Faculty – Department of Women’s & Gender Studies

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Women’s & Gender Studies Program
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Introducing Dr. Laura C. Hartley, Avila University’s Next Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsDecember 16, 2025
Avila University is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Laura C. Hartley as Provost and Vice President for Academic…
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Wagge Wins Historic $267,741 National Science Foundation GrantJuly 27, 2022
Avila Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science Jordan Wagge, Ph.D., received a $267,741 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant from the…
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Women’s & Gender Studies Faculty

Leslie Dorrough Smith, Ph.D.

Dean of Arts and Sciences Professor of Religious Studies; Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program Phone 816-501-3655 Email leslie.smith

Nicole Esquibel, MFA

Associate Professor Phone 816-501-2404 Email nicole.esquibel

Abigail Lambke, Ph.D.

Professor of English Phone 816-501-3633 Email abigail.lambke

Regina Staves, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology Phone 816-501-0491 Email regina.staves

Jordan R Wagge, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science Phone 816-501-2964 Email jordan.wagge