GWS Awards Day 2023

2023 GWS Awards Day

GWS celebrated our annual awards day on May 1, 2023.  Congratulations to our award winners!

Alumni Directory

Tayib M Bah
PhD Student- University of Kentucky
Francis Bailey
Director of TESL MA Program
B Bailey
PhD Candidate
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Madison Baker
Psychology
Bethany Baker
Graduate Student
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Michael Baker
Faculty, Lecturer
Daniel Ball
Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate
Ethan Ballard
Ph.D. Student
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Shashika Bandara
Surya R. Banks
A man stands between trees with his hands in his jacket pockets.
Pallob Barai
MS, Biology
Ahmed Barbar
PhD Candidate
John Barbour
Lecturer
A woman with long brown hair and a red top smiles while wearing a silver necklace.
Alicia Barceinas Cruz
Assistant Professor
Rachel M. Barczak Reeves
Michael Bardo
University Research Professor
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Audrey Baricovich
Post-Doctoral Scholar
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Tiffany D. Barnes
Professor
Shelby Barnes
Phil Barnett
MALTT, 2018
Thomas C. Barr
Professor Emeritus
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Whitney Barrett
A man wearing a red, striped shirt and glasses smiles while seated in front of a mesh wall.
Rusty Barrett
Professor, Department of Linguistics
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Josiel Barrios Cossio
A woman with long brown hair and glasses smiles while wearing a gray cardigan over a black shirt and a silver necklace.
Susan Barron (Retired)
Professor
A young man stands in front of a body of water with buildings and boats in the background.
Ryne Barry
Horace A. Bartilow
Professor Emeritus
Christopher Barton
Carol Baskin
Professor
A woman with short hair, red glasses, and a red necklace smiles at the camera.
Srimati Basu
Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
Pranoy Basu
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Katie Bates
Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant, Biology
A man smiles while sitting in front of a wooden wall with a hanging basket containing several small birds.
Daniel Batten
PhD Candidate
Clare Batty
Associate Professor
A man wearing a black cap, glasses, and t-shirt stands in front of a black backdrop with various chemical element symbols.
Kyle Baustert
Graduate Student
Maddy Bautista
Sahar Bayat
Graduate Student
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Sia Beasley
Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate
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Ruth Beattie
Professor Emeritus
Joshua Beckmann
Professor
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How I Teach It: Teaching Black Feminism Using Digital Games

 In this series we celebrate and discuss the ways that scholars around campus teach complex gender and women's studies concepts like feminisms, gender, sex, and intersectionality among others. 

Dr. Kishonna Gray is an Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky.  She is also a faculty associate at the Berkman-Klein Center at Harvard University.

Dr Gray is the author or co-editor of numerous books and articles including her foundational 2014 work Race, Gender, & Deviance in Xbox Live: Theoretical Perspectives from the Virtual Margins, 2018’s edited collections Woke Gaming and Feminism in Play (University of Washington press) and most recently Intersectional Tech: Black Users in Digital Gaming. She also has a book currently under contract with NYU Press entitled Black Game Studies.

She’s a highly sought after speaker and regularly addresses both academic and industry audiences such as at the Game Developers Conference. She is the winner of a number awards over the years including The Evelyn Gilbert Unsung Hero Award and the Blacks in Gaming Educator Award.

Dr. Frances Henderson, Associate Professor of GWS and AAAS at UK will interview Dr. Gray. 

