The Women's Place

Initiatives and Programs

Advocates & Allies for Equity - Advocates

Advocates are faculty and staff who have a record of supporting women and other underrepresented faculty and staff. Advocates lead facilitated conversations with initiative participants to expose them to ways of better identifying and behaving as Allies in gender equity. These groups share evidence-based knowledge, skills and strategies to effect positive personal, departmental and institutional change.

Advocates are committed to increasing their understanding of gender bias and its impact on the academic careers of women and other underrepresented groups. They work to present facilitation materials for faculty and staff who are interested in becoming Allies. Once vetted, an Advocate is expected to present two facilitations annually and follow up with informal meetings to discuss case studies.

Advocates also work with the Advocates & Allies Advisory Council (AAAC) composed of staff and faculty of all genders. The AAAC’s role is to advise Advocates, provide them feedback, and help them understand and remain in touch with the experience of women and underrepresented groups in our academic climate.

Mark Angelos
Chair; Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
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Jonathan Baker
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics
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Elvin Beach
Associate Professor of Practice
Materials Science and Engineering
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James Beatty
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
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Michael Bisesi
Vice Dean; Interim Chair; Professor
Academic Affairs and Academic Administration; College of Public Health
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Thomas Blincoe
Executive Director
Wexner Medical Center Outreach
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Raymond Brooks
Laboratory Supervisor
College of Engineering - Engineering Education
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Robert Brooks
Lecturer
School of Music
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William Buoni
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine/Family Medicine
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Paul Clingan
Senior Lecturer
Engineering Education
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Sam Craighead
Associate Director of Learning Experience
Office of Distance Education and eLearning
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John Davidson
Professor
Department of Humanities, German L&L
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Wayne Eckert
Senior Director- Facilities Management/University
University Hospital - Facilities Administration
Adam Featherling
Staff Seargeant; Director of Public Safety
Office of Administration and Planning (Business Administration)- Newark
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Richard Fletcher
Associate Professor
Department of Classics
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Eric Fosler-Lussier
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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Jacob Gillam
Program Director
Academic Affairs (Diversity and Inclusion)- Administration
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Francisco Gomez-Bellenge
Associate to the Dean for Special Projects
Fisher College of Business- College Administration
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Tyler Grassman
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science & Engineering- College og Engineering
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Tom Gregoire
Dean; Advocate Coordinator
College of Social Work
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Robert Griffiths
Associate Vice President
Office of Distance Education and eLearning
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Henry Griffy
Electronic Learning Development Specialist
Distance Education
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Jiarong Guo
Post Doctoral Scholar
Microbiology Administration
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Christopher Hadad
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Ahmad Hassan
HR Business Partner
Human Resources
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Louis Hominga
Senior Academic Advisor
Admissions and Financial Aid Counselor- Marion
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Ryan Hunt
Associate Registrar
OSAS - University Registrar-Academic Affairs
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Jason Jackson
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Nationwide Children's (Medicine - Pediatrics)
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Joel Johnson
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Norman Jones
Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Education Administration
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Tracy Kitchel
Senior Associate Dean; Director of Faculty and Staff Affairs
CFAES; Agricultural Communication, Education and Leadership (ACEL)
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Jesse Kwiek
Vice Chair for Undergraduate Education; Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
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Richard Martin
Leader Effectiveness Consultant
Office of Human Resources
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Aleix Martinez
Professor
Department of Electric and Computer Engineering
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Dan Matthews
Associate Professor
Theatre, Film, and Media Arts
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David McComb
Director; Ohio Research Scholar; Professor
Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis; Department of Materials Science Engineering
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Leon McDougle
Chief Diversity Officer; Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion; Associate Professor; Director
Wexner Medical Center; Department of Family Medicine; MEDPATH Premedical Postbaccalaureate Program
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Stephen McGhee
Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing
Nursing - College Administration
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Aaron Moore
Program Coordinator
Administration and Planning
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Randy Moses
Senior Associate Vice President for Research Administration
Office of Research
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Michael Oglesbee
Director; Faculty Lead; Director; Professor
OSU Infectious Diseases Institute; Infectious Diseases Discovery Theme; College Summer Research Program and Infectious Diseases Signature Program; Department of Veterinary Biosciences
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Bob Pardee
Senior Security Engineer
OCIO - Governance and Risk Management
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Jeffrey Parvin
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies; Louis Levy Professor for Cancer; Co-Director
College of Medicine; Department of Biomedical Informatics; Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Tim Pawlik
Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research; Professor
Comprehensive Cancer Center; College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
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Jeff Pelletier
Director O. U. Ops. & Events
Student Life - Ohio Union Academic Affairs
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Greg Rose
Dean/Director
Office of the Dean- Marion
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Jeff Sharp
TITLES: Professor; Director and Professor of Rural Sociology
UNIT: School of Environment and Natural Resources, CFAES
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Bobby Srivastava
Chief Administrative Officer
College of Engineering
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Todd Suddeth
Director-Multicultural Center
Student Life - Multicultural Center Academic Affairs
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Leo Taylor
Program Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
CFAES
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Barry Tolchin
Manager, Academic Advising, Civil Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
Department of Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
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Jason Williams
Social Worker
Wexner Medical Center
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