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: Stephanie Power-Carter
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: Kashif Dennis
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