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College of Social Sciences

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2025-2026

Officers of the Academic Assembly Table
OFFICERS OF THE ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY: (2-Year Terms)
Name Department Position Term
Lisa Bryant Political Science Chair 2025-2026
Michael Eze Africana Studies Vice Chair  2025-2026

 

Budget Committee Table
BUDGET COMMITTEE: (5 members, 3-Year Term, No Chairs/Coordinators)
Name Department Position Term
Jenny Banh Anthropology Member 2025-2026
Rhett Billen Child and Family Science Member  2025-2026
Tom Holyoke Political Science Chair 2025-2026
Alina Méndez Chicano and Latin American Studies Member  2025-2026 and 2026-2027
James Pitts Criminology Member  2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Curriculum Committee Table
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE: (5 members, 3-Year Term, No Chairs/Coordinators)
Name Department Position Term
Naomi Bick Political Science Member 2025-2026
Amber Crowell Sociology Member  2025-2026
Amrit Deol Anthropology Member Fall 2025
Andrea Roach Child and Family Science Member 2025-2026
George Rozsa Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Member 2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Julia Shatz History Chair Spring 2026 (Sabbatical Fall 2025)

 

Elections Committee Table
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE: (3-Year Term, No Chairs/Coordinators) 
Name Department Position Term
Nataliia Kasianenko  Political Science Chair 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028
Alina Méndez Chicano and Latin American Studies Member  2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Jordan Pickering Criminology Member 2025-2026 and 2026-2027

 

Honors and Scholarship Committee Table
HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE: (5 members, 3-Year member Term, 2-Year Chair Term, Chair and Director rotate off at the same time)
Name Department Position Term
Jenny Banh Anthropology Member Spring 2026
Ryan Ditchfield Criminology Member  2025-2026
Brian Griffith History Member  2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028
Luis Fernado Macías Chicano and Latin American Studies Member 2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Nkenna Onwuzuruoha Africana Studies Member 2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Megan Pronovost Child and Family Science Member 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 (Sabbatical Spring 2026)
Non-voting Ad Hoc Member
Justin Myers  Honors Director 2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Jennifer Randles College of Social Sciences (COSS)  Associate Dean NA

 

Global Education Committee Table
GLOBAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE: (5 members,  3-Year Term)
Name Department Position Term
Neil Conner Goegraphy Member 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 
Kathryn Fobear Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies  Member 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 
Christopher Sullivan  Sociology Co-Chair 2025-2026
Everett Vieira Political Science Co-Chair  2025-2026, and 2026-2027
Yang Sao Xiong Anthropology Member 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 

 

Personnel Committee Table
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: (5 members, 3-Year Term, No Chairs/Coordinators
Name Department Position Term
Lori Clune History Member 2025-2026
Jeff Cummins Political Science Member 2025-2026
Kathryn Forbes Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies  Member  2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Chi Leung Geography and City and Regional Planning Member 2025-2026
Falon Kartch Child and Family Science Member 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 

 

Research Committee Table
RESEARCH COMMITTEE: (5 members, 3-Year Term, No Chairs/Coordinators) 
Name Department Position Term
Naomi Bick Political Science Member 2025-2026
Aseem Hasnain Sociology Member 2025-2026
Danny Kim History Member  2025-2026 and 2026-2027
Jessica McKenzie Child and Family Science Member 2025-2026 and 2026-2027
George Rozsa Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies  Member 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028