The Office for Institutional Equity (OIE) Liaison Program is designed to build a consistent institutional infrastructure for supporting members of the Duke community and responding to concerns of discrimination, harassment and/or related misconduct at Duke. Since the President’s directive in June for schools and departments to implement Anti-Racism plans aligned with the Strategic Plan Toward Our Second Century, an increased interest emerged in creating internal reporting systems to address microaggressions and other misconduct that could relate to discrimination and harassment.
This program will fulfill the desire for local reporting and problem solving, but offer the following advantages:
- Consistent identification of complaints that should be elevated to OIE and/or elsewhere for an appropriate response.
- Greater neutrality and distance from those who are potentially responsible for the harm.
- Even application of consequences for similar behavior.
- Reinforcement of who is required to report discrimination and harassment as stated in existing policies.
- Local access to someone who understands applicable standards and OIE’s process.
The Program is not intended to change existing practices for how OIE responds to individual complaints, such as our close work with Human Resources leaders and chairs, but will hopefully create additional capacity within schools, departments and administrative units to facilitate recommendations that arise from OIE processes, including where OIE has determined that problematic behavior or climate issues exist, but the issues fall outside of OIE jurisdiction or where an investigation is not the recommended path forward. The OIE Liaison can also be a key partner to assist in navigating communication with involved parties during or after an OIE investigation or other intervention, where our process has resulted in unintended impacts on the environment that could be ameliorated with more communication afterwards.
What is an OIE Liaison?
An OIE Liaison is an appointed member of a Duke unit or department who has a baseline understanding of operational or human resources policies. The designated Liaison should also be situated high enough in the organization to have sufficient audience with the leadership if problems that could be related to harassment and discrimination arise. The OIE Liaison should have excellent judgment and the ability to keep information in the highest confidence. It would be preferable to designate someone who has had interactions with OIE in the past and already understands the process, such as a Human Resources representative, Chief of Staff or a former Department Chair. In the nine Schools, OIE recommends two Liaisons, one faculty member and one staff person.
What is the Commitment of an OIE Liaison?
OIE will host an annual OIE Liaison Conference in the fall for education, support and networking. Depending on upcoming legal or compliance-related changes or updates, OIE will use the Conference to provide deeper learning and understanding for the OIE Liaison group so that they can provide expertise on the OIE process and inform their departments and units of any changes. In Fall 2021, the three-hour Conference will focus on the recent changes to the policies, including the implications of the new federal Title IX regulations, how to ensure Anti-Racism programming is consistent with legal boundaries, and what to expect with a new Department of Education leadership. In addition to the conference, OIE Liaisons will be invited to a 90-minute meeting each spring. In advance of each meeting, OIE will request programming feedback from the OIE Liaisons about topics of interest or concern, and OIE will disseminate relevant pre-reading to the group. Finally, OIE will maintain a listserv to facilitate networking and communication among the Liaisons for OIE to more effectively and consistently share information with the group.
Contact Us
Office for Institutional Equity
Cynthia Clinton, Assistant Vice President for Harassment & Discrimination Prevention and Compliance
Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 919-668-6214
Email: cynthia.clinton@duke.edu
Duke Units and Corresponding OIE Liaisons
Duke Alumni Engagement & Development | Duke Arts | Duke Athletics | Duke Chapel | Duke Divinity School | DUMAC Inc. | Duke Facilities Management | Duke Financial Services | Duke Fuqua School of Business | Duke General Administration | Duke Graduate School | Duke Health | Duke Interdisciplinary Studies | Duke Law School |Duke Libraries | Duke Nicholas School of the Environment | Duke Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance | Duke Office of Durham & Community Affairs | Duke Office of Information Technology | Duke Office of Postdoctoral Services | Duke Office of the President | Duke Office of the Provost | Duke Office of Public Affairs | Duke Office of Undergraduate Education | Duke Pratt School of Engineering | Duke Research | Duke Sanford School of Public Policy | Duke School of Medicine | Duke School of Nursing | Duke Student Affairs | Duke Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Duke Alumni Engagement & Development
- Scott Greenwood, Chief Operating Officer
Phone: 919-684-2762 | Email: scott.greenwood@daa.duke.edu - Lisa Worster, Senior Assistant Vice President, Development Services
Phone: 919-681-0402 | Email: lisa.worster@duke.edu
Duke Arts
- Kevin Erixson, Director, DukeCreate
Phone: 919-684-0540 | Email: kevin.erixson@duke.edu
Duke Athletics
- Troy Austin, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Internal Affairs
Phone: 919-668-5716 | Email: tsa2@duke.edu
Duke Chapel
- Joni Harris, Director of Business and Facilities
Phone: 919-684-6220 | Email: joni.harris@duke.edu
Duke Divinity School
- Jung Choi, Associate Dean for Global and Intercultural Formation
Phone: 919-660-3475 | Email: jchoi@div.duke.edu - Katherine Smith, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Phone: 919-660-3433 | Email: ksmith@div.duke.edu
DUMAC Inc.
