2025-2026 Committee Assignments & Service Roles
BS Program Committee
Oversees curriculum, including preparation for ABET application; helps problem solve emergent issues; nominates BS students for awards; Oversees Data Science minor courses.
- Chairs: Alan Marks (September - January) & Brock Craft (January - June)
Members:- Arpita B.
- Alanna Daniels
- Gary Hsieh
- Jennifer Turns
- Meghan Oxley
- Kathleen Rascon
- Dion Tzortzis
MS/UCD Program Committee
Oversees curriculum; helps problem solve emergent issues; nominates MS students for awards.
- Chair: Mark Zachry
Members:- Cayla Key
- Alex Llapitan
- David McDonald
- Kathleen Rascon
- Daniela Rosner
- Jennifer Turns
- Dion Tzortzis
PhD Oversight Committee
Oversees curriculum; helps problem solve emergent issues; nominates PhD students for awards.
- Chair: Kate Starbird
Members:- Sucheta Ghoshal
- Gary Hsieh
- Kathleen Rascon
- Jennifer Turns
- Dion Tzortzis
Certificate & Executive Education Committee
Oversees HCDE's Graduate Certificates in User Centered Design and Human Centered Artificial Intelligence; executive education programs.
- Co-Chairs: Tyler Fox & Linda Wagner
Members:- Leah Findlater
- Beth Kolko
Infrastructure Committee
Monitoring and occasional updating of the space policy; Makes recommendations on updates to space assignments and investment of space improvement; Makes recommendations about department safety updates; Makes decisions on technology investment and development of department makerspaces.
- Chair: Nadya Peek (September - January) & Leah Findlater (January - June)
Members:- Brock Craft
- Mark Haselkorn
- Shana Hirsch
- Peter Pohler
- Alanna Daniels
- Jane Skau
Research & Scholarship Committee
Identifies and implements strategies for promoting and supporting research and scholarship within HCDE; Plans HCDE Distinguished Lecture; Contributes to Research Discussion Seminar.
- Chair: Gary Hsieh
Members:- Shana Hirsch
- Charlotte Lee
- David McDonald
- Sean Munson
- David Ribes
- Kate Starbird
- Crystal Welliver
Faculty Support Committee
Oversees execution of faculty mentoring plan; Reviews the peer teaching evaluation policy; Runs the annual merit review sessions; Nominates faculty for awards; Reviews Merit Review and Promotion & Tenure criteria/process as needed.
- Chair: Sean Munson
Members:- Cindy Atman
- Brock Craft
- Sucheta Ghoshal
- Stacia Green
- Julie Kientz
- Crystal Welliver
- Mark Zachry
Diversity Committee
Monitors diversity statistics in department; Monitors departmental culture; Engages in projects to support student, faculty, and staff diversity. Elected position(s).
- Chair: Daniela Rosner
Members:- Alex Llapitan
- Kathleen Rascon
- Jane Skau
External Engagement Committee
Oversee and strategizes on external engagements. Includes contributing to External Advisory Board agenda, liasoning with Alumni Leadership Board. Makes recommendations for Mikey Award and Graduation Speaker.
- Chair: Daniela Rosner
Members:- Melissa Ewing
- Beth Kolko
- Leah Pistorius
- Kate Starbird
- Emily Tseng
- Linda Wagner