Priya Kandaswamy

Priya Kandaswamy serves as Associate Professor and Department Head of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at Mills College.

Her research spans interdisciplinary fields including:

• Gender Studies examining power structures and identity
• Sexuality Studies with focus on queer theory and embodiment
• Women's Studies centered on social justice movements and feminist epistemology

As Department Head, she oversees academic programming and curriculum development within the department while maintaining active scholarly engagement in critical gender and sexuality frameworks.