SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, 2022 – Michelle A. Marzullo, PhD, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Drawing on years of expertise in the anthropological aspects of human sexuality, Dr. Marzullo presently excels as a professor and the chair of the Human Sexuality Department at the California Institute of Integral Studies and as a research consultant with Point Foundation. In her work, she focuses specifically on the areas of LGBTQ access to higher education, artificial intelligence and sexual and reproductive health, as well as workplace diversity, sexuality, marriage and economics in the United States. Since joining the California Institute, she has expanded department revenue from $300,000 to $3 million, maintained the quality of the educational program and managed nearly 100 doctoral candidates. As a research adviser with Point Foundation, she has led quantitative research projects that focus on a variety of issues.

During an earlier stage of her career, Dr. Marzullo gained valuable expertise in varying roles with the California Institute of Integral Studies, as a consultant for membership diversity with the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health Inc. and in project development with SEEDs Alliance. Likewise, she served in several research and educational roles with American University, Kaiser Permanente, the National Sexuality Resource Center & Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality, the California Department of Public Health and San Francisco State University. Due to her considerable breadth of knowledge, Dr. Marzullo has contributed to such works as “Locating Critical Sexuality: Forecasting the Trends of ‘Glocal’ Sexual Literacy” and “Can I Study You? Cross Disciplinary Conversations in Queer Internet Studies.”

An expert in her field, Dr. Marzullo holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, with a minor in sociology, from Western Connecticut State University, a Master of Arts in human sexuality studies from San Francisco State University and a PhD in anthropology with a concentration in race, gender and social justice from American University. Throughout the course of her career, she has helped to execute a $5 million project that analyzed the effects of tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy through the California Department of Public Health. However, the highlight of Dr. Marzullo’s career has been serving as the chairperson of the Human Sexuality Department at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

In light of her body of work, Dr. Marzullo has received several grants through Genentech, the Carlos Enrique Cisneros Point Scholarship, Point Foundation and the Society for the Anthropology of North America. She also earned a fellowship and an award through American University. Looking toward the future, Dr. Marzullo aims to establish a Fem Tech Center, which will allow people who are developing technological breakthroughs to ensure they do not negatively contribute to such issues as sexism, racism and homophobia.