Staff Director, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, abustillo@uh.edu 

Anneliese Bustillo is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Houston. Prior to working with Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, she served as the Vice President of Equity & Engagement with a reproductive justice organization and as the Director of the UH Women & Gender Resource Center. She earned her M.A. at the George Washington University and her B.A. at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Her research documents the experiences of Latina survivors of sexual assault and examines how Title IX guidelines and other public policy impacts institutions of higher education's ability to support survivors and empower faculty and staff. She is the first in her family to pursue a doctorate.