Date:
Location:
Alumni Gallery

Graduate Certificate Students

Tayib M Bah
PhD Student- University of Kentucky
Francis Bailey
Director of TESL MA Program
B Bailey
PhD Candidate
A woman in a blue shirt smiles while standing outside.
Madison Baker
Psychology
Bethany Baker
Graduate Student
A man wearing a blue shirt and black-framed glasses smiles at the camera.
Michael Baker
Faculty, Lecturer
Daniel Ball
Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate
Ethan Ballard
Ph.D. Student
A woman smiles while looking at the camera in a dimly lit room.
Shashika Bandara
Surya R. Banks
A man stands between trees with his hands in his jacket pockets.
Pallob Barai
MS, Biology
Ahmed Barbar
PhD Candidate
John Barbour
Lecturer
A woman with long brown hair and a red top smiles while wearing a silver necklace.
Alicia Barceinas Cruz
Assistant Professor
Rachel M. Barczak Reeves
Michael Bardo
University Research Professor
A woman with long blonde hair smiles while standing in a park-like setting.
Audrey Baricovich
Post-Doctoral Scholar
A woman with long blonde hair and a warm smile, wearing a blue blazer and pearl necklace.
Tiffany D. Barnes
Professor
Shelby Barnes
Phil Barnett
MALTT, 2018
Thomas C. Barr
Professor Emeritus
A smiling woman with curly hair and a dark green blouse poses against a plain background.
Whitney Barrett
A man wearing a red, striped shirt and glasses smiles while seated in front of a mesh wall.
Rusty Barrett
Professor, Department of Linguistics
A man wearing a black coat and a red, white, and black scarf smiles at the camera.
Josiel Barrios Cossio
A woman with long brown hair and glasses smiles while wearing a gray cardigan over a black shirt and a silver necklace.
Susan Barron (Retired)
Professor
A young man stands in front of a body of water with buildings and boats in the background.
Ryne Barry
Horace A. Bartilow
Professor Emeritus
Christopher Barton
Carol Baskin
Professor
A woman with short hair, red glasses, and a red necklace smiles at the camera.
Srimati Basu
Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
Pranoy Basu
A woman with long brown hair and a blue floral top smiles at the camera.
Katie Bates
Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant, Biology
A man smiles while sitting in front of a wooden wall with a hanging basket containing several small birds.
Daniel Batten
PhD Candidate
Clare Batty
Associate Professor
A man wearing a black cap, glasses, and t-shirt stands in front of a black backdrop with various chemical element symbols.
Kyle Baustert
Graduate Student
Maddy Bautista
Sahar Bayat
Graduate Student
A woman smiles while wearing a pink floral top and a star-shaped necklace.
Sia Beasley
Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate
A woman wearing glasses and a blue collared shirt stands in front of a bookshelf.
Ruth Beattie
Professor Emeritus
Joshua Beckmann
Professor
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Emeritus Faculty

Tayib M Bah
PhD Student- University of Kentucky
Francis Bailey
Director of TESL MA Program
B Bailey
PhD Candidate
A woman in a blue shirt smiles while standing outside.
Madison Baker
Psychology
Bethany Baker
Graduate Student
A man wearing a blue shirt and black-framed glasses smiles at the camera.
Michael Baker
Faculty, Lecturer
Daniel Ball
Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate
Ethan Ballard
Ph.D. Student
A woman smiles while looking at the camera in a dimly lit room.
Shashika Bandara
Surya R. Banks
A man stands between trees with his hands in his jacket pockets.
Pallob Barai
MS, Biology
Ahmed Barbar
PhD Candidate
John Barbour
Lecturer
A woman with long brown hair and a red top smiles while wearing a silver necklace.
Alicia Barceinas Cruz
Assistant Professor
Rachel M. Barczak Reeves
Michael Bardo
University Research Professor
A woman with long blonde hair smiles while standing in a park-like setting.
Audrey Baricovich
Post-Doctoral Scholar
A woman with long blonde hair and a warm smile, wearing a blue blazer and pearl necklace.
Tiffany D. Barnes
Professor
Shelby Barnes
Phil Barnett
MALTT, 2018
Thomas C. Barr
Professor Emeritus
A smiling woman with curly hair and a dark green blouse poses against a plain background.
Whitney Barrett
A man wearing a red, striped shirt and glasses smiles while seated in front of a mesh wall.
Rusty Barrett
Professor, Department of Linguistics
A man wearing a black coat and a red, white, and black scarf smiles at the camera.
Josiel Barrios Cossio
A woman with long brown hair and glasses smiles while wearing a gray cardigan over a black shirt and a silver necklace.
Susan Barron (Retired)
Professor
A young man stands in front of a body of water with buildings and boats in the background.
Ryne Barry
Horace A. Bartilow
Professor Emeritus
Christopher Barton
Carol Baskin
Professor
A woman with short hair, red glasses, and a red necklace smiles at the camera.
Srimati Basu
Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
Pranoy Basu
A woman with long brown hair and a blue floral top smiles at the camera.
Katie Bates
Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant, Biology
A man smiles while sitting in front of a wooden wall with a hanging basket containing several small birds.
Daniel Batten
PhD Candidate
Clare Batty
Associate Professor
A man wearing a black cap, glasses, and t-shirt stands in front of a black backdrop with various chemical element symbols.
Kyle Baustert
Graduate Student
Maddy Bautista
Sahar Bayat
Graduate Student
A woman smiles while wearing a pink floral top and a star-shaped necklace.
Sia Beasley
Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate
A woman wearing glasses and a blue collared shirt stands in front of a bookshelf.
Ruth Beattie
Professor Emeritus
Joshua Beckmann
Professor
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Podcast: Proof of Progress: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project

In early 2021, the Nunn Center and Dr. Janice Fernheimer partnered to launch the Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. This oral history project, built in collaboration with students, documents women who have played important roles in Kentucky’s bourbon industry. Doug Boyd and Janice Fernheimer reflect on this phase of the oral history project and some key themes expressed in the interviews.  
 

GWS Awards Day

Join us for GWS' annual awards day where we will recognize the achievements of GWS students and faculty. 

Date:
Location:
Alumni Gallery (William T. Young Library)
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