- Ellen Hoverman, Head of Human Resources and Administration
Phone: 919-668-9995 | Email: ellen.hoverman@duke.edu
Duke Facilities Management
- Michelle Carter-Jenkins, HR Departmental Director
Phone: 919-660-4251 | Email: michelle.jenkins@duke.edu
Duke Financial Services
- Constance Badger, Senior Assistant to the Vice President
Phone: 919-684-3860 | Email: connie.badger@duke.edu
Duke Fuqua School of Business
- Stephanie Robertson, Assistant Dean of Community Engagement and Inclusion
Phone: 919-660-7940 | Email: stephaniem.robertson@duke.edu - Rick Larrick, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Phone: 919-660-4076 | Email: rick.larrick@duke.edu
Duke General Administration
- Antwan Lofton, Assistant Vice President for Staff & Labor Relations, Staff & Family Programs
Phone: 919-684-2808 | Email: antwan.lofton@duke.edu - Piper Mitchell, HR Director, Staff & Labor Relations
Phone: 919-684-2808 | Email: piper.mitchell@duke.edu
Duke Graduate School
- Kim Thompson, Human Resources Departmental Manager
Phone: 919-681-1562 | Email: kim.n.thompson@duke.edu - John Klingensmith, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Phone: 919-681-1559 | Email: john.klingensmith@duke.edu
Duke Health
- Claire Boland, Divisional Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-668-5257 | Email: claire.boland@duke.edu - Alyson Gordon, Assistant Vice President of New Talent Strategies
Phone: 919-668-7537 | Email: alyson.gordon@duke.edu - Jennifer Kelly, Divisional Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-681-9484 | Email: jennifer.kelly@duke.edu - Matt Marchione, Divisional Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-684-5983 | Email: matt.marchione@duke.edu - Lorna Maxwell, Divisional Chief Clinical Contract Services
Phone: 919-419-5012 | Email: lorna.maxwell@duke.edu - Dexter Nolley, Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-470-7270 | Email: dexter.nolley@duke.edu - Deborah Page, Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-668-7229 | Email: deborah.page@duke.edu - Janice Powell, Divisional Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-479-2000 | Email: powel060@mc.duke.edu - Adam Tabor, Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-954-3338 | Email: adam.tabor2@duke.edu - Patara Williams, Program Manager
Phone: 919-613-0224 | Email: patara.williams@duke.edu - Rita Winsor, Divisional Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-613-9401 | Email: rita.winsor@duke.edu
Duke Interdisciplinary Studies
- Misha Angrist, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Social Science Research Institute
Phone: 919-684-2872 | Email: misha.angrist@duke.edu - Cason Lynley, Director of Marketing, Sales, & Finance, Duke University Press
Phone: 919-688-3524 | Email: clynley@dukeupress.edu - Kimberly McNeil, Associate Director of the Duke University Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research
Phone: 919-613-5465 | Email: km.mcneil@duke.edu
Duke Law School
- William Hoye, Associate Dean
Phone: 919-613-7020 | Email: William.Hoye@law.duke.edu - Lisa Kern-Griffin, Candace M. Carroll and Leonard B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Law
Phone: 919-613-7112 | Email: griffin@law.duke.edu - Jabrina Robinson, Career Specialist
Phone: 919-613-7000 | Email: jabrina.robinson@law.duke.edu
Duke Libraries
- Kimberly Burhop-Service, Manager, Library Human Resources
Phone: 919-660-5937 | Email: kim.burhop@duke.edu
Duke Nicholas School of the Environment
- Lori Bennear, Juli Plant Grainger Associate Professor
Phone: 919-613-8083 | Email: lori.bennear@duke.edu - Prasad Kasibhatla, Professor in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy
Phone: 919-613-8075 | Email: psk9@duke.edu - Charlotte Nunez-Wolff, Senior Associate Dean, Finance and Administration
Phone: 919-684-1433 | Email: cnunez@duke.edu - Angela Stokes, Human Resources Departmental Director
Phone: 919-613-8147 | Email: angela.stokes@duke.edu
Duke Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance
