CSWAC Corner: Amander Clark
Get to know our CSW Advisory Committee (CSWAC) members through CSWAC Corner! We are proud to have an advisory committee made up of feminist scholars working in various fields from gender studies to public health to film and television. Each month, we’ll feature a CSWAC member to learn more about them and their work.
For the month of May, we’re featuring:
Amander Clark
Professor and Department Chair, Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology
What are you currently working on?
Building Stem Cell Models for Reproductive Science Research
Is there anything you’d like to shine a spotlight on?
I was honored with the Hubert De Watteville Plenary Lecture by the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) in April 2022. The IFFS is an NGO in official relation to the World Health Organization. In July this year, I will become the inaugural Director of the Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education (CRSHE) in the Division of Life Sciences at UCLA. This is a new center designed to support excellence in research and education on topics that include fundamental reproductive biology, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive social science and ethics with the overall goal of improving human health and the well-being of society.
Where can we find you on social media?
Twitter: @clarklabucla1
What are you currently reading?
The Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster; a real page turner and eye opener.
Other than your current research interests, what other fields would you want to explore if you had the time?
Law and Policy
Favorite food/quarantine recipes?
I am absolutely addicted to canelés.
What movie or TV show have you seen recently that you would recommend to others and why?
I just saw The Eyes of Tammy Faye; what an incredible story. Jessica Chastain deserved the Academy Award for her role.
If you could have dinner with any public figure, past or present, who would it be and why?
I would love to have dinner with Julia Gillard, the first woman to serve as Australia’s Prime Minister. Her speech in the Australian Parliament on the treatment of women in professional and public life is legendary.
