AWBES Universitywide Committee
Committee Chairs
Sarah McMahon
Professor and Director, Center for Research on Ending Violence, School of Social Work
Committee Chair
Sherri-Ann Butterfield
Executive Vice Chancellor (retired), Rutgers University–Newark
Committee Co-Chair
Rachael Honig
Vice President, Chief University Compliance Officer
Committee Co-Chair
Committee Members
Julianne Apostolopoulos
Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Hila Berger
Assistant Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, Office for Research
Kerry Camerer
Director, Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, Rutgers Health
Joan Collier
Assistant Vice President, University Equity and Inclusion
Mary Beth Daisey
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Rutgers University–Camden
Carolyn Dellatore
Assistant Vice President, Office of Workplace Culture, University Human Resources
Dory Devlin
Assistant Vice President, University News and Media Relations, University Communications and Marketing
Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly
Provost, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences–Newark
Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
Sharon Fortin
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance, School of Social Work
Asali Guions
Assistant Director, Special Projects, Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
John Gunkel
Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs and Services, Rutgers University–Newark
Perry N. Halkitis
Dean, School of Public Health, Rutgers Health
Hunterdon Professor of Public Health & Health Equity
Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology and Urban-Global Public Health
Kim Manning
Vice President, University Communications and Marketing
Naomi Marmorstein
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Professor, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University–Camden
Jim Masschaele
Executive Vice Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Department of History, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Jennifer McGruther
Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Paula Mercado Hak
Assistant Vice President for Academic Labor Relations, Office of Labor Relations
Eduardo Molina
Vice President, Institutional Research and Academic Planning
Kim C. O’Halloran
Vice President for Academic Planning & Administration and Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Sandra Richtermeyer
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, Rutgers University–Camden
Jenna Rottenberg
Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Ashaki Rouff
Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University–Newark
A note of special acknowledgement of the foundational work of Karen Stubaus, Vice President for Academic Affairs (retired) and Barbara Lee, University Professor and former Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, and members of the Committee for Sexual Harassment Prevention and Culture Change.
Research and Support Team
Center for Research on Ending Violence
Rachel Connor
Research and Data Analysis Lead
Julia Cusano
Research and Data Analysis Lead
Adriana Schwarz
Senior Project Manager
Simone Snyder
Universitywide Faculty and Staff Training Coordinator
Enoch Amponsah
Research Assistant
Allison Brachmann
Research Assistant
Sara Thomas
Research Assistant
AJ Brent
Administrative Support
Tabitha Rodriguez
Administrative Support
Chancellor-Led Unit Workgroups
Members are listed below by campus.
Rutgers–Camden
Naomi Marmorstein, PhD
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs & Professor, Department of Psychology
Co-chair
Michelle Meloy, PhD
Associate Dean for the Graduate School
Co-chair
Mary Beth Daisey, MEd
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Roxanne Huertas, SHRM-SCP
Director of Human Resources
Laura Luciano, MA
Associate Director, Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance
Victoria Chase, JD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Clinical Associate Professor of Law
Eric Klein, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology
Kristie McAlpine, PhD, MS, MHRLR
Assistant Professor, Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, Rutgers School of Business–Camden
Danielle Askew, MPA
Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Kevin Emmons, DrNP, APN, CWCN, CFCN, WOCNF
Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden
Rutgers–New Brunswick
Sharon A. Fortin, MHRM
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance, School of Social Work
Jason Geary, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Marshall Jones III, MA
Associate Dean for Equity, Mason Gross School of the Arts
Troy Roepke, PhD
Professor, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Crystal Bedley, PhD
Senior Director for Inclusion and Faculty Diversity, Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement
Anne Newman, PhD
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Meghan Rehbein, EdD
Dean, Douglass Residential College
Zaire Dinzey-Flores, PhD
Vice Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Arts and Sciences.
Bernadette Gailliard, PhD
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, School of Communication and Information
Rebecca Vazquez, PhD, LPC, NCC
Director, New Brunswick Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance
Leslie Danehy, EdD
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Douglass Residential College
Joshua Langberg, PhD
Chief Wellness Officer, Rutgers- New Brunswick
Director, Center for Youth Social Emotional Wellness; Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Rutgers–Newark
Ashaki Rouff, PhD
Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Melissa Rivera, PhD, MPA
Senior Associate Dean, Rutgers Business School–Newark
Elizabeth Rowe
Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences–Newark
John Gunkel, PhD
Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Office of the Chancellor
Kinna Perry, PhD, MBA
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School–Newark
Amber Williams-Utton, MBA MSEd
Director, Academic Scheduling and Classroom Management
Christie Anderson, LCSW
Director, Office of Violence Prevention & Victim Assistance
Brian Murphy, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Alessandra Sperling, MEd
Senior Department Administration Supervisor, P3 Collaboratory
Rutgers Health
Susan Hamilton
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs & Title IX Coordinator
Keith Lewis, RPh, MD
Vice Dean, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Chair and Professor, Leadership and Administration, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH
Dean, Hunterdon Professor of Public Health & Health Equity, and Distinguished Professor
Sangeeta Lamba, MD, MS HPEd
Vice President for Faculty Development and Diversity, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion
Kim Fenesy, DMD
Vice Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Jenna Rose, MA
Assistant Director, Disability Services, Rutgers Health
Paul Weber, MD, RPh, MBA
Associate Dean, Rutgers Center for Continuing and Outreach Education (CCOE)
Joachim Sackey, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences
Johanna Stephenson, MPA, MLER
Assistant Dean for Faculty and Staff Resources, Rutgers Health School of Nursing
Kayla Craig
Education and Programming Coordinator, The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance
Chaia Grubbs, MSW, LCSW
Director, Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, Rutgers Health