The Gladstein Committee

The Gladstein Committee is the heart of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute. The committee advises the Institute on policies and future directions, faculty hiring, grant initiatives, and educational programming. The multidisciplinary committee includes faculty from the humanities, social sciences, business, education, engineering, fine arts, law, social work, and UConn Health. It assesses how UConn can best contribute to the field of human rights, and seeks to create academic programs that build upon UConn’s strengths in faculty research, teaching, and practice. The committee selects the Gladstein Visiting Professor and oversees the undergraduate and graduate programs in human rights. Subcommittees review applications for funding from UConn faculty and students in teaching and research.

César Abadía-Barrero

César Abadía-Barrero

Associate Professor, Anthropology and Human Rights

cesar.abadia@uconn.edu

Nana Amos

Director of Community Outreach & Engagement
Co-Director, Democracy & Dialogues Initiative

nana.amos@uconn.edu

Zehra Arat

Professor, Political Science

zehra.arat@uconn.edu

Jon Bauer

Clinical Professor of Law and Richard D. Tulisano '69 Scholar in Human Rights

jon.bauer@uconn.edu

Megan Berthold

Megan Berthold

Professor, Social Work

megan.berthold@uconn.edu

Alex Branzell, a man in a white shirt, smiles at the camera from The Dodd Center for Human Rights.

Alex Branzell

Events & Communications Coordinator, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

alex.branzell@uconn.edu

Davis Chacon Hurtado

Davis Chacón Hurtado

Co-Director Engineering for Human Rights Initiative
Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Human Rights

davis.chacon-hurtado@uconn.edu

Rachel Chambers

Rachel Chambers

Director, Business and Human Rights Initiative
Assistant Professor, Business Law

rachel.chambers@uconn.edu

Audrey Chapman

Professor, Public Health Sciences

achapman@uchc.edu

Jessica Cooperman

Doris & Simon Konover Chair in Judaic Studies
Director, Center for Judaic Studies & Contemporary Jewish Life
Associate Professor, Literatures, Cultures, & Languages

js.cooperman@uconn.edu

Eleni Coundouriotis

Professor, English

eleni.coundouriotis@uconn.edu

John Dunn

John Dunn

Visiting Assistant Professor, Education and Human Rights

jkdunn@uconn.edu

Heather Elliott-Famularo

Heather Elliott-Famularo

Department Head, Digital Media and Design
Professor, Digital Film/Video Production

heather@uconn.edu

Gary English

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Dramatic Arts

gary.english@uconn.edu

José Falconi

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts and Human Rights
Assistant Professor, Art History and Human Rights

jose.falconi@uconn.edu

Robin Greeley

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts and Human Rights
Professor, Art History

robin.greeley@uconn.edu

Lynn Healy

Lynne Healey

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Emerita, Social Work

lynne.healy@uconn.edu

Shareen Hertel

Shareen Hertel

Wiktor Osiatyński Chair of Human Rights
Professor, Political Science and Human Rights

shareen.hertel@uconn.edu

Liz Holzer

Elizabeth Holzer

Director of Undergraduate Programs, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Associate Professor, Sociology and Human Rights

elizabeth.holzer@uconn.edu

Rachel Jackson

Rachel Jackson

Director of Operations, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

rachel.jackson@uconn.edu

Brendan Kane

Brendan Kane

Co-Director, Democracy and Dialogues Initiative
Professor, History and Literature, Cultures, and Languages

brendan.kane@uconn.edu

Molly Land

Molly Land

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Catherine Roraback Professor of Law
Professor, Human Rights

molly.land@law.uconn.edu

Erica Laplante

Erica Laplante

Director, Human Rights Research Hub
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

erica.laplante@uconn.edu

Kathryn Libal

Kathryn Libal

Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Professor, Social Work and Human Rights

kathryn.libal@uconn.edu

Asif Majid

Asif Majid

Assistant Professor, Dramatic Arts and Human Rights

asif.majid@uconn.edu

Catherine Masud

Catherine Masud

Assistant Professor In-Residence, Human Rights Documentary Filmmaking

catherine.masud@uconn.edu

Michael Orwicz

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts and Human Rights
Associate Professor, Art History

michael.orwicz@uconn.edu

Mark Overmyer-Velázquez

Mark Overmyer-Velázquez

Campus Dean and Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Hartford
Professor, History and Latino and Latin American Studies

mark.velazquez@uconn.edu

Stephen Park

Stephen Park

Associate Professor, Business Law

stephen.park@uconn.edu

Susan Randolph

Susan Randolph

Associate Professor Emerita, Economics

susan.m.randolph@gmail.com

David Richards

David Richards

Director of Graduate Programs, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Associate Professor, Political Science & Human Rights

david.richards@uconn.edu

Michael Rubin

Michael Rubin

Assistant Professor, Political Science and Human Rights

michael.a.rubin@uconn.edu

Sara Silverstein

Sara Silverstein

Co-Director, Research Program on Humanitarianism
Assistant Professor, History and Human Rights

sara.silverstein@uconn.edu

Sandra Sirota

Sandra Sirota

Director, Human Rights Close to Home
Assistant Professor in Residence, Experiential Global Learning and Human Rights

sandra.sirota@uconn.edu

Jackie Thompson

Jacqueline Thompson

Financial Assistant, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

jacqueline.thompson@uconn.edu

Lynne Tirrell

Professor, Philosophy

lynne.tirrell@uconn.edu

Fiona Vernal

Associate Director, Africana Studies Institute
Associate Professor, Africana Studies Institute

fiona.vernal@uconn.edu

Katharina von Hammerstein

Katharina von Hammerstein

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Emerita, German Studies

von.hammerstein@uconn.edu

Manuela Wagner

Manuela Wagner

Associate Dean for Humanities, Faculty Inclusion and Success
Professor, German Studies and Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies

manuela.wagner@uconn.edu

Scott Wallace

Scott Wallace

Associate Professor, Journalism
Affiliate Faculty Member, El Instituto: UConn’s Institute of Latino/a, Caribbean and Latin American Studies

scott.wallace@uconn.edu

James Waller

James Waller

Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice
Director, Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs
Professor, Literatures, Cultures, & Languages

james.waller@uconn.edu

Margaret Walsh

Director of Research Development, Institute of the Environment and Energy
Research Professor, Institute of the Environment and Energy

margaret.walsh@uconn.edu

Alyssa Webb

Educational Program Administrator, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

alyssa.webb@uconn.edu

Sarah Willen

Sarah Willen

Director of Graduate Studies, Anthropology
Co-Director, Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights
Professor, Anthropology

sarah.willen@uconn.edu

Sarah Winter

Sarah Winter

Co-Director, Research Program on Humanitarianism
Professor, English

sarah.winter@uconn.edu

Sebastian Wogenstein

Sebastian Wogenstein

Associate Professor, German Studies

wogenstein@uconn.edu