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Self-Study Steering Committee

Self-Study Steering Committee

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Solomon Alao

Department / Office / Representation

Chair of Self-Study, Assistant Vice President, Outcome Assessment

Member

Kara Turner

Department / Office / Representation

Co-Chair, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success

Member

Janiyah Hunter

Department / Office / Representation

Undergraduate Student

Member

Ina Sthapit

Department / Office / Representation

Graduate Student

Member

Yacob Astatke

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice President, International Affairs

Member

Kevin Banks

Department / Office / Representation

Vice President for Student Affairs

Member

Julie Goodwin

Department / Office / Representation

General Counsel

Member

Armada Grant

Department / Office / Representation

Special Assistant to the President

Member

Farin Kamangar

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice-President for Research

Member

David LaChina

Department / Office / Representation

Interim Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration

Member

Kim McCalla

Department / Office / Representation

Vice President for Facilities, Design and Construction Management

Member

Cynthia Mendoza

Department / Office / Representation

Interim Vice President for Technology & CIO for Information Technology

Member

Kim Sydnor

Department / Office / Representation

Dean & Associate Professor School of Community Health and Policy

Member

Cheryl Rollins

Department / Office / Representation

Director, Institutional Research

Member

Sharon Oliver-Whitehurst

Department / Office / Representation

Divisional Budget Officer: Office of the Provost

Member

Hongtao Yu

Department / Office / Representation

Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Standard I: Mission And Goals

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Don-Terry Veal

Department / Office / Representation

Group 1-Chair, Vice President for State & Federal Relations & Chief of Staff

Member

Kim Sydnor

Department / Office / Representation

Group 1-Co-Chair, Dean School of Community Health, and Policy

Member

Glenda Prime

Department / Office / Representation

Dean of the School of Education and Urban Studies

Member

Yvonne Bronner

Department / Office / Representation

Professor, School of Community Health & Policy

Member

Michael Callow

Department / Office / Representation

Professor, Business Administration

Member

Natasha Pratt-Harris

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology

Member

Burney J. Hollis

Department / Office / Representation

Regent and Retired Professor of English & Dean Emeritus CLA

Member

Gaston N'guerekata

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Dean and University Distinguished Professor

Member

Paityn-Amor Brooks

Department / Office / Representation

Student Regent

Member

Rhonda Wells-Wilbon

Department / Office / Representation

Professor, PhD Department, School of Social Work

Member

Sonya Clyburn

Department / Office / Representation

Director, University Counseling Center

Member

James Hunter

Department / Office / Representation

Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Member

Michael Nettles

Department / Office / Representation

Full Professor & Endowed Chair of Predictive Analytics and Psychometrics

Standard II: Ethics And Integrity

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Tara Berrien

Department / Office / Representation

Group 2 Chair, Assistant Vice President, Diversity & EEO Title IX Coordinator

Member

Larry Jones

Department / Office / Representation

Group 2 Co-Chair, AVP, Office of Public Relations & Strategic Communications

Member

Mark Garrison

Department / Office / Representation

Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Member

Daniel Campo

Department / Office / Representation

Chair, Graduate Built Environment Studies

Member

Yvonne Greene

Department / Office / Representation

Chair & Lecturer, BSW Department

Member

Christine Hohmann

Department / Office / Representation

Professor, PI of the ASCEND Grant in the Center for Biomedical Research

Member

Edet Isuk

Department / Office / Representation

Director & Chief of Staff to VP-RED, Research Compliance

Member

Sherita Harrison

Department / Office / Representation

Associate General Counsel

Member

Anika Simpson

Department / Office / Representation

Chair, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies

Member

Janice Smith

Department / Office / Representation

Interim Chair / Associate Professor, Strategic Communication

Member

Erlease Wagner

Department / Office / Representation

Deputy Director of Athletics

Member

Keisha Campbell

Department / Office / Representation

Executive Director for Enrollment Services and University Registrar

Member

James Curbean

Department / Office / Representation

Director of Enterprise Risk Management

Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Ryan Maltese

Department / Office / Representation

Group 3 Chair, Associate Vice President, Student Success, and Retention

Member

Laura Dorsey Elson

Department / Office / Representation

Group 3 Co-Chair, Director, Center for Innovative Instruction & Scholarship (CIIS)

Member

Brenda James

Department / Office / Representation

Director, Center for Academic Success, and Achievement

Member

Lisa Brown

Department / Office / Representation

Director, Office of Undergraduate Research

Member

Seana Coulter

Department / Office / Representation

Executive Director, Center for Career Development

Member

Gabriel Kroiz

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, Undergraduate Design

Member

Asamoah Nkwanta

Department / Office / Representation

Chair, Department of Mathematics

Member

Gregory Ramsey

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, Information Science & Systems

Member

Jocelyn Turner-Musa

Department / Office / Representation

Professor & Department Chairperson, Psychology

Member

Thurman Bridges

Department / Office / Representation

Chair, Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development

Member

Heather Laird

Department / Office / Representation

Instructional Technology Specialist

Member

Alfred Moore

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Dean, School of Community Health and Policy

Member

Rhonda Shields

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Registrar

Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Letitia Williams

Department / Office / Representation

Group 4 Chair, Associate Vice President/Dean of Students

Member

Paul Voos

Department / Office / Representation

Group 4 Co-Chair, Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Member

Cleo Hughes-Darden

Department / Office / Representation

Chair and Professor of Biology

Member

Heidi Bruce

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations & Strategic Engagement

Member

Devin Brown

Department / Office / Representation

Retention Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts

Member

Kevin Daniels

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, BSW Department, School of Social Work

