Frayda Cohen

Frayda Cohen is an Assistant Dean with the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and Teaching Professor, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program. She is a cultural anthropologist whose research interests are on children and adoption, gender, food, and sustainability. She spent several years working in China and served as the Director for Pitt in China. For the last several years, Dr. Cohen has led summer Food Studies programs to Italy and is convinced that cultural exchanges, that include the exploration of food production and foodways, and relationships with food producers are truly transformative. She regularly teaches courses on gender and food, and popular culture, and feminist theory. Dr. Cohen also holds a secondary appointment with the Department of Anthropology.