2025-2026 Departmental Committees
Advisory Committee
Joyce Chen, Graduate Studies
Jian Neo Chen, Undergraduate Studies
Ashley Smith-Purviance, Assistant Professor Representative
Graduate Studies Committee
Joyce Chen, Chair
Shannon Winnubst
Ashley Smith-Purviance
Affiliated Faculty:
Graduate Student Representative: Tamar Westphal
Staff Representative: Laurel Clarkson
Undergraduate Studies Committee
Jian Chen, Chair
LaVelle Ridley
Sierra Austin-King
Bayan Abusneineh
Mary Thomas (Autumn only)
Wendy Smooth (Spring only)
Jessica Delgado
Affiliated Faculty:
Undergraduate Student Representative: Bhada Han
Graduate Student Representative: Ian Davies
Staff Representatives: Ali Alkhalifa, Jen Getson
Promotion and Tenure Committee
Linda Mizejewski, Chair
Guisela Latorre, Procedures Oversight Designee
Staff Representative: Susanna Bell
Speakers and Events Committee
Lyn Tjon Soei Len, Chair
Guisela Latorre
Emily Cornish
Graduate Student Representative:
Staff Representatives: Ali Alkhalifa & Laurel Clarkson
Grants and Awards Committee
Jennifer Suchland, Chair
Treva Lindsey
Staff Representative: Ali Alkhalifa (undergraduate), Laurel Clarkson (graduate)
FREE Center Advisory Board
Guisela Latorre
Affiliated Faculty: Lily Sheehan, fabian romero and Joanne Patterson
Ex Officio: Mytheli Sreenivas
Staff Representative: Laura Hennigan