WSU Out List
The Wayne State University Out List aids in bringing visibility to LGBTQ+ employees across the campus community. This list is publicly posted for students, other employees, and the general community to have an access point of contact. This list is completely voluntary, and you can add/remove yourself at any time. To join, please complete this form.
Please note, this list is not intended for allies.
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Alia Allen (she/her/hers)
Academic Services Officer III (Psychology)
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J Allen (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor (School of Social Work)
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Tracie Baker (she/her/hers)
Adjunct Associate Professor (Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Department of Pharmacology)
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Michael J Barnes (he/him/his)
Associate Professor/Programming Coordinator (Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance)
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Anne Bowlby (she/her/hers)
Major Gifts Officer (Law School)
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Peter Caborn (he/him/his)
Associate Vice President (Alumni Affairs and Advancement Services)
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Stephanie Chastain (she/her/hers)
Academic Advisor II (Computer Science)
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Simone Chess (she/her/hers)
Director (Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies) and Associate Professor (English)
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John Corvino (he/him/his)
Dean (Irvin D. Reid Honors College)
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Karen Dean-Christie (she/her/hers)
Sr. Training Specialist (Division of Laboratory Animal Resources)
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John Dembinski (he/him/his)
Operations Manager (Parking and Transportation Services, FP&M)
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Rachel Flum (she/her/hers)
Marketing Coordinator (Marketing and Communications)
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Latonia Garrett (she/her/hers)
Director (Student Success Initiatives & Academic Partnerships)
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Aliqae Geraci (she/her/hers)
Director (Reuther Library)
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Heather Gibson (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor (Oncology)
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Jess Goletz (they/them/theirs)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Psychology)
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Alison Greenlee (she/her/hers)
Special Collections Metadata Librarian and Subject Specialist for Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (University Library System)
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Amber Harrison (they/she)
Academic Services Officer I (School of Information Sciences)
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Robert Hellar (he/him/his)
Academic Services Officer II and Part-Time Faculty (Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
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renée hoogland (she/her/hers)
Professor (English)
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Kim Jaffee (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor Emerita (School of Social Work)
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Allan Kjellberg (he/him/his)
Manager (HR Analytics & Reporting/Human Resources)
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Lucas Kniess Debarba (he/him/his)
PostDoc Fellow, Neuroendocrinology (Biological Sciences)
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Kurt Kruschinska (he/him/his)
University Registrar (Office of the Registrar)
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Karin List (she/her/hers)
Professor (Pharmacology/Oncology)
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Haiyong Liu (he/him/his)
Professor (Linguistics and Chinese)
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Kenya Maxey (she/her/hers)
Coordinator of Student Basic Needs (Dean of Students Office)
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Rahul Mitra (he/him/his)
Associate Professor (Communication)
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Ashton Niedzwiecki (he/him/his)
Financial Aid Officer I (Office of Student Financial Aid)
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Kristina Nikolova (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor (School of Social Work)
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Emma Noble (she/her/hers)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (College of Nursing)
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Matt Orr (he/him/his)
Program Coordinator, UROP (Student Success Operational Excellence)
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Gil Paz (he/him/his)
Associate Professor (Physics and Astronomy)
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Jack Raab (he/him/his)
Senior Director (Special Events)
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Krysta Ryzewski (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor and Chair (Anthropology)
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Mark Satta (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor (Philosophy)
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Michael Schmidt (he/him/his)
Adjunct Faculty (English & Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program)
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Brandon Shamoun (he/him/his)
Assistant Director of Student Involvement (Dean of Students Office)
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Kimberly Shay (she/her/hers)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Department of Anthropology)
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Colleen Taylor (she/her/hers)
Licensed Veterinary Technician (Division of Laboratory Animal Resources)
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Matt Taylor (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor (Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance)
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Denise Thomas (she/her/hers)
University Counselor (Office of Military and Veterans Academic Excellence)
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Sokol Todi (he/him/his)
Professor and Associate Dean (Pharmacology, Neurology & Graduate School)
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Eric Upshaw (he/him/his)
Program Specialist (College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
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Heather Walter-McCabe (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor (School of Social Work and Law School)
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Jennifer Wareham (she/her/hers)
Professor (Criminal Justice)
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Brittany Weinstein (she/her/hers)
Annual Giving Officer (Alumni Affairs and Advancement Services)
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Tonya Whitehead (she/her/hers)
Associate Director (Office for Teaching and Learning)
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Josh Wilburn (he/him/his)
Associate Professor (Philosophy)
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Patricia Wren (she/her/hers)
Professor and Chair (Public Health)