Safe Zone
The University of South Alabama Safe Zone program is one aspect of Student Affairs and the Multicultural Leadership Center's ongoing effort to make the USA campus a safer place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. The purpose is to reduce homophobia and heterosexism on campus in order to make the campus a safer and freer environment for all members of the USA community regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Safe Zone program seeks to accomplish this purpose through creating a network of LGBTQ allies who are empathic and informed about LGBTQ interests.
Goals of Safe Zone program:
Increase acceptance and affirmation towards LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty on USA's campus.
Create a positive environment, free of discrimination, prejudice, and harassment for LGBTQ students so that they can succeed on a personal and academic level during their years at USA.
Goals of Safe Zone training:
Help individuals to develop awareness, knowledge, and skills to be an ally through offering support, safety, and confidentiality to LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty.
Aid students to develop the knowledge and skills to speak out for LGBTQ interests in order to help understand the importance of fairness, affirmation, and mutual respect of LTBGQ individuals.
Help individuals develop the knowledge and skills to address discrimination, prejudice, and harassment towards LGBTQ individuals as it occurs on USA's campus.
After engaging in a Safe Zone training, individuals receive a Safe Zone sticker to display near their office, letting the campus community know that person, and their professional space, is a Safe Zone.
This program was created to develop a clear and connected network of allies and safe zones across campus. Thus, the list below is not an exhaustive list of staff and faculty allies on campus. We recognize the work of other allies through the years to make USA a safer place for LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty, and encourage those allies to dialogue with the Advisory Board to strengthen the Safe Zone program
Peggy Delmas, Assistant Professor
pdelmas@southalabama.edu; 380-2889
College of Education and Professional Studies; UCOM Room 3360
Paula Duke, Adjunct Instructor
pkduke@southalabama.edu
Joe Farmer, Assistant Professor
jfarmer@southalabama.edu; 445-9466
Nursing, HAHN Room 3060
Robert Gray, Mgr. Faculty Development Services
rmgray@southalabama.edu; 380-2616
Innovation in Learning Center; UCOM Room 3412
Robert B. Hanks, Director, Counseling & Testing Services
rbhanks@southalabama.edu
Counseling & Testing Services; 460-7980
Nancy Howell, Director, Academic Advising
nhowell@southalabama.edu; 461-1705
Arts & Sciences Advising Center; AHS Room 349
Monica Davidson, Housing & Dining
mjeanfreau@southalabama.edu; 460-7655
Delta Commons 124
Karen Jordan, Faculty Instructor
kjordan@southalabama.edu; 414-8028
Earth Sciences Department; ILB Room 207
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Professor
jlr@southalabama.edu; 460-7169
Psychological Clinic, UCOM 2000
Steve McClellan, Staff
smcclellan@southalabama.edu; 445-8415
Cancer Research Institute, MCI 3085
M. Margaret O'Brien, M.D., Asst. Prof. Pathology Dept
mobrien@southalabama.edu; 460-7174
College of Medicine, MSB 1005; Mastin 202
Heather Sprinkle, Coordinator Jaguar Productions
hsprinkle@southalabama.edu; 460-7144
Academic Support Center, Room 1369
Melissa Smith, School of Computing
mesmith@southalabama.edu, 460-6779
Shelby 1103
James Bridgeforth, Associate Director Housing
jbridgeforth@southalabama.edu; 460-6185
Delta Commons, Room 100
Carl Cunningham, Dir. Multicultural Student Affairs
ccunningham@southalabama.edu; 460-6895
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Student Center, 1st Floor
Darleen Dempster, Associate Director, Counseling and Testing Services
ddempster@southalabama.edu; 460-7051
Counseling and Testing Services, Room 329
