Officers and Committees

Below are faculty officers, committee members, and representatives to the Faculty Senate and the Graduate Council for this academic year.

OFFICERS

Cortney Hughes Rinker, Chair ('26)
Deborah Rupp, Vice-Chair ('26)
Ted Dumas, Parliamentarian ('26)
David Corwin, Secretary ('26)

DEAN’S ADVISORY COMMITTEES 

CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
James Willis (Criminology, Law and Society)
Kimberly Meltzer (Communication)
Dan Houser (Economics)
Tamara Harvey (English)
Matt Karush (History and Art History)
Liang Luo (Modern and Classical Languages)
Wesley Buckwalter (Philosophy)
Tim Curby (Psychology)
John Turner (Religious Studies)
Dan Temple (Sociology and Anthropology)
P. Daniel Chen (School of Integrative Studies)
LaNitra Berger (African and African American Studies)
Cortney Hughes Rinker (Global Affairs Programs)
Rachel Lewis, Interim (Women and Gender Studies)

INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE COLLEGE COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)
Committee Chair: To be determined
Jennifer Ashley (Global Affairs) (Fall '25 only) 
Byunghwan Son (Global Affairs Programs) ('26)
Debra Lattanzi Shutika (English) ('27)
Iccha Basnyat (Global Affairs Programs) ('28)
Manjusha Nair (Sociology and Anthropology) ('28)

RESOURCES AND LONG-TERM PLANNING COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)
Committee Chair: To be determined
Michael Chang (History and Art History) ('26, Dean-appointed)
Sarah Fischer Nowaczyk (Psychology) ('26)
Deborah Rupp (Faculty Vice-Chair) ('26)
Andrew Light (Philosophy) ('27, Dean-appointed)
Cynthia Lum (Criminology, Law and Society) ('27) 
Samaine Lockwood (English) ('28)
Nathaniel Greenberg (Modern and Classical Languages) ('28) (Dean-appointed)

SENIOR LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)
Cortney Hughes Rinker (Global Affairs) (Faculty Chair) ('26)
Claudia Cabello Hutt (Philosophy & Women and Gender Studies) ('26, Dean-appointed)
Christianne Esposito-Smythers (Psychology) ('26)
Vacant ('27, Dean-appointed)
James Willis (Criminology, Law and Society) ('27)
Vacant ('28, Dean-appointed)

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEES

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)
Committee Chairs: Lisa Breglia (Undergraduate Committee)
                                  Marguerite Rippy (Graduate Committee)
Tim Gibson (Communication) ('26)
Robin Hanson (Economics) ('26)
Lester Kurtz (Sociology and Anthropology) ('26)
Graziella Mccarron (School of Integrative Studies) ('26)
Byunghwan Son (Global Affairs) ('26) 
Hatim El-Hibri (English) ('27)
Sam Collins (Fall '25 for Angela Ho) (History and Art History) ('27)
Shannon Layman (Psychology) ('27)
Marie Mele Thomas (Criminology, Law and Society) ('27)
Jihye Moon (Modern and Classical Languages) ('27)
Lisa Breglia, Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs 
Marguerite Rippy, Associate Dean of Graduate Academic Affairs

GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)
Committee Chair: Ted Dumas
Steven Barnes (History and Art History) ('26)
Ted Dumas (Parliamentarian, Chair) ('26)
Sun-Young Park (History and Art History) ('26)
Heidi Gearhart (History and Art History) ('27)
Sam Huneke (History and Art History) ('27)

TERM FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)
Committee Chair: Heather Toronojo
Jennifer Brielmaier (Psychology) ('26) 
Heather Toronojo (Criminology, Law and Society) ('26) 
Andrea Zach (Modern and Classical Languages) ('26)
Marie Mele Thomas (Criminology, Law and Society) ('27)
Brian Platt (History and Art History) ('27)
Mohammad Salama, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

FACULTY AND STUDENT MATTERS COMMITTEES

FACULTY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)
(Faculty with grievances should first contact the chair.)
Committee Chair: Allison Redlich
Doris Bitler Davis (Psychology) ('26)
Timothy Denevi (English) ('26)
Allison Redlich (Criminology, Law and Society) ('26)
Kristina Olson (Modern and Classical Languages) ('27)
Xiaoquan Zhao (Communications) ('27)

PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)
Committee Chair: To be determined
Rashmi Sadana (Sociology and Anthropology) ('26)
Dave Wilson (Criminology, Law and Society) ('26)
Kevin Wright (Communication) ('26)
Stephen Zaccaro (Psychology) ('26
Eric Eisner (English) ('27)
Michele Greet (History and Art History) ('27)
Ted Kinnaman (Philosophy) ('27)
Paul Smith (Interdisciplinary Studies representative) ('27)
Virgil Storr (Economics) ('27)
Maria Dakake (Religious Studies) ('28)
Kristina Olson (Modern and Classical Languages) ('28)
Julie Owen (School of Integrative Studies) ('28)

STUDENT POLICIES AND APPEALS COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)
Committee Chair: Charlotte Gill 
Charlotte Gill (Criminology, Law and Society) ('26)
Jacquelyn Williamson (History and Art History) ('26)
David Powers Corwin (Fall '25 only) (School of Integrative Studies)
Kelly Dunne (School of Integrative Studies) ('27)
Evan Lowder (Criminology, Law and Society) ('27)

UNIVERSITY-LEVEL COMMITTEES WITH COLLEGE REPRESENTATION

GRADUATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
Anne Nicotera (Communications) ('27)
Devon Johnson (Fall '25 only) Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs

PROVOST CHAIRS FORUM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Matt Karush (History and Art History) ('26)
Kimberly Meltzer (Communication) ('27)

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
Cathy Wright (Communication) ('26)
Lisa Breglia, Sr. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs

UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVES (3-Year Term)
Niklas Hultin (Global Affairs) ('26)
John Dale (Sociology and Anthropology) ('26)
Tim Gibson (Communication) ('26)
Thalia Goldstein (Psychology) ('26)
Jessica Hurley (English) ('26)
Zachary Schrag (History) ('26)
Johanna Bockman (Global Affairs) ('27)
Jamie Clark (Sociology and Anthropology) ('27)
Kelly Dunne (School of Integrative Studies) ('27)
Douglas Eyman (English) ('27)
Richard Craig (Communications) ('28)
Sam Huneke (History and Art History) ('28)
Sue-Ming Yang (Criminology, Law and Society) ('28)