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Steering Committee

The Women Faculty Organization (WFO) and its steering committee was established in 1992 to proactively review issues of relevance to women faculty, including professional development, academic and research support systems and matters of salary equity. The WFO meets monthly to consider and apply strategic approaches to the academic development and professional support of all women faculty at Feinberg School of Medicine. The committee is also a unique resource for networking and fellowship. Representatives from basic and clinical research, academic medicine, hospital-based and private practice and affiliated hospitals are involved. A medical student representative from the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) and a member from the Women's Center at Northwestern University also attend.

If you are interested in becoming involved in the WFO, please contact WFO leadership.

WFO monthly meetings occur on the first Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at 4 p.m. via Zoom.

Steering Committee Members

Co-Chairs

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Maria L V Dizon, MD (Co-chair)
m-dizon( at )northwestern.edu

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Ruchi S Gupta, MD
rugupta( at )luriechildrens.org

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Emily Ho, PhD (Co-chair)
emily-ho( at )northwestern.edu

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Heather J Risser, PhD (Chair)
heather.risser( at )northwestern.edu

Members

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Elizabeth T. Bartom, PhD
312-503-5228
ebartom( at )northwestern.edu

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Lauren B. Beach, PhD
lauren.beach( at )northwestern.edu

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Kenzie Cameron, PhD, MPH
312-503-3910
k-cameron( at )northwestern.edu

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Susan E. Cohn, MD, MPH
312-926-3693
susan-cohn( at )northwestern.edu

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Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD
312-238-0743
ljones1( at )sralab.org

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Carla L. Ellis, MD, MS, FCAP
312-503-0004
carla.ellis( at )northwestern.edu

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Lisa R. Hirschhorn, MD, MPH
312-503-1797
lisa.hirschhorn( at )northwestern.edu

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Erin Hsu, PhD
312-503-1881
erinkhsu( at )gmail.com

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Rola Kaakeh, PharmD
312-908-7914
rola.kaakeh( at )northwestern.edu

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Jungwha (Julia) Lee, PhD
312-503-2292
jungwha-lee( at )northwestern.edu

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Liming Li, PhD
312-503-4420
limingli( at )northwestern.edu

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Kerri Marie Machut, MD
KMachut( at )luriechildrens.org

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Renee Manworren, PhD (Immediate Past-Chair)
312-227-0084
rcbmanworren( at )luriechildrens.org

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Amy S. Paller, MD
apaller( at )nm.org

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Loukia Parisiadou, PhD
312-503-2652
loukia.parisiadou( at )northwestern.edu

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Marie E. Perez, DO
marperez( at )luriechildrens.org

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Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD
rgramsey( at )northwestern.edu

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Karla Fullner Satchell, PhD
312-503-2162
k-satchell( at )northwestern.edu

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Diane Dudas Sheehan, ND
312-503-3636
dsheehan( at )luriechildrens.org

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Paula H. Stern, PhD
p-stern( at )northwestern.edu

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Valerie L, Tokars, PhD
847-491-5139
v-tokars( at )northwestern.edu

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Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD
312-908-8938
lvanhorn( at )northwestern.edu

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Jindan Yu, MD, PhD
312-503-2980
jindan-yu( at )northwestern.edu

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Marina Zelivyanskaya, DVM
312-503-8144
m-zelivya( at )northwestern.edu

AMWA

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Alison Almgren-Bell
alison.almgrenbell( at )northwestern.edu

Administrative Staff

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Courtney McGrosso
wfo( at )northwestern.edu