About

The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies is the home for intersectional feminist and queer studies research, teaching, and learning on the UT campus. Our areas of strength include Black Feminisms, Disability Studies and Feminist Health Studies, LGBTQ Studies, and Transnational Feminisms. DWGSS houses the Center for Women's and Gender Studies and the LGBTQ Studies Program, two centers for research and programming that bring together faculty affiliates from across campus. We warmly welcome you to join our community by dropping by our office, taking our classes, attending our events, and checking out the resources on this website.

Department Chair

Dr. Lisa L. Moore, llmoore@austin.utexas.edu

WGSS Undergraduate Advisor

Dr. Lucy Vélez, lucy.velez@austin.utexas.edu

Schedule a virtual or in-person appointment here: Advising appt for WGSS.

You can find Lucy in RLP 4.412 but she also has office hours in buildings, GWB and BUR.

Many questions about WGS Registration are answered here.

Undergraduate Minors and Certificates

The WGS and LGBTQ Studies minors and certificates are explained here. These program have open applications. Students should apply to these when visiting with their primary academic advisor (of their major/home department.

Graduate Coordinator

Contact Sawyer Tedder sawyer.tedder@austin.utexas.edu

The Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) was established in 2023 and offers undergraduate and graduate academic programs.