Faculty Committees

Committee Membership

Committees of the First Kind

  • Chair of the General Faculty
  • Advisory Council of the Faculty
  • Committee on Academic Priorities
  • Committee on Appointments
  • Committee on Nominations
  • Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum
  • Committee on Undergraduate Admissions
  • Office of the Junior Faculty Liaison

Committees of the Second Kind

  • Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees
  • Faculty Representative to the Strategic Advisory Group
  • Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing
  • Committee on Faculty Awards and Grants
  • Committee on Faculty Welfare
  • Committee on Endowed Lectures
  • Council on Undergraduate Academic Standing
  • Committee on Undergraduate Awards and Fellowships
  • Graduate Council

Special Committees of the Faculty

  • Committee to Review Faculty Bylaws
  • Committee to Review Grants Using Human Subjects (IRB)
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
  • Committee on Laboratories
  • Council on Institutional Priorities (CIP)

Representatives to Other Committees

  • Representative to the Seven College Conference
  • Representatives to the Administrative Board of the Academic Honor System
  • Representatives to the McBride Advisory Committee

Committees of the First Kind

Chair of the General Faculty

  • Lisa Traynor (Mathematics) (2024-2026)

Advisory Council of the Faculty

  • Chair of the Faculty (Chair)
  • Chair-elect or Immediate Past Chair (as appropriate)
  • Chair of the Graduate Council
  • Chair of the Committee on Academic Priorities
  • Chair of the Committee on Appointments
  • Chair of the Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum
  • Chair of the Committee on Nominations
  • Chair of the Undergraduate Admissions Committee
  • Chair of Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing
  • Chair of Faculty Welfare
  • Graduate School of School Work Convener
  • Junior Faculty Liaison
  • Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees
  • Parliamentarian

Committee on Academic Priorities

  • Tamara Davis (Biology) (Substitute 2024-2025)
  • Astrid Lindenlauf (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology) (2022-2026) (on leave F'24 & S'25)
  • Dee Matthews (Creative Writing) (2024-2028)
  • Michael Noel (Physics) (2022-2026) (on leave F'24)
  • Adrienne Prettyman (Philosophy) (2023-2027) 
  • Maja Å eÅ¡elj (Anthropology) (2021-2025) (Chair)
  • Cindy Sousa (Social Work and Social Research) (2023-2027) 

Committee on Appointments

  • Janet Ceglowski (Economics) (Substitute 2024-2025)
  • Ignacio Gallup-Diaz (History) (Spring 2022-Fall 2025) (on leave S'25 & F'25)
  • Yan Kung (Chemistry) (Spring 2021-Fall 2024) 
  • Roberta Ricci (Transnational Italian Studies) (2021-2025)
  • Anjali Thapar (Psychology) (2021-2025) (on leave F'24 & S'25) 
  • Nathan Wright (Sociology) (2023-2027) (Chair)
  • Dianna Xu (Computer Science) (2023-2027)

Committee on Nominations

  • Casey Barrier (Anthropology) (2022-2025) (Chair, Fall 2024) (on leave S'25)
  • Yonglin Jiang (East Asian Languages & Cultures) (2023-2026) 
  • Anita Kurimay (History) (2024-2027)
  • Seung-Youn Oh (Political Science) (2024-2027)

Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum

  • Karlene Burrell-McRae (Dean of the Undergraduate College) ex officio
  • Michael H. Allen (Associate Provost) (on leave S'25) ex officio 
  • Dustin Albert (Psychology) (substitute Fall 2024 Semester)
  • Alison Cook-Sather (Education) (2024-2027)
  • Selby Hearth (Geology) (2022-2025)
  • Rudy Le Menthéour (French & Francophone Studies) (2024-2027) (on leave F'24)
  • Veronica Montes (Sociology) (2023-2026)

Committee on Undergraduate Admissions

  • Cheryl Lynn Horsey (Chief Enrollment Officer, Admissions Office Representative) ex officio
  • Kaylea Blaise Berard (Spanish) (2022-2025) (Chair)
  • Jonas Goldsmith (Chemistry) (2022-2025)
  • Sylvia Houghteling (History of Art) (2024-2027) 
  • Shiamin Kwa (East Asian Languages and Cultures) (2024-2027) (on leave F'24) 
  • Laurel Peterson (Psychology) (2023-2026) (on leave S'25)

