Faculty Fellows

UMass ADVANCE Faculty Fellows form an important network that connects UMass ADVANCE to the departments across campus where faculty equity is shaped. Fellows provide recommendations and feedback about UMass ADVANCE programming and resources, and promote UMass ADVANCE program efforts in their departments. We seek one faculty member from each academic department, the libraries, and other campus units with faculty members for a twelve-month term.

Now accepting nominations for 2025-26 UMass ADVANCE Faculty Fellows Now accepting nominations for 2025-26 UMass ADVANCE Faculty Fellows

The growing network of UMass ADVANCE Faculty Fellows is a key element in the success of our efforts. Faculty Fellows provide recommendations and feedback about priorities to the UMass ADVANCE leadership team and liaise with their departments to promote UMasss ADVANCE programs and tools. They also inform UMass ADVANCE about successful equity and inclusion initiatives in their units. We are exploring new ways of connecting and collaborating with the Fellows network to shape new resources, forums, and supportive actions.

Since 2018, over 300 faculty have connected their departments with ADVANCE through this role. The 2024-25 ADVANCE Faculty Fellows are:

College of Education:

  • Center for Teaching and Learning, Colleen Kuusinen
  • Education Policy, Research and Administration, Kate Hudson
  • Student Development, Justin Coles
  • Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies, Ysaaca Axelrod

College of Engineering:

  • Biomedical Engineering, Stacyann Bailey
  • Chemical Engineering, Anna LaChance
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jessica Boakye
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering, Fatima Anwar
  • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Muge Capan

College of Humanities and Fine Arts:

  • Architecture, Robert Williams
  • Art, Juana Valdes
  • English, Jenny Adams
  • Languages, Literatures and Cultures, David Rodríguez-Solás
  • Linguistics, Rajesh Bhatt
  • Music and Dance, Erinn Knyt
  • Philosophy, Sophie Horowitz
  • Writing Center, Shakuntala Ray

College of Information and Computer Sciences:

  • CICS, Jay Tanneja

College of Natural Sciences:

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Amy Springer
  • Biology, Jessica Rocheleau
  • Chemistry, Zhou Lin
  • Earth Geographic and Climate Sciences, Christine Hatch
  • Environmental Conservation, Meg Graham-MacLean
  • Food Science, Peiyi Shen
  • Geosciences, Christine Hatch
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Qian Zhao
  • Microbiology, Heather Reed
  • Polymer Science and Engineering, Melody Morris
  • Stockbridge School of Agriculture, Rachel Hestrin
  • Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Alissa Rothchild

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences:

  • Communication, Roopali Mukherjee
  • Resource Economics, Tihitina Andarge
  • Journalism, Ah Ram Lee
  • Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, Henry Renski
  • Political Science, Regine Spector
  • School of Public Policy, Bridgette Davis
  • Sociology, Sancha Medwinter

Elaine Marieb College of Nursing:

  • Nursing, Lucinda Canty

Isenberg School of Management:

  • Hospitality and Tourism Management, Irem Onder Neuhofer
  • Management, Jennifer Kish-Gephart
  • Marketing, Veronica Martin-Ruiz
  • Operations and Information Management, Monideepa Tarafdar
  • Sport Management, Charles Macauley

Libraries:

  • Data, Digital Strategies, and Scholarly Communication, Maria Rios

School of Public Health and Health Sciences:

  • Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Nicole VanKim
  • Health Promotion and Policy, Aline Gubrium
  • Kinesiology, John Sirard
  • Nutrition, Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm