The Diversity Scholars Network is a scholarly community committed to advancing understandings of historical and contemporary social issues related to identity, difference, culture, representation, power, oppression, and inequality — as they occur and affect individuals, groups, communities, and institutions. The following individuals join an international community of over 1,000 diversity scholars in order to:
- Engage in a scholarly community to collaborate and mobilize for social change
- Receive support to produce your scholarship
- Access opportunities to translate and disseminate your scholarship
- Become part of a collective to advance diversity scholarship in the academy
Welcome, new members!
Maria Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Florida Atlantic University
Ryan C. Alaniz
Associate Professor of Sociology
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Taifha Natalee Alexander
Assistant Dean of Students for Diversity & Leadership Development
Wofford College
Mustafa Javed Ali
Towsley Policymaker in Residence
University of Michigan
René Luís Alvarez
Clinical Assistant Professor of History
Loyola University Chicago
Elyzza M. Aparicio
Associate Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research Services
California State University, Long Beach
Ignacio Dionisio Arellano-Torres
Assistant Professor of Spanish
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Brittanie Atteberry Ash
Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work
University of Texas at Arlington
Annabelle Lin Atkin
Postdoctoral Scholar in the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
Steve Lori Bien-Aime
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Northern Kentucky University
Ansley Alicia Booker
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Mercer University
Quinlan Bernhard Bowman
Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy and Assistant Professor of the Practice
Duke Kunshan University
Mercedes A. Bravo
Environmental Epidemiologist
RTI International
Kaleb Lauren Briscoe
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership
Mississippi State University
Charli D. Brissey
Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance
University of Michigan
Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown
Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology
Virginia Tech
John Christian Burkhardt
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan
Araceli Calderón
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Riverside City College
Tony Eugene Carey Jr.
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of North Texas
Amy Sara Carroll
Associate Professor of Literature and Writing
University of California, San Diego
Chelsea Beth Chandler
Senior Learning Experience Designer
University of Michigan
Laura Carolina Chávez-Moreno
Postdoctoral Scholar at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Ching-In Chen
Assistant Professor
University of Washington, Bothell
Maria C. Cioe-Pena
Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations
Montclair State University
Durell Deon Cooper
EdD Candidate
City College of New York
Roxana Ariadne Curiel
Assistant Professor at the Department of World Languages and Cultures
University of Scranton
Tazin Karim Daniels
Assistant Director at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
University of Michigan
Adrian M. Deese
LSA Collegiate Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
University of Michigan
Margaret E. Dewar
Professor Emerita of Urban Planning
University of Michigan
Angela R. Dixon
Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology
Emory University
Erica Rose Dobbs
Assistant Professor of Politics
Pomona College
SJ Dodd
Associate Professor of Social Work and Founding Director of the Silberman Center for Sexuality and Gender (SCSG)
Hunter College, CUNY
Tracy L. Dumas
Associate Professor of Management and Human Resources
The Ohio State University
Yarneccia Danielle Dyson
Assistant Professor of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Janeria A. Easley
Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Graduate Faculty in Sociology
Emory University
Frederick V. Engram Jr.
Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Criminology/Criminal Justice and the Center for African American Studies
University of Texas at Arlington
Eric Ricardo Felix
Assistant Professor of Postsecondary Educational Leadership
San Diego State University
Sophie M. Filibert
Associate Professor and Program Director in School Counseling
University of North Florida
Dwight L. Fontenot
Associate Director for Student and Academic Affairs and Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Psychology
University of Michigan
Nikhar Gaikwad
Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science
Columbia University
Denia Garcia
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Daniel S. Gardner
Associate Professor of Social Work and Research Director of the Silberman Aging-Center of Excellence for Diverse Aging
Hunter College, CUNY
Clemon George
Assistant Professor of Exercise, Health, and Sports Sciences
University of Southern Maine
Nahir I. Otaño Gracia
Member at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) (2020-2021), and Assistant Professor of English and Medieval Studies
The University of New Mexico
Barbara Gomez-Aguinaga
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Social Equity, and Affiliated Faculty in the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Nada Mussad Goodrum
Clinical Psychologist and Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Lindred L. Greer
Associate Professor of Management and Organization and Faculty Director Sanger Leadership Center
University of Michigan
Sonya A. Grier
Professor of Marketing
American University
Mary T. Guerrant
Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology
State University of New York (SUNY) at Cobleskill
Meseret F. Hailu
Assistant Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education
Arizona State University
Nicholas Daniel Hartlep
Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education
Berea College
Kalvin DaRonne Harvell
Sociologist and Coordinator of the Black Male & QUEENS Focus Group
Henry Ford College
Chris L. Heasley
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership in the School of Health Studies and Education
Saint Joseph's University
Amy Elizabeth Heberle
Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology
Clark University
Brea M. Heidelberg
Associate Professor and Director of the Entertainment & Arts Management
Drexel University
Founder & Principal of ISO Arts Consulting
Eve P. Higby
Assistant Professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
California State University, East Bay
Jana L. Hirschtick
Social Epidemiologist
University of Michigan
Holly L. Horan
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
University of Alabama
Daniel L. Howard
Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts
