Faculty and Staff news

Welcome to Taylor Cenac

Oct 04, 2021

The Department of Gender Studies is pleased to announce Taylor Cenac as the new Black Studies Program and Administrative Assistant.

Three Gender Studies members elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Queen's Gazette - Sep 07, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Castleden, Dr. Karen Lawford, and Dr. Sari van Anders, who have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada.

Welcome to Dr. Juliane Okot Bitek

Aug 03, 2021

Black Studies, Gender Studies, and English are delighted to share Juliane Okot Bitek will be joining us as Assistant Professor of Black Creative Writing!

Welcome to Dr. Vanessa Thompson and Dr. Daniel McNeil

Jul 15, 2021

Black Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Vanessa Thompson and Dr. Daniel McNeil to 黑料吃瓜资源 as 黑料吃瓜资源 National Scholars!

Welcome Susan Lord

Gordon E. Smith, Vice Dean - May 14, 2021

On behalf of Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Mark Green and Dean Barbara Crow, I am pleased to inform you that Dr. Susan Lord has been appointed Acting Head, Department of Gender Studies for the period July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

Winter 2021 Newsletter

Mar 09, 2021

This issue features news about the department's 35th anniversary, faculty hiring opportunity, a new bursary, and more.

Melissa Houghtaling receives the Gender Studies Teaching Award

Feb 22, 2021

Assistant Professor (Continuing Adjunct) and Undergraduate Chair Melissa Houghtaling has been awarded the 2019-2020 Teaching Award in Gender Studies.

Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin named Canada Research Chair in Youth and African Urban Futures

Queen's Gazette - Dec 17, 2020

Dr. Adeniyi-Ogunyankin's聽research involves a comparative study of the impact of contemporary urban transformations on African youth identity,聽labour聽practices, psychosocial聽well-being聽and future orientation.

Fall 2020 Newsletter

Oct 20, 2020

This issue features an introduction of the new BA Minor in Black Studies, the department's new visual identity, faculty news, and alumni spotlights.

Gender Studies students co-author paper with Karen Lawford

Oct 12, 2020

Students from the Winter 2020 GNDS 480 course 鈥淪pecial Topics in Gender Studies: Kinship & Indigenous Relations鈥� have published a paper with Assistant Professor Dr. Karen Lawford.