The Advocates Team is a group of majority men individuals in positions of influence at Michigan Tech who have committed to:
- continuously learning,
- using that knowledge to educate their majority men colleagues to be allies of women, underserved/marginalized, and gender diverse individuals,
- advocating with their women, underserved/marginalized, and gender diverse colleagues, and
- advocating for policies and practices that move Michigan Tech culture to achieve equity for all.
When advocating for policies and practices, the Advocates and Allies Advisory Board (A3B) and Advocates Team will work closely together with the goal of transitioning well-intentioned ideas into policies and practices that most effectively achieve the goals of equity. Please reach out to us at deis-advocates@mtu.edu if you would like to learn more about the Advocates Team!
Co-Chairs
Robert Handler
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, CEGE and Social Sciences
- Faculty Advisor, Green Campus Enterprise
- rhandler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3612
- H-STEM 235
Yoke Khin Yap
- University Professor, Professor of Physics
- Affiliated Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Director of Applied Physics Graduate Program, Osaka University Global Alumni Fellow
- ykyap@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2900
- Office: Fisher 219, Labs: Fisher B013, B009, B031, B034, Photo: This photo can be used freely without permission
Team Members
- Dean and Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- Director of Undergraduate Programs
- djflaspo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2253
- Noblet Building 115
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Conservation biology
- Avian ecology and reproduction
- Cascading effects of deer overbrowse
- Island ecology
- Associate Teaching Professor, Nursing, Biological Sciences
- mmiron@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3532
- Dow 720
Teaching Interests
- Mental health/mental illness
- Mental illness stigma
- Substance use/abuse
- Substance abuse stigma
- Psychiatric pharmacology
- Social Determinants of Health/Disease
- Spirituality in Healthcare
- Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Teaching Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- smmorse@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3241
- MEEM 820
Research Interests
- Window Glass Strength Design
- Wind loads on Structures
- Finite Element Modeling of Brittle Materials
- Large Scale Data Processing and Data Mining
- Associate Professor, Energy Policy
Research Interests
- Sustainable Energy Systems
- Energy Security and Justice
- Risk Governance of the Energy Sector
- Arctic Energy Development
- Russian Energy Policy
- U.S. Energy Policy
Areas of Expertise
- Energy and Environmental Policy
- Comparative and International Energy Law
- U.S. Energy Law
- U.S. Environmental Law
- Russian Energy and Environmental Law
- Energy Geopolitics
- Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Graduate Program Director, Psychology and Human Factors
- kmtrewar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3206
- Meese Center 211 and H-STEM 133
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Cognitive Aging
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Motor Learning
- Sensorimotor Control
- Memory
- Cognitive Control
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- Assistant Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
- Coordinator, College of Computing Learning Center
- ureel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1816
- Rekhi Hall 209
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Software Engineering
- Computer Science Education
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- gpwaite@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3554
- Dow 428
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Seismic source mechanisms of tectonic and volcanic earthquakes
- Mantle and crustal-scale seismic tomography
- The relationship of seismic anisotropy to fluids and strain
- Active-source investigations of magmatic systems
- Triggering of earthquakes by magmatic and hydrous fluid migration
- Relationship between shallow syneruptive volcanic earthquakes and degassing