2021 UC San Diego Faculty, Academic, and Staff Out List
These out UC San Diego LGBT faculty, academics and staff have committed to being a part of the visible presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. With this Out List, these faculty, academics and staff hope to present a welcoming, open, diverse and public community to all who look for their leadership on campus with undergraduate and graduates students, in research units and laboratories, at the UC San Diego Medical Centers, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Through their efforts, UC San Diego strives to live the Principles of Community in a complete and inclusive way.
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Faculty & Academics
**Please note that some individuals may no longer be working on campus and the list will be updated accordingly before the end of 2021
Name | Pronouns | Title | Department |
Amy Adler | she/her/hers | Professor | Visual Arts |
Anna Joy Springer | She and or they - femme | Associate Professor / Literature/ Literary Art | Literature |
Anya Gallaccio | She, her , hers | Professor, Visual art | Vis Arts |
Ari Larissa Heinrich | He/They/She | Associate Professor | Literature Department |
Arun Kumar | He/him/his | Assistant Professor | Computer Science and Engineering |
Ashley Juavinett | she/her/hers | Neuroscience | Division of Biological Sciences |
Charles Means | Department Chair | Theatre and Dance | |
Cory Root | he/him/his | Assistant Professor | Neurobiology |
Daniel Lee | he, him, his | Clinical Professor of Medicine/Internal Medicine/HIV | Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases/UCSD Owen Clinic |
Dante Segundo | Nurse Manager | 10 East Medicine - UC San Diego Health | |
David Quarfoot | He/Him/His | Assistant Teaching Professor | Mathematics |
Dredge Kang | Assistant Professor | Anthropology/Global Health/Critical Gender Studies/Transnational Korean Studies | |
Emily Johnston | she/her/hers | Associate Director of Writing and Lecturer | Thurgood Marshall College |
Emily Grossman | she/her/hers | Lecturer | Division of Biological Sciences |
Eric Geiger | he/him | Professor/Dance/Performance | Theatre and Dance |
Gabriel Wagner | he/him/his | Assistant Professor of Medicine | Medicine-Infectious Diseases |
Garry Winkler | he/him/his | Medical Toxicology Fellow/Emergency Medicine Physician | Emergency Medicine |
Geoffrey West | He/Him/His | Lecturer/History and the Humanities/Intellectual History of Empire and Citizenship | Revelle Humanities/Analytical Writing Program |
Isaac Martin | he/him | Professor | Urban Studies and Planning |
Itay Budin | he/him/his | Assistant Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Ivano Caponigro | Associate Professor | Linguistics | |
James Nieh | he/his/him | Professor of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution | Division of Biological Sciences |
Jenn Rosen | She/her/hers | Lecturer | Sociology |
Jennifer Carr | she/her | Assistant Professor | Philosophy |
Jesse Jokerst | He, Him, His | Associate Professor | NanoEngineering |
Jordan Crandall | He | Professor | Visual Arts |
Julie Celebi | she/her | MD, Family Medicine | Family Medicine |
Justin Meyer | he, him, his | Assistant Professor / Evolutionary Biology / Virus evolution | Ecology Behavior and Evolution |
Kazim Ali | he/him | Professor | Department of Literature |
Lukas Austin-Page | He, him, his | Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics | Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Rady Children's Hospital San Diego |
Matthew Carazo | He/him | MD, Cardiovascular Medicine, Adult Congenital Heart Disease | Medicine |
Michael Todd | Professor | Structural Engineering | |
Nathan Shaner | He/him/his | Associate Adjunct Professor | Neurosciences |
Nicholas Scanlon | he/him/his | Fellow Physician | Allergy and Immunology |
Patrick Anderson | he/him/his | Professor | Communication |
Paul Mpagi Sepuya | he/him/his | Associate Professor | Visual Arts |
Peter Chira | he, him |
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics |
Department of Pediatrics- Rheumatology |
Sean Kenmore | he/his/him | VA Staff Physician | Internal Medicine/Hospital Medicine |
Steven Boggs | he/him/his | Dean/Professor | Division of Physical Sciences/Physics |
Teevrat Garg | he/him | Assistant Professor of Economics | School of Global Policy and Strategy |
Yizhuang You | He/Him/His | Assistant Professor | University of California, San Diego |
Graduates and Post Docs
Name | Pronouns | Title | Department |
Adam Caparco | he/him | Postdoctoral Researcher in Precision Agriculture and Living Materials | Nanoengineering |
Amanda Wacker | She/her/hers | PhD Student | Division of Biological Sciences |
