On October 11, 1987, lesbian and gay activists marched on Washington to demand equality for the queer community. Yearly, this day is remembered through the celebration of National Coming Out Day. Capstone Alliance would like to celebrate this occasion by launching an online visual depiction of LBGTQ+ faculty, staff, and graduate students on campus. We hope this effort will demonstrate to prospective and current students, faculty, staff, and the broader community that there are many LGBTQ+ people here at UA and that they are not alone.
If you are a faculty member, staff member, or graduate student at UA who is out as LGBTQ+ and would like to be added to this page, please send your name, title and affiliation, how you self-identify, preferred pronouns, and photo (square or croppable) to the CA webmaster at capstonealliance@gmail.edu. This page was last updated 30 August 2019. Capstone Alliance hopes this page will continue to grow!
Out Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students
Meredith M. Bagley
Assistant Professor,
Department of Communication Studies
Lesbian
She, Her, Hers
Andrea Barton
Instructor,
Department of English
Lesbian
She, Her, Hers but gender queer
Barbara Jane Brickman
Assistant Professor of Media and Gender Studies,
New College / Department of Gender and Race Studies
Lesbian
She, Her, Hers
Chris S. Chirino
Career Specialist,
UA Career Center
Gay male
He, Him, His
Kim Colburn
Instructor, New College
Lesbian
She, Her, Hers
James Andrew Crank
Assistant Professor,
Department of English
Gay male
He, Him, His
Lucy Curzon
Associate Professor,
Department of Art and Art History
Trans*-allied Queer Lesbian
She, Her, Hers
Chris Emslie
Graduate Teaching Assistant,
Department of English
Gay/queer male, trans* ally
He, Him, His
David M. Ford
Director: Business Honors Program and
Clinical Lecturer of Management
Culverhouse College of Business
Straight(ish)
He, Him, His
Jay Garvey
Assistant Professor,
Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
Gay/Queer
He, Him, His
Kevin M. Kocot
Assistant Professor & Curator
Department of Biological Sciences & Alabama Museum of Natural History
Gay
He, Him, His
Nathan Loewen
Assistant Professor
Department of Religious Studies
Queer
He, Him, His
Bharat Mehra, Ph. D.
Professor & EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice
School of Library and Information Studies
Gay
He / him / his
Steve Miller
Professor,
School of Library & Information Studies
Gay male
He, Him, His
Caitlin Moran
PhD student,
Clinical Psychology
Cisgender Queer
She, Her, Hers
Jennifer Purvis
Associate Professor of Women’s Studies,
Department of Gender and Race Studies
Queer
She, Her, Hers
Emily C. Schmidt
Social Media Engagement Specialist,
Capstone Center for Student Success
Bisexual
She, Her, Hers
Claire Schweiker
Graduate Research Assistant,
College of Education
Lesbian
She, Her, Hers
Mollie Tinney
Leadership and Education Programming Graduate Assistant, Women’s Resource Center
Lesbian
She, Her, Hers
Mary L. Thornton
Training and Selection Coordinator,
Housing and Residential Communities
Bi
She, Her, Hers
This space is for LGBTQ+ folks who still do not feel comfortable coming out and have our support.
