Who Are the Women's & Gender Studies Faculty?
The UMass Dartmouth Women's & Gender Studies faculty consists of a number of affiliated faculty members from different departments. They contribute their knowledge and expertise to the program through a number of cross-listed courses each semester.
Our affiliated faculty come from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including Anthropology, Art History, Economics, English, History, Nursing, Political Science, and Sociology. In addition, Women's & Gender Studies has the following jointly appointed faculty who teach foundation and core classes each semester:
Heidi Berggren, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Political Science & WMS
Catherine Villanueva Gardner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Philosophy & WMS
Jeannette E. Riley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English & WMS
Contact Us
For notification of upcoming courses, announcements, or if you have any questions regarding any Women's & Gender Studies online programs, please contact:
Dr. Catherine Gardner
Director, Women’s Studies Program
UMass Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
508-999-8253
cgardner@umassd.edu
Paula Cabral
Administrative Assistant, Women's and Gender Studies
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
LARTS 321
285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
508.910.4586
Fax: 508.999.9235
pcabral2@umassd.edu
















