Our Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Unit Leaders (formerly Delegates) are a group of appointed diversity and inclusion leaders from across the School of Medicine who have defined role, structure, and protected time/compensation to facilitate transfer of diversity best practices into local work units in partnership with the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Our current leaders within the School of Medicine, by location, are as follows:
Anesthesiology
Adeyemi Olufolabi, Professor of Anesthesiology
adeyemi.olufolabi@duke.edu
Jennifer Dominguez, Assistant Professor
jennifer.dominguez@duke.edu
Biochemistry
Alberto Bartesaghi, Associate Professor of Computer Science
alberto.bartesaghi@duke.edu
Kate Meyer, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
kate.meyer@duke.edu
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Laine Thomas, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
laine.thomas@duke.edu
Cell Biology
Jennifer Carbrey, Assistant Research Professor of Cell Biology
jennifer.carbrey@duke.edu
Center for Brain Imaging & Analysis
Sharena Ballard, Program Coordinator
sharena.ballard@duke.edu
Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Nadine Barrett, Assistant Professor, Equity, Community & Stakeholder Strategy
nadine.barrett@duke.edu
Dermatology
Sarah Wolfe, Assistant Professor in Dermatology
sarah.wolfe@duke.edu
Duke Cancer Institute
Steve Patierno, Professor of Medicine
Steven.patierno@duke.edu
Tammara Watts, Associate Professor
tammara.watts@duke.edu
Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
Linda Davidson-Ray, Assistant Director of Operations
ldd@duke.edu
Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI)
Mercedes Bravo, Assistant Research Professor
mercedes.bravo@duke.edu
Tamario Howze, Program Manager
tamario.howze@duke.edu
Jessica Harris, Master of Program Operations
jessica.harris@duke.edu
Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI)
Kevin Saunders, Associate Professor in Surgery
kevin.saunders@duke.edu
Duke Molecular Physiology Institute (DMPI)
Lisa Poppe, Research Associate
lisa.poppe@duke.edu
Michelle Arlotto, PhD, Research Scientist
michelle.arlotto@duke.edu
Family Medicine & Community Health
Kenyon Railey, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
kenyon.railey@duke.edu
Head and Neck Surgery and Communications Sciences
Trinitia Cannon, Associate Professor
trinitia.cannon@duke.edu
Human Resources
Coral May, Director SOM HR Service Center
coral.may@duke.edu
Immunology
Ed Miao, Instructor
edward.miao@duke.edu
Medicine
Laura Svetkey, Professor of Medicine
laura.svetkey@duke.edu
Julius Wilder, Assistant Professor
julius.wilder@duke.edu
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Lawrence David, Assistant Professor
lawrence.david@duke.edu
Neurobiology
Anita Disney, Assistant Professor
anita.disney@duke.edu
Neurology
Andrew Spector, Associate Professor of Neurology
andrew.spector@duke.edu
Neurosurgery
Priscilla M. Graham, MBA, Director of Human Resources
priscilla.graham@duke.edu
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarahn Wheeler, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
sarahn.wheeler@duke.edu
Ophthalmology
Goldis Malek, Associate Professor in Ophthalmology
gmalek@duke.edu
Orthopaedics
Erica Taylor, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
erica.taylor@duke.edu
Pathology
Anne Buckley, Associate Professor, Pathology Clinical Services
anne.buckley@duke.edu
Pamela Harris, Director of Administrative Operations
pamela.harris@duke.edu
Kelly Macklin, Director of Human Resources
kelly.macklin@duke.edu
Danielle Range, Associate Professor of Pathology
danielle.range@duke.edu
Pediatrics
Victoria Parente, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
victoria.parente@duke.edu
Jansmine Willis-Wallace, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
jasmine.willis-wallace@duke.edu
Physician Assistant Program
Lovest Alexander, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
lovest.alexander@duke.edu
Population Health Sciences
Tomi Akinyemiju, Associate Professor
tomi.akinyemiju@duke.edu
Kevin McKenna, Research Program Leader
kevin.mckenna@duke.edu
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Ernestine Briggs-King, Associate Professor
brigg014@mc.duke.edu
Annise Weaver, Administrative Manager
annise.weaver@duke.edu
Radiation Oncology
Nicole Larrier, Associate Professor
nicole.larrier@duke.edu
Radiology
Connie Kim, Assistant Professor of Radiology
connie.kim@duke.edu
Surgery
Kunoor Jain-Spangler, Assistant Professor of Surgery
kunoor.jain-spangler@duke.edu
Pamela Keele, Senior Business Manager
pamela.keels@duke.edu