Expertise
- Feminist Pedagogy
- Girlhood and Sexual Identity Development
- Gender and Sexuality in Visual Culture
- LGBTQ Politics
- Activism and History
About
Educational Background
- PhD, Clark University, Women’s Studies
- MA, Feminist Clinical Psychology, New College of California
- Certificate, Colleges of Worcester Consortium, College Teaching
- BA, University California Santa Cruz, Literature & Women’s Studies
Research Interests
Feminist Pedagogy, Girlhood and Sexual Identity Development, Gender and Sexuality in Visual Culture, LGBTQ Politics, Activism and History
Willis is the author of The Making of Modern Girlhood.
Courses Taught
- GWSS 101: Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- GWSS 310: Issues in Women’s and Gender Studies
- GWSS/PSYC 331: Psychology of Women
- GWSS 410: Feminist Theory
- GWSS 411: Feminist Methodologies
- GWSS 413: Gender and Youth Culture
- GWSS 414: Gender and Sexuality in Cinema
- GWSS 498: Transgender History
Dr. Jessica L. Willis teaches Women’s and Gender Studies at Eastern Washington University. She holds a B.A. in Literature and Women’s Studies, an M.A. in Feminist Clinical Psychology, and her doctorate in Women’s and Gender Studies. In her recent book publication entitled: “The Making of Modern Girlhood” she investigates girls’ active contributions to re-imagining femininities, masculinities, sexualities and consequences of gendered embodiment at the early part of the 21st century, U.S. Dr. Willis’ research interests include gender and sexuality in society, feminist contributions to political theory, feminism and the social construction of knowledge, women and politics, sexual citizenship, gender and sexuality in film, body image and identity formation.
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