Dr. Stephen D. Grubman-Black,

Professor

Women's Studies

Communication Studies

Steve Grubman-Black, Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo (Department of Speech Communication), holds a Joint Appointment as Professor of Women's Studies and Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island.

Steve divides his work among activism, teaching, and scholarship. Steve developed a section of WMS350R(Enforced Silences and Natural Recovery from Childhood Sexual Victimization) which focuses on challenging the heterosexist and patriarchal institutions which continue to damage and kill women, girls and boys. He is the author of Broken Boys/Mending Men: Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse, and offers trainings for professional helpers as well as workshops for male survivors, often addressing sexuality and homophobia. Current research focus is investigating and challenging the lack of care and regard for disenfranchised and poor victims of male violence in this rape culture in which we live as well as commonalities among the different types of sexual predators, who base their behaviors on self-appointed entitlement and privilege. If we're not part of a resolution and reconciliation, then we are the problem! Current political activism is to Speak Out Against the North American Man Boy Love Association, an underground group of male pedophiles who want to rationalize their sexual abuse of boys.

Teaching responsibilities include WMS 150, WMS 350R, WMS 360 and COM 325. Steve will be on sabbatical leave during the spring semester 2006.

For more information, please contact:

shalom@uri.edu

Women's Studies

Room 314 Eleanor Roosevelt Hall

90 Lower College Road, Suite 13, Kingston, RI 02881

Phone: 401-874-7066 Fax: 401-874-4527

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