Faculty Liaisons Meet the Ombudsperson - Ralph Webb

Ryan Cabot is a professor of animal sciences at Purdue. He joined the College of Agriculture in 2004 as an assistant professor and was named professor in 2015. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Ryan’s research program is focused on addressing challenges associated with mammalian reproductive performance, with impacts in the fields of both production agriculture and human reproductive health.

He has received several prestigious awards including the New Investigator Award from the Society for the Study of Reproduction, as well as the Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Early Career Award and the Teaching for Tomorrow Award from Purdue University.

The faculty ombudsperson can answer your questions and assist with a variety of work-related concerns. To get started, contact the ombudsperson using the contact information on this page.

Please remember that due to the limits of technology, confidentiality of email messages cannot be assured. You are advised against sending sensitive information via email.

About the Faculty Ombudsperson

The faculty ombudsperson is someone you can safely talk to about workplace issues in complete confidence. You may have questions about your Purdue faculty rights and responsibilities or you may want help resolving a work-related problem. The ombudsperson will listen to your concerns as a neutral party and an advocate for fairness and equity.

Any guidance, suggestion or recommendation given to you by the faculty ombudsperson is designed to facilitate mutual understanding, identify possible common ground or create a solution. In disputes, the ombudsperson’s goal is to help you avoid the need for a grievance. But please keep in mind that this input is not binding on any party.

Specifically, the faculty ombudsperson:

• Listens to faculty concerns.
• Analyzes these concerns and explores with the faculty and administration options for resolving the concerns. (Your name will not be revealed unless you give your permission.)
• Provides information to faculty about policies and services.
• Facilitates dialogue between faculty and University offices and administrators.
• Applies common sense conflict resolution and conciliation methods to assist with the informal resolution of faculty concerns prior to the filing of a grievance.
• Recommends changes in policy and/or work procedures.

The faculty ombudsperson is a 2-year appointment by the president who selects from a list of three faculty members nominated by the University Senate and recommended by the provost. The position is independent from the University's formal administrative structure and reports directly to the University Senate chair and the provost.