Professional Staff
Franklin Tuitt, Ed.D.
Vice President | Chief Diversity Officer
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Jeffrey Hines, M.D.
Associate Vice President | Chief Diversity Officer | UConn Health
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Jonelle Reynolds, Ph.D.
Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
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Shared Services
Graduate Students
Amara Khaled
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Program of Study: Digital Media
Paula Weinman
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Program of Study: PhD in English
Research Interests: Paula Weinman (she/hers) works in American multiethnic literature. Her current project focuses on the ways that contemporary discourses of race, inclusion, and diversity have influenced and shaped American publishing and American musical theatre.
Kelly Schlabach
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Program of Study: PhD in Learning, Leadership, & Education Policy
Research Interests: Critical Whiteness Studies, Queer Theory, policing on college campuses, pedagogy
Omar Romandia
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Program of Study: PhD in Learning, Leadership, & Education Policy
Research Interests: Low-income and racial/ethnically minoritized students’ college access, undocumented/DACAmented college students, college preparatory programs