Gauri A. Pitale she/her
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Email: gauripitale@augustana.edu
An accomplished educator with more than a decade of teaching experience, Dr. Gauri A. Pitale (she/her) has extensive experience in DEI programming and advising student clubs and organizations. Previously she served as associate dean of students for diversity, equity and inclusion at Bridgewater 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, Bridgewater, Va., and as an assistant professor in the department of life sciences for Ivy Tech Community 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, teaching biology and physiology courses.
Dr. Pitale holds a doctorate in medical anthropology from Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale, Ill. She holds two master's degrees — one in biological anthropology from SIU and one in ancient Indian culture, history and archaeology from Deccan 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ (Deemed University), Pune, India. She earned her bachelor's in ancient Indian culture at St. Xavier’s 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ (University of Mumbai), Mumbai, India.
She chaired Bridgewater 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@'s Intercultural Advisory Council and serves as a member of the Teacher Education Program DEI Committee. As part of the Student Success and Retention Team at SIU, she helped increase the retention of underrepresented students by 30% over two-years.
Her professional memberships include Society of South Asian Archaeology and the Asiastic Society of Mumbai.
Specializations: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Education
- Ph.D., Medical Anthropology, Southern Illinois University
- M.A., Biological Anthropology, Southern Illinois University
- M.A., Ancient Indian Culture, History, and Archaeology, Deccan 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ (Deemed University)
- B.A., Ancient Indian Culture, St. Xavier's 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ (University of Mumbai)