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Senate: Faculty Senate Committees, 2015-2016

Senate Executive Committee

Officers

Chair:     Reed Pyeritz (PSOM/
    Medicine & Genetics)

Chair-Elect:     Laura Perna (GSE/Higher
    Education)

Past Chair:     Claire Finkelstein (Law)

Secretary:     Lydie Moudileno (SAS/
    Romance Languages)

Secretary-Elect: Marcella Devoto (PSOM/

    Pediatrics & Epidemiology)

Past Secretary:     Susan Yoon (GSE)

At-Large Representatives

Delphine Dahan (SAS/Psychology)

Karen Detlefsen (SAS/Philosophy)

Julie Fairman (Nursing)

Martha Farah (SAS/Psychology)

Karen Glanz (PSOM/Biostatistics &
Epidemiology)

David Grazian (SAS/Sociology)

Kelly Jordan-Sciutto (Dental Medicine/Pathology)

James Lok (Veterinary Medicine/Pathobiology)

Angela Mills (PSOM/Emergency Medicine)

Brendan O’Leary (SAS/Political Science)

Philip Rea (SAS/Biology)

Florian Schwarz (SAS/Linguistics)

Assistant Professor Representatives

Erol Akçay (SAS/Biology)

Alison Buttenheim (Nursing)

Daniel J. Singer (SAS/Philosophy)

Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty (PASEF) Representative

Martin Pring (PSOM/Physiology)

Members Elected by Constituency

1. Annenberg: Kathleen Hall Jamieson

2. SAS: History: Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet

3. SAS: Anthropology, History of Art, Music: Carol Muller (Music)

4. SAS: Mathematics: Ron Donagi

5. SAS: Biology: Brent Helliker

6. SAS: Chemistry, Earth & Environmental

Science, History & Sociology of Science:

Joseph Subotnik (Chemistry)

7. SAS: Classical Studies, Germanic Languages & Literatures, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages & Literatures: Fabio Finotti

(Romance Languages)

8. SAS: Economics: Holger Sieg

9. SAS: English: Rita Barnard

10. SAS: Linguistics, Philosophy: Jianjing Kuang (Linguistics)

11. SAS: East Asian Languages & Civilizations, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Religious Studies, South Asia Studies: Steve Tinney (NELC)

12. SAS: Physics & Astronomy: Masao Sako

13. SAS: Political Science: Nancy J. Hirschmann

14. SAS: Psychology: Loretta Flanagan-Cato

15. SAS: Sociology, Criminology: Melissa
Wilde (Sociology)

16. Dental Medicine: Eric T. Stoopler

17. GSE: Richard Ingersoll

18. Engineering: Bioengineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering &

Applied Mechanics: David Pope (MSE)

19. Engineering: Computer & Information

Science, Electrical & Systems Engineering: Robert Ghrist (ESE)

20. Design: Jackie Tileston

21. Law: Mitch Berman

22. PSOM: Biochemistry & Biophysics,

Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Cancer Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: Douglas Wiebe

(Biostatistics & Epidemiology)

23. PSOM: Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiation Oncology: David Smith (Anesthesiology & Critical Care)

24. PSOM: Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine & Community Health, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery,

Otorhinolaryngology, Psychiatry: James

Palmer (Otorhinolaryngology)

25. PSOM: Genetics, Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Microbiology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine &

Rehabilitation, Physiology, Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics: Michael McGarvey (Neurology)

26. PSOM–Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Renal-

Electrolyte & Hypertension, Sleep Medicine: Paul Lanken (Medicine)

27. PSOM–Medicine: General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Rheumatology, Translational Medicine & Human Genetics: Bruce Giantonio (Hematology/Oncology)

28. PSOM: Pediatrics: Maully Shah

29. PSOM: Radiology, Surgery: Jose Pascual (Surgery)

30. Nursing: Eileen Lake

31. Social Policy & Practice: Toorjo Ghose

32. Veterinary Medicine: Animal Biology, Pathobiology: Narayan Avadhani (Animal Biology)

33. Veterinary Medicine: Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, Clinical Studies-Philadelphia: Erika Krick (Clinical Studies-Philadelphia)

