Dr. Lawrence Prochaska is the equity advisor for the College of Science and Mathematics at WSU, where he is professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. As equity advisor, Dr. Prochaska facilitates bias-free faculty searches; reviews annual scorecard data for his college, alerting the department chair and/or dean of inequities based on salary, space and professional development; and implements equity programming aligned with the unique diversity needs of his unit.

Dr. Prochaska chairs several diversity-related committees at WSU, including the University Diversity Policies and Practices subcommittee, and the College and Departmental Diversity Committees. He also serves on WSU’s AAUP Committee W and the Gender Equity Committee of University Athletics Council and has attended NCORE and received Steven Covey leadership training.

Dr. Prochaska's research interests are in heart cellular bioenergetics and specifically, mechanisms of energy transduction in the mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme, cytochrome c oxidase. He has over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals and his research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, and the Department of Defense. His honors at WSU include awards from the School of Medicine which include the Faculty Mentor Award, Faculty Excellence in Medical Education Award, and the WSU Academy of Medicine Outstanding Senior Faculty in Medical Education and Research.