- Summer Webbink, Director Ethics and Compliance Monitoring
Phone: 919-613-7634 | Email: summer.webbink@duke.edu
Duke Office of Durham & Community Affairs
- Donna Hubert, Departmental Business Manager
Phone: 919-684-5382 | Email: donna.hubert@duke.edu
Duke Office of Information Technology
- Stephanie Dott, Administrative Manager
Phone: 919-668-2949 | Email: Stephanie.Dott@duke.edu
Duke Office of Postdoctoral Services
- TBD
Duke Office of the President
- Maggie Epps, Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Chief of Staff to the President
Phone: 919-684-8978 | Email: margaret.epps@duke.edu
Duke Office of the Provost
- Kimberley Harris, Director, Academic HR Services & Assistant Vice Provost
Phone: 919-684-3501 | Email: harri098@mc.duke.edu
Duke Office of Public Affairs
- Samiha Khanna, Assistant Director, Media Relations
Phone: 919-684-2823 | Email: samiha.khanna@duke.edu - Michele Wittman, Executive Assistant and Operations Manager
Phone: 919-681-3788 | Email: mwittman@duke.edu
Duke Office of Undergraduate Education
- Annie Kao, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Phone: 919-660-3226 | Email: annie.kao@duke.edu
Duke Pratt School of Engineering
- Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Pratt School of Engineering
Phone: 919-660-5142 | Email: karis.boydsinkler@duke.edu - Crystal Chapman, Director Human Resources & Faculty Affairs
Phone: 919-613-5810 | Email: ch210@duke.edu - Joseph Izatt, Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering
Phone: 919-660-5128 | Email: joseph.izatt@duke.edu - Nan Jokerst, J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: 919-660-5503 | Email: nan.jokerst@duke.edu
Duke Research
- Christopher Freel, Associate Vice President for Research
Phone: 919-668-4378 | Email: christopher.freel@duke.edu
Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
- Sumetrice Porter, Human Resources Departmental Director
Phone: 919-613-7893 | Email: sumetrice.porter@duke.edu
Duke School of Medicine
- Ann Brown, Vice Dean for Faculty
Phone: 919-684-5002 | Email: ann.brown@duke.edu - Johnna Frierson, Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Diversity & Inclusion
Phone: 919-660-8412 | Email: johnna.frierson@duke.edu - Betsy Hames, Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 919-684-6153 | Email: betsy.hames@duke.edu - Judy Seidenstein, Chief Diversity Officer & Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion
Phone: 919-684-4405 | Email: judy.seidenstein@duke.edu
Duke School of Nursing
- David Bowersox, Associate Dean and CFO
Phone: 919-684-6528 | Email: david.bowersox@duke.edu - Ernest Grant, Interim Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Phone: 919-684-9323 | Email: ernest.grant@duke.edu
Duke Student Affairs
- Victoria Krebs, Associate Dean of Students, Title IX Outreach & Response
Phone: 919-684-6938 | Email: victoria.krebs@duke.edu - Jeanna McCullers, Senior Associate Dean of Students, Director of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards
Phone: 919-684-6938 | Email: jeanna.mccullers@duke.edu
Duke Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
- Daionne Alvarez, HR Departmental Manager, Arts & Sciences
Phone: 919-660-3131 | Email: daionne.alvarez@duke.edu - Catherine Dougherty, HR Departmental Manager
Phone: 919-660-6375 | Email: catherine.dougherty@duke.edu - Andrea Edwards, HR Departmental Manager, Arts & Sciences
Phone: 919-684-0906 | Email: andrea.madle@duke.edu - Kacey Hammel, Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor
Phone: 919-919-684-8171 | Email: kacey.hammel@duke.edu - Carol King, Vice Dean for Finance & Administration
Phone: 919-660-5264 | Email: carol.king@duke.edu - Justin Wright, Graduate Dean and Professor of Biology
Phone: 646-825-1275 | Email: justin.wright@duke.edu - Kevin Moore, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Phone: 919-681-8294 | Email: kevin.moore@duke.edu - Martin Smith, Dean of Academic Affairs
Phone: 919-660-3075 | Email: mps51@duke.edu