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. Tulane is an equal opportunity employer and educator.

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. Participation in all of our affinity groups is open to employees regardless of their race, color, national origin or sex.

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 SinghPrabal 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 Co-Facilitators

 

Kelly HowardKelly Howard
Senior Administrative Program Coordinator, Office of Advancement
khoward6@tulane.edu


 

Reggie ParquetReggie Parquet
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Social Work
rparque@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 Co-Facilitators

 

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



 

Andrea VassarAndrea Vassar
Executive Director of Campus Accessibility & ADA/504 Coordinator
avassar@tulane.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


 

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

 

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 Rachel Stein rstein7@tulane.edu

White Anti-Racist Learning Community Affinity Group Facilitators 

 

Máille Faughnan
Professor of Practice and Associate Director for Social Innovation, Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking
mfaughna@tulane.edu

 

Susanne Hackett
Senior Program Coordinator, Center for Public Service
shackett@tulane.edu

 

Julia Lang
Professor of Practice and Associate Director of Career Education and Life Design, Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking
jlang@tulane.edu

 

Nadia Slisarenko
Protocol Analyst, Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee Office, Tulane National Primate Research Center
nslisare@tulane.edu

 

Rachel Stein
Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Tulane University Libraries
rstein7@tulane.edu