Feminist and Gender Studies
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Nan Lanier (Psychology Major and FGS Minor ’20) Graduates with Dual Master’s Degrees in Social Work and Couple & Family Therapy from University of Louisville
The Feminist & Gender Studies Department is excited to announce that Nan Lanier (Psychology Major and FGS Minor ’20) has graduated with dual master’s degrees in Social Work and Couple & Family Therapy from the University of Louisville as of May 2026! Nan has also accepted a position as an associate therapist at Best Life Mental Health Services, a group practice in her hometown of Louisville, KY.
Best Life believes that “There are no perfect people, and we embrace our flaws and diversity – and use all of our practice wisdom, life experience, and clinical research to aid our clients in truly discovering their best selves.” As an associate therapist at Best Life, Nan will work primarily with individuals leaving the carceral system on parole, focusing on reintegration support and healing racial trauma from policing and institutionalization.
Having returned to her hometown to work in her communities of origin, Nan says, “I am excited and daunted to continue working system-impacted and clients of color at Best Life, many of whose lived experiences differ from my own. I also hope to continue working with queer youth and their families, as well as with divorcing families trying to mitigate the impact of the legal system. I am grateful to the FGS department for my politics, and for bell hooks.”
Congratulations, Nan! We are so proud of all you have accomplished!
FGS Alumni By Year
| Majors Elsa Chadwick Lila Garfield Brailey Harris Kendall Reynolds |
Minors Charlotte Combe Sarah Ichinose Sophia Lisco |
| Majors Auna McConnaughey Mackenzie Wagner |
Minors Paige Kahle |
| Majors River Clarke Lucia Daranyi Latra Demaci Kylie Haney Emmaline Hawley Misbah Lakhani Kate Nixon Atquetzali Quiroz Michelle Solomon |
Minors Neha Arora Basimah Curry Sonya Harrison Amalia Lopez Colette Meier Julia Odland Elliott Triplett |
| Majors Amanda Bradley Pardes Lyons-Warren Grace Tumavicus Mar Wilson |
Minors Josie Ballew Alanna Jackson Rhetta Power Anya B Quesnel |
| Majors Cameron Bacher Sakina Bhatti Avia Hailey Lauren Hough Eileen Huang Skylar Owens Sage Reynolds Daya Stanley |
Minors Logan Smith |
| Majors Mia Altenau Zivia Berkowitz Chloe Dillon Nicolette Gordillo-LaRiviere Francesca Grandonico Eloise Kelly Miles Marshall Ryan McLauchlan Samuel Vang |
Minors Laura Ayre Bradley Bollag-Miller Anis Buttar-Miller Sally Hedderman Ella McMullin Saluja Siwakoti Mia Solberg Lili Whittier |
| Majors Ramah Aleryan Hailey Corkery Mekael Daniel Malone DeYoung Judy Fisher Oscar Glassman Claire Hotaling Susanna Penfield |
Minors Isabel Aurichio Nan Elpers Jess Keniston Jacqueline Nkhonjera Jules Oliff Cassis Schafer Hailey Schramm Kat Spencer |
| Majors Mae Eskenazi Eden Lumerman Christie Ma Niyat Ogbazghi |
Minors D. Adams Kathryn Chase Abby Diess Madi Doerre Lauren Larrabee Jabu Ndlovu |
| Majors Lexi Davis Dorsa Djalilzadeh Cheanna Gavin Atiya Harvey Alejandra Hernandez Baheya Malaty Emma Martin Savanah McDaniel Anna Regan Susie Simmons Salem Tewelde Ivy Wappler |
Minors Jamie Baum Meredith Bower Rani Corak Emily Gaston Samantha Gilbert Nora Holmes Rachel Mintz Caroline Olin Maya Patel Gabriella "Gabbie" Pucciarelli Lila Schmitz Helena Thatcher Mariel Wilson Mariana "Mari" Young Justina Zuckerman |
| Majors Jazlyn Andrews Jade Pearl Frost Lyric Jackson Angela Kong Grace Montesano Nina Murray Spencer Spotts Njeri Summey |
Minors Amanda Cahn Stefani Messick Kali Place Nitika Reddy Samantha Saccomanno Amy Valencia Julia Wood |
| Majors Kadesha Caradine Codi Haigney Kierlanya "Naya" Herman Breana Taylor |
Minors Samantha Buxbaum Paige Clark Kaimara Herron-July Casey Schuller |
| Majors Melissa Barnes Theresa "Tess" Gattuso Anna Naden Joseph Loyacono Bustos |
