2016
WGD Discussion Series Spring 2016
Digital empowerment: Senegalese women’s media practices
Dr. Ali Colleen Neff, Assistant Professor, Africana Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, Virginia Tech
Thursday, February 4th, 2016
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm
Girls, Postfeminist Politics and Global Girl Effects: Notes on the rural Maasai schoolgirl experience
Dr. Heather Switzer, Assistant Professor, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm
“It’s a start that someone is listening to us” : Participatory Mapping with Village Women as Part of “Visualizing Water Services for Decision Making” Research in Burkina Faso
Ms. Sophie Wenzel, Assistant Director, Center for Public Health Practice and Research, Virginia Tech
Thursday, April 7rd, 2016
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm
WGD Discussion Series Fall 2016
Economic Development Through Art: Women, Culture, and Environment
Amanda Zehner, Living Threads, Founder and Owner
Thursday, November 10th, 2016
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm
Governance, Livelihoods, and Gender Issues in Run-of-the-River Hydropower Project Areas in Uttarakhand, India
Dr. Stephanie Buechler, Coordinator of Masters in Development Practice, School of Geography and Development, University of Arizona
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm
Women in VT International Development Projects-From Sidelines to Spotlight
Angela Neilan, Associate Director, InnovATE and Program Manager, Armenia, Virginia Tech
Thursday, September 8th, 2016
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm