Education Partners

The Office for Inclusive Excellence and Impact partners with experts from across campus on inclusion education efforts. Read the list below to see the range of topics our partners have expertise in, and email inclusion@msu.edu to request a workshop.

Dr. Farha Abbassi Assist. Professor Department of Psychology	Areas of Expertise: Mental health, Minority Mental Health/Muslim Mental Health, Immigrants/Refugee Mental Health, Faith leaders Mental Health, Addiction/Substance Abuse, Wellness/Positive Psychology, Cultural Sensitivity/Humility
Dr. Hilda Mejia Abreu Assistant Dean College of Veterinary Medicine	Areas of Expertise: Designing Inclusion Strategic Planning, Inclusion and Leadership
Dr. Dorinda Carter Andrews Assistant Dean Dept. of Teacher Education	Areas of Expertise: Microaggressions, Equity in K-12 Education
Dr. Yael Aronoff Associate Professor James Madison College	Areas of Expertise: Identifying & Combating Anti-Semitism
Dr. María Isabel Ayala Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Chicano/Latino Studies	Areas of Expertise: Latinas/os’ Educational Attainment, Racialized Experiences in Higher Education, Latina/os International Migration and Transnationalism, Latinas/os in the United States, Structural Inequalities and Families, Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States, Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
Dr. NiCole Buchanan Associate Professor Department of Psychology	Areas of Expertise: Implicit Bias, Psychological Effects of Oppression
Dr. Amy DeRogatis Professor Dept. of Religious Studies	Areas of Expertise: Religion
Dr. Mohammad Khalil Associate Professor Dept. of Religious Studies	Areas of Expertise: Islam, Islamophopbia
Dionardo Pizaña Specialist MSU Extension	Areas of Expertise: Multicultural Self-Awareness, Leadership in Dealing with Difficult Multicultural Discussions, Exploring Cultural Competency for Personal, Organizational and Community Change

 

The Office for Inclusive Excellence and Impact also partners with other offices across MSU's campus on educational offerings, including those listed below.

Prevention, Outreach and Education Department	Areas of Expertise: Relationship Violence & Sexual Misconduct, including Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center	Areas of Expertise: Sexuality, Gender
Office for International Students & Scholars	Areas of Expertise: Intercultural Communication