Office of the Junior Faculty Liaison(s)

  • Selby Hearth ( Geology)    

Committees of the Second Kind

Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees

  • Lisa Traynor, Chair of the Faculty
  • Maja Å eÅ¡elj, Chair of CAP

Faculty Representative to the Strategic Advisory Group

  • TBD 

Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing (CLIC)

  • Gina Siesing (Chief Information Officer) ex officio
  • Jennie Bradbury (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology) (2022-2025) (Chair)
  • Tamarah Moss (GSSW&SR) (2022-2025) 
  • Aline Normoyle (Computer Science) (2024-2027)
  • David Schaffner (Physics) (2023-2026)
  • Jose Vergara (Russian) (Spring 2023-Fall 2025) (on leave F'24 & S'25) 
  • Changchun Zhang (East Asian Languages and Cultures) (2024-2027)

Committee on Faculty Welfare

  • Macalester Bell (Philosophy) (2024-2027)
  • Martín Gaspar (Spanish) (2023-2026) (Chair)
  • Sara Grossman (Environmental Studies) (2024-2027)
  • C.C. McKee (History of Art) (2024-2026) 
  • Nora Taplin-Kaguru (Sociology) (2024-2026) 

Committee on Faculty Awards and Grants

  • Janet Shapiro (Dean of GSSWSR) ex officio
  • Nate Wright (Committee on Appointments Representative) ex officio
  • Sarah Robertson (Director of Sponsored Research) ex officio
  • Janet Ceglowski (Economics) (2023-2025)
  • Jeremy Elkins (Political Science) (2023-2026)
  • Deepak Kumar (Computer Science) (2023-2026) 
  • Thomas Mozdzer (Biology) (2024-2027)

Committee on Endowed Lectures

  • Gregory Davis (Biology) (2022-2025) 
  • Colby Gordon (Literatures in English) (2022-2025) (on leave F'24 & S'25)
  • June Kim (Economics) (2022-2025) (on leave F'24 & S'25)
  • Homay King (History of Art) (2024-2027) (on leave F'24)
  • Rocco Palermo (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology) (2024-2027)

Council on Undergraduate Academic Standing

  • Karlene Burrell-McRae (Dean of the Undergraduate College), ex-officio
  • Inés Arribas (Spanish) (2024-2027)
  • Radcliffe Edmonds (Greek, Latin and Classical Studies) (2023-2026)
  • Ariana Hall (Chemistry) (2024-2027)
  • Min Kyung Lee (Growth and Structure of Cities) (2023-2026)
  • Laurel Peterson (Psychology) (2024-2027) (on leave S'25) 
  • Ariana Orvell (Psychology) (Substitute Fall 2024 Semester)

Committee on Undergraduate Awards and Fellowships

  • Karlene Burrell-McRae (Dean of the Undergraduate College) ex officio
  • Eleanor Stanford (Fellowship Adviser) ex officio
  • Manar Darwish (Arabic) (2023-2026)
  • Jason Hewitt (Athletics) (2023-2026)
  • Ashlee Plummer-Medeiros (Chemistry) (2024-2027)
  • Asja Radja (Physics) (2023-2026) 

Graduate Council

  • Xuemei Cheng (Dean of Graduate Studies) ex officio
  • Astrid Lindenlauf, Director of Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics and History of Art, ex officio
  • Grace Armstrong (French and Francophone Studies (2024-2025)
  • Jennie Bradbury (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology) (2024-2025) 
  • Sara Bressi (GSSWSR) (2024-2025)
  • Susanna Fioratta (Anthropology) (at large member) (2024-2027)
  • Selvi Kara (Mathematics) (2024-2025)
  • Ashlee Plummer-Medeiros (Chemistry) (2024-2025)
  • Lisa Saltzman (History of Art) (2024-2025) (Co-Chair)
  • Michael Schulz (Physics) (2024-2025) (Co-Chair)
  • Asya Sigelman (Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies) (2024-2025)

