The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME)’s LGBTQIAP+ Advocacy Board (LAB) provides a space for advocates in the WPI community to come together to strategize and inform Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and ODIME programs and services to better serve our students.
Through recurring meetings, the LGBTQIAP+ Advocacy Board outlines current challenges, leads various initiatives, and provides knowledge, critical thinking, and analysis to institutional decision-makers.
If you have any questions regarding the LGBTQIAP+ Advocacy Board or would like to learn more about our efforts, please email diversity@wpi.edu.
Mission & Vision
LGBTQIAP+ Advocacy Board (LAB) Members
Email: lfeldman@wpi.edu
Lauren Feldman (they/she) serves as Assistant Director for Gender Equity and Sexuality in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME). Within their role, Lauren is responsible for the coordination, implementation, and assessment of campus gender equity, women’s programs, and LGBTQIAP+ programs, services, and initiatives. Lauren works directly to support women, non-binary, trans and queer students on campus. ...
Email: edufresne@wpi.edu
Liz supports, facilitates, and coordinates collaborative initiatives that contribute to achieving the library’s and university’s strategic priorities. Current projects include ...
Email: ehambleton@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5638
Dr. Elizabeth Hambleton is a Research & Instruction Librarian in the Gordon Library. She provides research assistance and instructional support to all library users. Her primary interests in the field of library science include UI/UX and accessibility, especially in digital spaces. She has published articles and book chapters on ludomusicology. In addition to providing broad support to students and faculty in their scholarly pursuits, she is revamping LibGuides, Canvas pages, and other asynchronous research aids and tutorials to support education in and out of the classroom at WPI.
Email: shorton@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6514
Email: rmoody@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5079
My research centers around religion in North Africa and the Middle East with a focus on Islam; I approach the study of Islam through its representation in visual culture. My first book project, an outgrowth of my dissertation, focuses on recent fiction film by Moroccan women filmmakers as oblique forms of resistance to dominant narratives about Muslim women. My research tends to be very interdisciplinary: I draw on religion, cultural studies, feminist theory, film theory and affect theory. ...
Email: peneumann@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4958
Paige provides leadership, mentoring, collaborative vision, and strategic direction for the library’s core student and faculty instruction and research and project support services. She/her/hers.
Email: atogilvie@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4944
Anne Ogilvie is the director for team learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the founder of WPI’s SWEET Center, a campus resource that supports effective and equitable teamwork in the collaborative projects that are at the heart of WPI’s project-based curriculum. Anne also teaches OBC505, a graduate course on teaming and organizing for innovation, and she advises interdisciplinary field research projects for WPI undergraduates. ...
Email: eperlow@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5060
The holistic WPI experience, both inside and outside the classroom, is a phenomenal learning laboratory that can prepare students for their future lives as leaders and citizens. At WPI, students have the opportunity to take risks, try new skills and opportunities, and to learn from them. The spirit of collaboration, value for student input, and culture of innovation makes WPI a place where students can build meaningful relationships with students, faculty, and staff who share their passions and interests. ...
Email: eastoddard@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4871
Prof Stoddard is a human-environment geographer who is interested in the intersection of nature, society, and justice, particularly in the context of climate change. She looks at the ways in which we can design for climate resilience, in terms of infrastructure, location specific practices, and through community resilience. Stoddard also looks at the vulnerability and resilience of food systems to disasters (climate, disease outbreaks, etc.), and the impacts for humans, animals, and ecosystems. ...
Email: cdurfee@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5800
Carissa’s work focuses on helping students thrive in their communities. Through oversight of the belonging and engagement areas of Student Affairs, Carissa collaborates with ODIME, ISSO, and SAO so that students can seek the individual support they need for success, build their communities, and grow in their interests & knowledge. ...
Email: bfrederick@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6536
Dr. Brittany Frederick (she/her) serves as the Director of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME). She provides strategic leadership for the programs, services, and initiatives that foster an inclusive and equitable campus environment. Dr. Frederick also works collaboratively with campus partners to identify best practices and implement data-informed strategies that strengthen student retention and promote a greater sense of belonging within the WPI community. ...