LGBTQ+ Student Support

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LGBTQ+ Student Support

At Rutgers Health, we are dedicated to the advancement of LGBTQ+ health and well-being. This directory of faculty across our academic health center represents a listing of key volunteer mentors and advisors poised to offer support and guidance to LGBTQ+ students as they navigate the path from scholarship to an enriching career. Rutgers Health students are encouraged to reach out to these faculty mentors directly to connect.

Caleb LoSchiavo (He/Him/His)

Adjunct Instructor and PhD Candidate

School of Public Health

Nell Maloney Patel

Nell Maloney Patel (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor of Surgery

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Nancy Mingelgreen

Nancy Mingelgreen (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, DPT Program

School of Health Professions

Antonina Mitrofanova

Antonina Mitrofanova (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics

Council of Research Deans, School of Health Professions

Email[email protected]

Madhu Mohan (She/Her/Hers)

Predoctoral Clinical Program Director and Postdoctoral Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Padma Mukherjee

Padma Mukherjee (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor, Director Predoctoral Orthodontics Program

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Karen Muller

Karen Holly Muller (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Director for Faculty Administration

School of Nursing

John Nelson

John A. Nelson (He/Him/His)

Director and Adjunct Faculty

School of Nursing

Zhaomeng Niu

Zhaomeng Niu (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Informatics

School of Health Professions

Carlos Nunez (He/Him/His)

Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease

New Jersey Medical School

Annie Pajaro (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor and Clinical Learning Facilitator

School of Nursing

Kelly Ann Pena (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor and Clinical Educator, Department of Speech and Language Pathology

School of Health Professions