Special Committees of the Faculty

Committee to Review Research Using Human Subjects (IRB)

  • Gary McDonogh (Growth and Structure of Cities) (Co-Chair) (on leave F'24 & S'25)
  • David Consiglio (LITS)
  • W. Dustin Albert (Psychology) 
  • Casey R. Barrier (Anthropology) (Co-Chair)
  • Martín Gaspar (Comparative Literature, Latin American Studies, Spanish)
  • Kerry Lee (GSSW&SR) (on leave F'24 & S'25) 
  • Cora Mukerji (Psychology) 
  • Aytug Sasmaz (Political Science) 
  • Aline Normoyle (Computer Science) 
  • Glenn Wilson - Community Representative
  • Abby Gilman - Research Grants and Compliance Manager, ex officio 
  • Lisa Kolonay - Academic Administrative Assistant, Center for Visual Culture, ex officio
  • Billie Jo Ember - Grants Associate, ex officio
  • Susan Kraus - Interim College Counsel, ex officio
  • Sarah Robertson - Director of Sponsored Research, ex officio

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

  • Tamara Davis, Chair (Biology)
  • Laura Grafe (Psychology) 
  • Linda Rappaport (Community Member)
  • Reginald Royster (Community Member)
  • ​Anjali Thapar (Psychology)
  • Susan Kraus, ex officio
  • Sarah Robertson, ex officio

Institutional Biosafety Committee

  • Michelle Wien, Chair (Biology) (2019-2023) 
  • Adam Williamson (Biology) (2019-2022) (on leave Sem I & II)
  • Jennifer Skirkanich (Biology) (2019-2023) 
  • Amy Chapkovich (Unaffiliated Community Member) (2021-2024) 
  • Elizabeth Zodda (Unaffiliated Community Member) (2019-2022) 
  • Julia McLaughlin (Environmental Health and Safety Officer)
  • Susan Kraus, ex officio 
  • Abby Gilman, ex officio 
  • Sarah Robertson, ex officio

Council on Institutional Priorities

  • President
  • Provost, convener
  • Treasurer and CFO
  • Chief Administrative Officer
  • Chief Enrollment and Communications Officer
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Secretary of the College
  • Chair of the Faculty
  • Undergraduate Dean
  • Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Director of the Alumnae Association
  • Office of Institutional Research
  • Committee on Academic Priorities
  • Committee on Appointments
  • Curriculum Committee
  • Graduate Council and Board Rep
  • SWSR Policy Committee
  • Staff Association
  • Staff Association
  • SGA President
  • Student Curriculum Committee
  • Student Curriculum Committee
  • Resident Council
  • Resident Council
  • SWSR Graduate Student
  • GSAS Student Council

Representatives to Other Committees

Representative to the Seven College Conference

  • Lisa Saltzman (History of Art)   (2024-2027)

Representatives to the Administrative Board of the Academic Honor System

  • Amanda Cox (Sociology) (2024-2027) 
  • Chloe Flower (Literatures in English) (2023-2026)  
  • Ariana Hall (Chemistry) (2023-2026) 

Representatives to the McBride Advisory Committee

  • Karlene Burrell-McRae (Dean of the Undergraduate College) ex officio 
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Representatives to the Presidential Search 

  • Erica Graham (Mathematics) (2023-2024)
  • Jamie Taylor (Literatures in English) (2023-2024)
  • José Vergara (Russian) (2023-2024) 

Ad-hoc Committees - Spring 2024: 

Move to 2-2 Teaching Load: 

  • Sara Bressi (GSSW&SR) 
  • Andrew Nutting (Economics) 
  • Alicia Walker (History of Art) (Chair, Fall 2024)
  • Arlo Weil (Geology)  (Chair, Spring 2025)
  • Luca Zipoli (Transnational Italian Studies) 
  • Lisa Watkins (Chemistry)

Principles of Academic Freedom:  

  • Marissa Golden (Political Science) (on leave S'25) 
  • Madhavi Kale (History) 
  • Amy Weidman (Anthropology) (on leave S'25) (Chair, Fall 2024)
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