Donna M. Hughes

This article is about Donna M. Hughes. For other people named Donna Hughes, see Donna Hughes (disambiguation).
Donna M. Hughes
Born1954 (age 69–70)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State University (Ph.D., Genetics, 1990)
Known forResearch and writing on human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and sexual slavery
Scientific career
FieldsWomen's studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Rhode Island, Eleanor M. and Oscar M. Carlson Endowed Chair, Women's Studies Program
University of Bradford
Pennsylvania State University
External videos
Dana Shugar Colloquium Lectures in Gender & Women's Studies: Presented at the Human Trafficking Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
video icon Analysis of Human Trafficking Cases in Rhode Island 2009-2013 via YouTube[1]

Donna M. Hughes (born 1954) is an American academic and feminist who chairs the women's studies department at the University of Rhode Island.[2] Her research concerns prostitution and human trafficking; she was a prominent supporter of the campaign to end prostitution in Rhode Island, and has testified on these issues before several national legislative bodies. She sits on the editorial board of Sexualization, Media, and Society,[3] a journal examining the impact of sexualized media.

Her writing on transgender issues has been criticized as transphobic; the University of Rhode Island released a statement distancing itself from her views, while recognizing her academic freedom.[4]

  1. ^ Donna Hughes (professor), Faith Skodmin (undergraduate researcher), Rachel Dunham (undergraduate researcher), Lucy Tillman (undergraduate researcher) (10 October 2014). Analysis of Human Trafficking Cases in Rhode Island 2009-2013 (YouTube). uri its (University of Rhode Island, Information Technology Services). Retrieved 30 December 2015. Related powerpoint presentation.
  2. ^ "Legal prostitution: Donna M. Hughes, PhD". prostitution.procon.org. ProCon.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Editorial board: Sexualization, Media, and Society". SAGE. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. ^ Flaherty, Colleen (March 25, 2021). "At Odds With Her University Over Gender Identity: Gender studies professor says the University of Rhode Island's statement about her essay on trans rights is an affront to her free speech". Inside Higher Ed.