Dr. Barbara Gurr

Barbara Gurr received her BA in English and her BA in Women’s Studies from the University of Connecticut; her MS in English Education and her MA in Women’s Studies from Southern Connecticut State University, where she also earned her secondary education certifications in English and Social Studies; and her MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of Connecticut. Her first book, Reproductive Justice: the Politics of Healthcare for Native American Women was the first book-length consideration of Native women’s reproductive healthcare; her second book, Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Post-Apocalyptic TV and Film, of which she is the editor and a contributor with her chapter “Masculinity, Race, and the (Re?)Imagined American Frontier,” presents a multi-disciplinary examination of post-apocalyptic meaning-making in popular culture. She is the winner of numerous teaching and research awards at both the local and national level.