Meet Our Students
Take a look at the wonderful work that our M.A. students are doing in the WGS graduate program! Our program features a diverse group of students from around the world. Our students' research projects and theses are important and unique! If you would like to contact any of these students, please e-mail wgs@uni.edu.
Full Time Students
Second Year
Konul Karimova
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Hometown: Gabala, Azerbaijan
Applied Track Student
Research Project: Quantitative Content Analysis of the Social Support Messages between the Survivors of Violence
Ashley Meyers
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Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Thesis Track Student
Thesis: Beyond "Born This Way": Reconsidering Trans Narratives
Joyceline Amoako
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Hometown: Accra, Ghana
Thesis Track Student
Thesis: Women's Occupational Health and Safety in the Informal Economy: Maternal Market Traders in Accra, Ghana
Rawan AbuMahady
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Hometown: Gaza, Occupied Palestine
Thesis Track Student
Thesis: Hidden Soldiers: The Subversive Embroidered Worlds of Palestinian Women in the Occupied Territories
First Year
Alia Afzal
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Hometown: Patna, India
Thesis Track Student
Thesis Topic: Unpacking the Culture Scaffolding of Victim Blaming for Sexual Misconduct in India
Elena Golosova
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Hometown: Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Applied Track Student
Research Topic: Burmese Refugee Women, Oppressions Experienced, and Adaptive Responses to American Culture
Sara Naughton
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Hometown: Erie, Pennsylvania
Applied Track Student
Research Topic: Issues of Accessibility in Community Services for Survivors of Violence with Disabilities
Shareece Burrell
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Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Applied Track Student
Research Topic: Equal Rights and Gendered Issues in Women's Sports
Lamis Laouar
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Hometown: Mila, Algeria
Applied Track Student
Research Topic: The Rite of "Tasfih" in Algeria: Preserving Female Chastity?
Part Time Students
Carole Hansbrough
Kristen McNutt
Thesis: Empowering Children's Social Ecology: Re-envisioning Post conflict Reconstruction and Education in Rural Liberia
Susan Grover
Megan Vogt-Kostner
Research: Community Perceptions: Views of a Local Shelter
Tristan Johnson