2019-20 Faculty Senate
President Joan Gabel, chair, University/Faculty Senate
Office of the President
Carol Chomsky vice chair, University/Faculty Senate
Law School
choms001@umn.edu
Amy Pittenger, chair, Senate/Faculty Consultative Committee
Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
College of Pharmacy
alp@umn.edu
Phil Buhlmann, vice chair, Senate/Faculty Consultative Committee
Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
buhlmann@umn.edu
Mark Bee, FCC member
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
mbee@umn.edu
Sheri Breen, FCC member
Political Science
University of Minnesota, Morris
breens@umn.edu
Sue Chu, FCC member
Design, Housing, and Apparel
College of Design
schu@umn.edu
Colleen Flaherty Manchester, FCC member
Work and Organizations
Carlson School of Management
cmanch@umn.edu
Rhonda Franklin, FCC member
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
rfranklin@umn.edu
Tabitha Grier-Reed, FCC member
Family Social Science
College of Education and Human Development
grier001@umn.edu
Michael Kyba, FCC member
Pediatrics
Medical School
kyba@umn.edu
Lynn Lukkas, FCC member
Art
College of Liberal Arts
lukkas@umn.edu
Ned Patterson, FCC member
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
patte037@umn.edu
AHC Shared
Janice Conway-Klaassen, senator
Medical Lab Sciences
jconwayk@umn.edu
Leann Shore, senator
Occupational Therapy
shor0177@umn.edu
Carlson School of Management
Frank Gigler, senator
Accounting
gigle003@umn.edu
George John, senator
Marketing
johnx001@umn.edu
Svjetlana Madzar, senator
Management
smadzar@umn.edu
Chris Nachtsheim, senator
Supply Chain and Operations
nacht001@umn.edu
Pervin Shroff, senator
Accounting
shrof003@umn.edu
Alternates:
Frederico Belo, senate alternate
Finance
fbelo@umn.edu
Ian Maitland, senate alternate
Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship
imaitlan@umn.edu
College of Biological Sciences
Sue Gibson, senator
Plant and Microbial Biology
gibso043@umn.edu
Georgiana May, senator
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
gmay@umn.edu
Anna Mosser, senator
Biology Teaching and Learning
amosser@umn.edu
College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Robin Murie, senator
English Language Programs
rmurie@umn.edu
College of Design
James Boyd-Brent, senator
Design, Housing, and Apparel
jboydbre@umn.edu
Elizabeth Bye, senator
Design, Housing, and Apparel
ebye@umn.edu
Alternates:
Brad Agee, senate alternate
Landscape Architecture
ageex004@umn.edu
Marilyn Bruin, senate alternate
Design, Housing & Apparel
mbruin@umn.edu
College of Education and Human Development
Abigail Gewirtz, senator
Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health
agewirtz@umn.edu
Katie Johnston-Goodstar, senator
Social Work
john1906@umn.edu
Margaret Kelly, senator
Family Social Science
deleh003@umn.edu
Nicole LaVoi, senator
Kinesiology
nmlavoi@umn.edu
Susan Staats, senator
Curriculum and Instruction
staats@umn.edu
Oliver Williams, senator
Social Work
owilliam@umn.edu
Alternates:
Daheia Barr-Anderson, alternate
Kinesiology
barra027@umn.edu
William Bart, alternate
Educational Psychology
bartx001@umn.edu
David Christesen, alternate
Organizational Leadership, Policy & Development
chri1614@umn.edu
Zan Gao, alternate
Kinesiology
gaoz@umn.edu
Priscilla Gibson, alternate
Social Work
pgibson@umn.edu
Juergen Konczak, alternate
Kinesiology
jkonczak@umn.edu
Heidi Presslein, alternate
Social Work
pres0051@umn.edu
Sashank Varma, alternate
Educational Psychology
sashank@umn.edu
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
David Andow, senator
Entomology
dandow@umn.edu
George Annor, senator
Food Science & Nutrition
gannor@umn.edu
Changbin Chen, senator
Horticulutral Science
chenx481@umn.edu
Jerry Cohen, senator
Horticultural Science
cohen047@umn.edu
Gary Cooper, senator
Applied Economics
coope056@umn.edu
Ann Fallon, senator
Entomology
fallo002@umn.edu
George Heimpel, senator
Entomology
heimp001@umn.edu
Bo Hu, senator
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
bhu@umn.edu
Kristine Igo, senator
Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute
kigo@umn.edu
Shri Ramaswamy, senator
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
shri@umn.edu
Andrew Simons, senator
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
asimons@umn.edu
David Smith, senator
