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Faculty

Katherine Libal

Katherine Libal

Assistant Professor

Department of Human Development & Family Studies
University of Connecticut
348 Mansfield Road, Unit 2058
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2058

Phone: (860) 570-9043
Fax: (860) 486-3452
E-Mail: katherine.libal@uconn.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Kathryn Libal, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work and Human Development and Family Studies Program. Kathryn has taught graduate courses on global societies and cultures, human rights in global perspective, politics and cultures of Asia; and gender and development. Her areas of specialization include women and children’s rights movements; human rights; gender and the family; social welfare and the state; social and family policy; globalization; Islam; Middle East and Central Asia; Middle Eastern diasporas (in Europe and the US)

Educational Background

Ph.D. - University of Washington, Anthropology, 2001
M.A. - University of Washington, Anthropology, 1993
B.A. - Lewis and Clark College, Honors in Comparative Religion, 1990

Research Interests

Women and Children’s Rights Movements
Human Rights
Gender and the Family
Social Welfare and the State
Globalization
Islam
Middle East and Central Asia
Middle Eastern diasporas (in Europe and the US)

Research and Scholarship Links

Coming Soon (see contact information)