Out@UIC List
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The Out@UIC list consists of members of the UIC community, including faculty, staff, and postgraduate students, who identify as LGBTQIA+. Out@UIC members are willing to serve as mentors and part of an informal network for the LGBTQIA+ community. The list is also intended to serve as a tool for recruiting and retaining the most talented people, to foster a culture in which everyone feels that their contributions are valued, and to increase visibility of LGBTQIA+ lives at UIC. Students, staff members, faculty, and applicants to the institution are welcome to contact individuals on the Out@UIC list for advice and networking.
We recognize that these names represent just a few of the LGBTQIA+ members of our UIC community. There are barriers that prevent some members of our community from safely coming out. We hope that this list serves as a reminder that LGBTQIA+ people deserve to live open and safe lives at UIC and beyond.
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LGBTQIA+ Faculty, Staff, & Postgrads Heading link
Listed in alphabetical order by last name.
A - D Heading link
Sarah Abboud
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Sarah Abboud
She/Her
abbouds@uic.edu
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Ciswoman, Pansexual
Max Anderson
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Max Anderson
Pronouns: He/Him/His
max@uic.edu
Director
Instructional Design and Learning Innovation
College of Medicine
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male
Adam Basak
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Adam Basak
Pronouns: He/Him/His
abasak2@uic.edu
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Natalie Bennett
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Natalie Bennett
Pronouns: She/They
ndab1@uic.edu
Director
Women’s Leadership and Resource Center
Office of Diversity, Equity and Engagement
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Lesbian/Queer
Ryan Corey
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Ryan Corey
Pronouns: He/Him/His
corey1@uic.edu
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Research Scientist
Discovery Partners Institute
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Man, Gay
Wendy Crooper
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Wendy Crupper
wcrupper@uic.edu
Senior Director
Alumni Engagement
UICAA
James Drown
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James Drown
Pronouns: He/Him/His
jdrown1@uic.edu
Senior Lecturer
English
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Yaz Dukan
![Yaz smiling](https://gsc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2023/10/Yaz.jpg)
Yaz Dukan
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
ptadro2@uic.edu
Assistant Director
Gender and Sexuality Center
Office of Diversity, Equity and Engagement
E - H Heading link
James Flamm
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James Flamm
Pronouns: He/Him/His
jflamm82@uic.edu
Assistant Director
Records & Registration
College of Medicine
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Gay
Emily Gilbert
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Emiy Gilbert
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
emilygil@uic.edu
Assistant Professor; Information Services & Liaison Librarian
Information Services & Research
University Library
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Woman, Bisexual
Amy Gregory
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Amy L Gregory
Pronouns: She/Her/hers
amylg@uic.edu
APN, AAHIVS
Internal Medicine/Positive Health Solutions
UIC College of Medicine-Peoria
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Lesbian
Leigh Hellman
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Leigh Hellman
Pronouns: They/Them
lhellm2@uic.edu
Editorial Writer
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Genderqueer/Non-binary, Queer
Billy Huff
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Billy Huff
Pronouns: He/Him
billy@uic.edu
Director
Gender and Sexuality Center
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Trans Masculine, Queer
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Carl Johnson
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Carl Johnson
Pronouns: He/Him/His
carlj2@uic.edu
LGBTQ+ Patient Navigator
Office of Diversity and Community Equity
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Tia Lantzy
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Tia Lantzy
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
tbarr4@uic.edu
Academic Advisor
Applied Health Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Female, Queer/Lesbian
John Lynch
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John Lynch
Pronoun: He/Him/His
jwlynch@uic.edu
Associate Professor, Director of iLEAD
Managerial Studies
College of Business Administration
M-P Heading link
Joey Maman
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Joey Maman
Pronouns: He/Him/His
yjmaman@uic.edu
Lead Academic Advisor
Student Involvement
Dean’s Office
College of Business Administration
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Gay
mark
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Mark Martell
Pronouns: He/Him/His/Siya/Kanya
mmartell@uic.edu
Executive Director
Asian American Resource and Cultural Center
Office of Diversity, Engagement and Equity;
Faculty
Honors College; Global Asian Studies
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Michael Meinzer
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Michael Meinzer
Pronouns: He/Him/His
mmeinzer@uic.edu
Associate Professor
Psychology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Gay
Bonnie Metzgar
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Bonnie Metzgar
Pronouns: She/They
bmetzgar@uic.edu
Associate Professor
Theatre
College of Art, Design, and Architecture
Mark Mobley
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Marc Mobley
Pronouns: He/Him/His
mobleym@uic.edu
Director
New Student and Family Programs
Student Affairs
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Gay
Jacob Mueller
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Jacob Mueller
Pronouns: He/Him/His
jmueller@uic.edu
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Heterosexual
Tim Nemec
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Tim Nemec
Pronouns: He/Him/His
tnemec@uic.edu
Lead Academic Advisor – CBA Cohort Programs
Student Services, Advising
College of Business
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Male, Gay
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Lisa Razzano
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Lisa Razzano
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
razzano@uic.edu
Psychiatry
College of Medicine
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cisgender, Lesbian
Tim Sullivan
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Tim Sullivan
Pronouns: He/Him/His
tsully84@uic.edu
Director of Administration
GEMS Program
College of Medicine
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Hugo Trevino
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Hugo Trevino
Pronouns: He/Him/Él
htrevin2@uic.edu
Assistant Director, Health Science Disability Resources
Disability Resource Center
Office of Access and Equity
Co-Chair
Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (CCSPD)
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Gay
Andrew Trotter
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Andrew Trotter
Pronouns: He/Him/His
trottera@uic.edu
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
College of Medicine
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Brook Vaughn
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Brooke Vaughn
Pronouns: She/They
brookev@uic.edu
Academic Advisor
Undergraduate Student Services
College of Business Administration
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Non-binary, Queer
Moises Villada
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Moisés Villada
Pronouns: He/Him/His
moises@uic.edu
Associate Director
Gender and Sexuality Center
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Man, Gay, Queer
Nic Weststrate
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Nic Weststrate
Pronouns: He/Him/His
nicwest@uic.edu
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Learning
Educational Psychology
College of Education
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Cis Man, Gay/Queer
Daniel Williams
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Daniel Williams
He/Him/His
dwilli97@uic.edu
Graduate Student
Political Science
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Identities: Male, Queer
Zeina Zaatari
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Zeina Zaatari
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
zzaatari@uic.edu
Director
Arab American Cultural Center
Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology
Faculty Fellow, Honors College