Food Science and Nutrition
desmith@umn.edu
College of Liberal Arts
Meraj Ahmed, senator
Asian Language & Literatures
ahmedm@umn.edu
Peter Campion, senator
English
pcampion@umn.edu
Ofelia Ferran, senator
Spanish & Portuguese Studies
ferra007@umn.edu
Michael Gallope, senator
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
mgallope@umn.edu
Michael Gaudio, senator
Art History
gaudio@umn.edu
Jaime Hanneken, senator
Spanish & Portuguese Studies
hanne045@umn.edu
Miranda Joseph, senator
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
josephm@umn.edu
Elizabeth Kautz, senator
CLA Language Center
kautz001@umn.edu
Kyung Kim, senator
Music
krkim@umn.edu
Michael Kim, senator
Music
mikim@umn.edu
Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, senator
Psychology
klimes@umn.edu
Frances Matos-Schultz, senator
Spanish & Portuguese Studies
matos001@umn.edu
Ellen Messer-Davidow, senator
English
emd@umn.edu
Francisco Ocampo, senator
Spanish and Portuguese
focampo@umn.edu
Sonali Pahwa, senator
Theatre Arts and Dance
pahwa007@umn.edu
Lena Palacios, senator
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
lena@umn.edu
Paula Pentel, senator
Geography, Environment, and Society
pent0006@umn.edu
Christopher Pexa, senator
English
cpexa@umn.edu
Matthew Rahaim, senator
Music
mrahaim@umn.edu
Nida Sajid, senator
Asian Languages & Literatures
nsajid@umn.edu
Arun Saldanha, senator
Geography, Environment, and Society
saldanha@umn.edu
Robert Schlauch, senator
Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences
schla001@umn.edu
Julie Schumacher, senator
English
schum003@umn.edu
Ying Song, senator
Geography, Environment, and Society
yingsong@umn.edu
Scott St. George, senator
Geography, Environment, and Society
stgeorge@umn.edu
Jan Werner, senator
Economics
jwerner@umn.edu
College of Pharmacy
Cheryl Ekegren-Kirby, senator
Professional Education
ekeg0005@umn.edu
Thomas Shier, senator
Medicinal Chemistry
shier001@umn.edu
Ronald Siegel, senator
Pharmaceutics
siege017@umn.edu
Todd Sorensen, senator
Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
soren042@umn.edu
College of Science and Engineering
Jennifer Alexander, senator
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
alexa056@umn.edu
Michelle Driessen, senator
Chemistry
mdd@umn.edu
Will Durfee, senator
Mechanical Engineering
wkdurfee@umn.edu
Ryan Elliott, senator
Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
relliott@umn.edu
Douglas Ernie, senator
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ernie@umn.edu
Jarvis Haupt, senator
Electrical and Computer Engineering
jdhaput@umn.edu
Ravi Janardan, senator
Computer Science and Engineering
janardan@umn.edu
Timothy LaPara, senator
Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
lapar001@umn.edu
Kevin Leder, senator
Industrial and Systems Engineering
lede0024@umn.edu
Vuk Mandic, senator
Physics & Astronomy
vuk@umn.edu
Mihai Marasteanu, senator
Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
maras002@umn.edu
David Morse, senator
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
morse012@umn.edu
Gopalan Nadathur, senator
Computer Science and Engineering
nadat001@umn.edu
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, senator
Computer Science and Engineering
papan001@umn.edu
Theresa Reineke, senator
Chemistry
treineke@umn.edu
Jonathan Sachs, senator
Biomedical Engineering
jnsachs@umn.edu
Jeffrey Schott, senator
Chemical Engineering/Materials Science
jschott@umn.edu
Beth Stadler, senator
Electrical and Computer Engineering
stadl002@umn.edu
College of Veterinary Medicine
Rebecca Davies, senator
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
rdavies@umn.edu
Jody Lulich, senator
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
lulic001@umn.edu
Kent Reed, senator
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
reedx054@umn.edu
Robert Washabau, senator
Veterinary Population Medicine
washabau@umn.edu
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Greta Friedemann-Sanchez, senator
Global Policy
frie0013@umn.edu
Maria Hanratty, senator
Social Policy Analysis
hanra003@umn.edu
Law School
Carol Chomsky, senator
Francis Shen, senator
Libraries
Janice Jaguszewski, senator
Health Sciences Libraries
j-jagu@umn.edu
Megan Kocher, senator
Research & Learning
mkocher@umn.edu
Mariya Gyendina, senator
Arts & Humanities
mgyendin@umn.edu
