Preferred Name: Quincy Brown Pronouns: they/them Program/Major: Political Science (major), Gender Studies (major) “I was introduced to the gender studies program in my first year on campus when I took a course on political economy, race, class, and gender with Dr. Gunseli Berik. That semester I was also in a gender studies course with Dr. […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
Preferred Name: Annabelle Rockne Pronouns: she/her Program/Major: Biology (major), Disability Studies (minor), (alum, HBS ’25) “I initially heard about the disability studies program from a presentation given in a training when I was an orientation leader. I thought the program sounded incredibly interesting and it was a program that seemed to align well with my […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
Recently we caught up with modern dance and gender studies student Terra Killpack-Knutsen on her work as co-curator of the upcoming exhibit Half a Century in Motion: Honoring Chicanx Dance, Art, and Activism. This exhibition was created to honor the 50th anniversary of the “Chicano Awareness Week” held on the University of Utah campus in […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
Preferred Name: 'Alisi Fihaki Pronouns: she/her Program/Major: Psychology (major), Pacific Islands Studies certificate “I took the Histories of the Pacific and the Pacific Islander American Experiences courses...| transform.utah.edu
Gender Studies unpacks how gender interacts with socio-cultural, economic, and political phenomenon and how these interactions shape, and are shaped by, dynamics of power. Gender...| transform.utah.edu
Preferred name: Sadie Werner Pronouns: she/they Program(s): Psychology (major), African American Studies (minor, Ethnic Studies), Family Financial Planning (minor) “My identity led me to this degree. As a transracially adopted individual, I felt a lack of knowledge regarding my identity, supposed community, and knowledge on the history of African American people within the United States. […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
We’re excited to share that Dr. Allison Saenz has joined us as an Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies. Welcome to the community, Professor Saenz! What’s your research specialization? What projects are you currently working on? I was trained as a public historian and specialized in 20th century United States and Latinx history. In broad terms, […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
We’re excited to share that Dr. Chelsea Bouldin has joined us as an Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies. Welcome to the community, Professor Bouldin! What’s your research specialization? What projects are you currently working on? I am an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies in the School for Cultural and Social Transformation at the University of […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
Summer Program for Undergraduate Research Each Summer students from all over the United States come to the University as part of the Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR). University faculty participate as mentors for these students and work with them for the 10 week program. Ed Muñoz participated as a faculty mentor for the 2025 […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
We are happy that Professor Tara Quinn is a new a career-line Assistant Professor shared between Gender Studies and the College of Humanities. Welcome and congratulations, Dr....| transform.utah.edu
We are happy that Professor Tara Quinn is a new a career-line Assistant Professorship shared between Gender Studies and the College of Humanities. Welcome and congratulations, Dr....| transform.utah.edu
Why did you decide to focus on the history of Black Studies at the U for your project? I decided to focus on the university’s Black Studies program because there was very little accessible information available about the history of the program. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the University of Utah created the Black […]| SCHOOL FOR CULTURAL & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
