April Radford University Guest Speakers on Campus
sponsored or co-sponsored by
Gender Studies
Guest Speakers Past Academic Years
  2020
 Longwood University    
  Lee Bidwell ... ►
Scott Grether ... ►
JoEllen Pederson ... ►
  Tara Pelletier ... ►
TALKING THE TALK BUT NOT WALKING THE WALK 
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PARENTAL  INVOLVEMENT
 IN CHILDREN'S EDUCATION

A Center for Gender Studies & Department of Sociology Co-Presentation
 2020: Thursday February 20th ~ Time 6 to 7:30 pm ~ Location: Heth 043
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Zehui Dai ... ► MATERNAL HEALTH CARE AND DOULAS
A Center for Gender Studies & Department of Communications
Presentation 
Date: 2/25 ~Time 6:30 - 7:30 ~ Heth 043
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
 Mary Atwell... ► SEXUAL HARASSMENT: THE ENVIROMENT, 
THE LAW AND THE CULTURE

A Center for Gender Studies Keynote Spring Forum Address
Date: TBA ~ Time TBA ~ Heth TBA
  2019
Research Symposium 
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SEVENTH ANNUAL PSYCHOLOGY & GENDER CENTER SYMPOSIUM
Oral Presentations: 3:30 to 5:30 pm in Heth 022
Poster Presentations 5:00 to 7:00 pm in Heth 014
Date: Tuesday December 3rd 
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Panel Speakers      
  Katie Arnold  ... ►
Sarah Kennedy ... ►
Tara Pelletier ... ►
EARLY CAREER WOMEN IN SCIENCE
(A Brown Bag Lunch Panel)
A Center for Gender Studies 2019 Public Presentation
Date:
Tuesday October 15 ~ Time 12:00 to 1:00 pm ~ Location: Heth Hall 157
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Panel Speakers       
Penny J. Franklin ... ►
Karen E. Jones B ... ►
"AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY
WHAT I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS 20
"

A Center for Gender Studies 2019 Public Presentation
Date: October 16 ~ Time 6:30 to 7:30 pm ~ Location: McGuffey 203
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
 Brandy Faulkner ... ► RECLAIMING OUR TIME: RACE, GENDER AND LIBERATION
A Center for Gender Studies 2019 Public Presentation
Date: October 23 ~ Time 6:30 to 8 pm ~ Location: McGuffey 206
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
 Iuliia Hoban ... ► AGE AND GENDER DIMENSIONS OF MIGRANT
DETENTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

A Center for Gender Studies 2019 Symposium Keynote Address
Date: October 24th ~ Time 3:30 to 4:30 pm ~ Location: Heth 022
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Hulya Dogan ... ►   BARGANING WITH PATRIARCHY: A STUDY OF YOUNG MARRIED  MESKHETIAN TURK WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
A Center for Gender Studies 2019 Public Presentation
Date: Wednesday  February 13th ~ 5:00 to 6:00 pm ~ Location Heth 043
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
  2018
Geoffrey Pollick ... ► FROM THE PULPIT TO THE PLATFORM: WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS
LEADERSHIP AS POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE
 NINETEENTH-CENTURY UNITED STATES

A Center for Gender Studies 2018 Public Presentation
Wednesday  November 7th from  6:00 to 7:00 pm in Heth 014
Dr. Pollick's Presentation Page

College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Panel Speakers       
Liz Altieri ... ►
Laurie Buchwald ... ►
Jessie Critterton ... ►
 Naomi Huntington .. ►
Lee Slusher ... ►
WHY NOW:
LOCAL WOMEN IN POLITICS

Panel Moderator: Tanya Corbin
A Center for Gender Studies 2018 Public Presentation
Monday  October 29th from   6:00 to 7:30 pm 
 Location: Center for the Sciences: Room M73 next to the Planetarium
 
   Ann Marie Klotz ... ►
A HIGH HEEL IN THE DOOR:
LESSONS LEARNED FROM WOMEN COLLEGE PRESIDENTS

The 2018 Center for Gender Studies & Psychology Department
Research Forum Keynote Address by
Ann Marie Klotz
Wednesday, April 18th from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in Heth
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Amanda Adams ... ► WOMEN AND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
A Center for Gender Studies Sponsored 2018 Public Presentation by
Amanda Adams
Monday, April 9th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in Heth 043
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Hilary Lips ... ►  ARE WOMEN STILL WORTH LESS?
HOW THE GENDER PAY GAP REVEALS BIAS AND UNDERMINES EQUALITY

