Position/Role
Professor
Department
School
Division
Building
New Academic Building
Room
3063
Phone
E-mail
Courses Taught
- People, Power, and Politics, PE1600
- The Politics of Comics, PE1650
- Introduction to U.S. Politics, PE2650
- State and Local Politics, PE3850
- Politics of Gender and Sexuality, PE4450
- Political Thought, PE4620
- Constitutional Law and Politics, PE4655
- Law and Civil Liberties, PE4658
- Law and Civil Rights, PE4659
- Political Systems, PE4680
- U.S. Constitutional and Political History (MAT program), HI6520
Degrees
- Ph.D. 2000, M.A. 1997. New York University, Department of Politics
- B.A. 1993. Fordham University, Individualized Major in Political Science and Media Studies
Research Interests
- Gender, sexuality, and law; civil liberties and civil rights; politics of comics
Publications
- Books
Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel: Militarism and Feminism in Comics and Film. 2020. Routledge.
- Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation. 2016. Bloomsbury.
- Adolescent Sexuality. 2006. Praeger. [editor]
- Jailbait: The Politics of Statutory Rape Laws in the United States. 2004. State University of New York Press.
- Selected Articles and Book Chapters
- “Challenging Gendered Food Norms and Building Community in Sakaomi Yuzaki’s She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat.” Forthcoming. In Safiyya Hosein and Orion Ussner Kidder, eds., Stretching the Frame. Farleigh Dickinson University Press.
- “Underrepresentation, Stereotyping, Objectification, and Plot Devices: Female Characters in Superhero Comics.” 2021. In Forrest Helvie, ed., How to Analyze and Review Comics. Sequart.
- “Reproducing Inequality and Representing Diversity: The Politics of Gender in Superhero Comics.” 2020. In Veronique Sina and Nina Heindl, eds., Spaces Between: Gender, Identity, and Diversity in Comics. Springer.
- “Batgirls and the Politics of Feminism in Gotham.” 2019. In Damien Picariello, ed., Politics in Gotham: The Batman Universe and Political Thought. Palgrave Macmillan.
- “The Broke Back Test: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Portrayals of Women in Mainstream Superhero Comics, 1993-2013.” 2014. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 5(4): 411-428.
- "Re-Booting Barbara Gordon: Oracle, Batgirl, and Feminist Disability Theories." ImageText 4(4): n.p.
- “Negotiating the Third Wave of Feminism in Wonder Woman.” 2014. PS: Political Science and Politics 47(1): 98-103.
- “Spaces of Action: Teaching Critical Literacy for Community Empowerment in the Age of Neoliberalism.” 2014. English Teaching: Practice and Critique 13(3): 210-226 [With Steven Goodman].
- “Youth Voices for Change: Building Political Efficacy and Civic Engagement through Digital Media Literacy.” 2013. Journal of Digital and Media Literacy 1(1): n.p. [With Steven Goodman].