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Sally Kitch is a University Professor at Arizona State University's School of Social Transformation, with affiliations in the Humanities for the Environment Global Network and the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict. She founded the Humanities Lab and served as director of the Institute for Humanities Research (2006–2016). Her academic roles include Distinguished Sustainability Scientist at the Wrigley Institute for Global Sustainability and faculty membership in the Piper Center for Creative Writing and the School of Future Innovation in Society.
Education: Ph.D. from Emory University, M.A. from the University of Chicago, and A.B. from Cornell University (Phi Beta Kappa).
Research focuses on feminist theory, environmental humanities, and the intersection of race and gender. Key areas include utopianism in feminist thought, the gendered foundations of racial ideologies in the U.S., and Afghan women leaders' resistance to gender norms. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches and the role of humanities in sustainability science.
Notable publications include Contested Terrain (2014), The Specter of Sex (2009), and Higher Ground (2000). Awards include the National Women’s Studies Association Book Award and top recognition for Specter of Sex from the American Studies Association.
Leadership roles include founding the Humanities and Sustainability working group, securing Mellon Foundation grants (2012–2015), and co-editing Women and Careers: Issues and Challenges (1993). She has advised on tenure cases, taught graduate courses on gender, religion, and human rights, and collaborated on the Humanities for the Environment international initiative.
Labs/Initiatives: Creator of the Humanities Lab and Nexus Digital Humanities Lab; key contributor to the CHCI Sustainability Project and the Frankenstein Project.
