LGBTQ+ Student Support

Rutgers Health remains committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all sexualities and gender identities and expressions.

A Welcoming Community

At Rutgers Health, we are dedicated to the advancement of LGBTQ+ health and well-being. This directory of faculty across our academic health center represents a listing of key volunteer mentors and advisors poised to offer support and guidance to LGBTQ+ students as they navigate the path from scholarship to an enriching career. Rutgers Health students are encouraged to reach out to these faculty mentors directly to connect.

Michael Plewinski (He/Him/His)

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Post Doctoral Associate

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Sijia Yu (She/Her/Hers)

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

PhD Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Preeti Bharaj (She/Her/Hers)

New Jersey Medical School

Instructor

New Jersey Medical School

Jonathan Czeresnia (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease

New Jersey Medical School

Michelle DallaPiazza (She/Her/Hers)

New Jersey Medical School

Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease and Director, Transgender Health Program

New Jersey Medical School

Erin Michele Feinstein (She/Her/Hers)

New Jersey Medical School

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

New Jersey Medical School

Diana Finkel (She/Her/Hers)

New Jersey Medical School

Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship

New Jersey Medical School

Joel Freundlich (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience

New Jersey Medical School

Rebecca Goett (She/Her/Hers)

New Jersey Medical School

Associate Professor and DEI Champion for Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine & Palliative Care

New Jersey Medical School

Jeremy Grachan (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Assistant Professor

New Jersey Medical School

Dennis Grech (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Associate Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Anesthesia

New Jersey Medical School

Eric Jarmon (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Assistant Professor and Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry

New Jersey Medical School

Robert L. Johnson (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Dean, New Jersey Medical School

New Jersey Medical School

Petros Levounis (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry

New Jersey Medical School

Hong Li (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Associate Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Proteomics

New Jersey Medical School

Carlos Nunez (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease

New Jersey Medical School

Lisa Pompeo (She/Her/Hers)

New Jersey Medical School

Associate Professor

New Jersey Medical School

Jared P. Walsh (He/Him/His)

New Jersey Medical School

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

New Jersey Medical School
Sari Bentsianov (She/Her/Hers)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Assistant Professor and Section Chief of Adolescent Medicine

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

David Cohen (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Associate Professor of Medicine and Vice-Chair for Education

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Aviva Cohn (She/Her/Hers)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Department of Endocrinology

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Nick DeNunzio (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Danielle Dick (She/Her/Hers)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Director, Rutgers Addiction Research Center

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Firas Eladoumikdachi (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Brad Kamitaki (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Nell Maloney Patel (She/Her/Hers)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Associate Professor of Surgery

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Pat Rizzuto (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Assistant Professor

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Robyn Schafer (She/Her/Hers)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jeremy C. Sinkin (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Keith Stowell (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Chief Medical Officer, Rutgers Health University Behavioral Health Care and Associate Professor

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Paul Weber (He/Him/His)

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education and Assistant Professor of Medicine

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Madhu Mohan (She/Her/Hers)

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Predoctoral Clinical Program Director and Postdoctoral Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Rosa Chaviano Moran (She/Her/Hers)

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Associate Dean

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Padma Mukherjee (She/Her/Hers)

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Associate Professor, Director Predoctoral Orthodontics Program

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Herminio Perez (He/Him/His)

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Maxine Strickland (She/Her/Hers)

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Jose G. Centeno (He/Him/His)

School of Health Professions

Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences

School of Health Professions

Aaron Dallman (They/Them/Theirs)

School of Health Professions

Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences

School of Health Professions

Stephanie Hubbell (She/Her/Hers)

School of Health Professions

Director of Clinical Education, Rutgers Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology Program

School of Health Professions

Nancy Mingelgreen (She/Her/Hers)

School of Health Professions

Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, DPT Program

School of Health Professions

Antonina Mitrofanova (She/Her/Hers)

School of Health Professions

Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics

School of Health Professions

Zhaomeng Niu (she/Her/Hers)

School of Health Professions

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Informatics

School of Health Professions

Kelly Ann Pena (She/Her/Hers)

School of Health Professions

Assistant Professor and Clinical Educator, Department of Speech and Language Pathology

School of Health Professions

Joachim Sackey (He/Him/His)

School of Health Professions

Assistant Professor

School of Health Professions

David Kietrys (He/Him/His)

School of Health Professions

Associate Professor and Assistant Vice-Chair, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences

School of Health Professions

Anthony Zazzarino (He/Him/His)

School of Health Professions

Assistant Professor, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions

School of Health Professions
Joseph Boney (He/Him/His)

School of Nursing

RBHS Lecturer

School of Nursing

Linda J. Hassler (She/Her/Hers)

School of Nursing

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing

Jeffrey Kwong (He/Him/His)

School of Nursing

Professor

School of Nursing

Karen Holly Muller (She/Her/Hers)

School of Nursing

Associate Director for Faculty Administration

School of Nursing

John A. Nelson (He/Him/His)

School of Nursing

Director and Adjunct Faculty

School of Nursing

Annie Pajaro (She/Her/Hers)

School of Nursing

Assistant Professor and Clinical Learning Facilitator

School of Nursing

Stephen Pilot (He/Him/His)

School of Nursing

Adjunct Faculty, Nurse Anesthesia Program

School of Nursing

Raquel Reyes (She/Her/Hers)

School of Nursing

Coordinator of Clinical Services, Rutgers Community Health Center

School of Nursing

Carlos Serrano (He/Him/His)

School of Nursing

RBHS Lecturer

School of Nursing

Robyn Schafer (She/Her/Hers)

School of Nursing

Assistant Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice

School of Nursing

Dawn Slowinski (She/Her/Hers)

School of Nursing

Clinical Instructor

School of Nursing
Devon English (He/Him/His)

School of Public Health

Assistant Professor, Department of Urban-Global Public Health

School of Public Health

Mackey R. Friedman (He/Him/His)

School of Public Health

Associate Professor, Department of Urban-Global Public Health

School of Public Health

Marybec Griffin (She/Her/Hers)

School of Public Health

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy

School of Public Health

Perry N. Halkitis (He/Him/His)

School of Public Health

Dean, Distinguished Professor, Hunterdon Professor of Public Health & Health Equity

School of Public Health

Kristen D. Krause (She/Her/Hers)

School of Public Health

Instructor and Deputy Director, Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies

School of Public Health

Teri Lassiter (She/Her/Hers)

School of Public Health

Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Assistant Professor, Department of Urban-Global Public Health

School of Public Health

Caleb LoSchiavo (He/Him/His)

School of Public Health

Adjunct Instructor and PhD Candidate

School of Public Health

Henry Raymond (He/Him/His)

School of Public Health

Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

School of Public Health

Derek Shendell (He/Him/His)

School of Public Health

Professor and Concentration Leader (Environmental Health Sciences), Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice and Director of New Jersey Safe Schools Program

School of Public Health

Vince Silenzio (He/Him/His)

School of Public Health

Professor, Department of Urban-Global Public Health

School of Public Health

Pamela Valera (She/Her/Hers)

School of Public Health

Assistant Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies, Department of Urban-Global Public Health

School of Public Health