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 coordinator, 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
Denise Brennan, Ph.D (she/her)
Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Co-Director, Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Deborah Epstein, J.D (she/her)
Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Domestic Violence Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center
Faculty Co-Director, Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Associate Professor of Oncology, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Faculty Co-Director, Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Melyssa Haffaf, Ph.D (she/they)
Executive Director
Program Coordinator
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Faculty Co-Director, Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Steering Committee
Professor of Government, Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
G+JI Steering Committee: Served 2022 – present
Dionne S. Coker-Appiah, Ph.D (she/her)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine
G+JI Faculty Co-Director 2019-2021, G+JI Steering Committee: Served 2018 – present
Assistant Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies, Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
G+JI Steering Committee: Served 2022 – present
Student Assistants
Program Assistant
Research Assistant
Student Assistant
Communications Assistant