Dr. Suzanne Seleem is the equity advisor for Central State University, where she is an associate professor/chair of the Department of Natural Sciences. As equity advisor, Dr. Seleem facilitates promotion of a supportive work environment, a consortium mentoring program to support STEM women faculty, a coaching program to support and guide faculty advancement, advice and networking support for colleagues seeking leadership opportunities and programming to raise awareness of the need for equity and diversity in hiring and advancement.

At Central State University, Dr. Seleem has served on several Senate and university committees and is the chair of CSU IRB committee. She is a faculty mentor for high achieving STEM CSU students, Banneker Scholars, and is also serving as a mentor for new faculty members in Natural Sciences. Dr. Seleem is an active member of Oakwood Rotary club who is currently serving on both the club and district boards; she is the faculty advisor for CSU Rotaract Club. Dr. Seleem was elected as the American Chemical Society, Dayton Chapter, president elect; she is also the faculty advisor for CSU ACS student chapter

Dr. Seleem’s research interests are in inhibition reactions of illicit drugs. In 2010, she published at the Journal of Chemical Education (JCE) solvated electrons in organic chemistry, addressing inhibition reactions. She is a member of American Chemical Society (ACS), The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Sigma Xi, and The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).