Minors Samantha Crook Petra Jans Savannah Johnson Mackenzie Mulligan-Buckmiller Trina Reynolds-Tyler Laurel Sebastian Blaise Yafcak |
| Majors Margaret "Maggie" Deadrick Rosie Nelson |
Minors Lauren Dinsmore |
| Majors Natalie K. Dupille Araceli Luna |
Minors Elijah Douresseau April Hearne Desirae Martinez Elizabeth "Eli" Michaels Caroline Nicholson Alexandra "Zanny" Regas-Reiwerts Carmen Rodi Jack Teter Alexandra Thompson |
| Majors Marley Hamrick Kenneth "Cam" Hurd Mandolay "Mandy" Magninie Andrea "Andi" Ruybal |
Minors Toni Pizza Emily Wattman-Turner |
| Majors Caitlin DeWolf Dorothy Haruyama Adison Petti Jessica Rappaport |
Minors Alyson Haeck Alegra Roybal Laura Turner Ellen Villalva Akers Katherine Weig |
| Majors Elizabeth "Beth" Kancilia |
Minors Hanna Espy Tracy Fields Shannon Flanagan Molly Jankovsky |
| Majors Nicole "Nikki" Dunnavant Jessica McKenzie Alexandra Pohlad Alison Rogers Clay Scallan |
Minors Stephanie Furniss Brenna Gomez Cadiz Gomez Cynthia Hodge Amanda Hoyt Brittany Linton Caroline McKenna Jocelyn Quintana |
| Majors Zoe Harzell Sheldon Kerr Arlene Ward |
Minors Justin Behravesh Sierra Bishop Amy Reedy Taylor Shekell |
| Majors Alyssa Keene Jennifer LaBudde Anna Schindler |
Minors Christine Lynn Charlotte Moroz Abigail Stott |
| Majors Sarah Born Melissa Morris Allison Whitney |
Minors Balin Anderson Erin Bennett Crystal Fegenbush Cathlin Jones Amelia Meyer Shelby Ransdell |
| Majors Jennie McDonald |
Minors Hilary Hoekenga Candelaria Rodriguez |
| Majors Eliza Fernie Elin Shartar |
Minors Lauri Armstrong Amy Belcastro Erin Callahan Mary Groome |
| Majors Lori Ann Burd Sophie Holland Brady Montalbano Juliana Okulski |
Minors Josie Davis Kit Maloney Kerri McLean Nicole Pasini Mary Louise Roberts Elizabeth Saeger Leilani Zimmerman |
| Majors Carmen Bell Jamie Schele Catherine Stone |
Minors Carrie Schaffner Megan Sound Katherine Wright |
| Majors Alison Angell Heather Clarke Holt Emily Holmes Erin Hudson Anne Schowalter |
Minors Jessica Biskind Abigail Breckenridge Virginia Desmond Meagan Pitt Partilla Amy Pohl Suzanne Porter Wren Sigler Amy Skolnik |
| Majors Alexandra DeLucenay Molly Fisk Tiffany Plate Jessica Welborn |
Minors Jana Burke Emily Davis Jennifer Eide Timothy Gray Heather Kidde Shawn Luby Kelli May Katherine Pratt Amy Taylor Marni Zaborac |
| Majors Jessica Cohen Allison Meserve Anne Stebbins Katherine Wilson |
Minors Naomi Alfini Elizabeth DeCharion Sarina Jepsen Jennifer Liss Cassie McLean Devon Morris-Burgard Zakariah Murphy Katherine Perkins Harmony Stahl Julie Wagne |
| Majors Blake Hedinger Briana Kerstein Christina Pierson |
Minors Kimberly Carson Megan Casselman Tracy Kuser Jamie Mayer Jennifer Natapow Meghan Weber |
| Minors Dawn Handy Doria Keesling Vanessa King Elaine Knobbs Samantha Vick Eleanor Wetzel |
| Minors Tiffany Benna Michelle Eddy Amy Foley Teddi Fraciscotti Sara Hutchinson Haven Iverson Eliza Klearman Erica Krisel Amy Maurer Camille Scribner |
| Minors Jennifer Dalglish Amy Darling Katrina Knudsen Jesaka Long Liesel Reinisch Charity Reiter Nicole Maas Sigafoos Malia Sperry |
| Minors Justine Abel Kristin Axtman Angela Hunter Sunshine Lawley Susan Mace Misty Romero Amy Stevens Tammy Trujillo Beth Valukas |
| Minors Andrea Brown Marieka Brown Janet Buttenwieser Natalie Carrillo Helen Daly Jennifer Eldridge Scott Givens Shoshana Gold Diana Horowitz Rebecca Kaminsky Autumn Myers Elizabeth Ortiz Sheri Prud'homme Amy Swiatek |
| Minors Malia Davis Nicole Haugland Christine Mack Tanya Renne Audra Robb Andrew Schwartz Arden Trewartha |
| Minors Jennifer Atkin Johanna Bond Leah Ewing Lisa Hastings Courtney Jackson Amy Kipfer Susan Montalvo-Williams |
| Minors Sarah E. Douglass Christina Jackson Mary Welch |
| Minors Stephanie Bryson Catherine Carter Wendy Gannett Jean Halley Shannon McGee* Katherine Morris Lisa Sheppard |
| Minors Michele Ediger Jennifer Hickman M.S. Leaf |
| Minors Monica Backsen Stephanie Donaldson Sheila Farr Ann Lenz Kristin Mernitz |
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