Margaret Johns
Professor, Law
Susan Kauzlarich
Professor, Chemistry
Kimberly Nettles
Assistant Professor, Women & Gender Studies
Lorena Oropeza
Associate Professor, History
Traci Schlesinger
Visiting Scholar
Peg Swain
Director, Women's Resources and Research Center
Gina Werfel
Professor, Art History
Michelle Yates,
Graduate Student, Cultural Studies
Rena Zieve
Professor, Physics