Who is OUT at Emory?

Community is important; however, it can be difficult to create community when our identities are not always visible. In recent focus groups and surveys, many Emory students indicated that they do not know any LGBT identified faculty and staff. They specifically noted a lack of knowledge of out faculty and staff of color and transgender/genderqueer faculty and staff. In addition, in a recent survey of faculty, staff, and students conducted by the President's Commission on Sexuality, Gender Diversity and Queer Equality, there were concerning responses by participants who were clearly unaware of Emory’s commitment to the LGBT community. It is therefore important to acknowledge the LGBT community’s vibrant presence at Emory as well as increase staff, student, and faculty awareness of Emory’s values and its commitment to diversity.

Below you will find some of the many people at Emory who identify along a spectrum of sexual and gender identities*. This list will continue to grow as more faculty, staff, students and alumni register to participate. If you would like to participate, click here to submit your information. If you are an ally to the LGBTQ community, you may participate in the Emory Safe Space program and be listed on the Safe Space Ally list.

*The faculty, staff, students and alumni listed below described their identities in their own words. Everyone utilizes language and terms different ways. If you have questions about their identities, just ask. If you want to explore these terms further, sign up for a Safe Space training.

Leslie Harris Associate Professor History and African American Studies Lesbian	Ryan Roche, 03OX 05C Area Director Residence Life and Housing Gay Man	Tim Holbrook Professor Law School Gay Man	Jessica Lowy Assistant Director of BBA & Pre-BBA Student Advising & Programming BBA Program Office, Bisexual
Raphael Coleman, 10C Fraternity House Director Residence Life and Housing Rollins-MPH-BSHE 2013 Male, Same Gender Loving	Ben Ranker Software Engineer, Sr. University Libraries Undeclared Undergraduate Queer	Kovonn Tanner, C12 Student Political Science & Philosophy Bisexual	Cody Reece, 13N Student Nursing Gay Male
Beverly Walker Asstistant Supervisor Building & Residential Services Lesbian	Angelica Trumer GDBBS- Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Queer Female	Julie Margolis 12C Student Anthropology Queer Female	Joy Wasson Academic Degree Program Coordinator Department of Religion Lesbian
Wendy Darling Communications Specialist Health Sciences Communications Woodruff Health Sciences Center Bisexual	Paul Towne, 07EvMBA Alumnus Gay	Lauren Bernstein Coordinator of Sexual & Relationship Violence Prevention Education & Response Office of Health Promotion Student Health & Counseling Services Queer	Sylvia Ramos, 13T IT Project Manager Deptartment of Neurology Lesbian
Lilly Correa, 73C Alumna Lesbian	Conrad Honicker, 14C Student Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Environmental Science Queer	Mark Torrez Assistant Director for Community Engagement Office of Student Leadership & Service Gay Man	Martha Wisbey Associate Director Access, Disability Services and Resources, Community and Diversity Bisexual
Joe DeRose, 87C Software Engineer, Sr. Research Health Sciences IT Gay Male	Steven Bange Program Coordinator Emory Continuing Education Gay	Matthew Hunt, 04B Alumnus Male	Nawazish Palejwala, 12C Student Chemistry Gay Male
Joshua Noblitt, 04T Alumnus Gay Male	Danielle M. Steele Assistant Director Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life Division of Campus Life Lesbian	Robert Alexander, 77C Alumnus Gay	John Drago Research Project Coordinator, Sr. Department of Pathology Gay
Michael D. Shutt Director Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life Division of Campus Life Gay/Queer Man	Paul M.A. Baker Ph.D. 07T Alumnus Male	Matt Garrett Associate Director Office of Student Leadership & Service in the Division of Campus Life Gay, Cisgender Male	India Jones, 15C Student Biology Bisexual Genderqueer
Olivia Wise, 10C Jumpstart at Emory Site Manager, Office of Student Leadership & Service Division of Campus Life Queer Woman	Dohyun Ahn, 14C Student Psychology Queer	Donna Troka, 07PHD Assistant Director Center for Faculty Development and Excellence Adjunct Faculty, ILA Queer in gender and sexuality	John Berke, 06B Alumnus Gay
Marsha Howard Assistant Operations Manager School of Medicine: Division of Animal Resources Lesbian	Christopher Funderburk, 11M Surgical Resident Gay Male	James Steffen, 05G Film and Media Studies Librarian Woodruff Library Gay	Bonnie Jean Woolger Manager Digital Imaging Group of the Woodruff Library Lesbian
