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, Post Docs and Academics
**Please note that this section has recently been cleared and will be updating during the months of August of 2021 for more accuracy. Please check back in periodically during this time period for updates*
| Name | Pronouns | Position | Department |
| Arun Kumar | he/him/his | Assistant Professor | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Ashley Juavinett | she/her/hers | Assistant Professor of Neuroscience | Division of Biological Sciences |
| Channing Prend | he/him/his | Graduate and Postdoc Student | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Daniel Lee | Clinical Professor of Medicine/Internal Medicine/ HIV | Medicine - Infectious Diseases | |
| David Quarfoot | he/him/his | Assistant Teaching Professor | Mathematics |
| Dredge Kang | any respectful pronouns | Assistant Professor | Anthropology |
| Emily Grossman | she/her/hers | Lecturer | Division of Biological Sciences |
| Gabriel Wagner | Assistant Professor of Medicine | Medicine - Infectious Diseases | |
| Isaac Martin | he/him | Professor | Urban Studies and Planning |
| Itay Budin | he/him/his | Assistant Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Jennifer Carr | Assistant Professor | Philosophy | |
| Jesse Jokerst | he, him, his | Associate Professor | NanoEngineering |
| Jessica Goodheart | she/her/hers | Graduate and Postdoc Student | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Joebert Romsal | he/him/his | Graduate and Postdoc Student | School of Medicine |
| Justin Meyer | he/him/his | Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology and Virus Evolution | Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution |
| Lukas Austin-Page | Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | |
| Michael Todd | Professor | Structural Engineering | |
| Nathan Shaner | he/him/his | Associate Adjunct Professor | Neurosciences |
| Pablo Lara Gonzalez | he/him/his | Graduate and Postdoc Student | Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
| Patrick Anderson | he/him/his | Professor | Communication |
| Peter Chira | Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics | Department of Pediatrics - Rheumatology | |
| Shelley Wright | Associate Professor | Physics | |
| Steven Beardsley | he/him/his | Graduate and Postdoc Student | Literature |
| 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 | Physics |
Staff
*Please note that this section has recently been cleared and will be updating during the months of August of 2021 for more accuracy. Please check back in periodically during this time period for updates
| Name | Pronouns | Position | Department |
| Andres Elvira | he/him/his | Fraternity and Sorority Life Graduate Assistant | Center for Student Involvement |
| Andrew Schauf Anderson | he, him, his | Program Assistant | Student Veterans Resource Center |
| Anna Levitt | Energy Manager/Mechanical Engineer | UC San Diego Healh 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 Mendoza | they/she/he | Community Programs Advisor | Associated Students - SPACES |
| Ben Wilson | he/him/his | Case Manager | Student Affairs Case Management Services - VCSA |
| Christian Gonzalez | she/her/hers | Assistant Coordinator | Undocumented Student Services |
| Christopher Anderson | Director of Residence Life | Housing, Dining, & Hospitality | |
| Christopher Desaulniers | Human Resources | Campus Human Resources | |
| 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 |
| David Carlos | Business Technology Support Analyst | Information Technology Services | |
| David Hutches | 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 | Undergraduate Student Services Advisor | Urban Studies and Planning |
| Evan UCSD | he/him/his | Development (Psychiatry) | Advancement |
| Frank Lin | Senior Academic Advisor | Sixth College | |
| Isabelle Amon | Academic Counselor | Warren College | |
| Jaime High | Labor Relations Advocate | Human Resources | |
| James Carranza | 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 of Donor Strategy | Advancement |
| Jay Bryant | he/him/his | Director of Graduate Admissions | Rady School of Management |
| Jeanette McConnell | she/her/hers | Education, Outreach, and Diversity Coordinator | NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment |
| Jerry Pang | 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 |
| Johanna Spaeder | she/her/hers | Admissions Evaluator | Graduate Division |
| 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 and Success |
| Kafele Khalfani | he/him/his | Dean of Student Affairs | Warren College |
| Karlyle Lim | Executive Assistant | Operations Administration | |
| Kate Trulock | Administrative Specialist/Project Analyst | Health Sciences: Surgery/GI Surgical Oncology | |
| Katie Mcann | she/her/hers | Senior Associate Athletics Director | Athletics |
| Katy Torres | Statistician | Psychiatry | |
| Ken Keziah | Quality Assurance Analyst | Registrar | |
| Ken Tomory | Administrative Officer 4 | Student Retention and Success | |
| Korie Houston | he/him/his | Programs and Operations Coordinator | LGBT Resource Center |
| LeRoy Ford | he/him/his | Assistant Director of Residence Life | Muir College |
| Luis Legaspi | el-he-him-his | Study Abroad Advisor | Study Abroad |
| Marcy Ramirez | she/her/hers | Event Specialist | University Centers |
| Marie Webber | her/she | Hospital Administration | Director's Office |
| Matt Sapien | 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 |
| Michael Gangitano | Senior Academic Counselor | Thurgood Marshall College | |
| Michelle Hermas | Director | International Affairs | |
| Ricky Paniagua | Compliance Coordinator | International Students & Programs Office | |
| Rodney von Jaeger | Community Engagement Manager | Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute | |
| Shannon Milligan | she/her/hers | Director of Student Affairs Assessment, Evaluation, and Organizational Development | VCSA |
| Shaun Travers | Campus Diversity Officer & Director of the LGBT Resource Center | LGBT Resource Center | |
| Shawna Hook-Held | Engaged Learning Tools Specialist | Teaching & Learning Commons | |
| Shiyin Yao | she/her | Biology Researcher | Division of Biological Sciences |
| 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 | Manager, Graduate Student & Instructional Services | Division of Biological Sciences | |
| Taylor Haglund | she/her/hers | 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 |