Faculty Development & Diversity Committee

Vision: Foster a respectful, creative and collaborative environment that will support the faculty to reach their full potential and maximize their contributions to cultivating excellence in the educational, research, clinical, and service missions of the DOM, BU and contribute to the community at large.

Goal: The goal of faculty development and diversity efforts are to recruit, retain, promote and nurture a vibrant and diverse faculty.

Broad measurable outcomes:

  • Improve ability to recruit most talented diverse faculty
  • Retain, nurture, advance and promote faculty in all tracks
  • Encourage all faculty members to have an individual career development plan
  • Increase faculty satisfaction on annual survey
Committee Bylaws

FDD Committee Members

Mara Murray Horwitz, MD Committee Chair
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScDVice Chair, Faculty Development and Diversity
Alyssa DiNicolaDirector, Faculty Development and Diversity
Aissatou Gueye, MSN
Ansu Noronha, MD
Asher Tulsky, MD
Camille Edwards, MD
Francesca Seta, PhD
Hanni Menn-Josephy, MD
Justin Lui, MD, MS
Kathryn Fantasia, MD

Laura Lowery, PhD
Robin Ingalls, MD
Rosie Lau-Ng, MD, MBA, CMD
Shanshan Sheehy, MD, ScD
Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD

Stefano Monti, PhD


FDD Committee Meeting Dates 2023-2024

  • Monday, March 11th @10am
  • Friday, Apr 12th @10am
  • Monday, May 6th @10am
  • Friday, June 14th @10am