WIMS Members
- Kristy Townsend, Ph.D. – Director of Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS), College of Medicine
- Maya Iyer, M.D. – Associate Director of WIMS, College of Medicine
- Susan Massick, M.D. – Co-Chair Advocacy Subcommittee, WIMS
- Subdeep Virk, M.D. – Co-Chair Advocacy Subcommittee, WIMS
- Kymberly Gowdy, Ph.D. - Co-Chair Advocacy Subcommittee, WIMS
- Arwa Shana’ah, M.D. – Co-Chair Awards Subcommittee, WIMS
- Carolyn Presley, M.D. – Co-Chair Awards Subcommittee, WIMS
- Luanne Hall-Stoodley, Ph.D. – Co-Chair Data Subcommittee, WIMS
- Shu-Hua (Sue) Wang, MD, PharmD, MPH – Co-Chair Data Subcommittee, WIMS
- Anasuya Sarkar, Ph.D. – Co-Chair Data Subcommittee, WIMS
- Irina Castellanos, Ph.D. – Co-Chair Events Subcommittee, WIMS
- Aubrey Moe, Ph.D. – Co-Chair Events Subcommittee, WIMS
- Jaclyn Caccese, Ph.D. – Co-Chair Media/Communications Subcommittee, WIMS
- Maria (Maju) Brunette, Ph.D. – Co-Chair Media/Communications Subcommittee, WIMS
In addition to Steering Committee Members:
- Gloria Fleming, MD
- Zarine Shah, MBBS
- Claire Vershraegan, MD
- Wendy Frankel, MD
- Sheryl Pfeil, MD
- Mark Landon, MD
- Zihai Li, MD
- Phil Binkley, MD, MPH
- Raphael Pollock, MD, PhD
- Susan Koletar, MD
- Bethany Panchal, MD
- Erica Bell, Ph.D.
- Timothy Pawlik, MD, PhD
- Ronald Harter, MD
- Brandon Biesiadecki, PhD
- Elaine Mardis, PhD
- Dana McTigue, PhD
- Andrea Williams, PhD
Current Co-Chairs
Susan Massick, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology
Kym Gowdy, MS, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Subdeep Virk, MBBS
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Prior Co-Chairs
- Gloria Fleming, MD, 2 years of service
- Shraddha Mainali, MD 2 years of service
Current Committee Membership
- Madalina Butnariu, MD - Internal Medicine, GI
- Lanla Conteh, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine, GI
- Leslie Kim, MD - Otolaryngology
- Nidhi Krishna, MD - Radiology
- Simaio Li-Sauerwine, MD - Emergency Medicine
- Jennifer McCallister, MD - Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Jill Rafael-Fortney, PhD - Physiology and Cell Biology
- Alexa Meara, MD - Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
- Lindsey Sobotka, DO - Internal Medicine, GI/Hepatology
- Lisa Hickman, MD - OBGYN, Urogynecology
- Audrey Sigmund, MD - Internal Medicine, Hematology
- Min-Jeong Cho, MD - Plastic Surgery
- Carmen Quatman, MD, PhD - Orthopedic Surgery
- Courtney Hebert, MD, MS - Infectious Disease
Advisory Board
- Gloria Fleming, MD - Ophthalmology
- Zarine Shah, MBBS - Radiology
- Claire Vershraegan, MD - Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
About the Advocacy Subcommittee
The Advocacy Subcommittee focuses on issues pertaining to equity and on solutions for achieving promotion, supporting career advancement, and retaining academic faculty talent. Faculty in academic medicine face challenges in balancing academic research, education and teaching, and clinical duties, and Advocacy’s mission is to advocate for change and to foster a collaborative and supportive environment for all faculty, particularly for women and underrepresented minority faculty.
Recent initiatives by the Advocacy Subcommittee:
- Examining search committees and identifying best practice recommendations to insure an equitable and transparent search process, to garner a diverse candidate pool, and to assemble diverse faculty to serve on search committees.
- Securing new lactation space for research scientist moms in the BRT.
- Identifying best practices for mentorship and sponsorship of junior faculty and creating opportunities for women to attain leadership roles and enhance their academic profile.
