WMS Faculty

Martha Easton is an Associate Professor of Sociology and long held the role of Coordinator of the Women's Studies Program. She teaches the Gender and Society class and has also co-taught the Women and Society and the Gender and the Media course. She is the advisor of Triota, the Women's Studies Honor Society.

Myra Glenn, Professor of American History, retired in 2020.  She regularly taught U.S. Women's History courses. She is one of the original founders of the Women's Studies program at Elmira College and served one year as the Coordinator of Women's Studies. 

Sarah Chalmers is Assistant Professor of Theatre, teaching courses in acting, directing, history and dramatic literature. 

Charlie Jacobson, Associate Professor of Mathematics, retired in 2021. 

Jan Kather has been a part of the women’s studies program since it was established at Elmira College in 1990 and was the Coordinator in 1995. She was the advisor of the Gender Issues Group (first known as the Women’s Issues Group and later, SASS - Students Against Sexism and Stereotypes and currently FIGHT Club) during that same time period. She has co-taught the courses Women and Society and Gender and the Media with Dr. Easton and continues to offer first year seminar classes, often through a feminist lens.

Mariam Khawar is a Professor of Economics.

Denise King is an adjunct professor (retired) who taught Women in U.S. Politics and a first-year seminar course on gender roles called It's a Man's World, or Is It?

Joe Lemak is a Roman Historian and the Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Quarry Farm.

Carol Lenhart retired as an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. She taught the Women and Quilting in American Society course.

Mitch Lewis teaches 20th Century British Women Writers and taught the Feminist Issues and Theory seminar in Winter 2011. He is an Associate Professor of English Literature. 

Chris Longwell is an Assistant Professor in the Art program and a frequent contributor to Women's and Gender Studies events.

Mary Jo Mahoney is an Associate Professor of English Literature. She teaches the Term III course Growing Up Female in America.

Diane Maluso before retiring, regularly taught Psychology of Women. She created the Term III course WWW.Women. She is a former Coordinator of the Women's Studies program and retired in 2021 as a Professor of Psychology.

Charlie Mitchell is a Professor of American Studies and once upon a time served as the Coordinator of the Women's Studies program without messing anything up. In addition to occasionally teaching the Women and Society course he teaches courses on Gender and Utopia in American Culture and Gender and Nature.

Robin O'Brian retired in 2019. She was the Associate Professor of Anthropology and a former Coordinator of the Women's Studies program. She taught the Anthropology of Gender course and co-taught the Human Sexuality course.

Mark Pitner is an Associate Professor of Asian History.  He teaches Women in Pre-Modern Asia and Women in Modern Asia that examine the changing conceptions of gender and the roles of women in Asian History. 

Bob Shephard retired in the spring of 2018. He taught the Women in European History course and was a Professor of History. He occasionally co-taught Women and Society. He is one of the original founders of the Women's Studies program.

Betsy Smith was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. The Elmira community mourns her tragic passing in 2021.

Corey Stilts is an Associate Professor of Chemistry.

Joel Stoker is a Lecturer in Religious Studies.

Jim Twombly is a Professor of Political Science. Before retiring in 2023, he taught the Women and Politics course.

Elizabeth Wavle-Brown retired in 2016. She was one of the original founders of the Women's Studies program in 1990, once serving as the Coordinator for Women's Studies. She has co-taught Women and Society and was an advisor for PRIDE. She was the Dean of Library and Information Technology.

Alexa Yesukevich is a Professor of Sociology and former Coordinator of the Women and Gender Studies Program. She teaches Sexual Identities and Society and the senior seminar in Feminist Issues and Theories. She is supports the student groups: F.I.G.H.T. Club (formerly SASS), PRIDE and the IDEA CENTER.