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About The Center

Center Staff

The mission of the Center for Research on Women (CROW) is to conduct, promote, and disseminate scholarship on women and social inequality.

Researchers at the Center examine problems of social inequality as they relate to gender, race, class, and sexual orientation.

Founded in 1982, and based in the College of Arts & Sciences, this nationally recognized Center collaborates with scholars and researchers in psychology, history, sociology, anthropology, economics, health sciences, public administration and other fields.

CROW's brand of action-oriented, community-based research strengthens the public's understanding of women's experiences in Memphis and contributes to local, regional and national policy discussions.

In addition to current research projects, Center programs include:

Publications
Community Issues Forums
Faculty Research Interest Groups
Women's Academic Network
Women's Research Forum
Memphis Safe Campus Initiative
Workshops, conferences and special events
Research Fellowships
Support for Visiting Scholars
Research experience and mentoring for graduate students in Women's Studies and other disciplines

Lynda M. Sagrestano, Ph.D.,
Director

Lornette Stokes,
Administrative Secretary

Teresa Diener, M.A.,
Project Coordinator, Community Voice Evaluation

Naketa Edney,M.A.,
Research Associate, Community Voice Evaluation

Jennifer Gooch, M.A.,
Research Associate,
Women's Economic Security Campaign

Brandon Riley
Student Worker

Steering Committee

Dr. Phyllis Betts, Director, Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action (CBANA), Associate Director, Center for Research on Women.

Dr. Beverly Bond, Associate Professor, Department of History; Director of the College of Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary African and African American Studies Program

Dr. Joy Clay, Assistant Dean, Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Arts & Sciences; Associate Professor, Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration

Ms. Lornette Stokes, Office Associate, Center for Research on Women

Dr. Leigh Anne Duck, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Literature and Textual Studies; Department of English; Director of the English Honors Program

Dr. Ruthbeth D. Finerman, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology

Dr. Laura Harris, Assistant Professor, Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration

Dr. Lynda Sagrestano, Director, Centerfor Research on Women; Faculty for Center for Community Health

Dr. Janann Sherman, Olin Atkins Professor and Chair, Department of History