Member

E. Blaise Depaolo

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, Department of Fine & Performing Arts

Member

Ernest Brevard

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice President, EMASS Operations

Member

Douglas Gwynn

Department / Office / Representation

Director, Residence Life and Development

Member

Samia Kirchner

Department / Office / Representation

Interim Chairperson & Associate Professor, Undergraduate Design

Member

Natasha Williams

Department / Office / Representation

Executive Director, University Student Center

Member

Oluwatosin Adegbola

Department / Office / Representation

Executive Director, Clara I. Adams Honors College

Member

Shelia Richburg

Department / Office / Representation

Student Support Services, School of Community Health, and Policy

Member

Anita Wells

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, Psychology

Member

Cynthia Brown-Laveist

Department / Office / Representation

Director of Morgan Online

Member

Ruth Agwuna

Department / Office / Representation

Medical Director, Student Health Center

Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Phyllis Keys

Department / Office / Representation

Group 5 Chair, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

Member

Angela Winstead

Department / Office / Representation

Group 5 Co-Chair, Interim Associate Dean and Professor, Chemistry

Member

Maija Anderson

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Nursing

Member

Jacqueline Holland

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor and Department Chair, Family & Consumer Sciences

Member

Baruti Kopano

Department / Office / Representation

Professor, Multiplatform Production

Member

Anthony Saka

Department / Office / Representation

Professor, Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies

Member

Yolanda Seabrooks

Department / Office / Representation

Director, Academic Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives

Member

Siddhartha Sen

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Dean and Professor, Graduate Program in City & Regional Planning

Member

Marciea Mcmillian

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Professor, Teacher Education and Professional Development

Member

Carl Hyden

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Dean for Administration / Interim Chair, MPPD

Member

Petronella James-Okeke

Department / Office / Representation

Lecturer, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Transportation & Urban Infras.

Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Kim McCalla

Department / Office / Representation

Group 6 Chair, Vice President for Facilities, Design and Construction Mgmt.

Member

Cynthia Graves Wilder

Department / Office / Representation

Group 6 Co-Chair, University Facilities Planner

Member

Linda Broussard-Mehlinger

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice President, Office of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness

Member

Sharronn Johnson

Department / Office / Representation

Director of Title III Programs

Member

Richard Bradberry

Department / Office / Representation

Director, Earl S. Richardson Library

Member

Deborah Flavin

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Vice President, Accounting Operations & Compliance

Member

Willie May

Department / Office / Representation

Vice President, Research and Economic Development

Member

Shinil Hong

Department / Office / Representation

Deputy CIO Information Technology

Member

Willie Rockward

Department / Office / Representation

Chair and Professor of Physics

Member

Marvin Hicks

Department / Office / Representation

University Budget Officer

Member

Mark Garrison

Department / Office / Representation

Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Member

Lance Hatcher

Department / Office / Representation

Chief of Police & Public Safety

Member

Tara Turner

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice President, Office of Development

Member

Tanya Wilkerson

Department / Office / Representation

Director of Financial Aid

Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration

Member Department / Office / Representation
Member

Kevin Banks

Department / Office / Representation

Group 7 Chair, Vice President for Student Affairs

Member

David Lachina

Department / Office / Representation

Group 7 Co-Chair, Interim Executive Vice President for Finance & Admin.

Member

Yacob Astatke

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice President, International Affairs

Member

Patricia Williams Dockery

Department / Office / Representation

Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs

Member

Roni Ellington

Department / Office / Representation

Professor, Mathematics Education, Advanced Studies Leadership & Policy

Member

Linda Gilliam

Department / Office / Representation

Chair, Board of Regents’ Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Member

Endia Decordova

Department / Office / Representation

Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Member

Farin Kamangar

Department / Office / Representation

Assistant Vice-President for Research

Member

Payam Sheikhattari

Department / Office / Representation

Director of Prevention Sciences Research Center & Professor, SCHP

Member

Alex Tang

Department / Office / Representation

Professor of Finance in the Graves School of Business and Management

Member

Jacqueline Jones

Department / Office / Representation

Dean, School of Global Journalism & Communication

Member

Armada Grant

Department / Office / Representation

Special Assistant to the President

Member

Abraham Mauer

Department / Office / Representation

Director, Internal Audit & Management Review

Member

Dena Freeman-Patton

Department / Office / Representation

Vice President & Director for Intercollegiate Athletics

Data Management and Evidence Team

Member Department/Office/Representation
Member

Solomon Alao

Department/Office/Representation

Asst. VP Assessment & Operations

Member

Cheryl Rollins

Department/Office/Representation

Director Institutional Research

Member

Kesha Baptiste-Roberts

Department/Office/Representation

Chair of Public and Allied Health

Member

Phillis Keys

Department/Office/Representation

Assoc. Vice President

Member

Celeste Chavis

Department/Office/Representation

Interim Associate Dean

Member

Tiffany Thompson-Johnson

Department/Office/Representation

Asst. Dir. of Inst. Research

Member

Juliane Rigg

Department/Office/Representation

Associate Professor

Logistics

Member Department/Office/Representation
Member

Solomon Alao

Department/Office/Representation

Asst. VP Asmt & Oper.

Member

Sharon Oliver-Whitehurst

Department/Office/Representation

Budget Officer

Member

Cynthia Mendoza

Department/Office/Representation

Interim VP, CIO of Information Technology

Member

Henry McEachnie, Jr.

Department/Office/Representation

Asst. Director, Web Communications

Member

Joe Bell

Department/Office/Representation

Driver II

Member

Ardenia Myrick

Department/Office/Representation

Asst. to the Provost

Member

Angel Wazin

Department/Office/Representation

Support Specialist