Austin Carter | he/him/his | Graduate Student Researcher | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Channing Prend | he/him/his | PhD Candidate in Physical Oceanography | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Eric Lybrand | He/His | Doctoral Student | Mathematics |
Evan Boyle | he/him/his | Molecular biology | Cellular & Molecular Medicine |
Hannah Adams | she/her/hers | Marine Chemistry | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Hannah Adams | she/her | Graduate Student | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Jessica Goodheart | she, her, hers | Evolututionary and Marine Biology | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Jessica Goodheart | she, her, hers | Evolututionary and Marine Biology | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Joebert Rosal | He/Him/His | Medical Student | School of Medicine |
Junhui XU | he/him | International Affairs | School of Global Policy and Strategy |
Kasson Marroquin | He/him/his they/them/theirs | Stage Management MFA Student | Theatre and dance |
Kyle Kehrer | He/Him/His | Theoretical Astrophysics | Physics |
Pablo Lara Gonzalez | he/him/his | Cell Biology | Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
Samuel Elgin | He, Him, His | Postdoctoral Fellow | Philosophy |
Saroj Gourkanti | He/Him/His | Graduate Student interested in developmental and regenerative cell biology | Neal Lab, Biological Sciences |
Steven Beardsley | He/him/his | Literatures in English: Filipino American Literature | Literature |
Tariqul Islam | Data Science | Statistics |
Staff
**Please note that some individuals may no longer be working on campus and the list will be updated accordingly before the end of 2021
Name | Pronouns | Title | Department |
Ana Bowens | she/her | Case Manager | Student Affairs Case Management |
Andres Elvira | he/him/his | Fraternity and Sorority Life Graduate Assistant | Center for Student Involvement |
Andrew SchaufAnderson | He, Him, His | Program Assistant | Student Veterans Resource Center |
Angela Tyler | She/her/hers | Administrative Specialist | Medicine |
Anna Levitt | She/her | Energy Manager/Mechanical Engineer | UC San Diego Health Facilities Engineering |
April Wateska | Nurse Manager | 10 ICU Hillcrest | |
Art Cruz | He/Him/His | Human Resources Advisor | Health Human Resources |
Arthur Alvarez | He/Him/His | Academic Advisor | Sixth College |
Balkys Robles | She, her, hers | eLearning Development | Digital Media | BFS: BTOp - Workforce Optimization |
Baramee Peper Anan | he/him/his | Senior Academic Counselor | ERC Academic Advising |
Ben Wilson | he/him/his | Cae Manager | Student Affairs Case Management Services-VCSA |
Christian Gonzalez | She/Her/Hers | Assistant Coordinator | Undocumented Student Services |
Christopher Anderson | He, Him, His | Director of Residence Life | HDH |
Christopher B. DeSaulniers | Senior Operations Manager, Employee Relations | Human Resources | |
Christopher Dayss | He|Him|His | Associate Director | HDH |
Christopher Desaulniers | Human Resources | Campus Human Resources | |
Christopher Spurling | he/him/his | Health Educator | Student Health and Well-Being Cluster: Health Promotion Services |
Christopher Spurling | he/him/his | Health Educator | Health Promotion Services (UCSD Student Health and Well-being Cluster) |
Colin King | He/Him/His | Program Coordinator | SOM Grad Programs / Medical Scientist Training Program |
Crystal Green | she, her, hers | Director | HR/Faculty and Staff Assistance Program |
Dana Pysz | He, him, his | Director of Residential Life | Warren College |
David Carlos | He, His, Him | Business Technology Support Analyst | Information Technology Services |
David Hutches | he, him, his | Enterprise Architect | Information Technology Services |
David Kersey | he/him/his | CAPS Psychiatrist | CAPS |
Dion Brown | He, Him, His | Radiology Residency Program Administrator | School of Medicine |
Erica Kirk | they/them/theirs | Undergraduate Student Services Advisor | Urban Studies and Planning |
Frank Lin | he/him/his | Senior Academic Advisor | Sixth College |
Fred West | he/him/his | Business Analyst 2 | Web Content Management Team |
Ginger Villareal Armas | She/Her/Hers | Post-Doctoral Resident | Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) |
Hillary Flocke | she/her/hers | Graduate Coordinator - Funding & PhD Program | UC San Diego, Rady School of Management |
Isabelle Amon | She/Her/Hers | Academic Counselor | Warren College |
Jaime High | Labor Relations Advocate | Human Resources | |
James Carranza | They/Them/Theirs | Student Success Coach | Student Success Coaching Program |
James DeLucia | He/Him/His | Outreach Coordinator | Outreach Coordinators for International and Out of State Students |
