The University Diversity & Social Transformation Professorship recognizes senior University of Michigan faculty who have — through their scholarship, teaching, and/or service — demonstrated a long-term commitment to addressing institutional barriers. These individuals not only transform the University of Michigan but also shape the broader societal discourse around inclusion and equity.
2025
Patrick Grzanka
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies; Professor of Women's and Gender Studies; Professor of Psychology (by courtesy); University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
Devon Payne-Sturges, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.Engr.
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences; University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
2024
Ron Eglash
Professor of Information in the School of Information; Professor of Art and Design in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design; and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
Isis Settles
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Professor of Psychology; Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies; Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies; and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
2023
Paula M. Lantz
James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy, Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Health Management and Policy, and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
Antoinette Louise Toppin
Professor of Music in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance; and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
Kyle P. Whyte
George Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability and University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Alford Young, Jr.
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of Public Policy, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
2022
Germine H. Awad
Professor of Psychology and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Roy Clarke
Marcellus L. Wiedenbeck Collegiate Professor of Physics and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Kevin O'Neal Cokley
Professor of Psychology and Associate Chair for Diversity Initiatives at the University of Michigan
Elizabeth R. Cole
Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Women's and Gender Studies; Psychology; and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan
Erica Marsh
S. Jan Behrman Collegiate Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan
Rogério M. Pinto
Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the School of Social Work; and Professor of Theatre and Drama at the University of Michigan
Sara A. Pozzi
Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, and Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan
2021
Lilia M. Cortina
Professor of Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies, and Management & Organizations; and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Kristie Dotson
Professor of Philosophy and Afroamerican & African Studies; and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Trachette L. Jackson
Professor of Mathematics and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Hitomi Tonomura
Professor of History and Women's & Gender Studies; and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Herbert G. Winful
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Joseph E. and Anne P. Rowe Professor of Electrical Engineering, Professor of Physics; and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
2020
Vincent Hutchings
Hanes Walton Jr Collegiate Professor of Political Science and African Studies and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Amy J. Schulz
Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Celeste Watkins-Hayes
2022 Anti-Racism Collaborative Research & Community Impact Fellow, Professor in the Department of Sociology and in the Ford School of Public Policy, and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Camille M. Wilson
Professor of Education and University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
David Wooten
Professor of Marketing, Alfred L. Edwards Collegiate Professor, and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
2019
Ketra Armstrong
Professor of Sport Management and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Audrey Bennett
Professor of Art and Design and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Susan Dynarski
Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University | 2019 University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
Marita R. Inglehart
Professor of Dentistry, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Carla O'Connor
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Education, Director of the Wolverine Pathways Program, and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Denise Sekaquaptewa
Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Daphne Watkins
Professor of Social Work and Director of the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis School of Social Work Center for Health Equity Research and Training, and University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan