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Women and Gender Studies

Women's and Gender Studies Faculty

 Paula Ressler

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Department Affiliation

English, Associate Professor
Women's Studies, Core Faculty - Associate Professor

Contact Information

College Of Arts & Science
Email @ilstu.edu : pressle
Phone : (309) 438-7705
Mailing Address : Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761

 

Biography

Paula Ressler is Associate Professor of English Education. She received her Ph.D. in English Education and Certificate in Women’s Studies from New York University. She teaches English Education courses for preservice secondary English teachers, women’s literature, drama, and graduate pedagogy courses. Her feminist and queer publications include: Dramatic Changes: Talking about Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity with High School Students through Drama (2002); and "Intersections of Race and Sexual Orientation in Multicultural Feminist Teacher Education" in Troubling Intersections of Race and Sexuality (2001). Ressler is the co-editor, with Becca Chase, of the March 2009 themed issue of English Journal on sexual orientation and gender variance. She is working with the WGS curriculum committee to develop an LGBT/Queer Studies certificate. She works with the Central Illinois Safe Schools Alliance and serves on ISU’s Urban Teacher Preparation Steering Committee. She was recipient of the 2007 Strand Diversity Initiative Award.

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