Susana L. Gallardo

Dr. Susana L. Gallardo serves as Assistant Professor in San Jose State University's College of Social Sciences, holding dual appointments in the Department of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and the Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program. Her academic foundation includes a Doctorate in Religious Studies from Stanford University and a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School.

Her research centers on Chicana feminisms and women of color feminisms, critically examining how religious traditions intersect with cultural citizenship and identity formation. Key investigations explore Chicana/o Catholic feminist communities, Latina sexuality frameworks, and race/class dynamics in reproductive experiences, consistently centering women of color's epistemological contributions.

Publication trends from 2003-2018 reveal sustained engagement with religious-social movement intersections, particularly Chicana feminist theologizing within Catholic contexts. Her work bridges historical analysis of 1960s-70s San Jose activism with contemporary theoretical interventions in ethnocentrism and essentialism.

Recognition includes:

• College of Social Science Lecturer of the Year (2022)

With continuous WGSS teaching since 2005, Dr. Gallardo has mentored generations of students in gender/religion studies though specific advisees aren't documented. No research grants are cited in source materials.

Current scholarship focuses on completing a book manuscript about Our Lady of Guadalupe Church's Chicana/o Catholic feminist community during the Chicano movimiento.