Robbie Durr, Area Coordinator, Housing & Dining
rdurr@southalabama.edu; 460-7870
Housing, Epsilon I / Area Office
Petre Freeman, Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
pfreeman@southalabama.edu
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Student Center, 1st Floor
William Kevin Green, M.D., Associate Professor
wgreen@southalabama.edu
Internal Medicine; 471-7895
Heather Hoven, Library Technical Assistant
hdhoven@southalabama.edu; 460-7028
Biomedical Library
Amber Jones, Area Coordinator, Housing & Dining
aljones@southalabama.edu; 460-7921
Stokes Hall
Mike Mitchell, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
mmitchell@southalabama.edu; 460-6172
Student Center, Student Affairs Suite, Room 245
Sarah Schrenk, Coordinator Fitness Programs
sarahrentz@southalabama.edu; 460-7268
Student Recreation Center, Room 324
Rhonda B. Smith, Assistant Registrar
rhondasmith@southalabama.edu; 460-7180
College of Medicine; MSB 1005
Kelly R. Taylor, Academic Advisor
ktaylor@southalabama.edu; 460-7271
Arts & Sciences Advising Dept, AHS 346
Krista Harrell, Associate Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator
kristaharrell@southalabama.edu; 460-6453
Student Center, Student Life Suite, Room 100
Andrea Wright, Staff
awright@southalabama.edu; 461-1424
Biomedical Library; Room 213
Greg Deckard, Staff
gdeckard@southalabama.edu;380-2889
Education; UCOMM 3660, HPE 1100
Gina Deckard, Staff
ginadeckard@southalabama.edu; 445-9280
Pre-Health Advising; HAHN 4004
Diana Sturm, Faculty
dsturm@southalabama.edu; 219-4574
Earth Science Department
Valerie Bryan, Faculty
vbryan@southalabama.edu; 414-8041
Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work; Humanities 13
Jillian Murphy, Staff
Jkm1102@southalabama.edu; 460-7149
USA Psychological Clinic
Joyce Guest, Faculty/Staff
jguest@southalabama.edu; 445-9037
Graduate Medical Education
Madeleine Whitmire, Community Director
Housing & Dining
mwhitmire@southalabama.edu
Alexandra Hughes, Community Director
Housing & Dining
aehughes@southalabama.edu
Sarah Sheldon, Community Director
Housing & Dining
ssheldon@southalabama.edu
Rochelle W. Johnson, Coordinator
Upward Bound
University of South Alabama
5828 Old Shell Road
Allison R. Steele, MS, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Department of Occupational Therapy
Amanda Gibson
Natalie Weston
MH 2100
Angelo Pisano
2300 Meisler Hall
Landry Underwood
Coordinator, Greek Life
Student Center, Student Life Suite, Room 100
Brandon Brown, Community Director
Housing & Dining
brbrown@southalabama.edu
Karen Smith,
English Dept., 240 HUMB.
Jason Ezell
Instructional Assessment Librarian
Liaison to First Year Experience, History, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Marx Library, Rm. #247
Kari Cox
Graduate Student in Professional Studies
3800 UCOM, 75 North University Blvd.
Mobile, AL 36688
Leslie Weaver Martin
Counselor and Sexual Assault Coordinator
Counseling and Testing Services,
The University of South Alabama
Shanta Jenkins
Counselor
Counseling and testing Services,
The University of South Alabama
James M. Contratto
Associate Director for Student Activities - University Programs
University of South Alabama
Student Center, Room 122
Dr. Darleen Dempster, Associate Director, Counseling & Testing Services
Dr. James Bridgeforth, Associate Director, Housing & Dining
Dr. Krista Harrell, Associate Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator
Dr. Franklin Trimm, Pediatrics Dept., College of Medicine
Dr. Kevin Green, Internal Medicine Dept., College of Medicine
Dr. Martha Jane Brazy, Associate Professor, History Dept.
Dr. Amber Pope, Program Coordinator & Asst. Professor, Dept. of Professional Studies
Dr. Darleen Dempster, Associate Director, Counseling & Testing Services
Dr. Krista Harrell, Associate Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator
Robbie Durr, M.Sc., Area Coordinator, Housing & Dining
Matt Kridel, USA Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Student