A Center for Gender Studies 2018 Public Presentation by
Hilary Lips
Wednesday February 28th 2018 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in CHBS 3009
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
  2017
Justine Jackson...  ► "IT'S NO LONGER MIDNIGHT - THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE DISNEY PRINCESS FROM DAMSEL TO SAVIOR"
A Center for Gender Studies 2017 Public Presentation by
Justine Jackson
Tuesday, November 14th 2017 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Heth 043
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
Geoffrey Gabriel,
Sam Shumate 

and Julie Dill 
"TITLE IX REPORTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES"
A Center for Gender Studies 2017 Panel Presentation: Free & Open to the Public
Wednesday, October 25th 2017 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Heth 014
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences


Liz Karns...  ►

ADDING IT UP: ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
A Center for Gender Studies 2017 Public Presentation by
Liz Karns
Monday, April 3rd from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Heth 014
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences


Liz Karns...  ►

 "NEGOTIATING FIRST SALARIES: TRAIN THE TRAINERS”
Faculty & Staff Only

A Center for Gender Studies 2017 Presentation by
Liz Karns
Tuesday, April 4th from 11:00 - 12:30 p.m. in Heth 014
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences


Liz Karns...  ►

“REPORTING RATES GAP: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BETWEEN SURVEY DATA & CLERY DATA”
A Center for Gender Studies 2017 Public Presentation by
Liz Karns
Tuesday, April 4th 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Heth 022
College of Humanities & Behavioral Sciences
  2016
Kristina Contreras, Hilary Lips & Theresa Schroeder...  ►   "GENDER, LEADERSHIP and the 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION"
The 2016 panel presentations on Wednesday, November 2nd from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Heth 043 are sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology
Apryl Alexander...  ►   "JUVENILE INJUSTICE:
            HOW PSYCHOLOGY CAN INFORM POLICY AND THE LAW
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With the Montgomery v. Louisiana Supreme Court decision and President Obama's order to ban solitary confinement in federal juvenile settings both occurring in January 2016, juvenile justice reform is evolving. Dr. Alexander will address public policy and treatment efforts in the juvenile justice system, as well as psychologists' important role as advocates.
The address on Monday, April 22 from 1 to 2 p.m. in Hurlburt 249/250 is sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology
Shelly Wagers...  ►   "INTERNAL POWER   VERSUS RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE?
      Gendered Occupational Segregation: A Persistent Issue"
A 2016 Center for Gender Studies 17 Symposium Keynote presentation by Dr. Shelly Wages, Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice at at Radford University. The address is sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology on Tuesday, April 19th, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Heth Hall room 022.
  2014-2015
Katie Lawson...  ►     "ARE GIRLS STILL NURSES AND BOYS STILL DOCTORS?
      Gendered Occupational Segregation: A Persistent Issue"
A 2015 Radford University presentation by Dr. Katie Lawson, Assistant Professor in Psychological Science at Ball State University. The address is sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology on Monday, October 12th, 4-5 p.m. in Heth Hall room 043.
  2014-2015
Hilary Lips ...  ►     "WOMEN WORKING FOR LESS: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?"
A 2015 Radford University Women's Month Presentation by Dr. Hilary M. Lips, Psychology Chair and Director: Center for Gender Studies. The address is sponsored by Women's Studies and the Center for Gender Studies on Tuesday, March 31st , 4-5 p.m., the Bonnie Auditorium, Radford University
Miriam Liss and   
Mindy Erchull ...  ►
    "NEGOTIATING FAMILY LIFE: Equality is Hard to Achieve"
A 2014 Radford University Diversity & Inclusion Week presentation by Dr. Miriam Liss and Dr. Mindy Erchull, Department of Psychology, the University of Mary Washington. Their address is sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology at Radford University. Monday, October 13th, 4 - 5 p.m., Heth Hall room 22.
  2013-2014
Cheryl Travis ...  ►    "THE WOMEN'S HEALTH MOVEMENT AND HEALTH DISPARITIES"
A 2014 Presentation by keynote speaker Dr. Cheryl Travis from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Dr. Travis' research has focused on gender and race in the treatment of heart disease. Her research draws on national hospital patient discharge records and encompasses over a decade of information. Today her presentation will focus on The women’s health movement & health disparities, with particular attention to heart bypass surgery.
Hilary Lips ...  ►    "YOUNG WOMEN LEARNING TO EXPECT LESS AND DO MORE: Research Challenging a Human Capital Model Explanation for the Gender Pay Gap"
A 2014 Women's History Month Event presented by Dr. Hilary Lips, Psychology Chair and Director: Center for Gender Studies. The address is sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies on Tuesday, March 25th , 3:30-4:30 p.m., the Bonnie Auditorium, Radford University
Josie Loomis and   
Lisa Pluska...  ►
   "EQUALITY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM: Title IX & Compliance."
A 2014 presentation by Alumni Teaching Day speakers Josie Loomis, Director, and Lisa Pluska, Assistant Superintendent, from Floyd County Public Schools. Their address is sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies at Radford University.
Tuesday, February 11, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Heth Hall room 22.

