Susan R. Rankin, Ph. D.
Susan R. Rankin is a Research Associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education and Assistant Professor of Education in the College Student Affairs Program at The Pennsylvania State University. Rankin earned her B.S. from Montclair State University in 1978, a M.S. in Exercise Physiology from The Pennsylvania State University (1981), and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration in 1994, also from Penn State. Before moving into her current position, Rankin served for 17 years as the Head Coach for Women's Softball and Lecturer in Kinesiology at Penn State. She has presented and published widely on the impact of sexism, racism and heterosexism in the academy and in intercollegiate athletics. Rankin's current research focuses on the assessment of institutional climate and providing program planners and policy makers with recommended strategies to improve the campus climate for under-served communities. In her role as a consultant, Rankin has collaborated with over 50 institutions/organizations in implementing assessments and developing strategic plans regarding social justice issues.
Douglas N. Case
Douglas N. Case is the Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life at San Diego State University where he has been involved in advising the fraternity and sorority community since 1978. Case has been an active member of the Association of Fraternity Advisors and has held several leadership roles in the professional association including serving as President in 1991. Case has conducted ground-breaking research on LGBT issues within the fraternity/sorority community and has written several articles and chapters on the topic for various publications, including the introductory chapter to Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity and the concluding chapter to Brotherhood: Gay Life in College Fraternities . He is an initiate of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and is an honorary member of Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity, the national social fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men. He has served as the Chapter Advisor for the San Diego chapter of Delta Lambda Phi since it was founded in 1992, and serves as the National Risk Management Coordinator for the fraternity.
Shane L. Windmeyer, M.S., Ed
Shane L. Windmeyer, M.S., Ed., is a leading author on gay campus issues, national leader in gay and lesbian civil rights and a champion for LGBT issues on college campuses. He is cofounder and executive director of Campus Pride, the only national organization for student leaders and campus organizations working to create a safer college environment for LGBT students. Released Fall 2006 by Alyson Books, Windmeyer is the author of The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students , the first-ever college guide profiling the "100 Best LGBT-Friendly Campuses." He is also the editor of Brotherhood: Gay Life in College Fraternities and co-editor of the books Inspiration for LGBT Students & Allies, Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity and Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority .
Charles G. Eberly, Ph.D.
Charles G. Eberly's line of research is the American College Fraternity, with more than 35 presentations or publications to his credit. He was the first recipient of the BGSU Greek Award in 2002 from his Alma Mater, Bowling Green State University, for a lifetime of service to the college fraternity. He is Professor of Counseling and Student Development at Eastern Illinois University, where many of his students have completed Masters theses on fraternity and sorority topics. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Alpha, and Order of Omega honorary societies, and a recipient of the Order of the Golden Heart from Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. In 2005 he helped to found Oracle, The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity Advisors . He is currently a member of the Advisory Board and a reviewer for Dr. Gregory S. Parks and Dr. Matthew W. Hughey for an "edited volume on empirical studies of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs)". Eberly also serves as the NASPA IV-East representative of the Men and Masculinities Knowledge Community.
Grahaeme A. Hesp, Ed.D.
Grahaeme A. Hesp is director of fraternity & sorority life at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a long-time and active member of the Association of Fraternity Advisors, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, ACPA: College Student Educators International, and NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, where he is the public policy coordinator for the GLBT Knowledge Community. He is a graduate of The Florida State University where his dissertation research was on sexual orientation within historically White fraternities.
George Miller, M.S, Ed.
Geroge Miller, M.S., Ed. serves as the Director of Meetings & Events for Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. Miller is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and graduated from the University of Evansville with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He holds a Master of Science degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Florida State University and worked as a campus-based administrator for several years before joining the Fraternity staff in 2002. In addition to his volunteer work with Lambda 10, Miller is involved locally with Indy Pride, the Indiana Youth Group and serves as a member of the steering committee for Lambda Legal's Indiana Benefit Dinner.
Billy Molasso, Ph.D.
Billy Molasso is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration and Program Coordinator of the Higher Education Program at The George Washington University. He joined the GW Faculty in the Summer of 2007, following three years as an Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University, and over 10-years as a student affairs practitioner at Michigan State University, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Florida. He is actively engaged in research on the problem behaviors of college students (alcohol and other drug abuse, HIV and Gay Identity Development), assessment in student affairs, the fraternity/sorority experience, and how college students experience having a sense of purpose in life. |
