Below is a list of CLAS committees and membership for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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
Samuel Best, Professor, Department of Political Science
Vicki Carstens, Professor, Department of Linguistics
Lisa Eaton, Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Miguel Gomes, Distinguished Professor, Department of Literature, Cultures, and Languages
Rebecca Puhl, Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Mike Stanton, Professor, Department of Journalism
Life and Physical Sciences
Pamela Diggle, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Vasili Kharchenko, Professor, Department of Physics
Victor Hugo Lachos Davila, Professor, Department of Statistics
Emily Myers, Professor, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences
Ralf Schiffler, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Jing Zhao, Professor, Department of Chemistry; Institute of Materials Science
Adam Zweifach, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
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 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
Cara Battersby, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Lisa Bono, Educational Program Assistant 2, Department of Economics
Thomas Craemer, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
Amanda Crawford, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism
Sirrah Galligan, Educational Program Manager, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Serkan Gӧrkemli, Associate Professor, Department of English
Christine Haines, Clinical Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Amit Savkar, Professor in Residence, Department of Mathematics
Samantha Siedlecki, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
CLAS Grade Appeal Committee
Purpose: to manage CLAS student grade appeal requests
Membership
Kari Adamson, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Elena Comay del Junco, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
Tammo Reichgelt, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Earth Sciences
Harry van der Hulst, Professor, Department of Linguistics
CLAS Graduate Funding Committee
Purpose: to provide the CLAS Dean's Office with recommendations on proposals/nominations for graduate student funding opportunities
Membership
Alfredo Angeles-Boza, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Deborah Bolnick, Professor, Department of Anthropology; Institute for Systems Genomics
Vasileios Chousionis, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Jane Gordon, Professor, Department of Political Science
Jacqueline Loss, Professor, Department of Literature, Cultures, and Language
Bradley Simpson, Associate Professor, Department of History
Victoria Ford Smith, Associate Professor, Department of English
Carlos Trallero, Professor, Department of Physics
CLAS Graduate Student Advisory Committee
Purpose: to provide the CLAS Dean’s Office with feedback on matters concerning graduate students in the College
Membership
Mary Grace Albright, Graduate Student, Department of Earth Sciences
Masha Aleksich, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
Tiana-Marie Blassingale, Graduate Student, Department of Philosophy
Giulio Ciferri Muramatsu, Graduate Student, Department of Linguistics
Marcos Garcia, Graduate Student, Department of Literature, Cultures, and Languages
Madison Gehling, Graduate Student, Department of English
Min Lin, Graduate Student, Department of Statistics
Dion Mann, Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics
Zachary Muscavitch, Graduate Student, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Riley Pena, Graduate Student, Department of Marine Sciences
Chase Prentiss, Graduate Student, School of Public Policy
Louisa Suting, Graduate Student, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences
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
Dorit Bar-On, Professor, Department of Philosophy
Zeljko Boskovic, Professor, Department of Linguistics
Martha Cutter, Professor, Department of English and Africana Studies: Area Director, American Studies
Hans Dam, Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
Michael Hren, Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
Rahul Kanadia, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Yonatan Morse, Associate Professor, Department of Political Sciences
Kanda Naknoi, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Crystal Park, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Jocelyn Steinke, Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Carlos Trallero, Professor, Department of Physics
Ryan Watson, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Dimitris Xygalatas, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
CLAS Scholarship Selection Committee
Purpose: to assist the College in selecting recipients of CLAS scholarship and fellowship awards
Membership
Ellen Carillo, Professor, Department of English
Matt Guthrie, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Physics
Stefan Kaufmann, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics
Karen Menuz, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Christin Munsch, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Vindya Pathirana, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Mathematics
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 Booth, Educational Program Coordinator, Department of Anthropology
Ashley Cortez, Undergraduate Student, Cognitive Science Program
Dylan Jones, Graduate Student, Department of Earth Sciences
Gail Macdonald, Professor in Residence, Department of Journalism
Christin Munsch, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Tetiana Ouzounov, Educational Program Administrator, Department of Literature, Cultures, and Languages
Atziri Rodriguez, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychological Sciences and Political Science
Min Seong Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Sam Sommers, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of English and American Studies Program
Jonathan Trump, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Anastasios Tzingounis, Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Catalina Vasquez-Marchant, Graduate Student, Department of History
Manuela Wagner, Professor, Department of Literature, Cultures, and Languages
Jing Zhao, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
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