34. Wharton: Accounting, Health Care, Insurance & Risk, Operations & Information Management, Statistics: Robert Stine (Statistics)

35. Wharton: Finance, Legal Studies & Business Ethics, Business & Public Policy: Karen Lewis (Finance)

36. Wharton: Management, Marketing, Real Estate: Christophe Van den Bulte (Marketing)

Senate Committee on Faculty and the Administration (SCOA)

Ken Drobatz, Veterinary Medicine

Irina Marinov, SAS/Earth & Environmental

Science

Emma Meagher, PSOM/Medicine

Pamela Sankar, PSOM/Medical Ethics

Talid Sinno, SEAS

Santosh Venkatesh, SEAS

R. Polk Wagner, Law, Chair

Ex officio

Senate Chair, Reed Pyeritz, PSOM

Senate Chair-Elect, Laura Perna, GSE

Senate Committee on Faculty Development, Diversity and Equity (SCFDDE)

Regina Austin, Law, Chair

Rita Barnard, SAS/English

Kristen Feemster, PSOM/Pediatrics

Carmen Guerra, PSOM/Medicine

Lisa Lewis, Nursing

Mitch Marcus, SEAS

Ex officio

Senate Chair, Reed Pyeritz, PSOM

Senate Chair-Elect, Laura Perna, GSE

Senate Committee on Publication Policy for Almanac

Sunday Akintoye, Dental Medicine

Christine Bradway, Nursing

Al Filreis, SAS/English

Cary Mazer, SAS/English

Carolyn Marvin, Annenberg

Martin Pring, PSOM/Physiology, Chair

Ex officio

Senate Chair, Reed Pyeritz, PSOM

Senate Chair-Elect, Laura Perna, GSE

Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (SCAFR)

Shyam Balganesh, Law, Chair

Sue Ann Bidstrup-Allen, SEAS

Peter Dodson, Veterinary Medicine

Nader Engheta, SEAS

Vivian Gadsden, GSE

Carolyn Marvin, Annenberg

Jon Merz, PSOM/Medical Ethics

Carol Muller, SAS/Music

Diana Robertson, Wharton

Michael Weisberg, SAS/Philosophy

Ex officio

Senate Chair-Elect, Laura Perna, GSE

Senate Committee on Economic Status of the Faculty (SCESF)

Robert Hollebeek, SAS/Physics & Astronomy

Jerry Jacobs, SAS/Sociology

Mark Kahn, PSOM/Cardiovascular Medicine

Susan Margulies, PSOM/Bioengineering, Co-Chair

Andrew Postlewaite, SAS/Economics

Robert Stine, Wharton/Statistics

Andrea Troxel, PSOM/Biostatistics &

Epidemiology, Co-Chair

Ex officio

Senate Past Chair, Claire Finkelstein, Law

Senate Chair, Reed Pyeritz, PSOM

Senate Chair-Elect, Laura Perna, GSE

Faculty Grievance Commission

Parvati Ramchandani, PSOM/Radiology, Chair

Steven Sondheimer, PSOM/Obstetrics &
Gynecology, Past-Chair

Mitch Marcus, SEAS, Chair-Elect

Senate Committee on Faculty and the Academic Mission (SCOF)

Lea Ann Matura, Nursing

Justin McDaniel, SAS/Religious Studies

Mindy Schuster, PSOM/Infectious Diseases, Chair

Amy Sepinwall, Wharton

Tom Sollecito, Dental Medicine

Lyle Ungar, SEAS

Ex officio

Senate Chair, Reed Pyeritz, PSOM

Senate Chair-Elect, Laura Perna, GSE

Senate Committee on Students and Educational Policy (SCSEP)

Paulo Arratia, SEAS

Laura Desimone, GSE

Sharon Irving, Nursing

Jorge Santiago-Aviles, SEAS

Dominic Sisti, PSOM/Medical Ethics

Michael Weisberg, SAS/Philosophy, Chair

Ex officio

Senate Chair, Reed Pyeritz, PSOM

Senate Chair-Elect, Laura Perna, GSE

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