Faculty and Student Governance and Representation

Chair: Steve Tiffany
Associate Chair: Sandra Murray
Department Senate: Department Faculty

4 Graduate Students:

Jeff Wardell
Brianna Harris
Arianna Young
Shannon Lupien

4 Undergraduate Students:

Marc Flury
Kelly Teufel
Paul Ketterer
Alison Palumbo

Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Admissions: Craig Colder
Behavioral Neuroscience Area Head: Mark Kristal
Clinical Area Head: Len Simms
Cognitive Area Head: Peter Pfordresher
Social-Personality Area Head: Sandra Murray
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Jim Sawusch
Director, Psychology Honors Program: Wendy Quinton
Policy and Planning Committee:

Derek Daniels (10-12)

Shira Gabriel (10-12)

Larry Hawk (10-12)

Gail Mauner (11-13)

Peter Pfordresher (11-13)

Jen Read (11-13)

Personnel Committee:

Shira Gabriel (10-12)

David Smith (10-12)

Mark Kristal (10-12)

Craig Colder (11-13)

Jim Sawusch (11-13)

Larry Hawk (11-13)


Graduate Studies Committee:

Craig Colder

Director of Graduate Studies and Chair

1 faculty representative and 1 graduate student representative from each area:

Larry Hawk (CL)
Micheal Dent(BNS)
Mark Seery(SOC)
Eddie Mercado (COG)

Rachel Bachrach ( CL)
Mauricio Suarez (BNS)
Scott Beymer (SOC)
James Mantell (COG)

Undergraduate Studies Committee:

Jim Sawusch
Director of Undergraduate Studies and Chair

Christa Greenberg

Coordinator Undergraduate Studies

Sandra Murray (10-12)

Jan Hastrup (10-12)

Peter Pfordresher (12-14)

1 elected graduate student:

Joseph Boomer

5 undergraduate students:

Ravi Desai
Yu Gao
Marc Flury
Julie Mingoea
Sarah Phan

Rita Hamilton
non-voting ex-officio

Grievance Committee:

Derek Daniels (11-12)
Lora Park (11-12)

Michael Poulin (11-12)

3 elected graduate students:

Steven Berg
Michelle Bubnik
Anneke Meyer-Berg

3 elected undergraduate students:

Michael Johnson-Hales
Ravi Desai
Alicia Szafraniec

Research Participant Group Committee:

Shira Gabriel, Chair (11-12)

Sandra Murray (11-12)
Mark Seery (11-12)

Graduate Admissions Committee:

Craig Colder

Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Admissions Chair

Whitney Fosco (CL)
Pete Vento (BNS)
Lindsay Streamer (SOC)
Matt Wisniewski (COG)

Larry Hawk (CL)

Derek Daniels (BNS)

Michael Poulin (SOC)

Eddie Mercado (COG)

MAA Program Admissions Committee

Craig Colder

Wendy Quinton

Ericka Simms

Awards Committees:

Eduardo Mercado (10-12)

Peter Pfordresher (10-12)
Sandra Murray (11-13)
Micheal Dent (11-13)

Psychology Graduate Student Association: President: Jordan Troisi
Treasurer: James Mantell
Undergraduate Psychology Association (UPA):

President: Marc Flurry
Vice President:  Ashely Grabiec

Treasurer: Price Obet
Secretary: Brittany Fields
SA Representatives: Ravi Desai

Community Service Coordinator: Corey Vanpatten

Advisor:  Christa M. Greenberg


Psi Chi: International Honor Society in Psychology:

President: Michael Johnson-Hales
Vice President: Kelly Teufel
Secretary: Lesthia Isaacs

Student/Faculty Liason: Yin Sung (Esther)Song

Public Relations Officer: Yu Gao
Director of Membership: Fatima Elabass

Advisor:  Wendy Quinton


Student Representative for VPUE Academic Integrity Adjudication Committee: Rachael Miles
College of Arts and Sciences Decanal Undergraduate/Graduate Grievance Committee Pool:

Undergraduate Faculty Representative: Jim Sawusch
Undergraduate Student Representative: Esther Yin Sung Song
Graduate Faculty Representative: Craig Colder
Graduate Student Representative: James Mantell