Faculty Governance

2023-2024 Department Leadership

Chair

Gabriela Livas Stein

(512) 232-1883 | SEA 2.448A

Associate Chair (Graduate)

Su Yeong Kim

(512) 471-5524 | SEA 2.322G

Associate Chair (Undergraduate)

Marci Gleason

(512) 471-1617 | SEA 2.458


Elected Committees

Space Committee

Lisa Neff *

  • on leave in spring, Sae Han will serve spring 2024.

Debby Jacobvitz

Fatima Varner

Stephen Russell (ex-officio for school)

The space committee is responsible for allocation of research space to faculty based on a hierarchy of: a) extramurally funded projects, b) intramurally funded projects/tenure-track faculty at assistant rank, and c) intramurally funded projects for tenured faculty. This committee consists of three Extended Budget Council members, elected by the faculty to three year terms.

Merit Review Committee

Karen Fingerman *

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Fatima Varner

The merit review committee is responsible for the annual review of all Tenure Track faculty, and also recommends assignments based on workload policy. The annual reviews of Tenure Track faculty inform the Chair’s salary raise recommendations. This committee consists of three members of the Extended Budget Council elected by the faculty to three year terms, including at least one full professor.

Faculty Governance and Strategic Planning

Amy Bryan *

Jeff Lockman

Space Committee Chair (Fall: Lisa Neff; Spring: Sae Han)

The strategic planning committee is responsible for working with the Department Chair to develop long range plans for development, faculty hiring, and program goals as well as evaluations of success in reaching those goals. This committee consists of three Extended Budget Council members, elected by the faculty to three year terms.


Ad Hoc Committees

Seminar

Mateo Farina

Undergraduate

Marci Gleason *

Amy Bryan

Natalie Ammon

Hallie Speranza

Becca Rosenfield

Elizabeth Porter

Liz Muñoz

Honors

Lisa Neff *

Natalie Ammon

Sarah Ozuna

Graduate 

Su Yeong Kim *

  • on leave in fall; Jeff Lockman will serve fall 2023

Karen Fingerman

Nicole Perry

Subcommittee Chairs (Elma and Sae)

Subcommittee: Graduate Recruitment

Elma Lorenzo-Blanco *

Liz Muñoz

Francheska Alers-Rojas

Subcommittee: Graduate Admissions

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  • outgoing co-chair

Sae Hwang Han

  • incoming co-chair

Debby Jacobvitz

Graduate Awards

Debby Jacobvitz

Liz Gershoff

Lara Pauley

Stephen Russell

Karen Fingerman

Undergraduate Awards

Sarah Ozuna

Maria Arredondo

Emily Fundenberg

Maud Morgan