Medical School
Vivian Bardwell, senator
Genetics, Cell Biology, & Development
bardw001@umn.edu
Richard Bianco, senator
Surgery
bianc001@umn.edu
Eric Bomberg, senator
Pediatrics
bombe002@umn.edu
Lihsia Chen, senator
Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
chenx260@umn.edu
Christen Ebens, senator
Pediatrics
ebens012@umn.edu
Tim Emory, senator
Radiology
emory002@umn.edu
Miguel Fiol, senator
Neurology
fiolx001@umn.edu
Janet Fitzakerley, senator
Medical School - Duluth
jfitzake@d.umn.edu
Rahel Ghebre, senator
Obstetrics & Gynecology
ghebr004@umn.edu
Andrew Grande, senator
Neurosurgery
grande@umn.edu
David Ingbar, senator
Medicine
ingba001@umn.edu
Bharathi Jagadeesan, senator
Radiology
jagad002@umn.edu
Kristen Jones, senator
Neurosurgery
kejones@umn.edu
Tae Kim, senator
Anesthesiology
twkim@umn.edu
Paula Ludewig, senator
Physical Therapy
ludew001@umn.edu
Matt Kushner, senator
Psychiatry
kushn001@umn.edu
Michael Lee, senator
Ophthalmology
mklee@umn.edu
Cindy Martin, senator
Medicine
cmmartin@umn.edu
Pawel Mroz, senator
Lab Medicine & Pathology
pmroz@umn.edu
Elizabeth Neil, senator
Neurology
neile@umn.edu
Kendra Nordgren, senator
Biomedical Sciences
knordgre@d.umn.edu
Mary Owen, senator
Family Medicine
mjowen@d.umn.edu
James Pacala, senator
Family Medicine and Community Health
pacal001@umn.edu
Emilian Racila, senator
Lab Medicine & Pathology
evracila@umn.edu
Teresa Rose-Hellekant, senator
Physiology & Pharmacology
trosehel@umn.edu
Kyriakie Sarafoglou, senator
Pediatric Endicrinology and Genetics & Metabolism
saraf010@umn.edu
Sara Shumway, senator
Surgery
shumw001@umn.edu
Brian Sick, senator
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
drbsick@umn.edu
Guisheng Song, senator
Medicine
gsong@umn.edu
Subbaya Subramanian, senator
Surgery
subree@umn.edu
Clifford Steer, senator
Medicine
steer001@umn.edu
Steven Wu, senator
Integrative Biology/Physiology
scwu@umn.edu
Phu Tran, senator
Pediatrics
tranx271@umn.edu
Alternates:
Lisa Chow, senate alternate
Medicine
chow0007@umn.edu
Office of the Vice President for Research
Yibin Deng, senator
The Hormel Institute
dengx103@hi.umn.edu
Ted Hinchcliffe, senator
The Hormel Institute
ehinchcliffe@hi.umn.edu
School of Dentistry
Conrado Aparicio, senator
Restorative Sciences
apari003@umn.edu
Sandra Myers, senator
Diagnostics and Biological Science
myers025@umn.edu
Julie Olson, senator
Diagnostic and Biological Sciences
jkolson@umn.edu
Rachel Uppgaard-Penaz, senator
Surgical Science
uppg0003@umn.edu
Alternates:
Nelson Rhodus, senate alternate
Diagnostics and Biological Science
rhodu001@umn.edu
School of Nursing
Raney Linck, senator
Academic Programs
jrlinck@umn.edu
Maria Ruud, senator
Academic Programs
ruud0024@umn.edu
Kristine Talley, senator
Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation
carl0106@umn.edu
School of Public Health
Jon Christianson, senator
Health Policy & Management
chris001@umn.edu
Ezra Golberstein, senator
Health Policy & Management
egolber@umn.edu
Ruby Nguyen, senator
Epidemiology
nguy0082@umn.edu
Todd Rockwood, senator
Health Policy & Management
rockw001@umn.edu
University of Minnesota, Crookston
Kara Bowen, senator
Business
klbowen@crk.umn.edu
Theodore Chapman, senator
Math, Science & Technology
tchapman@crk.umn.edu
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Tom Ambrosi, senator
UMD Library
tambrosi@d.umn.edu
University of Minnesota, Extension
Silvia Alvarez de Davila, senator
MNEXT Family Development
salvarez@umn.edu
Jennifer Hawkins, senator
MNEXT Community Vitality, Rochester
hawki044@umn.edu
Stephanie Heim, senator
Food Policy Research Center
heim0106@umn.edu
Patrick Jirik, senator
MNEXT Youth Development
pjirik@umn.edu
Bruce Schwartau, senator
Regional Extension Office, Rochester
bwschwar@umn.edu
University of Minnesota, Morris
Jennifer Deane, senator
Social Sciences
deanej@morris.umn.edu
Bart Finzel, senator
Economica & Management
finzelbd@morris.umn.edu
Windy Gonzalez Roberts, senator
Humanities
wroberts@morris.umn.edu
Nic McPhee, senator
Science & Math
mcphee@morris.umn.edu
Alternates:
Joseph Alia
Chemistry
aliaj@morris.umn.edu
Bradley Deane
Humanities
deaneb@morris.umn.edu
University of Minnesota, Rochester
Ryan Furness, senator
Spanish
furne001@r.umn.edu
Marcia Nichols, senator
UMR Academic Programs
mdnichol@umn.edu
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