Interested in Women’s Studies at Fresno State & Advising
Dear Current and Prospective Women’s Studies Students,
It is our pleasure to welcome you to the Women’s Studies Program’s Faculty Advising Services at Fresno State, Fall 2009! If you are pursuing or are interested in pursuing a degree in the Women’s Studies Program, then please come to see us as soon as possible this semester!
Students who have already declared, are in the process of declaring, or are thinking about declaring a primary major, double major, or minor in Women’s Studies are highly encouraged to meet with a Women’s Studies faculty Advisor. Whether you are new to the Program or are one of our seasoned students, we encourage you to meet with an Advisor at least once a year to check your progress toward graduation and modify your plan if need be.
If you are new or are returning and have not met with an Advisor in a while, we encourage and request that you meet with an Advisor in the Program early this semester to create and/or confirm a comprehensive plan towards graduation.
To make an appointment with one of our Advisors, please contact the Women’s Studies Office by phone, 559.278.2858.
If you are new to Women's Studies Advising, then please set your appointments with either Dr. Kathryn Forbes or Dr. Roksana Badruddoja. Listed below are Dr. Forbes and Dr. Badruddoja’s contact information, office addresses, and advising hours for Fall 2009.
Dr. Kathryn Forbes: Mon 1:30-2:30, McKee Fisk 217, kathrynf@csufresnoedu, (559) 278-2606
Dr. Roksana Badruddoja: Wed 11-1, McKee Fisk 213A, rbadruddoja@csufresno.edu, (559) 278-8599
If Dr. Forbes and Dr. Badruddoja’s office hours do not fit your schedule, then please contact them directly to arrange an alternate time to meet that will be amenable to the both of you.
If Dr. Janet Slagter or Dr. Loretta Kensinger have been your Advisors in the past, then you are welcome to continue working with them. The main office has their advising hours and contact information available (559.278.2858).
During your faculty Advisor meeting this semester, PLEASE BRING YOUR CURRENT DARS REPORT with you. Once again, you are responsible to bring your DARS report to your advisement meeting.
Finally, please, take time to explore our website and learn more about the faculty expertise, on-line resources, and scholarship in the field of Women’s Studies (http://www.csufresno.edu/womensstudies/index.shtml).
We hope that you will find our faculty advisors informative in guiding you towards a degree in Women’s Studies.
Sincerely,
The Women’s Studies Program
McKee Fisk Building, 244
2225 East San Ramon M/S MF19
Our Faculty Advisors for Women’s Studies:
Are you interested in pursuing a degree in or an independent project with the Women’s Studies Program at Fresno State? Do you represent an organization interested in collaborative efforts with us? If yes, then please come to see us!
Dr. Loretta Kensinger, Associate Professor & Chair
Core Area(s) of Expertise: Feminist Political Theory, Feminist Thought of Emma Goldman, Women's Social Movements, U.S. Politics
Dr. Kathryn Forbes, Associate Professor
Core Area(s) of Expertise: Gender and Public Policy, Gender and Sport; Land and Land Use Issues in California; Gender Issues in South Asia; Narrative, Memory, and Oral History; Feminist Ethnography; Feminist Research Methods
Dr. Janet Slagter, Associate Professor
Core Area(s) of Expertise: History of Western Philosophy, Women and/in the History of Philosophy, Feminist Theory, Contemporary Corporate and Grassroots Forms of Globalization, Women's Organizing in the US, Guatemala, Kenya, Women and Aging
Dr. Roksana Badruddoja, Assistant Professor
Core Area(s) of Expertise: South Asian-American Diasporic Identities; Im/migration; Gender and Feminist Theory; South Asian and Urban American Studies; Ethnic and Cultural Studies; Globalization and Transnationalism; Critical Race Theory; Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies; Citizenship and Nationalism; and Qualitative Research Methods
To make an appointment with any of our advisors, please contact the Women’s Studies Office by phone, 559.278.2858.
To directly contact a Women’s Studies faculty and/or staff member, please see Faculty & Staff.