Taris Mullins

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today on my website. Please allow me to share some information about my interests, professional experience, and research. If you find our research interests or personal goals align, please free to contact me directly.

I just finished up working at UNC Chapel Hill and I'm excited to be starting a new role at NYU shortly! My experience at UNC was simply exceptional and helped to prepare me for the journey to come.

In my role as a student affairs professional I am intent on cultivating inclusive communities for college-aged adults to find success and satisfaction. By focusing on access to higher education, retention of students, and persistence to graduation I hope to support future generations of collegiate scholars. My career objectives include advancement in student affairs and specifically exploring the public policy of education in the greater landscape of our country. Beyond this I am also passionate about social justice and action oriented mechanisms to increase multicultural competence and inclusivity on college campuses nationally.

Much of my research has focused on the experiences of black gay male undergraduates on college campuses. My advisor Dr. Terrell Strayhorn has been a strong mentor and guide as I have looked towards my future in higher education. Additionally, I work closely with business colleagues to support the non-profit Actively Caring for People which I helped establish a number of years ago. Recently I have presented and published on these topics at national conferences including, the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, American College Personnel Association, and the Association of College and University Housing Officers - International. I strive to transform research into practice and through my work as the NASPA African-American Knowledge Community Public Policy Chair and the NASPA GLBT Knowledge Community Public Policy Core Member I have been privileged to do so. Exploring the intersections of identity is an emerging area of study in higher education and one which I hope to contribute immensely to for years to come.