CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses
Purpose: to review and approve proposed changes to the College's academic programs and courses
CLAS Dean’s Advisory Council for Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment
Purpose: to evaluate cases for faculty promotion, tenure and reappointment within the College
Membership
Humanities and Social Sciences
Christian Tryon, Professor, Department of Anthropology
Subhash Ray, Professor, Department of Economics
Marlene Schwartz, Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences; Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
Alexis Dudden, Professor, Department of History; Asian and Asian American Studies Institute; Human Rights Institute
Mike Stanton, Professor, Department of Journalism
Harry van der Hulst, Professor, Department of Linguistics; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science; Cognitive Science Program
Brian Waddell, Professor, Department of Political Science; Urban and Community Studies Program
Mark Robbins, Professor, Department of Public Policy
Lionel Shapiro, Professor, Department of Philosophy
Life and Physical Sciences
James Cole, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; Institute of Materials Science
R. Holly Fitch, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Institute for Systems Genomics; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science; Cognitive Science Program
Kyungseon Joo, Professor, Department of Physics; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Lanbo Liu, Professor, Department of Geosciences; Civil and Environmental Engineering
Robert Mason, Professor, Department of Marine Sciences; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Daniel Mulkey, Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Mark Peczuh, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Margaret Rubega, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Xiaodong Yan, Professor, Department of Mathematics
CLAS Dean’s (Alumni) Advisory Board
Purpose: to offer expert advice and guidance to the dean in areas including promoting the College’s achievements, fundraising, and strengthening relationships with alumni
CLAS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Purpose: to advise the College on how to execute elements concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) emerging from the strategic plan; to guide the formulation of a consistent, transparent, ethical approach to DEI matters in the college; and to share information, issues, concerns, and accomplishments
Membership
César E. Abadía-Barrero, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology; El Instituto; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
V. Bede Agocha, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Psychological Sciences; Africana Studies Institute; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
Edna Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
Jason Chang, Director, Asian and Asian American Studies Institute; Associate Professor, Department of History; El Instituto; American Studies; Maritime Studies
Linda Halgunseth, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences; El Instituto; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science
Ofer Harel, Professor, Department of Statistics; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy; UConn Health Center
Na-Rae Kim, Assistant Professor in Residence, Asian and Asian American Studies Institute; American Studies
Kathy Pais, Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services
Courtney Sak, Program Assistant, Asian and Asian American Studies Institute / Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies / American Studies
Shawn Salvant, Associate Professor, Department of English; Africana Studies Institute; American Studies
Ambar Sengupta, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Cindy Stewart, Program Coordinator, Department of Communication
Tasso Tzingounis, Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science
Sherry Zane, APIR, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; American Studies
CLAS Graduate Student Advisory Committee
Purpose: to provide the CLAS Dean’s Office with feedback on matters concerning graduate students in the College
Membership
Samantha Archer, Department of Anthropology
Alexandria Battison, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Jaime Blackmon, Department of Psychological Sciences
Sarah Brisson, Department of Geosciences
Alyssa Clark, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Nicole Cruse, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Alexander Dawson, Department of English
Sean Eustace, Department of Mathematics
David Evans, Department of History
Lily Luo, Department of Political Science
Zachary Muscavitch, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Teruyuki Mizuno, Department of Linguistics
Rianka Roy, Department of Sociology
Patrick Toman, Department of Statistics
Victor Volkman, Department of Economics
CLAS Research Advisory Committee
Purpose: to examine ways the College can effectively meet the research related goals of the Strategic Plan and to advise on efforts to increase research and fully realize the potential of the CLAS faculty
Membership
Andrea Calabrese, Professor, Department of Linguistics; Cognitive Science Program
Noel Cazenave, Professor, Department of Sociology; Africana Studies Institute; Human Rights Institute; American Studies; Urban and Community Studies Program
Marie Coppola, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; El Instituto; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science; Cognitive Science Program
Daniel Fabris, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Miguel Gomes, Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; El Instituto
Jason Hancock, Associate Professor, Department of Physics; Institute of Materials Science
Shareen Hertel, Professor, Department of Political Science; Asian and Asian American Studies Institute; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering; El Instituto; Human Rights Institute
Michael Hren, Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences; Department of Chemistry; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Alexus McLeod, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy; Asian and Asian American Studies Institute
Barbara Mallone, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; Institute for Systems Genomics
Emily Myers, Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science; Cognitive Science Program; Brain Imaging Research Center
Anji Seth, Professor, Department of Geography; El Instituto; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Jianjun Sun, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute for Systems Genomics
Mark Urban, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Penny Vlahos, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
CLAS Strategic Plan Advisory Committee
Purpose: to advise the dean in assessing progress toward strategic plan goals, recommend course corrections, and identify new opportunities consistent with the plan
Membership
Andrea Celli, Assistant Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages; Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
Lisa Eaton, Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
Kathy Erickson, Administrative Program Support, Department of History
Jason Hancock, Associate Professor, Department of Physics; Institute for Materials Science
Aaron Hooker, Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science
Molly James, Graduate Student, Department of Marine Sciences
Si Kai Lee, Graduate Student, Department of Linguistics
Louise Lewis, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Maggie McDonnell, Administrative Program Manager, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Karen Menuz, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology; Institute for Systems Genomics; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science
Jeremy Pais, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Gregory Pierrot, Associate Professor, Department of English; Africana Studies Institute; American Studies
Mick Powell, Assistant Professor in Residence, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Steve Stifano, Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Communication
Rachel Theodore, Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Brain Imaging Research Center; Cognitive Science Program; Institute for Systems Genomics,
Nathaniel Trumbull, Associate Professor, Department of Geography; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering; Maritime Studies Program
MJ Vanderpool, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychological Sciences
CLAS Student Leadership Board
Purpose: to serve the College's community as liaisons between the dean and the students in order to enhance communications, academic experiences, and alumni connections while embodying the values of a liberal arts education
CLAS Grade Appeal Committee
Purpose: to manage CLAS student grade appeal requests
Membership
Ling Huang, Associate Professor, Department of Economics; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Thomas Seery, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry; Institute of Materials Science; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Lionel Shapiro, Professor, Department of Philosophy
Eiling Yee, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Brain Imaging Research Center; Cognitive Science Program