2017 CLA Cohort
Meet our 2017 Cohort of Cluster Hires for the College of Liberal Arts
Jay Bettergarcia (they/them/theirs)
Psychology and Child Development Department - Multicultural Psychology
Degree: Ph.D. in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology from UC Santa Barbara
Research Interest: LGBTQ mental health and wellness and affirming approaches to mental health care for transgender and nonbinary people
Joan Meyers
Social Sciences Department - Diversity in the Workplace
Degree: Ph.D. in Sociology from UC Davis
Research Interest: Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Steven Ruszczycky
English Department - Queer Studies
Degree: Ph.D. from University of Buffalo, SUNY
Research Interest: Queer theory, history and theory of pornography, sexual studies, disability studies, and the medical humanities
Emily Ryalls
Communication Studies Department - Mediated Representations of Race and Gender
Degree: Ph.D. from University of South Florida
Research Interest: Cultural studies and feminist media studies, with a focus on popular culture and issues of race, gender, class, and sexuality
Farah Al-Nakib
History Department - North African and Middle Eastern History
Degree: Ph.D. in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Research Interest: Urban history of Kuwait city before and after oil
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