Academic History

• B.A., University of Santa Clara (1976)
• Ph.D., Stanford University (1986)

Personal Interests

• Feminist Epistemology
• Feminist Ethics
• Free Will and Responsibility
• Criminal Justice
• Feminist Activism
• The Scottish Enlightenment

Biography

• Best Practices Report on Centers for Homeless Women, in conjunction with the Downtown Women's Center, Los Angeles;
• Regional co-coordinator, ""Get on the Bus"" project, to provide prison visits for children of incarcerated mothers in California;
• Women & Criminal Justice network, using lobbying and other political means to transform practices in the criminal justice system for incarcerated women;
• Research on feminist adoption issues and activism;
• Coordinator of Intercollegiate Women's Studies of the Claremont Colleges.

Courses Taught

• Philosophy of Feminism
• Feminist Ethics
• Feminism & Science
• Topics in Philosophy of Feminism
• Modern Philosophy
• Responsibility & Punishment
• Women, Crime and Punishment

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