Autumn Rain, PhD
Name pronunciation: AW-tum Rayn | Pronouns: she/her/hers
Dr. Autumn Rain is the deputy chief of staff and administrative manager for the Office of Global Inclusion (OGI). Previously, she was a visiting assistant professor in the NYU Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. Dr. Rain came to NYU from the College of William and Mary as a senior research associate and former associate director of the Institute for Historical Biology (IHB). At the IHB, she served as a skeletal biologist and research consultant on the NY African Burial Ground Project and co-director of the Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom Project, a state-wide initiative of the Virginia General Assembly’s MLK Commission. Dr. Rain has taught courses in anthropology, gender and sexuality studies, Africana studies, American studies, metropolitan studies, and world studies. She was honored to receive the NYU Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award in 2019.
Dr. Rain's early professional roles included senior account executive for McGuire Woods Consulting and statewide program manager for the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, leading an initiative to increase children’s access to healthcare through cross-sector partnership building, state-wide training, and media campaigns. She earned her PhD and MA in Anthropology from the College of William and Mary, and her BS in Psychology and BA in History from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Key People
In Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
Lisa Coleman, PhD (she/her/hers)
Senior Vice President, Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation
Karen Jackson-Weaver, PhD (she/her/hers)
Senior Associate Vice President, Global Faculty Engagement and Innovative Advancement
Chris Woods (he/him/his)
Senior Director, Inclusive Policy; Director, LGBTQ+ Center
Renzhong Tan (she/they/ta/她)
Director, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP)
(Vacant)
Director, Disability Inclusive Culture
Emy Cardoza (she/her/hers)
Director, Global Diversity Education and Faculty Engagement
Autumn Rain, PhD (she/her/hers)
Deputy Chief of Staff; Administrative Manager
Tera Nakata (she/her/none)
Senior Associate Director, Strategic Projects, Communications, and Design
Leiry Santos (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP)
Alexander Pines (he/him/his)
Assistant Director, Global Diversity Education and Training