 (please visit the Center for Gender Studies Flyer for additional links and details)
Robb Travers ...  ►    "TRANSPHOBIA IS BAD FOR HEALTH" : See the Travers Flyer
A 2013 Presentation by guest speaker Dr. Rob Travers from the Department of Psychology at Wilfrid Lauier University and the Ontario TransPULSE Project. Dr. Travers' address is sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies.
Radford University. Monday, October 21, 4:00 p.m., Heth Hall, Room 22.
(please visit the Center for Gender Studies flyer for additional links and details)
  2012-2013
  No Guest Speakers Scheduled
 
The Center for Gender Studies is on a sabbatical year
  2011-2012
Hilary Lips ...  ►  "THE GENDER PAY GAP: WHERE DO WE STAND NOW": A Women's History Month Keynote Address". Sponsored by Women's Studies at Radford University.
The presentation highlights work by Dr. Hilary M. Lips, professor and chair of psychology and director of the Center for Gender Studies at Radford University.

Radford University. Thursday, March 1st, 3:30 p.m., The Bonnie Auditorium.
Emily Keener ...  ►    "MEN AND WOMEN IN RELATIONSHIPS: What's the Difference"
The 2012 keynote address for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology.
Radford University. Tuesday, April 17, 5:00 p.m., Heth Hall, room 022.
Center for Gender Studies ...  ►    "RADFORD UNIVERSITY STUDENT-FACULTY PRESENTATIONS"
Research topics and abstracts for talks at the Center for Gender Studies Annual Symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 2012-  Heth 022  -  1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Sarah Kerper ... ►    "GENDER DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT-INSTRUCOTR INTERACTIONS: Is there a more helpful sex?". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 13, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
Alynn Gordon  with     
Timothy Kennedy     
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   "The Role Played by Ambivalent Sexism in the Motherhood Penalty and Hiring Discrimination". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
Alysia Hoover-     
  Thompson      
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   "Objectification of Women: The Role of Self-Compassion". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
Jed Stalker ... ►    "And Love is Fire": the Stories of Elizabeth Barrett Browning". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
Elizabeth Schulte     
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   "The Great Silence: the Rape Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
Stephanie Gusler     
 
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   "Childhood experiences and adult functioning in college-age women". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
Paige Cordial ... ►    "The Effects of Mountaintop Removal on the Mental Health of Central Appalachians Living Near Surface Mines". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
Natisha Gomes and     
Savannah Simpson     
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   "Possible Powerful Selves of Undergraduate Students". A 2012 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2012 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 - 5:00; Heth 022.
  2010-2011
Amy Burns &
Laurie Buchwald

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    "RU & BEYOND: Alumni Exploring Gender-Related Issues"
Presentations by Radford University alumni and sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology.
Friday, January 28, 2011, 12:00-1:00 p.m, Heth Hall, Rooms 014
Jenessa Steele,  Elizabeth Carter, Sarah Hastings, & Hilary Lips
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    " Needs Assessment of Faculty / Student / Staff Awareness of Sexual Assault Resources". This presentation describes the development of a needs assessment to investigate faculty, student, and staff attitudes, knowledge, and awareness of sexual assault and campus/community resources.
Friday, October 29, 2010 Heth Hall, room 022  Radford University
Susan L. Wiese  ... ►     "IS THERE AN ADVANTAGE TO UNSTABLE SELF-ESTEEM? A dynamical systems perspective of the self". A presentation by Radford University's alumnus and sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies and the Department of Psychology.
October 22, 2010, 2:00-3:00, Hurlburt Student Center: Rooms 249/250. View Flyer
  2009-2010
  Center for Gender Studies Student-Faculty Research Symposium
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Gregory Scott Kerwin
    CANCELLED
   "STARVING FOR IDENTITY: A grounded analysis of the pro-anorexia movement "  The 2010 keynote address for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2010 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 13:   Presentation Cancelled.
Kayla Huntley ... ►    "THEMES OF FEMININITY AND POWER in the Media Portrayal of Women Leaders"
A 2010 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2010 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 13, 2-3:30, Heth 043.
Bob Lytle ... ►    "I'LL SHOW YOU!  When Negative Stereotypes Improve Performance"
 
A 2010 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2010 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 13, 2-3:30, Heth 043.
Laura Fisher ... ►    "SWORN VIRGINS: A Balkan Mountain 'Tradition' "
 
A 2010 presentation for Gender Scholarship @ RU: the 2010 spring symposium. Tuesday, April 13, 2-3:30, Heth 043.

