Rosser, Sue V(ilhauer)

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ROSSER, Sue V(ilhauer)

ROSSER, Sue V(ilhauer). American, b. 1947. Genres: Women's studies and issues. Career: University of Wisconsin, Madison, lecturer, 1976, visiting professor, 1976-86; Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA, assistant professor, 1976-83, associate professor, 1983-86; University of South Carolina, Columbia, associate professor, 1986-90, director of women's studies, 1986-, professor of family and preventive medicine, 1990-. National Science Foundation, senior program officer of women's programs, 1994-; consultant to universities; University of Wisconsin System, visiting distinguished professor, 1993. Member of academic committees at Mary Baldwin College and the University of South Carolina. Publications: Teaching Science and Health from a Feminist Perspective: A Practical Guide, 1986; Feminism within the Science and Health Care Professions: Overcoming Resistance, 1988; Female-Friendly Science: Applying Women's Studies Methods and Theories to Attract Students to Science, 1990; Feminism and Biology: A Dynamic Interaction, 1992; Women's Health: Missing from U.S. Medicine, 1994; (ed.) Teaching the Majority: Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Teaching that Attracts Women, 1995; People Friendly Medicine. Contributor of articles on the theoretical and applied problems of women and science and women's health to books and professional periodicals and journals; contributor of book reviews to periodicals. Address: Women's Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, U.S.A.

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