People

I have never felt so welcomed as I have in the Department of Gender at LSE. It is truly a collective. Every single member of staff has made us feel like we are part of this community. The department has been pivotal in the ways I understand myself and others. The dedication to give its students every possibility to achieve great things after this MSc has truly been inspiring. The commitment to speaking directly and clearly about political issues has been truly heartwarming. In a world where fear and loneliness triumphs, the LSE Gender Department offers a place for the heart and mind to feel safe.

Rohit K Dasgupta

r.dasgupta2@lse.ac.uk

Associate Professor of Gender & Sexuality

Key expertise: Queer Politics, digital culture, South Asia, media & cultural production, cultural labour

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Clare Hemmings

C.Hemmings@lse.ac.uk

Professor of Feminist Theory & Doctoral Programme Director

Key expertise: Interdisciplinarity; feminist epistemology and methodology

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Aiko Holvikivi

A.I.Holvikivi@lse.ac.uk

Assistant Professor in Gender, Peace and Security

Key expertise: Women, Peace and Security; gender training; peacekeeping; gender expertise

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Asiya Islam

a.islam1@lse.ac.uk

Assistant Professor in Gender, Development and Globalisation

Key expertise: Gender, class, youth, work, Global South, development and globalisation

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Emrah Karakuş
E.karakus@lse.ac.uk

LSE Fellow in Gender and Human Rights

Key expertise: Gender, Political Violence, Affective Politics, Kurds, Middle East

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Zeynep Kilicoglu
Z.Kilicoglu@lse.ac.uk

LSE Fellow in Gender and International Politics

Key expertise: Critical Security Studies, Migration and Refugee Studies, Feminist International Relations Theory

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Sumi Madhok
S.Madhok@lse.ac.uk

Head of Department & Professor of Political Theory and Gender Studies

Key expertise: Human Rights, Coloniality, Transnational Justice Movements

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Gloria Novović

g.novovic@lse.ac.uk

LSE Fellow in Gender, Development and Globalisation

Key expertise: gender and development, global governance, feminist policy, SDGs

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Sharmila Parmanand
S.Parmanand1@lse.ac.uk

Assistant Professor in Gender, Development and Globalisation

Key expertise: sex work; trafficking; migration; gender and development

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Ania Plomien
A.Plomien@lse.ac.uk

Associate Professor of Gender and Social Science & Deputy Head of Department (Research)

Key expertise: gender; feminist political economy; social reproduction; care; work

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Samar 'SM' Rodriguez
S.Rodriguez9@lse.ac.uk

Assistant Professor of Gender, Rights and Human Rights

Key expertise: Anticarceral Feminism, Social Justice, Africana Studies, Sexual Politics

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Leticia Sabsay
L.Sabsay@lse.ac.uk

Associate Professor of Gender and Contemporary Culture

Key expertise: queer theory; psychoanalysis; bodies and sexuality; visual culture & media

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Hakan Sandal-Wilson

h.h.sandal-wilson@lse.ac.uk

Assistant Professor of Gender, Peace and Security

Key expertise: Gender and Sexuality; Peace, War, and Conflict; Ethnicity and Religion; Middle East

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Wendy Sigle
W.Sigle@lse.ac.uk

Professor of Gender and Family Studies

Key expertise: Feminist quantitative research; stratification; family and social policy

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Sadie Wearing
S.Wearing@lse.ac.uk

Associate Professor of Gender Theory, Culture and Film & Deputy Head of Department (Teaching)

Key expertise: gender theory, representation, feminist film theory, aging

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Henrietta Burr

Department Manager

Henrietta is responsible for the department’s strategy and operations, alongside the Professional Services team and the management of resources.

Email: h.s.burr@lse.ac.uk

Department Email: gender@lse.ac.uk

Rob Kirkland

Department Operations and Assessment Manager

Rob manages and administers assessment for all Gender Studies courses. He also oversees the department’s operational activities.

Email: R.P.Kirkland@lse.ac.uk

Catherine Perry

Taught Programmes & Student Affairs Manager

Catherine manages the taught programmes at the Department of Gender Studies. She is responsible for the academic administration of all our Masters programmes.

Email: c.perry2@lse.ac.uk

Annie Robinson

Research Manager

Annie manages the PhD Programme and supports the department's research activities, including grants and the Department's Research Committee.

Email: a.k.robinson@lse.ac.uk

Nele Leitolf

Communications and Events Officer

Nele supports the department’s external outreach, engagement activities & research promotion. This is includes management of the department's social media, website, newsletter, alumni network, and events.

Email: n.f.leitolf@lse.ac.uk