Matthew Niebes, 12OX, 14C Student Flaming Queermosexual	Dona Yarbrough Director Center for Women Queer Woman	Kim Fugate Associate Director School of Medicine Simulation Lab Lesbian	Jason Schneider Assistant Professor School of Medicine Gay Male
Kent Tolleson Financial Analyst Health Policy and Management Gay Male	Rob Stephenson Associate Professor Global Health School of Public Health Gay Male	Priyanka Sinha Director of Communications and Marketing Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University Lesbian	Christine Robbins, 11/12N Graduate Student Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Lesbian
Mya Proctor, 14C Student Anthropology Bisexual	Alec Fox, 11C Alumnus Linguistics Gay/Queer/Male	Brandon Bedford, 11C Alumnus Environmental Studies Gay Male	Charles Abdel-Nabi, 12OX, 14C Shudent Anthropology Gay
Lori Powers, 12N Nursing Student Lesbian	Alex Christian Program Coordinator Office of Community and Diversity Gay Male	Gina Shannon Program Coordinator-Casting Office of Medical Education and Student Affairs Clinical Skills Center Queer	Scott Milagro-Fotre, 08MPH Alumnus Gay
Chris Saden, 08C Alumnus Gay Male	Rachelle Lehner, 89C Assistant Dean for Staff Development School of Medicine Lesbian	Stephen Deaderick, 09C Residence Life Coordinator Oxford College Gay	Jeff Prince Senior Director of Development Major Gifts Gay Male
Anne Rector, 87L Program Director & Administrative Professor Law School Lesbian	Frank Maddox Associate Professor of Economics Oxford College Openly Gay Man	Kathy Hayes Business Analyst University Technical Services Queer	Kathy Britt ILL Lending Coordinator, RW Woodruff Library Lesbian
Joel Moll Assistant Professor Admin Fellowship Director Assistant Residency Director Emergency Medicine Gay Male	Bassel Rabah, 11C Student Queer	Melissa Gilstrap Communications Specialist Laney Graduate School Lesbian	Lisa Carlson, 93MPH Director of Academic Programs and Administration Emory Surgery Adjunct Professor Rollins School of Public Health Lesbian
Nickie Stipe, 07GSAS (PhD) Editor Department of Religion Queer, Genderqueer	Angie Duprey Assistant Director of Athletics Athletics and Recreation Lesbian	Johanna Hinman, 98PH Associate Director of Operations Emory Prevention Research Center Rollins School of Public Health Lesbian	Shelby Smith Program Coordinator Office of Admissions School of Medicine Bisexual
Patrick Otsuki, 12OX 14C Student Bisexicle	Jon Pennycuff, 14M Medical Student Gay Male	Lucia Vidable, 08OX 10C Alumna Queer Woman	Amanda Carrington, 11OX 13C Student Women's Studies Bisexual Woman
Dwight Chambers, 18M Medical Student Gay Male	Catherine Shiel Senior Research Analyst Development Queer/Lesbian	Joe O'Geen, 10C Alumnus Gay Male	Rebeca Quintana Program Administrator Master's in Development Practice Laney School of Graduate Studies Lesbian
Jonathan Zerulik Associate Director Office of Student Conduct Gay Man	Daniele Xenos, 97OX 06C Alumna (right) Lesbian	S. Alan Fann Staff Medical Disability Department Gay Queer Bisexual	Aby Parsons, 13G Graduate Student Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Lesbian, cisgender woman
Kathleen Womack, 86L Alumna Lesbian	Lynne Huffer Professor Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Queer	Eric Gonzales, 13C Student Biology / Physics Gay Cowboy	Ken Burke, 12C Student Neuroscience Queer, Cisgender Man
Malcolm Robinson, 15C Student Psychology Gay Male	Patrick Sullivan, 88C Associate Professor Epidemiology Gay Man	Marcquis Cash Patient Service Associate Gay Male	Steve Carriere Complex Director Residence Life and Housing Gay Male
Benjamin Archer, 04C Alumnus Queer	Kristin Dunkle Assistant Professor Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Rollins School of Public Health Queer	Daniel Jansen, MBA13 Student Gay Male	Joshua Cowan, 14T Student Gay
David McClurkin, 74C Business Development Manager Communications and Marketing Gay	Dennis Flores, III 12MSN Student Gay Man	John Peterson, 08T MDiv IT Specialist Candler School of Theology Queer	Jen Burkholder, 13 MPH/MSN Student Lesbian Female
Jared Beverly, 12MDiv Student Gay Man	Aaron Rutledge, 10C Alumnus Gay Male	Michelle Hammond-Susten Clinical Care Coordinator Social Worker II Emory Trauma & Anxiety Recovery Program Dept of Psychiatry Emory School of Medicine Lesbian	Jonathan Russell Director of Development Emory Vaccine Center & Division of Infectious Diseases Gay Man
Jake Joseph, 14MDiv Student Out Gay Male	Julie Loppacher Assistant Director Academic Advising and Support Programs Lesbian	Mark Hutcheson Sr. Research Project Coordinator, Global Health Male	Valerie Molyneaux Director International Programs Goizueta Business School Lesbian