Hilary Lips ... ►     "ROLE MODELS & UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' POSSIBLE SELVES" A spring, 2010 Psychology Colloquium Series presentation and co-sponsored by Center for Gender Studies.  Friday, February 26th, 11 am-12 noon, "Bonnie" Hurlburt 249/250
Christie Svirsky & Emily Wilkinson Stallings
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   "RU & BEYOND: ALUMNI EXPLORING GENDER-RELATED ISSUES" An alumni teaching day presentation in celebration of RU Homecoming 2010 ~ Sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies. Friday, Feb. 19th, 12--1pm, Heth 016
Sarah Hastings &
Tracy Cohn
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   "EMOTIONAL EATING AND SELF COMPASSION"  A fall, 2009 Psychology Colloquium Series presentation co-sponsored by Center for Gender Studies
   
  2008-2009
Sudie Back ... ►    "RU & BEYOND: ALUMNI EXPLORING GENDER-RELATED ISSUES" An alumni teaching day presentation in celebration of RU Homecoming 2009 ~ Sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies.
Cynthia Hall ... ►    "RU & BEYOND: ALUMNI EXPLORING GENDER-RELATED ISSUES" An alumni teaching day presentation in celebration of RU Homecoming 2009 ~ Sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies.
Christy H. Weer ... ►    "CAN WE REALLY HAVE IT ALL? The implications of commitment to personal life roles on job performance. A study of female, non-managerial employees"
  2007-2008
Arnold S. Kahn ... ►    "Was it Rape or Just a Bad Night? Responses from Victims and Observers" presented by Dr. Arnold S. Kahn, co-sponsored with Psychology at RU 
  2006-2007
Rebecca Scheckler
 
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   "Why are computers for boys and dish washers for girls? The gendering of technologies" presented Dr. Rebecca Scheckler

  2005-2006
Julie Smith ... ►    "Women in the Math Industry" presented by Julie Smith and co-sponsored with RU's Math Club (Spring 2006)
Patti L. Watkins ... ►    "Feel WonderFull Fitness: A Feminist Approach to Physical Activity for Larger Women" presented by Dr. Patti L. Watkins (Fall 2005)
  Speakers from Previous Years
  2004
Danielle Currier    "The Culture of Violence Against Women" presented by Dr. Danielle Currier
   2003-2002
Hilary M. Lips ... ►    "University Students’ Self-Views:" Their Choices to Pursue or Avoid Studies in Science and Technology presented by Dr. Hilary Lips
Jeanne Mekolichick and Denzel Benson
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   "Conceptions of Self, Sex, and the Use of Digital Technologies in a Teaching and Learning Environment" presented by Dr. Jeanne Mekolichick
Jacki Quinlan and Hilary Lips ... ►    "Encounters that Matter: Students’ Reports of Interactions and Events that Changed Their Sense of Possibility" presented by Jacki Quinlan, RU Undergraduate Student, and Dr. Hilary Lips
Hilary M. Lips ... ►    "Are Women Still Worth Less - 2003? A Report on the Gender Pay Gap."
presented by Dr. Hilary Lips
Hilary M. Lips ... ►    "Gendered Futures: University Students' Views of their Current and Possible Selves" presented by  Dr. Hilary Lips
Phelele M. Tengeni
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   "Women and Poltics in South Africa"  a talk by Ru's South African Fulbright Scholar in Residence, Ms. Phelele M. Tengeni
   2001-1999
Molly Ivins ... ►     An Evening with Nationally syndicated Columnist, Molly Ivans
Gerri Gribi ... ►     A Musical Romp Through Women's History performed by Gerri Gribi
Esther Ngan-Ling Chow
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    "Women Entrepreneurs in China's Socialist Market Economy"
Xiaomei Chen ... ►     "Representation of Women In Maoist and post-Maoist Chinese theater"
Kimberly Chang ... ►     "Impact of Economic Reform on Work and Family in China"
Anne Dornberg ... ►
    "Women & Substance Abuse"  For information regarding this topic, please contact Anne Dornberg at the School of Social Work
Diane Hodge ... ►     "Social Construction of Depression - Or It's a Wonder More Women Aren't Depressed". For information on this topic please contact Dr. Diane Hodge at the School of Social Work - email: dmhodge@radford.edu

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