Dr. Sara Zeigler has been named director of EKU's Women's Studies Program.

Zeigler, an associate professor of political science who joined the Eastern faculty in 1996, has done considerable research in areas related to women's studies. For the past three years, she also has served as director of EKU's highly successful Mock Trial Program.

She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Reed College and a doctoral degree in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles, where her minor field was women's studies.

Zeigler, co-author with Gregory Gunderson of the soon-to-be-published "What's Next for G.I. Jane? Women Warriors and the U.S. Military," said she wants to expand the academic offerings in the program and attract more students to the women's studies minor.

"One of our strengths is faculty who are very committed to women's studies and who want to teach in the field," she said.