- Examining the associate-to-full professor pathway and identifying persistent barriers to promotion. Faculty retention is paramount to avoid the “leaky pipeline” of faculty departures and to facilitate career development to attain senior academic rank and leadership opportunities.
- Facilitating building a national reputation at all ranks, with measures that Faculty Affairs, Chairs, and individual faculty can undertake to enhance one’s national profile. Based on the Advocacy’s COM mid-career faculty survey data (2019), difficulty in developing a national reputation is consistently cited as the most significant barrier to meeting metrics for promotion.
- Interview with AAMC GWIMS about resources related to sexual harassment and structure of reporting at The Ohio State University: spring 2021- WIMS, specifically advocacy sub-committee and Dr. Leon McDougle (Chief Diversity Officer) were invited to participate. Report is to be released by the AAMC GWIMS group in 2022
Current Co-Chairs
Arwa Shana’ah, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical, Department of Pathology; Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Director, Pathology Residency Program; Director, Hematopathology Division
Carolyn Presley, MD
Assistant Professor Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology
Prior Co-Chairs
- Erika Kemp, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, 2018-2020
- Maya Iyer, MD, MEd, 2020-2021
Current Committee Membership
- Catherine Chung, MD - Pathology, Internal Medicine/Dermatology
- Nick Breitborde, PhD - Psychiatry, Psychology and Behavioral Health
- Ce Shang, PhD - Division of Medical Oncology
- Roshini Abraham, PhD - Pediatrics, Immunology
- Kristen Lewis, MD - Internal Medicine
- Ashley Cetnar, PhD, MS - Radiation Oncology
- Ritu Kapoor, MD - Anesthesiology
- Holli Loomans-Kropp, PhD, M.P.H - Internal Medicine
- Jessica Kaffenberger, MD - Dermatology
Advisory Board
- Wendy Frankel, MD - Pathology
- Sheryl Pfeil, MD - Internal Medicine, GI
About the Awards Subcommittee
The mission of the Awards Subcommittee’s is to enhance awareness of existing awards, facilitate nominations for and applications of women faculty at the COM for local, regional, and national awards and create new local awards. The awards committee currently focuses on the following awards annually:
Emerging Leader in Business
Mazzaferri-Ellison Society of Master Clinicians
OSU WIMS Engagement Award
AAMC GWIMS Individual Award
OSU FAME AWARDS
- We have had 3 recipients of the Mazzafari-Ellison Society for Master Clinician Award
- Two recipients have received the Emerging Leader in Business Award since its establishment in 2020.
- In 2020, the Awards Subcommittee successfully nominated the OSU COM WIMS for and our organization received the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Emerging Leader for an Organization Award.
- In 2022, the inaugural OSU WIMs Engagement Award will be given for up to two WIMS members who have demonstrated commitment to the mission of WIMS.
Current Co-Chairs
Luanne Hall-Stoodley, PhD
Associate Professor of Research, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Director, OSU BSL3 Program The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Co-Director, Cure CF Columbus CF Foundation Research and Development Program, OSU/NCH
Anasuya Sarkar, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Sleep and Sleep Medicine
Shu-Hua (Sue) Wang, MD, PharmD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Infectious Disease Division. Director, OSU Global One Health initiative Implementation Science and Research
Prior Co-Chairs
- Dr. Brandon Biesiadecki, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, 2 years
- Dr. Bethany Panchal, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, 2 years
- Dr. Shasha Bai, Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Director, Biostatistics Resource at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 6 months
Current Committee Membership
- Julia Agne MD - Internal Medicine, Palliative Care
- Ceren Yarar-Fisher, PhD, PT - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Scott Lenobel, MD - Radiology
- Xiaokui (Molly) Mo, PhD - Biomedical Informatics
- Erin Stevens DO - Internal Medicine, Palliative Care
- Anne Sullivan MD - Orthopedics
- Brittney Keller-Hamilton, PhD - Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
- Laura Southerland, MD - Emergency Medicine
- Sonja Chen, MD - Pediatrics, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Megan S. Keiser, PhD- Neurological Surgery
Advisory Board
- Mark Landon, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Tania Oberyszyn, PhD - Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, Pathology
About the Data Subcommittee
The Data Subcommittee carries out the important role of collecting and analyzing data to direct and support WIMS. These data help to identify and actively reduce barriers to the professional success of women in medicine and science, focusing on equity and parity, promotion and leadership and foster a positive culture and environment that supports the goals of all faculty in medicine and science. Our Data Initiatives provide the evidence that identifies gaps and procedures towards improving these gaps, as well as celebrating successes of the COM. Importantly, data provides more transparency and the opportunity for information sharing that empowers both the current and next generation of biomedical clinicians and scientists.
