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 Šešelj (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 Šešelj, 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)
- MartÃn 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)
- MartÃn 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)
Office of the Provost
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