Alesha E. Doan, PhD
Research Centers - Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, School of Public Affairs & AdministrationRoom 4060M
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, Texas A&M University
M.A., Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
B.A., Sociology, University of New Mexico
Teaching Interests
- Public policy
- Reproductive policy & justice
- Public management
- Diversity & equity in public organizations
- Feminist methods
Selected Publications
Doan, A. & Ehrlich, S. (2019). Abortion Regret: The New Attack on Reproductive Freedom. Praeger. Santa Barbara, CA.
Doan, A., Carlson, J., Quiason, M., & Mabachi, N. (2018). What Can Campuses Learn from Community Sexual Assault Response Teams? A Literature Review of Teams’ Purpose, Activities, Membership and Challenges. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1524838018789157.
Doan, A. Costa Candal, C. & Sylvester, S. (2018). We Are the Visible Proof: Legitimizing Abortion Regret Misinformation through Activists Experiential Knowledge . Law & Policy, 40(1). DOI:10.1111/lapo.12094
Doan, A. & Ehrlich, S. (2017). Teaching Morality by Teaching Science: Religiosity and Abortion Regret. In . (Ed.), New Challenges and Conversations in Reproductive Ethics.
Doan, A. & Portillo, S. (2017). Moving Beyond Separate but Equal: The Flaw in the Boy Scouts New Policy, Huffington Post. Lawrence, KS.
Doan, A. & Portillo, S. (2017). Not a Scandal: Nude Photos, Business as Usual for Marines. Huffinton Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58cc32a3e4b0e0d348b34307
Doan, A. & Portillo, S. (2017). Not A Woman, But A Soldier: Exploring Identity through Translocational Positionality. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 76(3), 236-249 . DOI:10.1007/s11199-016-0661-7
Selected Work
Resist and Respect: Kansans Respond to the Vietnam War, Haricombe Gallery, Watson Library, Lawrence, KS. 2017 - 2018
Contested American Identities, Haricombe Gallery, University of Kansas Library, Lawrence, KS, USA. 2015 - 2015
Selected Presentations
Doan, A. & Higgins, E. (June 2019). Politics, Pain, and Personhood: Constructing Gender and Science in Fetal Pain Legislation. Law and Society. Washington, DC.
Doan, A. & Portillo, S. (March 2019). Gender Integration in Special Forces: An Exploration of Coded Language as a Form of Institutional Resistance to Change. American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
Doan, A. & Higgins, E. . (11/30/2018). The Bio-Politics of Pain: Assessing Hierarchies of Humanity in Fetal Pain Based Abortion Restrictions. National Women Studies Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. Available Here
Doan, A. & Schwarz, C. . (06/30/2018). Reining in the Profit Driven Abortion-Industry: Stigma and Surveillance of Medical Providers in State Antiabortion Policy. Annual Meeting on Law and Society. Toronto, Canada
Doan, A. Portillo, S. Davis, R. & Stazyk, E. . (04/11/2018 - 04/13/2018). Organizational Justice and Gender Integration. International Research Society for Public Management. Edinburgh, Scotland
Doan, A. . (10/31/2017). Heartland Sexual Assault Policies and Prevention on Campuses Project. Improving Population Health: Now, Across Peoples Lives and Across Generations to Come. Austin, Texas
Doan, A. & Portillo, S. . (11/10/2016 - 11/13/2016). Gender Oblivion and Military Integration. National WomenΓÇÖs Studies Association. Montreal, Canada. Available Here
Doan, A. & Schwarz, C. . (11/10/2016 - 11/13/2016). Women CanΓÇÖt Consent to Abortion: Expanding State Surveillance through Crisis Pregnancy Centers. National WomenΓÇÖs Studies Association. Montreal, Canada . Available Here
Selected Grants
Doan, Alesha, (Principal), Heartland Sexual Assault Policies & Prevention on Campuses Project, Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health. Grant No. 1 ASTWH160042-01-00, $750,000, (2016-2019). Status: Funded.
Doan, Alesha , (Co-Investigator), Portillo, Shannon, (Principal), Project Diane, Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City, $24,973, Submitted 04/03/2015 (01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015) . Foundation. Status: Funded.
Doan, Alesha, Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick, United Kingdom, University of Warwick, Submitted 02/01/2014 (02/01/2015 - 03/31/2015) . Foreign (company, govt, agencies, etc.). Status: Funded.
Doan, Alesha, (Principal), Portillo, Shannon, (Co-Investigator), Haider-Markel, Don, (Co-Investigator), Gender Integration in Special Force Community: Effects on Unit Cohesion and Task Cohesion, ARO Contract W911NF-11-1-0035, Army Research Institute, $93,000, (08/01/2013 - 03/31/2014) . Other. Status: Funded.
Selected Awards & Honors
Byron A. Alexander Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Kansas
2018 - Present
Higher Education Award
Dialogue Institute Southwest
2015
University of Kansas Woman of Distinction
Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, University of Kansas
2013 - 2014
Outstanding Young Professional Award
Population, Reproductive and Sexual Health Section of the American Public Health Association
2012