Dean’s Advisory Committee on Diversity

The committee shall serve as a collective voice to the dean regarding diversity issues in the college including but not limited to input on LCME metrics, implementation of college diversity climate assessments and surveys, strategies to improve the diversity of faculty and staff to address needs across the mission areas, and of departmental and college metrics for diversity, equity, and inclusion. The group will survey and solicit input from the broad college constituency to improve college climate and culture on a regular basis.

Meetings & Minutes

Meetings: Meets the third Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30pm via Zoom
Notes: The term of office for members will be two years. Members may not serve on a standing committee for more than six consecutive years.

Dean’s Advisory Committee on Diversity Roster

The term of office for members will be two years. Members may not serve on a standing committee for more than six consecutive years.

Note: On 3/21/2022 the CAC approved the request to extend the terms of inaugural members by one year because the committee began late -- February 2022.

Elected Members

Elected Members

Department

Campus Location

Term Expires

Term

Farha Abbasi, MD

Psychiatry

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Omayma Alshaarawy, MBBS, PhD

Family Medicine

East Lansing

8/15/2025

1st term

Craig Cole, MD

Medicine

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Sabrina Ford, PhD

OBGYN

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Malik Khan, MD, FCCP

Medicine

Grand Rapids

8/15/2025

1st term

Aaron Nichols, MD

Medicine

East Lansing

8/15/2025

1st term

Adesuwa (Ade) Olomu, MD (Co-Chair)

Medicine

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Katryna Peacock, DO

Family Medicine

Lansing

8/15/2025

1st term

Kira Sieplinga, MD

Pediatrics & Human Development

Grand Rapids

8/15/2025

1st term

Sean Valles, PhD (Co-Chair)

Center for Bioethics & Social Justice

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Elizabeth Stanton – Staff

Pediatrics & Human Development

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Sarah Enlow – Staff

CHM Advancement

Grand Rapids

8/15/2024

1st term

Resident Physician in an MSU-Sponsored Residency Program (1)

PENDING

8/15/2025

1st term

Post-doctoral Fellow (1)

Jonathan Diedrich, PhD

PHARM/TOX

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Graduate/PhD Student (1)

Tim Michling

Epidemiology – PhD

East Lansing

8/15/2025

1st term

Medical Students (6)

Doyle Ford

ECE-EL

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Michaila Paulateer

ECE-GR

Grand Rapids

8/15/2024

1st term

Jasmiyne Hudson

MCE-EL

East Lansing

8/15/2024

1st term

Akhilesh Munagala

MCE-GR

Grand Rapids

8/15/2024

2nd term

Sujay Singh

LCE

Flint

8/15/2024

2nd term

Malcom Davis

LCE

Grand Rapids

8/15/2024

2nd term

Other Members

  • Ex-Officio Members

    Aron Sousa, MD
    Dean

    Wanda Lipscomb, PhD
    Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
    Faculty Excellence Advocate 

    Lisa Lowery, MD, MPH
    Assistant Dean for Diversity and Cultural Initiatives

    Adesuwa (Ade) Olomu, MD
    Faculty Excellence Advocate
    (also serving as an elected member)

    Nara Parameswaran, PhD
    Associate Dean for Research

  • Staff Assistant
    Allison Tilma