About

Dr. Susan Dicklitch-Nelson is Professor of Government at Franklin & Marshall College and founder of the F&M Global Barometers. She is the Principal Investigator on the F&M Global Barometers. She holds a Ph.D., in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and an Honors B.A. (summa cum laude) from McMaster University.  She has published widely on human rights and democracy and has served as an expert witness in over 100 asylum cases.

Erin Hallenbeck is the Project Manager and a Research Associate for the F&M Global Barometers. An alumna of Franklin & Marshall College, Erin completed her B.A. in English Literature and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and received her MSt. in Women’s Studies from the University of Oxford, Worcester College. Previously, she taught social studies and ESL classes outside of Boston and in the Netherlands as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. Erin joined the team in Fall 2022.

For safety and security reasons, the Chief Methodologist for the F&M Global Barometers chooses to remain anonymous. They have a PhD in Political Science specializing in quantitative methods.

Ph.D.: Michigan State University, 2011.

M.A.: UMass Amherst, 2006.

B.A.: UMass Amherst, 2004.

Juliana (she/her) joined the team as a researcher for the F&M Global Barometers in 2022, shortly after graduating from Franklin & Marshall with a B.A. in biology and Spanish and a minor in environmental studies. Her main focus is on coding the F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR).

She worked on the project during her freshman year at F&M in Dr. Dicklitch-Nelson’s Global LGBTQ+ Human Rights class, and she is excited to be involved again.

Dr. Amy Moreno (she/her) is the main researcher on the F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights (GBTR). She joined the team in 2021. Amy earned her B.A. from Hamilton College, an M.A. / Ph.D. in English and American Literature from the University of Delaware. She taught English from 2004-2017 and served as Assistant Dean of the College at Franklin & Marshall College from 2008-2017.

Paulina Erazo Ayala (she/her) serves as the Budget Coordinator for the F&M Global Barometers and as an Administrative Specialist for Finance & Administration at Franklin & Marshall College. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja of Ecuador and holds a Bookkeeping and Accounting certificate. In 2019, Paulina joined F&M as an Academic Coordinator for the Department of Government and the Public Policy Program. Before joining F&M, she served as a Financial-Administrative Assistant for United Nations Development Programme in Ecuador from 2004 to 2018.

Stephen Chukwumah is a Policy Advocate with the Council for Global Equality, where he joined the team in 2022. A Nigerian-born advocate and strategist, Stephen has extensive knowledge and expertise in movement building, policy, and fundraising. He has previously worked as a youth advisor to the United Nations Population Fund and founded the first youth-led organization in Eastern Nigeria to address discrimination and abuse targeting sexual minority youths and other public health issues including HIV. Before joining the Council, Stephen was a lead coordinator in the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund, where he received several recognitions and, in coordination with economists and research assistants, was in charge of the Fund’s regional economic outlook report and events for South Asia. He has raised money to support queer youth organizing in Africa through his work as a co-founder and chief strategist with the African Queer Youth Initiative. A former fellow of the law faculty at the University of York England, Stephen has an MA in Global Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a certificate in organizational leadership from Harvard.

Ali is the Social Justice Program Vice President at Arcus Foundation. She brings more than 20 years of experience in grantmaking, civil rights lawyering, and international human rights. Prior to joining Arcus in September 2022, she was the program director of the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression Program at Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, where she led U.S. and international grantmaking in support of LGBTQ movements. Previously, she was the head of the Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Programme at the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, where she authored Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Justice: A Comparative Law Casebook. She holds degrees from Harvard College, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, and NYU School of Law.

Ezra Berkley Nepon is the Deputy Director of Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) and the primary author of the Global Resources Report. Ezra joined the GPP staff in 2015, having previously served as Director of Grassroots Fundraising for Sylvia Rivera Law Project and the Development Coordinator for William Way LGBT Community Center, and co-authored reports including “Who Decides: How Participatory Grantmaking Benefits Donors, Communities, and Movements” with The Lafayette Practice. Ezra received an M.A. Degree from Goddard College.

Steph Niaupari (they/elle) is the Equality Outreach Manager at Grindr. In this role, they build global partnerships with LGBTQ+ organizations to mobilize and empower users on issues of safety, advocacy, and sexual health. As a trans masculine Ecua-Yorker, Steph thrives at the intersection of multiple identities and experiences. With over a decade of experience in gender equity and public policy, they possess a profound understanding of justice work globally. Steph holds an M.A. in International Development from Gallaudet University and is currently learning their sixth language. Residing in Washington, D.C., Steph can often be found growing a food garden on their balcony to feed their loved ones.

Dr. Chloe Schwenke is an international development ethicist, practitioner, human rights activist, researcher, and educator. Her career has focused on gender equality & social inclusion (GESI), LGBTQ+, governance, peacebuilding, and human rights. In addition to her wide range of policy, programming, research, and advocacy work on LGBTQ+ issues, her GESI experience includes policy, project, and research work on GBV, child marriage, male engagement, and women’s role in peacebuilding. Her experience in conflict mitigation and peacebuilding includes conflict vulnerability analyses, peacebuilding programming and evaluation, and community-driven/participatory development in post-conflict settings (Somalia, South Sudan, Gaza Strip).

Chloe’s career covers project experience in over 40 countries. She served as a political appointee at USAID under the Obama Administration, as Senior Advisor on democracy, human rights, and governance in sub-Saharan Africa, and on LGBTQ+ issues globally. Later she was VP for Global Programs at Freedom House. She currently serves as an adjunct professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and as adjunct lecturer at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Kimberly Zieselman, is an intersex woman, lawyer, and human rights advocate with over 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership. She served as a Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons at the U.S. State Department. Kimberly’s dedication to promoting the human rights of intersex persons is evident in her extensive work in the field.

She served as the Executive Director of interACT, and also served on the board of directors for InterConnect, the largest intersex support group in North America. As a leader in the field of intersex rights, Kimberly participated as the sole American intersex participant in the Expert Intersex Convening by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2015 and is an official signatory to the historic Yogyakarta Principles +10, which added specific provisions for intersex rights.

In 2020, she published her award-winning memoir, XOXY, which chronicles her personal and professional intersex journey. Additionally, Kimberly recently executive produced the award-winning short narrative film Common As Red Hair, which is currently being screened at festivals.