Faculty and Staff Affinity Groups

 Purpose

The purpose of ALAAMEA is to provide a place for Tulane faculty and staff from historically marginalized communities (e.g., Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Mixed Race, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, people raised in working class and other marginalized class backgrounds, age) to connect and thrive together, fostering our own resilience and resistance to interlocking oppressions. We welcome our important allies, co-conspirators, and accomplices into ALAAMEA as important partners in creating nourishing and liberatory environments at Tulane.
 

 History

ALAAMEA was originally formed in 2015 to "provide strategic advocacy to Asian, Latino, African American, Multi-Ethnic, and LGBTIQ faculty and staff," while also serving as a space for allies to these communities at Tulane. Although the ALAAMEA umbrella has expanded to include multiple other faculty and staff affinity groups, we retain the ALAAMEA name to honor and recognize the early ALAAMEA faculty and staff founders, leaders, and members who championed equity and justice work across our university.

ALAAMEA was originally formed in 2015 to "provide strategic advocacy to Asian, Latino, African American, Multi-Ethnic, and LGBTIQ faculty and staff," while also serving as a space for allies to these communities at Tulane. Although the ALAAMEA umbrella has expanded to include multiple other faculty and staff affinity groups, we retain the ALAAMEA name to honor and recognize the early ALAAMEA faculty and staff founders, leaders, and members who championed equity and justice work across our university.

We welcome the formation of new affinity groups. If you are interested in starting a faculty and staff affinity group underneath the ALAAMEA umbrella, please contact Anneliese Singh and Carolyn Barber-Pierre.

Our current Faculty and Staff affinity groups underneath the ALAAMEA umbrella include the following:

To sign up for the ALAAMEA listserv, please send an email to ALAAMEA-L@listserv.tulane.edu

ALAAMEA Faculty and Staff Umbrella Co-Chairs

 

Carolyn Barber-PierreCarolyn Barber-Pierre
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs & Intercultural Life
pierre@tulane.edu

 

Anneliese SinghAnneliese Singh, Co-Chair
Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development/Chief Diversity Officer
anneliese@tulane.edu

To sign up for the Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Group listserv, please send an email to AAPI-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Group Facilitators

 

Cecilia Gambala, MDCecilia Gambala, MD
Assistant Professor, MFM
Program Director of Medical Student Education Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
cgambal@tulane.edu

 

Julie QiuJulie Qiu
Office Administrator, Newcomb Institute
jqiu@tulane.edu

 

Prabal Kumar Singh
Developer IV, Information Technology
psingh1@tulane.edu

To be added to the affinity group listserv, please follow this link.

Black Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

Michael CunninghamMichael Cunningham
Professor and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research
mcunnin1@tulane.edu

 

To sign up for the Chinese Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to ACP_TULANE@tulane.edu

Chinese Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

Yi-ping ChenYi-ping Chen
Chair in Cell and Molecular Biology and Professor
The John L. and Mary Wright Ebaugh Chair in Science and Engineering
ychen@tulane.edu

 

Tony HuTony Hu
Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation
Director, Center of Cellular and Molecular Diagnosis, School of Medicine
tonyhu@tulane.edu

 

Shusheng WangShusheng Wang
Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Science & Engineering
swang1@tulane.edu

To sign up for the Faculty and Staff Living with Disabilities Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to FSDIS-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Faculty and Staff Living with Disabilities Affinity Group Facilitator

 

Cathy LazarusCathy Lazarus
Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Records
claza1@lsuhsc.edu

To sign up for the Indigenous Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to FSINDIGENOUS-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Indigenous Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

Judith MaxwellJudith Maxwell
Professor of Anthropology, School of Liberal Arts
maxwell@tulane.edu

 

John DePriestJohn DePriest
Staff Instructor, Center For Global Education
jdepries@tulane.edu

To sign up for the Latinx Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to FSLATINX-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Latinx Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

Eddy CruzEddy Cruz
Assistant Dean and Executive Director, Newcomb-Tulane College Career Services
ecruz@tulane.edu

 

Gabe Christian-SolaGabe Christian-Sola
Senior Program Coordinator for Student Engagement, Newcomb-Tulane College
gchristiansola@tulane.edu

 

Nichole ValenzuelaNichole Valenzuela
Assistant Director of Immersions & Interprofessional Education, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
nvalenzuela@tulane.edu

To sign up for the LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to LGBTQFACSTAFF-L@listserv.tulane.edu

To sign up for the LGBTQ+ Research Collective listserv, please send an email to LGBTQRESEARCHCOLLECTIVE-L@listserv.tulane.edu

LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

 

Colin ForetColin Foret
Program Coordinator, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine - Office of Student Experience
cforet1@tulane.edu

Middle Eastern Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

Laila L. HlassLaila L. Hlass
Clinical Professor of Law and Associate Provost for International Affairs
lhlass@tulane.edu

 

Patrick RafailPatrick Rafail
Associate Professor
prafail@tulane.edu

Multiracial Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

Anneliese SinghAnneliese Singh
Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development/Chief Diversity Officer
anneliese@tulane.edu

 

 

Jennifer A. ManuzakJennifer A. Manuzak
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
jmanuzak@tulane.edu

 

Tulane University Women's Association (TUWA) Facilitators

 

Shira HussainShira Hussain
Academic Counselor, A.B. Freeman School of Business
shussain1@tulane.edu

 

Alexandra Zaballero Sims, PhDAlexandra Zaballero Sims, PhD
Senior Professor of Practice
asims1@tulane.edu

 

Rebecca KellyRebecca Kelly

To sign up for the Veterans Faculty and Staff Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to TUVETS-L@listserv.tulane.edu

Veterans Faculty and Staff Affinity Group Facilitators

 

David BankstonDavid Bankston
Director of Community and Veteran Engagement, Center for Sport
dbankston1@tulane.edu

 

Rebecca RouseRebecca Rouse
Professor of Practice and Associate Director, Emergency & Security Studies
School of Professional Advancement
rrouse1@tulane.edu

 

Michael WallaceMichael Wallace
Program Director, Professor of Practice, Emergency & Security Studies
School of Professional Advancement
mwallac4@tulane.edu

To sign up for the White Anti-Racist Learning Community Affinity Group listserv, please send an email to WALC-L@listserv.tulane.edu

White Anti-Racist Learning Community Affinity Group Facilitator