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College of Arts & Sciences

Undergraduate Program and Curriculum Committee

Sarah Gatson (chair), Koyel Khan, Rob Mackin, Stjepan Meštrović , Imge Dogan (graduate student), ** (undergraduate student)

Graduate Admissions Committee

Robert Durán (chair), Alex Hernandez, Chaitanya Lakkimsetti (Nancy Plankey-Videla serves as non-voting member)

Graduate Program and Evaluation Committee

Nancy Plankey-Videla (chair), Joseph Lariscy, Defne Över

Graduate Student Awards Committee

Rob Mackin (chair), Holly Foster, Emilce Santana, Dezerae Reyes (graduate student)

Promotion and Tenure Committee

Pat Goldsmith (chair)

Ad hoc Search Committees  

          Environmental: Harland Prechel (chair), Sarah Gatson, Thomas Marlow, Heili Pals

          Demography/Health: Joseph Lariscy (chair), Mary Campbell, Theresa Morris

Colloquium Committee

Nadia Kim (chair), Troy Harden, Anna Estelle Kelly (graduate student)

Climate and Support Committee

Troy Harden (chair), Pat Goldsmith, Nadia Kim, Jonathan Reid, Stephanie Smith (graduate student)

Assessment Committee (Undergraduate and Graduate Programs)

Tim Woods (chair), Ernesto Amaral, Rhonda Evans

Faculty, Student, Staff Awards

Chaitanya Lakkimsetti (Fall chair), Joan Wolf (Spring chair), Stjepan Meštrović, Patricia Thornton

AKD/Honors Advisor

Richard Abel

Executive Council (elected)

Mary Campbell (2023–2025), Holly Foster (2023–2025), Heili Pals (2024–2026), Tim Woods (2024–2026)

Annual Review Committee (elected)

Robert Durán (2024–2026), Stjepan Meštrović (2024–2025), Theresa Morris (2024-2026), Nancy Plankey-Videla (2023-2025) 

Media ad hoc Committee

Ernesto Amaral (chair), Heili Pals, Celine Tran (graduate student)

Applied Master’s ad hoc Committee

Robert Durán (chair), Patricia Thornton, Warren Waren

Glasscock Advisory Committee Department Representative

Chaitanya Lakkimsetti

Department Representative for Faculty Advisory Committee

Chaitanya Lakkimsetti

Coordinator of Graduate Instruction

Alex Hernandez

Graduate Student Representative to Faculty Meeting

Stephanie Smith (alternate: Anthony Jackson)

Graduate Student Hospitality and Welcoming Committee

Afruza Aminul, Nereyda Ortiz, Rhiannon Powers, Nasim Vaseiezadeh

SociologyEats! Ad Hoc Committee

Sarah Gatson (faculty representative), Afruza Aminul, Celine Thuy-Nhi Tran, Stephanie Smith, Jacqueline Mendez, and Madison Adams (graduate students)

Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC)

Daisy Santana (alternate: Juan Quiroz)