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)
• 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 
• Alison Cook-Sather (Education) (2024-2027)
• Tamara Davis (Biology) (2022-2025) 
• 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

• TBD

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)

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)