Campus resources that focus on women, but are not STEM-specific:
Commission on the Status of Women
The COSW advises Wayne State University's Office of the President and the larger campus community on issues facing women students, staff, faculty, and alumni including gender equity and equality, social justice, and intersectionality. The Commission advocates for women through programming, university service, outreach, research, and policy recommendations.
Wayne Women LEAD
An affiliated chapter of the Michigan ACE Women's Network. They envision an open and just higher education environment in which women and men share their talents and voices equally in management and policymaking to improve the quality of higher education.
GEARS: Gender Equity Advances Retention in STEM
The GEARS Project at Wayne State University works to "reduce inequities for diverse women faculty members in STEM disciplines through systemic change." They also provide resources, special events, and networking opportunities. Explore their site.
See their Wayne Women in STEM profiles.
Marsha Richmond, Professor of History
Marsha Richmond is a historian of science and Emerita Professor in the department of history at Wayne State. Her research interests include women and gender in the life sciences. Featured here are some of her recent publications.
"Women as Public Scientists in the Atomic Age: Rachel Carson, Charlotte Auerbach, and Genetics,” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, 47, 3 (2017), pp. 349–388.
“Women as Mendelians and Geneticists,” Science and Education, 24, 1-2 (2015): 125-150.
“Women in Mutation Studies: The Role of Gender in the Methods, Practices, and Results of Early Twentieth-Century Genetics,” in Making Mutations: Objects, Practices, Contexts, ed. Louis Campos and Alexander von Schwerin. Preprint #393, (Berlin: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, 2010), pp. 11-48.
2022-2023 Enrollment in STEM Disciplines by Self-Reported Gender (Female/Male)
| #Female | %Female | #Male | %Male | |
| Biological Sciences & Neuroscience | 893 | 66% | 458 | 34% |
| Chemistry | 230 | 51% | 216 | 49% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 12% | 7 | 88% |
| Engineering | 811 | 24% | 2526 | 76% |
| Environmental Science & Geology | 60 | 57% | 45 | 43% |
| Mathematics | 63 | 44% | 80 | 56% |
| Medicine | 796 | 54% | 684 | 46% |
| Nursing | 686 | 82% | 147 | 18% |
| Nutrition & Food Science | 206 | 77% | 62 | 23% |
| Pharmacy & Health Sciences | 697 | 73% | 251 | 27% |
| Physics & Astronomy | 57 | 39% | 90 | 61% |
| Public Health | 601 | 77% | 168 | 23% |
Some of the above disciplines collect data on non-binary gender preferences by offering an option of "other."
Source: Office of Institutional Research and Analysis (OIRA)
Marianna Sadagurski, Professor - Dept. of Biological Sciences
From the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences News (4/7/22): Biological sciences professor awarded NIEHS grant to study pollution.
Donna Dzialo, Nurse Anesthetist & Artist
From Today@Wayne (3/25/22): Nurse anesthesia alum Donna Dzialo ’99 turns tossed-out drug vial caps into ArtPrize entry
Women in Medicine at Wayne: History
From Today@Wayne (3/3/22): Women's History Month: Women in Medicine and How They Made History at Wayne
Tiara Hinton, Pharmaceutical Scientist & Artist
From Today@Wayne (2/2/22): Chemist by training, artist by choice: Tiara Hinton finds balance while pursuing her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Dr. Teena Chopra, School of Medicine
From Today@Wayne (2/7/22): School of Medicine’s Dr. Teena Chopra counsels patients, campus and daughter’s school to help navigate pandemic
Alexandria Ballard-Sims, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
From Today@Wayne (1/26/22): ICU work inspires DNP student to focus on chronic disease prevention
Tayebeh Bahreini, Ph.D.
from WSU College of Engineering News and Announcements (1/12/22) : Computer science alumna earns IEEE dissertation award
Bana Odeh, Doctor of Physical Therapy
From Today@Wayne 12/7/21: Physical Therapy Graduate Aims for Inclusivity Alongside Her Degree
Jessie Yousif-Dickow
From Today@Wayne (12/10/21): WSU Grad Engineers Her Way to Big Three Success
Jessica Tan, Medical Student
From Today@Wayne 12/13/21: School of Medicine Student's App Idea Wins $10,000 Top Prize in College of Engineering's Inaugural Mobility for All Competition
Isabela Romano
From Today@Wayne (09/30/20): Student Co-founds First WSU Neuroscience Honors Society
(Isabela Romano, pictured on the left)
Zoha Siddiqua, PhD candidate in the dual pharmaceutical sciences and urban sustainability doctoral program
News from the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 7/28/21: PharmSci-Urban Sustainability PhD candidate Zoha Siddiqua Turns to Nature for Answers
Nausheen Shah, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy
From the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (12/2/20): Professor Nausheen Shah Develops UVC Solution for Inexpensive, Reusable PPE
Helen Kochilas, AuD
From Today@Wayne (10/21/20): Doctor of Audiology Alumna Publishes Capstone Research in Prestigious Otolaryngology Journal
Miriam Greenberg, Professor - Dept. of Biological Sciences
Dr. Greenberg leads a team developing new treatments for Barth syndrome. Learn more.
Eva Karger: Class of '61 - Chemistry
From the CLAS alumni and friends spotlight page: Eva Karger: Master's Degree in Chemistry '61.
Jennifer Stockdill, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry
from CLAS News (1/29/16): Wayne State chemistry professor earns NSF CAREER Award to examine unusual chemical structures
Carolyn Harris, Ph.D.,Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
From Exemplar, page 13 (Fall 2018): Identifying Shunt Failure Mechanisms in Neurological Disease Treatments
Mai Lam, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
from WSU College of Engineering News and Announcements (3/29/18) Wayne State research team using collagen to strengthen engineered blood vessels. Led by Dr. Mai Lam (in photo above) and lab manager Bijal Patel, Ph.D. student.
1947 at Wayne State University: During the College of Nursing's annual capping ceremony, students prepare for a class photo with Dean Katherine Faville. Source.