James Vermillion | He, Him, His | Director, Donor Strategy | Advancement |
Jamez Ahmad | They, Them, Theirs | Operations and Marketing Coordinator | Cross-Cultural Center |
Jasmine Williams | they/she | Office Manager | Undergraduate Research (formerly AEP) |
Jay Bryant | He/Him/His | Director of Graduate Admissions | Rady School of Management - UC San Diego |
Jeanette McConnell | She/Her/Hers | Education, Outreach & Diversity Coordinator | NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment |
Jennifer Broomfield | she, her, hers | OPHD Director/Title IX Officer | OPHD |
Jerry Pang | He/Him/His | Graduate Academic Advisor | GPS Student Affairs |
Joe Costa | He / Him / His | Medical Coder | HIM Department |
Joe Cullen | Senior Research Compliance Analyst | Compliance Advisory Services | |
Joe Fejeran | he/him/his | Conference Specialist | HDH Hospitality and Conference |
Joe Mora | he, him, his | Clinical Social Worker | UCSD Mother-Child-Adolescent Program |
Johanna Spaeder | she/her/hers | Admissions Evaluator | Graduate Division |
Jonathan Matsen | Business Intelligence Analyst | Campus Budget Office | |
Jordan Peimer | Executive DIrector | ArtPower at UC San DIego | |
Joshua Morris | Manager | Physician Network | |
Juan Carlos Carranza | He/Him/His | Senior Success Coach, Eleanor Roosevelt College | Student Retention & Success |
Kafele Khalfani | He/Him/His | Dean of Student Affairs | Warren College |
Kai Wang | Vice Chair of Administration | Pathology | |
Karlyle Lim | Executive Assistant | Operations Administration | |
Kate Trulock | she/her/hers | Administrative Specialist / Project Analyst | Health Sciences: Surgery / GI Surgical Oncology |
Katie Mcann | She/Her/Hers | Sr. Associate Athletics Director | Athletics |
Katy Torres | She/Her | Statistician | Psychiatry |
Kelley Kozlowski | she/her | Sorority and Fraternity Life Advisor and Program Manager | Center for Student Involvement |
Ken Keziah | He Him His | Quality Assurance Analyst | Registrar |
Korie Houston | he/him/his | Programs and Operations Coordinator | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center |
LeRoy Ford | He/Him/His | Assistant Director of Residence Life | Muir College |
Luis Legaspi | el-he-him-his | Communication and Leadership Program Manager | Center for Student Involvement |
Marcy Ramirez | she/her/hers | Event Specialist | University Centers |
Maribel Gomez | she/her/hers/ella | Assistant Director for Education | LGBT Resource Center |
Marie Webber | Her/she | Hospital Administration | Director's Office |
Marvin Hanashiro | he/him | Community Outreach Coordinator | Department of Medicine/UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center |
Matt Sapien | He/Him/His | Administrative Assistant | Summer Session |
Matthew Arrollado | He/Him/His | Museum Educator | Birch Aquarium at Scripps -- Education Department |
Matthew Vanderbilt | he, him, his, himself | Director of Fiscal Affairs | Medicine |
Max Reinke | he/him/his | Programs and Communications Coordinator | Global Education |
Meredith Sweeney | she/her/hers | Assistant Director of Graduate Student Affairs | Rady School of Management |
Michael Gangitano | Senior Academic Counselor | Thurgood Marshall College | |
Michelle Hermas | Director | International Affairs | |
Michelle Ybarra | IT Asset & Procurement Coordinator | Library | |
Rey Guerrero | he, his, him | Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Residence Life | Eleanor Roosevelt College and International House |
Rodney von Jaeger | he/him | Community Engagement Manager | Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) |
Ronise Zenon | she/her/hers | IT Policy Coordinator | Information Technology Services |
Shannon Milligan | She/her/hers | Director of Student Affairs Assessment, Evaluation, and Organizational Development | VCSA |
Shawna Hook-Held | she/her/hers | Engaged Learning Tools Specialist | Teaching + Learning Commons |
Shiyin Yao | She/her | Biology researcher | UCSD |
Stacy Goldstein | she/her/hers | Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions | Rady School of Management |
Stan Ostaszewski | He / him / his | Executive Assistant to the Controller | Office of the Controller |
Suzi Harlow | she/her/hers | Manager, Graduate Student & Instructional Services | Division of Biological Sciences |
Taylor Haglund | She/Her/Hers | Development Assistant | Development/Library |
Terence Hendrix | he, him, his | Clinical Research Coordinator | Department of Psychiatry |
Tori Bussey-Neal | she/her/hers | Student Success Coach | Student Retention and Success |
Trevor Guidinger | he/him | PhD Admissions and Recruitment | Biological Sciences |
Tyler Redden | He, Him, His | Assistant Director STRIVE Leadership Program | BFS - BTOp |