Current Data Subcommittee Initiatives aligned with the WIMS Strategic Plan
- Build, validate and curate longitudinal databases of OSU COM leadership positions (Deans, Chairs, Division Chiefs, Center and Medical Directors) and faculty by rank, track, and department.
- Assemble results for COM leaders and department chairs on behalf of WIMS.
- Provide robust data analyses to benchmark with COMs in medical colleges nationwide.
- IRB and secure storage of DSC databases.
- Provide deliverables regarding gender parity for OSU presentations and publications, for presentation at national conferences, and for publication in the national scientific and medical literature.
- Collaboration with OSU Anti-racist Action Plan (ARAP) initiatives to facilitate the incorporation of URM and ethnicity as well as gender in the COM databases.
Additional ongoing DSC projects included:
- Assemble an annual database for faculty retention by rank and gender.
- Track faculty promotion and tenure and faculty hiring at senior ranks.
- Work jointly with the COM Office of Research on gender pay analysis.
Current Co-Chairs
Irina Castellanos, PhD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Aubrey Moe, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Prior Co-Chairs
- Andrea Johnson, MD, 1 year (2020 – 2021)
- Erica Bell, PhD, 3 years (2018 – 2021)
- Zarine Shah, MD, 2 years (2018 – 2020)
Current Committee Membership
- Alison MacKinlay, MD - Family Medicine
- Patricia Malerich, MD - Dermatology
- Martha Yearsely, MD - Pathology
- Jewel Crasta, PhD, OTR/L - School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Matthew Avenarius, PhD - Pathology
- Sarita Maturu, DO - Neurology
- Katie Burkhouse, PhD - Psychiatry
- Ritu Madan, DO - Rheumatology
- Asrar Al Ahmadi, MBBS - Medical Oncology
- Kristy Engel, PsyD - Psychology
Advisory Board
- Erica Bell, PhD - Neurology
- Raphael Pollock MD, PhD - Surgical Oncology
About the Events Subcommittee
The WIMS Events Subcommittee supports the mission of WIMS by developing and implementing a variety of dynamic events that support the equity and advancement of women faculty in The Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSU COM). In addition to co-sponsoring educational experiences relevant to faculty resources for professional development, our group is further committed to curating events that both promote the visibility of and address the unique needs, strengths, and barriers faced by women in medicine and science. Collectively, the WIMS Events Subcommittee strives to cultivate events that educate, inspire, and celebrate an inclusive community of women and women-allied faculty in the OSU COM.
Current Subcommittee Events
- WIMS Annual Celebration of Women Faculty – May 10, 2023
- Welcome and Welcome Back Event- August 2022
- Disrupting Bullying in Academic Medicine Workshop– September 2022
- Fall Speaker-Amy Acton December 2022
Current Co-Chairs
Jaclyn Caccese, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Maria (Maju) Brunette, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Prior Co-Chairs
- Vivien Lee, MD
- Megan Ballinger, PhD
Current Committee Membership
- James MacDonald, MD MPH - Pediatrics, Sports Medicine
- Nina Rai, DO - Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Christina Liscynesky, MD - Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
- Renuka Shenoy, MD - Anesthesiology
- Mitva Patel, MD - Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Radiology
- Primyavada Singh, MBBS - Internal Medicine, Nephrology
- Rukya Masum - Radiology, Neuroradiology
- Shafia Rahman, MD - Medical Oncology
- Poorvi Hardman, DO - Internal Medicine
- Ashley Krull, PhD - Internal Medicine, Hematology
- Megan Ballinger, PhD- Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
About the WIMS Media/Communications Subcommittee
The mission of WIMS Media/Communications Subcommittee is to raise awareness of unique challenges women face in medicine and science and to amplify the inspiring work and amazing efforts of women in medicine and science at OSUMC both internally via quarterly newsletters and externally via daily Tweets.