Faculty CommitteesFaculty Committees Membership

Advisory Committee to the Committee on Trusteeship: Professor Kannan Jagannathan

Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees : Professor Kannan Jagannathan

Alpha Delta Phi Committee: Professor Ron Bashford, Professor Christopher Grobe (chair), Professor Joshua Guilford, Professor Eric Sawyer

Committee on Academic Standing and Special Majors: Professor Rachel Bernard, Professor Joshua Hyman (chair), Professor Jonas Rosenbrueck, Director of Institutional Research and Registrar Services Jesse Barba, secretary, ex officio, Senior Associate Dean of Students and Dean of Class of 2022 Charri Boykin-East, Senior Associate Dean of Students and Dean of Class of 2024 Jess Caldwell-O'Keefe, Senior Associate Dean of Financial Aid Kathleen Gentile, ex officio, Dean of Financial Aid Gail Holt, ex officio, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Case Management Scott Howard, Chief Student Affairs Officer and Dean of Students Angie Tissi-Gassoway, co-chair, Dean of New Students Kiara Vigil, Dean of Class of 2023 David Schneider

Committee on Adjudication: Professor Kristen Bumiller, Professor Alexander George, Professor Tekla Harms, Professor Jun Ishii, Professor Susan Niditch, Professor Sean Redding, Professor Catherine Sanderson, Professor Olufemi Vaughan

Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid: Professor Ellen Boucher, Professor Adam Honig, Professor Ron Lembo (chair), Professor Jill Miller, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein, ex officio, Dean of Financial Aid Gail Holt, ex officio, Chief Student Affairs Officer and Dean of Students Angie Tissi-Gassoway, ex officio, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Matthew McGann, secretary, ex officio, Dean of Admission Cate Zolkos

College Council: Professor Scott Alfeld, Professor Hannah Holleman (chair), Professor Jason Robinson, Director of Student Activities Paul Gallegos, Senior Associate Dean of Students Dean Gendron, Chief Student Affairs Officer and  Dean of Students Angie Tissi-Gassoway, ex officio, Director of Community Standards Corey Michalos, ex officio, 

College Housing Committee: Professor Daniel Barbezat, Professor Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi, Professor Ruxandra Paul, Professor Christopher van den Berg (chair), Interim Chief of Campus Operations, David Breen, Director of Treasury Operations & Analysis, Jeff Davis, Interim Director of Human Resources Christopher Casey, ex officio, Director of Rental Housing, Kimberly Eggleston, ex officio

Committee on Education and Athletics: Professor Sam Morse, Professor Austin Sarat, Professor Sarah Turgeon, Director of Athletics Donald Faulstick, Senior Head Coach/Physical Education Instructor Carol Knerr, Head Swimming Senior Coach/Director of Aquatics Nick Nichols, Chief Student Affairs Officer and Dean of Students Angie Tissi-Gassoway, ex officio

Committee on Educational Policy (CEP): Professor Robert Benedetto (chair), Professor Mekhola Gomes, Professor David Hanneke (pending faculty vote), Professor Christopher Kingston, Professor Geoffrey Sanborn, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein, ex officio, Isaiah Doble ’25; Zane Khiry '25; Gent Malushaga '25.

Committee on Global Education: Professor Amelie Hastie, Professor Sanam Nader-Esfahani, Professor Ashwin Ravikumar, Registrar Addy Free, ex officio, Director of Global Education Janna Behrens, ex officio

Committee on Health Professions: Professor Amy Demorest, Professor Caroline Goutte, Professor Jeeyon Jeong, Professor Helen Leung, Health Professions Advisor/Assistant Dean of Students Richard Aronson, MD, ex officio

Committee on Priorities and Resources (CPR):Professor Nusrat Chowdhury, chair; Professor Frederick Griffiths; Professor Jonathan Obert; Professor John Rager; Assistant Registrar Syd Cooney; Associate Chief Financial Officer Thomas Dwyer, ex officio; Provost and Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein, ex officio; Chief Human Resources Officer, Kate Harrington, ex officio; Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Mike Thomas, ex officio; Director of Financial Planning, Ashley Travis, ex officio; Assistant Director of Family Giving, Emily Ziomek; Mollie Hartenstein ’23; Yvette Kiptoo, ’23

Community Standards Review Board: Professor Katharine Correia,  Professor John-Paul Baird, Professor Robert Hayashi, Professor Jared Loggins

Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships: Professor Alicia Christoff, Professor Michael Cohen, Professor Russell Lohse, Professor Ted Melillo (chair), Professor Nathan Pflueger, Professor Matteo Riondato, Director of Fellowships Christine Overstreet, ex officio

Faculty Computer Committee: Professor Nicholas Horton (chair), Professor Adam Levine, Professor Lillian Pentecost, Librarian of the College Martin Garnar, ex officio, Chief Information Officer David Hamilton

Faculty Executive Committee: Professor Gregory Call, Professor Kate Follette, Professor Kristy Gardner, Professor Laure Katsaros, Professor Khary Polk, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein, ex officio, President Michael Elliott, ex officio

Faculty Lecture Committee: Professor Dwight Carey, Professor Vanessa Walker, Professor Ren Wiscons  (Lecture fund request form)

Faculty Research Awards Committee (FRAP): Professor Andrew Dole, Professor Katharine Sims, Professor Michael Hood, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty Professor Jack Cheney, ex officio 

First-Year Seminar Committee: Professor Lawrence Douglas, Professor Katrina Karkazis, Professor Martha Umphrey

Five College Representative to UMASS Graduate Council: 

Folger Representative: Professor Anston Bosman  

Human Subjects Committee (IRB): Professor Ronald Lembo, Professor Carrie Palmquist, chair, Professor Catherine Sanderson, Amy Siege (community representative), Senior Associate Dean of Students Charri Boykin-East, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty Professor Jack Cheney

Institutional Animal Care Use Committee (IACUC): Professor John-Paul Baird, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty Professor Jack Cheney, chair, Professor Ethan Clotfelter, Professor Joseph Moore, Professor Ethan Temeles, Professor Josef Trapani, Professor Sarah Turgeon, Senior Staff Physician, UMass Amherst Health Services Dr. Richard J. Rubin, Veterinarian Dr. Michael Katz,  Director of Environmental Health and Safety Richard Mears, Research Laboratory Coordinator Maureen Manning, ex officio, Administrative Director of the Science Center Jess Martin, ex officio

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC): Professor Caroline Goutte, Professor Michael Hood, Professor Patricia O'Hara, Professor Alexandra Purdy, chair, Professor Josef Trapani, David Chernock (community representative), Research Laboratory Coordinator Maureen Manning, Norm Price (community representative), Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty Professor Jack Cheney, ex officio, Administrative Director of the Science Center Jess Martin, ex officio, Chemical Hygiene Officer Jason Williams, ex officio

Laser and Radiation Safety Committee: Professor David Hall (Laser Safety Officer), Professor David Hansen, Professor Tekla Harms, Professor Larry Hunter, UMass Senior Radiation Safety Officer Vince Chase, Assistant Director of HR Services Scott Kinney, Research Laboratory Coordinator Maureen Manning, Director of Environmental Health & Safety Rick Mears, UMass Radiation Safety Specialist Haneef Sahabeen, Chemical Hygiene Officer Jason Williams

Library Committee: Professor Anston Bosman, Professor Klára Móricz, Professor Amy Wagaman, Alexa Garcia '22, Maira Owais '23, Librarian of the College Martin Garnar, ex officio

Orientation Committee: Professor Harris Daniels, Director of Residential Life Andrea Cadyma, Title IX Coordinator Laurie Frankl, ex officio, Director of Student Activities Paul Gallegos, Dean of New Students Rick Lopez, ex officio, chair

Science Faculty Steering Committee: Professor Jack  Cheney,  Professor Jonathan Friedman, Professor Mark Marshall, Professor Anna Martini, Professor Julia McQuade,  Professor Alexandra Purdy, Professor John Rager, Professor Sarah Turgeon, Professor Amy Wagaman, and Administrative Director Jess Martin

Sexual Respect Task Force: Professor Ruxandra Paul

Summer Science Undergraduate Research Fellows Committee (SURF): Professor David Hansen, Faculty Director, Jess Martin, SURF Program Coordinator, Andy Anderson, Stephanie Capsuto, Jessica Kem, Maureen Manning, Sarah Mattison-Buhl, Carolyn Margolin, Jeanne Weintraub, and Jason Williams

Title IX Review Committee: Professor Amalia Culiuc, Professor Jessica Reyes, Angie Tissi-Gassoway, Laurie Frankl

Tenure and Promotion Committee:  Professor Nicola Courtright, Professor David Hansen, Professor Darryl Harper, Professor Karen Sanchez-Eppler, Professor Adam Sitze, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein, ex officio, President Michael Elliott, ex officio