Rice Faculty Resources on Women’s Issues

Contact: Winston Derden
Phone: (713) 831-4793

Rice Faculty Resources on Women’s Issues

March is recognized nationally as Women’s
History Month. Rice University has a number of experts doing
research on women’s issues and topics of general interest who are
available for comment. These resources may be useful as you plan
your story budgets.

These scholars include:

Lindley Doran, director, Rice Counseling Center, (713) 527-4867,
works with students on a range of psychological counseling issues
including dating, gender relations, and sexual intimacy and health
questions.

Cynthia Lanier, director, Office of Health Education, (713) 285-
5194, is an authority on date rape, sexual assault, and awareness
training to modify sexual attitudes and behaviors. She is currently
researching the effectiveness of training that role-models positive
sexual behavior to students.

Eva Lee, professor of human performance and health sciences, 527
-4058, E-mail: ejlee-c@ricevm1.rice.edu; Kelly Long, asst. professor of human performance and health
sciences, (713) 527-4058; and Hally B. Poindexter, professor of human performance and health
sciences, 527-4058 or 527-4808.

All three professors have collaborated on research on
osteoporosis, a serious health problem for women which is
characterized by low bone mineral density, and the use of deep-water
exercise for osteoporosis sufferers. Lee and Poindexter also have
worked together on iron-deficiency problems in female athletes.

Elizabeth Long, professor of sociology, (713) 527-8101, ext.
3483, E-mail: elong@pop.rice.edu, studies reading groups,
particularly those formed by women. Her forthcoming book Women’s
Reading Groups and the Making of the Middle Class: Between Public
Culture and Private Lives is one of several of her studies examining
how women incorporate reading and books in defining themselves and
their roles in society.

Helena Michie, professor of English, and director, the Study of
Women and Gender, (713) 527-8101, ext. 2823, specializes in feminist
criticism and also writes on women and reproduction.

Angela Valenzuela, asst. professor of sociology, (713) 527-8101,
ext. 2761, studies minorities in education and women in higher
education.

Any of these professors and staffers can be reached at the office
numbers listed above, or interview arrangements can be made by
contacting Winston Derden in the Rice University New Office at 831-4793.