WGS Faculty & Affiliates
Director
Elizabeth Neiman
Associate Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
elizabeth.neiman@maine.edu
207.581.3811 / 207.581.3439
Neiman Profile
Kelly Brown
Administrative Specialist
kelly.j.brown@maine.edu
207.581.3439
Faculty 2024-2025
Lydia Balestra
Adjunct Faculty
lydia.balestra@maine.edu
Malcolm Himschoot
Adjunct Faculty
malcolm.himschoot@maine.edu 207.581.3439
Himschoot Profile
Nancy M. Lewis
Department Head of Reference & Information Literacy, Fogler Library
lewis@maine.edu
207-581-3613
Lewis Profile
Cam McDonnell
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
cam.mcdonnell@maine.edu
207.581.1485
McDonnell Profile
Elizabeth Neiman
Associate Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
elizabeth.neiman@maine.edu
207.581.3811 / 207.581.3439
Neiman Profile
Mary Okin
Professor of Franco-American studies, Sociology, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
mary.okin@maine.edu
207.581.1228
Okin Profile
Kara A. Peruccio
Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and History
kara.peruccio@maine.edu
207-581-1920
Peruccio Profile
Kevin Roberge
Adjunct Faculty
kevin.roberge@maine.edu
Roberge Profile
Aspen Ruhlin
Adjunct Faculty
aspen.ruhlin@maine.edu
Ruhlin Profile
Emma Schroeder
Adjunct Faculty
emma.schroeder@maine.edu
Our Affiliates
WGS affiliates are faculty who teach courses cross-listed with WGS or who offer courses in their own department that count towards WGS electives.
Laura Artesani
Associate Professor of Music
laura.artesani@maine.edu
207.581.1745
Artesani Profile
Caroline Bicks
Stephen E. King Chair in Literature
caroline.bicks@maine.edu
207.581.3819
Bicks Profile
Carla Billitteri
Associate Professor of English
lewis@maine.edu
carlab@maine.edu
207.581.3805
Billitteri Profile
Sandra Caron
Professor Emerita of Family Relations and Human Sexuality
scaron@maine.edu
207.581.3138
Caron Profile
Peter Edelman
Associate Professor of Music, Music Education; Director of the School of Performing Art
philip.edelman@maine.edu
207.581.1257
Edelman Profile
Mary T. Freeman
Assistant Professor of History
mary.t.freeman@maine.edu
207.581.1914
Freeman Profile
Michael Haedicke
Associate Professor
michael.haedicke@maine.edu
207.581.2383
Haedicke Profile
Liliana Herakova
Lecturer of Communication and Journalism
liliana.herakova@maine.edu
207.581.1937
Herakova Profile
Amanda Henderson
Director of the Learning Resource and Simulation Education Center, Lecturer of Nursing
amanda.b.henderson@maine.edu
207.581.2588
Henderson Profile
Cindy Isenhour
Associate Professor
207.581.1823
Isenhour Profile
Julie Jenkins
Instructor
julie.a.jenkins@maine.edu
WGS Office: 207.581.3439
Jenkins Profile
Renate Klein
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
rklein@maine.edu
207.581.3149
Klein Profile
Sharon Klein
Associate Professor
sharon.klein@maine.edu
207.581.3174
Klein Profile
Jordan LaBouff
Associate Professor of Psychology and Honors
Jordan.LaBouff@maine.edu
207.581.2826
LaBouff Profile
Mary Plymale Larlee
English Lecturer
m.plymalelarlee@maine.edu
207.581.3818
Larlee Profile
Audrey Le
Lecturer III of English
audrey.minutolo@maine.edu
207.581.3845
Le Profile
Zachary Ludington
Assistant Professor of Spanish
zachary.r.ludington@maine.edu
207.581.2079
Julia McGuire
Lecturer
julia.mcguire@maine.edu
207.581.2520
McGuire Profile
Shannon McKoy
Associate Professor
Shannon.McCoy@maine.edu
207.581.2029
McKoy Profile
Jessica Miller
Professor of Philosophy
jessica.miller@maine.edu
207.581.1924
Miller Profile
Reed Miller
Associate Professor
reed.miller@maine.edu
207.581.2777
Miller Profile
Sherri Mitchell
Instructor
sherri.mitchell@maine.edu
WGS Office: 207.581-3439
Mitchell Profile
Lisa K. Neuman
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies
lisa.neuman@maine.edu
207.581.4489
Neuman Profile
Kara O’Donnell
Lecturer of Nursing
kara.odonnell@maine.edu
207.581.2535
O’Donnell Profile
Rosalie Purvis
Libra Assistant Professor of Theatre and English
rosalie.purvis@maine.edu
207-581-3822
Purvis Profile
Johanna Richlin
Assistant Professor
johanna.richlin@maine.edu
207.581.1809
Richlin Profile
Karyn Sporer
Assistant Professor of Sociology
karyn.sporer@maine.edu
207.581.2361
Sporer Profile
Kathryn Swacha
Assistant Professor
kathryn.swacha@maine.edu
207.581.3820
Swacha Profile
Mary Tedesco-Schneck
Associate Professor of Nursing
mary.tedescoschneck@maine.edu
207.581.3427
Tedesco-Schneck Profile
Carlos Villacorta
Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of Modern Languages and Classics.
carlos.villacorta@maine.edu
207.581.2075
Villacorta Profile
Sarah Walton
Associate Professor
sarah.walton@Maine.edu
207.581.2741
Walton Profile
Faculty Emeriti and Retired
Mazie (Mary L.) Hough
Associate Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
hough@maine.edu
207.581.1194
Hough Profile
Naomi Jacobs
Professor of English, retired
naomi.jacobs@maine.edu
Jacobs Profile
Ann Schonberger (1941-2022) In Memoriam
Director Emerita of UMaine Women’s Studies
Schonberger Tribute
Margaret Cruikshank
Kristin Langellier (Communication and Journalism)
Eric Peterson (Communication and Journalism)
Rhea Cote Robbins (CLAS Advising Center)
Carol Toner (History and Division of Lifelong Learning)