Professor
Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1975

Fields: political theory, women and politics, women's studies, feminist political theory, women and public policy

Professor Steuernagel teaches courses in political theory, women and politics, and public policy. She has authored and co-authored several books in the field. Her work has also appeared in a number of journals, including Polity, Women and Politics, and Journal of Popular Culture. She has won the KSU Alumni Association and KSU Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award as well as the Student Advisory Council Award for Outstanding Teaching in Arts and Sciences and the Distinguished Honors Faculty Award and has been honored by the Mortarboard Society and the Golden Key National Honor Society. She was twice selected as the KSU nominee for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education Professor of the Year award and was co-recipient of the first Professional Women of KSU Distinguished Woman Award. 

Dr. Steuernagel's most recent publications include:

• Steuernagel, G., T. Yatsco, M. Oakley and I. Barnett. 2006. “Rethinking Pink and Blue: Gender, Occupational Stratification, and Political Attitudes,” in L. Duke Whitaker, ed., Women in Politics, 4th ed., Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, pp. 33-44.
• Steuernagel, Gertrude A. 2006. “The Impact of a Professional Development Institute on Faculty Members’ Interactions with College Students with Learning Disabilities,” with B.G. Cook, P.D. Rumrill, J. Beckett-Camarata, P.R. Mitchell, S. Newman, K.P. Sebaly, L. Cook, and M.L. Hennessey,” in Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1: 67-76.
• Conway, M. Margaret, G. Steuernagel and D. Ahern. 2005. Women and Political Participation: Cultural Change in the Political Arena, 2nd ed., Washington, DC: CQ Press
• Conway, M. Margaret, D. Ahern and G. Steuernagel. 2005. Women and Public Policy: A Revolution in Progress, 3rd ed., Washington, DC: CQ Press.
• Steuernagel, Trudy. 2005. “Increases in Identified Cases of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Policy Implications,” in Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3: 138-146.

e-mail: tsteuern@kent.edu

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