Presidential Commission on the
Status of Women

A Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women at the University of Utah. On behalf of the commission members I invite you to use this resource to make connections within our larger academic community.

The site can help answer any questions you may have about the commission, learn more about the resources available on campus specifically designed to address the concerns of women, and connect with others who share your interests.We are an action-based commission, serving the needs of women faculty, staff, students, and administrators.

The commission serves as a resource to any individual or group at the University. Please contact the Commission Chair or any member of the commission with requests, suggestions, or issues of concern.

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Women of Note

Gladys Adjei Poku

Gladys Adjei Poku I have worked at the University Hospital the whole time I have been in Utah (more than 16 years). First with 5 West and 5 East (5 East is no more), then with Resource, then with 4 north (Now called CVMU). More...

Cari Johnson

Cari Johnson, Associate Professor, Geology & Geophysics Dept., University of Utah. 2009-present; Assistant Professor, Geology & Geophysics Dept., University of Utah. 2003-2009. More...

Joyce Lin

Joyce Lin, PhD, is a research assistant professor at the University of Utah in the Department of Mathematics, supported in part by a VIGRE postdoctoral fellowship. More...

Cathy Martinez

C.Kai Medina-Martinez, MSW, LCSW serves as the director of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at the University of Utah, is a licensed clinical social worker and is an adjunct instructor in the graduate school of social work at the University. More...

Theresa Martinez

Theresa Martinez is currently Associate Professor of Sociology and Assistant Vice President for Academic Outreach at the University of Utah. Her teaching and research deal with issues of race, class and gender, deviant behavior, juvenile delinquency, and popular culture. More...

Aretha Minor

Aretha Minor is the program manager for the Utah College Advising Corps. She joined UCAC after serving in educational positions in California and Utah. More...

Karla Motta

Karla Motta, M.Ed, serves as the Coordinator of the Latina/o Outreach Center and the Student Ambassador Program within the Office of Student Recruitment and High School Services at the University of Utah. More...

Irene Maya Ota

Irene Maya Ota is currently working in the College of Social Work as a Development Officer and Diversity Coordinator and Instructor.  She has taught diversity classes for over ten years, and her passions and interests are focused on identity, social justice issues, advocacy and change. More...

Krista Pickens

Krista Pickens is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action at the University of Utah. She loves the challenges inherent in her role as the University’s Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator. More...

Elizabeth Tashjian

Elizabeth Tashjian, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Utah.  She joined the faculty in 1986.  She has been a visiting professor at the Hebrew University in Israel and at INSEAD in France. More...

Sharon Weinstein

Sharon Weinstein, MD, FAAHPM, is director of Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Program and a member of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program. More...