Officers and Committees

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

OFFICERS

Jim Blevins, Chair ('24)
Cortney Hughes Rinker, Vice-Chair ('24)
Ted Dumas, Parliamentarian ('24)
Deborah Rupp, Secretary ('24)

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)
Karl Zhang, Interim (Modern and Classical Languages)
Lisa Eckenwiler (Philosophy)
Tim Curby, Interim (Psychology)
John Turner (Religious Studies)
Dan Temple (Sociology and Anthropology)
Kelly Dunne (School of Integrative Studies)

LaNitra Berger (African and African American Studies)
Roger Lancaster, Interim (Cultural Studies)
Cortney Hughes Rinker (Global Affairs Programs)
P. Daniel Chen (Higher Education Program)
Ben Gatling (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Steve Barnes (Russian and Eurasian Studies)
Anu Aneja (Women and Gender Studies)

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)

David Corwin (Women and Gender Studies) ('24)
Kelly Dunne (School of Integrative Studies) ('24)
Mark Koyama (Economics) ('24)
Dan Nicholson (Philosophy) ('24)
Cortney Hughes Rinker (Sociology and Anthropology/Global Affairs) ('24)
Catherine Dobson (Criminology, Law and Society) ('25)
Jessica Hurley (English) ('25)
Jane Hooper (History and Art History) ('25)
Lauren Kuykendall (Psychology) ('25)
Andrea Zach (Modern and Classical Languages) ('25)
Lisa Breglia, Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs 
Marguerite Rippy, Associate Dean of Graduate Academic Affairs

FACULTY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)

(Faculty with grievances should first contact the chair.)

Doris Bitler (Psychology) ('24)
Iccha Basnyat (Global Affairs) ('24) 
Catherine Gallagher (Criminology, Law, and Society) ('24)
Lincoln Mullen (History) ('25)
Esperanza Roman-Mendoza (Modern and Classical Languages) ('25)

GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)

Steven Barnes (History and Art History) ('24)
Jacquelyn Williamson (History and Art History) ('24)
Ted Dumas (Parliamentarian, Chair) ('24)
Seth Kaplan (Psychology) ('25)
Linda Merola (Criminology, Law and Society) ('25)

INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE COLLEGE COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)

Rashmi Sadana (Sociology and Anthropology) ('24)
Michelle LaFrance (English) ('25) 
Jonathan Repinecz (Modern and Classical Languages) ('25)
Vanessa Schulman (History) ('26)
Byunghwan Son (Global Affairs Programs) ('26)

PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)

Johanna Bockman (Interdisciplinary Studies representative) ('24)
Rose Cherubin (Philosophy) ('24)
Eric Eisner (English) ('24)
Johanna Mollerstrom (Economics) ('24)
Mike O'Malley (History) ('24)
John Farina (Religious Studies) ('25)
Blake Silver (Sociology and Anthropology) ('25)
Hongmei Sun (Modern and Classical Languages) ('25)
Greg Unruh (School of Integrative Studies) ('25)
Kevin Wright (Communications) ('26)
Sue-Ming Yang (Criminology, Law and Society) ('26)
Stephen Zaccaro (Psychology) ('26)

RESOURCES AND LONG-TERM PLANNING COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)

David Corwin (Women and Gender Studies) ('24)
Wendi Manuel-Scott (School of Integrative Studies) ('24, Dean-appointed)
Cortney Hughes Rinker (Faculty Vice-Chair) ('24)
Cynthia Lum (Criminology, Law and Society) ('25) 
Daniel Chen (Higher Education Program) ('25, Dean-appointed)
Michael Chang (History and Art History) ('26, Dean-appointed)
Sarah Fischer Nowaczyk (Psychology) ('26)

SENIOR LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE (3-Year Term)

Douglas Eyman (English) ('24)
Michele Greet (History and Art History) ('24, Dean-appointed)
Jim Blevins (English) (Faculty Chair) ('24)
James Witte (Sociology and Anthropology) ('25)
César Martinelli (Economics) ('25, Dean-appointed)
Christianne Esposito-Smythers (Psychology) ('25)
Claudia Cabello Hutt (Philosophy & Women and Gender Studies) ('26, Dean-appointed)
Kelly Dunne (School of Integrative Studies)

STUDENT POLICIES AND APPEALS COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)

Joan Bristol (History and Art History) ('24)
Sam Collins (History and Art History) ('24)
Catherine Wright (Communication) ('24)
Elizabeth Freeman (School of Integrative Studies) ('25)
Jessica Hurley (English) ('25)

TERM FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (2-Year Term)

David Corwin (Women and Gender Studies) ('24)
Virginia Hoy (English) ('24) 
Michael Hurley (Psychology) ('24)
Humberto Gonzalez Chavez (Modern and Classical Languages) ('25)
Blake Silver (Sociology and Anthropology) ('25)
Mohammad Salama, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives

UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVES (3-Year Term)

Jamie Clark (Sociology and Anthropology) ('24)
Douglas Eyman (English) ('24)
Charlotte Gill (Criminology, Law and Society) ('24)
Lisa Lister (English) ('24)
Richard Craig (Communication) ('25)
Tim Curby (Psychology) ('25)
Alexander Monea (English) ('25)
Melissa Broeckelman-Post (Communication) ('26)
John Dale (Sociology and Anthropology) ('26)
Tim Gibson (Communication) ('26)
Thalia Goldstein (Psychology) ('26)
Jessica Hurley (English) ('26)
Zachary Schrag (History) ('26)

GRADUATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

Benjamin Gatling (English) ('25)
Marguerite Rippy, Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

Kelly Dunne (School of Integrative Studies) ('24)
Lisa Breglia, Sr. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs

PROVOST CHAIRS FORUM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Matt Karush (History and Art History) ('24)
James Willis (Criminology, Law and Society) ('25)

UNIVERSITY GRADING PROCESS TASK FORCE

Courtney Wooten (English) ('24)