Program Director:

Dr. Desiree Henderson
Associate Professor of English
dhenderson@uta.edu

Desirée Henderson served as the Interim Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program since Fall 2010, and accepted the offer as Program Director in late 2011. She is an associate professor in the English Department, where she specializes in early American literature and women’s writing. She is the author of Grief and Genre in American Literature, 1790-1870 (Ashgate Publishers, 2011), as well as numerous scholarly articles. She is the co-organizer of the Texas Regional SSAWW Study Group. Her hobbies include yoga, reading, playing the piano, and trying to make her pets’ lives as luxurious as possible.

Administrative Assistant:

Trudi Beckman
tbeckman@uta.edu

Trudi Beckman joined the Women’s and Gender Studies Department in late 2011. She earned her Master's in English at UT Arlington. Her interests include watercoloring, reading, and playing with her pets.

Student Assistant:

Shatonja Hudson
shatonja.hudson@mavs.uta.edu

Shatonja Hudson joined Women's and Gender Studies Department in 2011. She is an undergraduate Biology major with plans to enter the Forensic Science profession upon graduation in 2013.