Out @ UMass consists of university staff and faculty who are out as LGBTQIA+. We provide this list because many students say that they do not know LGBTQIA+-identified staff and faculty and have few role models and mentors. The staff and faculty listed describe their identities in their own words. To be listed on the Out @ UMass page, please email the Stonewall Center Director, Genny Beemyn: @email.
Corona Anderson (no pronouns, name only)
Residence Director, Residence Education
Omnisexual, genderfluid
Emma Anderson (she/her)
Lecturer, College of Information & Computer Sciences
Queer woman
Lee Badgett (she/her)
Emeriti Faculty, Economics
Lesbian female
Madelaine Bartlett (she/they)
Associate Professor, Biology
Bisexual cis woman
Karen Battistoni (she/her)
Associate Director, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing & Engineering Innovation
Lesbian female
Genny Beemyn (they/them)
Director, Stonewall Center
Queer, genderqueer individual
Hannah Bevis (she/they)
Communications & Events Manager, Journalism
Asexual, queer
John Bickford (he/him)
Senior Lecturer II, Psychology & Brain Sciences
Gay man
Dawn Bond (she/her)
Director, Residential Life Operations, Residential Life
Lesbian female
John Bottomley (he/him)
Senior Lecturer, Tuba & Euphonium, Music & Dance
Gay male
Tom Braden (he/him)
Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
Cis gay man
Tyler Bradley (he/they)
Area Assistant Director, Residence Life
Queer genderqueer
Laura Briggs (they/any)
Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Queer feminist
Andee Browne-Tatro (she/they)
Web Administrator, College of Humanities & Fine Arts
Bi/pan demigender woman
Lyn Broyles (she/her)
Senior Academic Advisor, CICS
Cisgender bisexual
Richard Chu
Five College Associate Professor, History
Gay male
Chase Cornelison (he/him)
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Cis gay man
Lucie Cowan (she/her)
Director of Human Resources, Nursing
Pansexual woman
Zander Crowley (he/him)
Program Coordinator, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs Office, College of Natural Sciences
Trans gay man
Michael Dalton (he/him)
UMass BHI PART Instructor, Campus Life & Wellness
Gay cis man
Bridgette Davis (any)
Assistant Professor, Public Policy
Cis queer woman
Kristen DeAngelis (she/they)
Professor, Microbiology
Bisexual cis woman
Alysha Desharnais (she/her)
Business Coordinator, Residential Life
Queer woman
Stacy Dickerman (they/them)
Senior Desktop Support Technician, IT
Queer nonbinary individual
Jess Dillard-Wright (she/they)
Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Nursing
Queer, genderqueer
Brian Dillon (he/him)
Professor, Linguistics
Gay male
Anna Dragunas
Coordinator for Violence Prevention, Center for Women & Community
Queer woman
Connie Englert (she/her)
Director of Transportation Services
Transgender, pansexual, queer woman
Amber Fox (she/they)
Senior Support Manager, Applications Group, AFIT
Genderfluid omnisexual
Laura Furlan (she/her)
Associate Professor, English
Queer cis woman
Seth Goldman (he/him)
Honors Associate Professor, Communication & the Commonwealth Honors College
Cis gay man
Steven Grabowski (they/them)
Application Support Specialist, Administration & Finance
Pansexual, nonbinary transfemme
Colby Gray (she/her)
Lecturer, Resource Economics
Lesbian female
Kelly Gray (she/her)
Assistant Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Lesbian female
Pat Griffin (she/her)
Retired faculty, Social Justice Education
Lesbian cisgender woman
Bobbi Hopkins
Assistant Director, On-Campus MBA, Isenberg School of Management
Lesbian female
Jesse Hunsicker (he/they)
Senior Academic Advisor, Public Health Sciences
Transmasc queer
Laura Jane Hunter (she/her)
Senior Academic Advisor, College of Information & Computer Sciences
Queer cis woman
Leo Hwang (he/him)
Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence, College of Natural Sciences
Bisexual male
Lucas Iain (he/him)
Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance, College of Engineering
Gay male
Wren Juskiewicz (she/her)
Program Assistant, Student Parent Programs
Nonbinary pansexual
Kristin Lacey (she/her)
Lecturer, Communication
Lesbian woman
Anna Marie LaChance (she/her)
Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
Demisexual trans lesbian, gender noncompliant
Agnès Lacreuse (she/her)
Professor, Psychological & Brian Sciences
Lesbian female
Gabrielle Lanza (they/them)
Undergraduate Programs Assistant, CICS
Nonbinary bisexual
Rosalind Lao-Brooks (she/they)
Librarian, Science & Engineering Library
Lesbian
Rebecca Lauzier (she/her)
Clerk IV, Human Resources
Queer cis woman
Julia LaValley (she/her)
Ph.D. student, Neuroscience & Behavior Program
Cis asexual/biromantic woman
Amanda Leigh-Hawkins (she/her)
Coordinator, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs, College of Natural Sciences
Pansexual female
Melinda LeLacheur (she/name)
Program Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance
Nonbinary bisexual individual
Sally Linowski (she/her)
Lecturer, Health Promotion & Policy
Lesbian female
Christopher Martell (he/him)
Director, Psychological Services Center
Cisgender gay man
Laura Marshall (she/they)
Lecturer, Writing Program
Queer, nonbinary
Rylie Molloy (she/her)
Rape Crisis Specialist, Center for Women & Community
Bisexual cis woman
Michael Nelson
Lecturer, Environmental Conservation
gay cis man
Laura Quilter
Copyright & Information Policy Attorney/Librarian, Du Bois Library
queer/bi/lesbian, cis woman
Sarah Perry (she/her)
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Bisexual female
Shelly Peyton (she/her)
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director, Chemical Engineering
Lesbian woman
Deborah Place (she/her)
Course Reserves Specialist, University Libraries
Queer/lesbian, gender questioning
Penn Ocean Pritchard
Education & Development Manager, Office of Equity & Inclusion
Queer, nonbinary, transgender/transmasc human
Maria Rios (she/they)
Humanities Research Librarian, University Libraries
Bisexual woman
Sarah Rost (she/her)
Learning Specialist, Disability Services
Queer cisgender woman
Marcia Roth-Tucci (she/her)
Academic Advisor, HFA Advising Center
Cisgender female, bisexual/pansexual
Theodore Schall
Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management
Bisexual trans man
Sarah Sienkiewicz
Human Resources Coordinator, SPHHS
Bisexual cis woman
Artie Siller (they/them)
Soil Health Educator, UMass Extension
Queer trans woman
Blake Spitz
Archivist, Du Bois Library
Lesbian cis woman
Emily Stewart (she/her)
Learning Specialist, Disability Services
Bisexual cis woman
Banu Subramaniam
Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Queer, open gender identity
Nellie Taylor (she/they)
Associate Director, Labor Center
Queer, genderfluid
Sarah Tennyson (she/her)
Senior Systems Infrastructure Administrator, Information Technology
Polyamorous, pansexual, homoromantic, transgender lesbian
AnnMarie Thorpe (she/her)
Director, Disability Services
Queer/bisexual female
Darrell Troie (he/him)
Director of IT Applications & Compliance, A & F IT
Gay cisgender man
Sarah Vitelli (she/her)
Librarian, Science & Engineering Library
Queer woman
Paige Warren
Department Chair & Professor, Environmental Conservation
Lesbian female
Molly Watstein (they/them)
Events & Communications Asst, Office of Faculty Development
Queer, nonbinary
Kelsey Whipple (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Journalism
Bi woman
Christopher White (he/him)
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Gay cis male
Lee White (they/them)
Case Manager, Dean of Students Office
Queer, genderqueer
Angie Willey
Associate Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Queer, femme dyke