Students
Audrey Monroe
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monroe.1023@osu.edu
Political Science
I'm a senior and have been in the Sexuality Studies Program since Winter quarter 2007. I started the program with the intention of pursuing the Sexuality Studies minor in addition to a Political Science major; however, upon completing the minor I decided that I wanted to go further with the Sexuality Studies program. Thus, I am now working on a dual degree program (two Bachelor of Arts degrees) by finishing my original Political Science degree in addition to designing a Personalized Study Program combining Sexuality Studies and Psychology. After I graduate, I intend to complete a master's program in Counseling or Clinical Psychology so that I may become a psychologist working primarily with individuals who have variant sexualities and gender expressions.
The Sexuality Studies program has been by far the most interesting aspect of my experience at OSU. Because Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary program, you have the opportunity to explore numerous perspectives on sexuality while interacting with students and professors from departments that you most likely would never have had the opportunity to work with otherwise. So far, I think the class that I have benefited from the most and found to be the most challenging was Dr. James Sanders' Art Education 595Q/795Q. We viewed incredibly diverse films ranging from abstract independent works to mainstream, all of which focused on some aspect of queer society. With a class of fewer than ten people and a mix of graduate and undergraduate students from multiple departments, we had some of the most stimulating and mature discussions of my college career. This class is just one of the many engaging classes that I have taken through the Sexuality Studies program.
Mitsu Narui
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narui.1@osu.edu
College of Education: Educational Policy and Leadership
My name is Mitsu Narui, and I am a third year PhD student in the Higher Education Administration program. I learned about the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization (GIS) in Sexuality Studies after I started my program, and thought it was a perfect fit, given my research interest in sexual identity and sexual orientation. The courses within the GIS have been provided me with the opportunity to explore my interests and helped me to clarify and focus my dissertation topic (which is on Asian American gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students).
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the GIS, I have the opportunity to take classes outside of my department. I have taken classes in History, Women's Studies, Comparative Studies, and Sociology. I have learned a great deal from both the professors and students in these courses, and have gained new perspectives and insight into the issues around sexuality and sexual orientation. I highly recommend the GIS to any graduate student with an interest in the topic and can safely say that you will find the courses to be an intellectually stimulating aspect of your graduate experience.
