Carole McCann

Dr. Carole McCann is Professor and Chair of the Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She earned her Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. McCann has served as Director of the Gender and Women’s Studies Program (1998-2005, 2008-2014) and has been Department Chair since its transformation into a department in 2014. She also holds an Affiliate Faculty appointment in UMBC’s Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program.

• Education: Ph.D. in History of Consciousness, University of California, Santa Cruz

Her scholarship focuses on transnational feminist theory, transnational feminist science studies, and reproductive justice. She co-edits the Feminist Theory Reader series, emphasizing intersectionality, decolonial feminism, and global-local power dynamics. Her recent work explores material manifestations of gender injustice, including ecofeminism and #MeToo.

The Feminist Theory Reader editions (2003–2021) and her book Figuring the Population Bomb (2016) highlight her contributions to feminist epistemology and demography. Her publications address themes such as gender binaries, colonialism, and disability studies.

• Scientific Awards:
  • 2017–2018 Lipitz Professorship

Dr. McCann’s leadership roles include Special Assistant to the Provost for Interdisciplinary Activities, Chair of the Interdisciplinary Activities Advisory Committee, and Co-Director of the UMBC Interdisciplinary CoLab Summer Internship Program. She teaches courses on feminist theories, methodologies, and reproductive justice.