Out @ UMass
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
Residence Director, Residence Education
Omnisexual, genderfluid
Emma Anderson
Lecturer, College of Information & Computer Sciences
Queer woman
Lee Badgett
Research Professor, Economics
Lesbian female
Madelaine Bartlett
Associate Professor, Biology
Bisexual cis woman
Karen Battistoni
Associate Director, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
Lesbian female
Genny Beemyn
Director, Stonewall Center
Queer, genderqueer individual
Hannah Bevis
Communications & Events Manager, Journalism
Asexual, queer
John Bickford
Senior Lecturer II, Psychology and Brain Sciences
Gay man
Dawn Bond
Director, Residential Life Operations, Residential Life
Lesbian female
John Bottomley
Artist/Teacher of Tuba and Euphonium, Music and Dance
Gay male
Tom Braden
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Cis gay man
Tyler Bradley
Area Assistant Director, Residence Life
Queer genderqueer
Laura Briggs
Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Queer feminist
Andee Browne-Tatro
Web Administrator, College of Humanities & Fine Arts
Bi/pan demigender woman
Lyn Broyles
Academic Advisor, CICS
Cisgender bisexual
Richard Chu
Five College Associate Professor, History
Gay male
Chase Cornelison
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Cis gay man
Lucie Cowan
Director of Personnel, Nursing
Pansexual woman
Zander Crowley
Program Coordinator, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs Office, College of Natural Sciences
Trans gay man
Michael Dalton
UMass BHI PART Instructor, Campus Life and Wellness
Gay cis man
Bridgette Davis
Assistant Professor, Public Policy
Cis queer woman
Kristen DeAngelis
Associate Professor, Microbiology
Bisexual cis woman
Alysha Desharnais
Business Coordinator, Residential Life
Queer woman
Jess Dillard-Wright
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Queer, genderqueer
Brian Dillon
Associate Professor, Linguistics
Gay male
Anna Dragunas
Coordinator for Violence Prevention, Center for Women & Community
Lesbian woman
Connie Englert
Director of Transportation Services
Transgender, pansexual, queer woman
Amber Fox
Senior Support Manager, Applications Group, AFIT
Genderfluid omnisexual
Laura Furlan
Associate Professor, English
queer cis woman
Seth Goldman
Honors Associate Professor, Communication and the Commonwealth Honors College
Cis gay man
Steven Grabowski
Application Support Specialist, Administration & Finance
Pansexual, nonbinary transfemme
Colby Gray
Human Resources Manager, Residential Life
Lesbian female
Kelly Gray
Assistant Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Lesbian female
Pat Griffin
Retired faculty, Social Justice Education
Lesbian, cisgender woman
Patrick Heng
Graduate student, Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences
Cisgender gay man
Bobbi Hopkins
Assistant Director, On-Campus MBA, Isenberg School of Management
Lesbian female
Jesse Hunsicker
Academic Advisor, Public Health Sciences
Transmasc queer
Laura Jane Hunter
Academic Advisor, College of Information & Computer Sciences
Queer, cis woman
Leo Hwang
Assistant Academic Dean, College of Natural Sciences
Bisexual male
Lucas Iain
Executive Director, Flexible Education/University Without Walls
Gay male
Kristin Lacey
Lecturer, Communication
Lesbian woman
Anna Marie LaChance
Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
Demisexual trans lesbian, gender noncompliant
Agnès Lacreuse
Professor, Psychological and Brian Sciences
Lesbian female
Gabrielle Lanza
Academic Programs Assistant, CICS
Nonbinary bisexual
Rosalind Lao-Brooks
Librarian, Science & Engineering Library
Lesbian
Jonathan Larson
Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
Gay cis male
Julia LaValley
Ph.D. student, Neuroscience & Behavior Program
Cis asexual/biromantic woman
Amanda Leigh-Hawkins
Coordinator, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs Office, College of Natural Sciences
Pansexual female
Melinda LeLacheur
Program Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance
Nonbinary bisexual individual
Jen Lexington
Clinical Psychologist, Center for Counseling and Psychological Health
Cis lesbian
Sally Linowski
Lecturer, Health Promotion and Policy
Lesbian female
Christopher Martell
Director, Psychological Services Center
Cisgender gay man
Laura Marshall
Lecturer, Writing Program
Queer, nonbinary
Rylie Molloy
Rape Crisis Specialist, Center for Women & Community
Bisexual cis woman
Michael Nelson
Lecturer, Environmental Conservation
gay cis man
Laura Quilter
Copyright and Information Policy Attorney/Librarian, Du Bois Library
queer/bi/lesbian, cis woman
Sarah Perry
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Bisexual female
Shelly Peyton
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Chemical Engineering
Lesbian woman
Deborah Place
Course Reserves Specialist, University Libraries
Queer/lesbian, gender questioning
Penn Ocean Pritchard
Education and Development Manager, Office of Equity and Inclusion
Queer, nonbinary, transgender/transmasc human
Maria Rios
Humanities Research Librarian, University Libraries
Bisexual woman
Sarah Rost
Learning Specialist, Disability Services
Queer, cisgender woman
Theodore Schall
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Bisexual trans man
Artie Ruth Siller
Soil Health Educator, UMass Extension
Queer trans woman
Blake Spitz
Archivist, Du Bois Library
Lesbian, cis woman
Chandler Steckbeck
Ph.D. student, English
Asexual and aromantic queer woman
Emily Stewart
Learning Specialist, Disability Services
Bisexual, cis woman
Banu Subramaniam
Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Queer, open gender identity
Nellie Taylor
Associate Director, Labor Center
Queer, genderfluid
Sarah Tennyson
Senior Systems Infrastructure Administrator, Information Technology
Polyamorous, pansexual, homoromantic, transgender lesbian
AnnMarie Thorpe
Director, Disability Services
Queer/bisexual female
Darrell Troie
Director of IT Applications & Compliance, A & F IT
Gay, cisgender man
Marcia Roth Tucci
Academic Advisor, HFA Advising Center
Cisgender female, bisexual/pansexual
Megan Vinella
Grad student, Earth, Geographic, & Climate Sciences
Nonbinary, bisexual
Sarah Vitelli
Librarian, Science and Engineering Library
Queer woman
Paige Warren
Professor, Environmental Conservation
Lesbian female
Molly Watstein
Events & Communications Asst, Office of Faculty Development
Queer, nonbinary
Kelsey Whipple
Assistant Professor, Journalism
Bi woman
Christopher White
Assistant Professor, Music Theory
Gay, cis male
Lee White
Case Manager, Dean of Students Office
Queer, genderqueer
Angie Willey
Associate Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Queer, femme dyke