Texas A&M University at College Station
Dorothea LaGail Ivey
Assistant Professor and Academic Advisor in Social Work, and MSW Coordinator
University of Southern Maine
Carol S. Jacobsen
Professor of Art, Film & Photography, Law, and Women & Gender Studies
University of Michigan
ArCasia D. James-Gallaway
Assistant Professor in the Teaching, Learning, and Culture Department
Texas A&M University
Chaddrick Donavan James-Gallaway
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Texas A&M University
Rachel Jean-Baptiste
Associate Professor in the Department of History and Faculty Director of the Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advancement
University of California, Davis
Relius J. Johnson
Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs
Louisiana State University
Royel M. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Education and Research Associate
Pennsylvania State University
Erika Ruth Katzman
Assistant Professor of Disability Studies
King's University College (Western University)
MyoungJin Kim
Professor, College Statistician, and Director of the Office of Nursing Research, Scholarship, and Innovation
Illinois State University
Selena Lynn Kohel
Associate Professor of Psychology
Cottey College
Jennifer Takara Kubota
Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Political Science and International Relations
University of Delaware
Ashley A. Lacombe-Duncan
Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work
University of Michigan
Judith Leitch
Assistant Professor of Social Work
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Tami J. Lincoln
Assistant Professor of Education
Brandman University
Omar S. López
Associate Professor in the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies in the College of Applied Arts
Texas State University
Jacqueline N. Lyon
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Bates College
Susan Lynn Mahipaul
Occupational Therapist and Independent Consultant
King's University College, Western University Canada (UWO)
Larissa A. Malone
Assistant Professor
University of Southern Maine
Jakia Marie
Assistant Professor
Bellarmine University
Beatriz Aldana Marquez
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Texas State University
Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Utah State University
Ana Luisa Martinez
Assistant Professor
Texas State University
Joyce M. McCall
Assistant Professor of Music Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Stephanie Mai-Lin McClure
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
University of Alabama
Lyndell T. McDonald
Assistant Professor and Technical Supervisor for the Department of Theatre and Dance
The University of Alabama
Terrence S. McTier, Jr.
Assistant Professor in Higher Education
Ohio University
John Angelo Meluso
OCEAN Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Vermont
Aditi Misra
Assistant Research Scientist at the Transportation Research Institute
University of Michigan
Yolanda Twanette Mitchell
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science
University of North Texas
Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk
Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Research Scientist in the College of Pharmacy
University of Michigan
Ursula Elinor Moffitt
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology
Northwestern University
Orquidea B. Morales
Assistant Professor of American Studies and Media & Communication Studies
SUNY Old Westbury
Phelton C. Moss
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Tougaloo College
CEO
ALL Means ALL Consulting, LLC
Amy Motlagh
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Middle East/South Asia Studies and Bita Daryabari Presidential Chair in Persian Language and Literature
University of California, Davis
Nadine Shaanta Murshid
Faculty in the School of Social Work
University at Buffalo
Megan Paige Nanney
Equal Opportunity and Diversity Data Analyst
East Carolina University
Emily Marie Newell
Assistant Professor of Sport Management
University of Southern Maine
Sara J. Niedzwiecki
Assistant Professor in the Politics Department
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ceceilia Parnther
Assistant Professor in the Department of Administrative and Instructional Leadership
St. John's University
Susan E. Perkins
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
University of Illinois at Chicago
Martha B. Pitts
Assistant Professor of English
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Kaity Ann Prieto
University Innovation Alliance Fellow and Adjunct Graduate Faculty
The Ohio State University
Raymond Pun
Instruction/Research Librarian
Alder Graduate School of Education
Tangela Blakely Reavis
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Program Director for the Educational Leadership Program in the Kalmanovitz School of Education
Saint Mary's College of California
Rashunda L. Stitt Richardson
Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences
Winston-Salem State University
Christofer A. Rodelo
PhD Candidate in American Studies
Harvard University
Stephen Jon Rush
Professor of Music
University of Michigan
M. Dalal Safa
NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard University
Stephen Ray Santa-Ramirez
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
University at Buffalo
Ledric Derrell Sherman
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health & Kinesiology
Texas A&M University
Fabiana Silva
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Robert Weldon Simmons III
Senior Professorial Lecturer of Education Policy and Leadership
American University
Kelly E. Slay
Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy
Vanderbilt University
Naila Antonia Smith
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Dickinson College and an Africana Research Center Postdoctoral Scholar
The Pennsylvania State University
Michael Soto
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English
Trinity University
Tyrone (T.J.) H. Tallie
Assistant Professor of History
University of San Diego
Shuntay Z. Tarver
Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Services
Old Dominion University
Dante Anthony Tolentino
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and National Clinician Scholar
University of Michigan
Negin R. Toosi
Assistant Professor of Psychology
California State University, East Bay
Stephanie A. Tryce
Assistant Professor of Sports Marketing
Saint Joseph's University
John A. Vasquez
Director of Assessment & Professional Development, and King Chavez Parks Future Faculty Fellow
Van Andel Research Institute
Laura Jane Wernick
Associate Professor in the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
Fordham University
Vincent D. Willis
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
The University of Alabama
Dawn P. Witherspoon
McCourtney Family Early Career Professor in Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University