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:
Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Chief Diversity Officer
Chair in Cell and Molecular Biology and Professor
The John L. and Mary Wright Ebaugh Chair in Science and Engineering
Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation
Director, Center of Cellular and Molecular Diagnosis, School of Medicine
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Science & Engineering
Uptown campus representatives:
Dr. Xin Jiang
Dr. Xiang Ji
Downtown campus representatives:
Dr. Lu Qi
Dr. Hong Liu
Primate center representative:
Dr. Xuebin Qin
Advising board members:
Dr. Hua Lu
Dr. Xiao-ming Yin
Dr. Xiaojin Chen
Dr. Hua He
Dr. Hongbin Liu
Dr. Hong-wen Deng
John and Elsie Martinez Biomedical Engineering Chair
Associate Dean of Research, Faculty Affairs and Graduate Studies, School of Science and Engineering
Director, Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity
