The School of Medicine Diversity Committee meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 8:00am in the Abell Administration Building.  This meeting is open to all faculty, staff, and students. If you would like to attend, please contact Jan Ke-McCue (502) 852-6193 to obtain a copy of the meeting agenda.

School of Medicine Diversity Committee Members

(updated, March 2018)

Faculty/Staff Members:

• Dwayne Compton, EdD - Chair of Diversity Committee, Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Diversity, Chief Diversity Officer, Instructor, Department of Medicine
• Karan Chavis - Chief of Staff School of Medicine Dean's Office
• Michael Croghan - Technical Specialist Senior Biomedical Engineering
• Kelli Bullard Dunn, MD, FACE, FASCRS - Vice Dean Community Engagement & Diversity
• Claudia Espinosa, MD - Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics
• Rafael Fernandez-Botran, PhD - Associate Professor Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
• Mrs. Brenda Fitzpatrick - Center Director for the NorthWest Area Heath Education Center (AHEC)
• Faye Jones, MD, PhD, MSPH - Associate Vice President for Health Affairs- Diversity Initiatives
• Mirzada Kurbasic, MD- Professor Department of Pediatrics
• Lee Mayer, DMD - Associate Professor School of Dentistry
• Zaria Murrell, MD - Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
• Maria Fernanda Nota, MD - Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics
• Russell Salter, PhD - Professor Department of Microbiology
• Ryan Simpson- Assistant Director HSC Office of Diversity & Inclusion
• Stacie Steinbock- Director LGBT Center Satellite Office
• Aaron Weathers II - LGBT Satellite Office

Student Members:

Class of 2018

• Gwynneth Horner
• Korey Johnson

Class of 2020

• Faihza Hill