Meet the Team
The Gender+ Justice Initiative is led by a dedicated team, including an executive director, faculty co-directors from the Main Campus, Medical Center, and Law Center, a program director, and a steering committee. Supported by student assistants, this team works collaboratively to advance intersectional gender justice through research, advocacy, and community engagement across Georgetown’s campuses.
Team
Dionne S. Coker-Appiah, Ph.D (she/her)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Faculty Co-Director AY2020-22, AY 2027; Steering Committee: Served 2018 – 2026
Melyssa Haffaf, Ph.D (she/they)
Executive Director and Lecturer
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Faculty Co-Director, AY2027
Kwame Edwin Otu, Ph.D (he/him)
Associate Professor of African Anthropology
Faculty Co-Director, AY2027
Program Director, Gender+ Justice Initiative, Georgetown University
Steering Committee
Denise Brennan, Ph.D (she/her)
Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
Steering Committee: Presently Serving
Professor of Government, Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
Steering Committee: Served 2022 – Present
Professor of Oncology, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Steering Committee: Presently Serving; Faculty Co-Director, AY2026
Assistant Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies, Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
Steering Committee: Served 2022 – Present
Amanda D. Phillips, Ph.D. (they/he/she)
Associate Professor of English, Film and Media Studies
Steering Committee: Presently Serving
Student Assistants
Program Assistant