2023-2024 Faculty Senate Members
(Committee Assignments Listed After Name)
SOM - Basic Science Senators
Philip Jordan,
Research Policy, Comparability & Faculty Welfare, 1100, Diversity & Inclusion
LTC Sean Beeman, PhD
Research Policy; Education
Celia Byrne, PhD
Chair, Comparability & Faculty Welfare; Research Policy
Sarah de la Motte, PhD
Research Policy; 1100; Education
Jonathan Scott, PhD
Chair, Nominations & Elections; 1100
Prasanna Krishnan, PhD (Pending)
Comparability & Faculty Welfare; Diversity & Inclusion
Jangho Yoon, PhD
Chair, 1100
Joshua Gray, PhD
Chair, Research Policy; Comparability & Faculty Welfare
Meera Srivastava, PhD
Research Policy, Comparability & Faculty Welfare; 1100
Christian Betancourt, Ph.D.
Chair, Communications; Constitution & Bylaws
SOM - Clinical Science Senators
Michael Klein, PhD
Communications, Research Policy
LTC Chad Hulsopple, DO
1100; Education
Col Ian Stewart, MD
Research Policy; Constitution & Bylaws
Maria Ximena Leighton, MD
Comparability & Faculty Welfare; Diversity & Inclusion
Rebekah Cole, PhD
Chair, Constitution & Bylaws; Education
Dina Kurzweil, PhD
1100; Education: Comparability & Faculty Welfare; Diversity & Inclusion
Shalini Jaiswal, MS
Chair, Diversity & Inclusion; Research Policy
Allison Malloy, MD
Research Policy; Comparability & Faculty Welfare
Officers
Guinevere Granite, PhD
President
COL Robert Shih, MD
Past-President
Geeta Upadhyay, PhD
President-Elect
Lt Col Justin Peacock MD, PhD
Secretary-Treasurer
SOM - Non-Billeted Senators
COL Megan McKinnon, MD
MAJ Zachary Weber, DO
Graduate School of Nursing
Danette Cruthirds, PhD
Constitution & Bylaws; Education
CDR Lauren Suszan, DNP, CRNA
Comparability & Faculty Welfare; Diversity & Inclusion
Lt Col David Bradley, DNP
Nominations & Elections
Post-Graduate Dental College
Maj Angela Synatzske, DDS, MS
COL Peter Guevara, DMD
Nominations & Elections; Diversity & Inclusion
Jeffrey Kim, DDS, PhD
1100; Education
College of Allied Health Sciences
L'Nea Stewart, PhD
Nominations & Elections
HM1 Justin Barnes, BS
Research Policy; Communication; Diversity & Inclusion
Liaison Assignments
Senators are assigned as liaisons to each of the departments in the School of Medicine and to the Graduate School of Nursing, Post-Graduate Dental College, and the College of Allied Health Sciences. Senate liaisons ensure that all functional areas have a point of contact in the Senate for two-way information exchange.
SOM Basic Science
Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics (APG) -Meera Srivastava, PhD
Biochemistry (BIO)- Philip Jordan, PhD
Medical and Clinical Psychology (MPS)- Joshua Gray, PhD
Microbiology and Immunology (MIC)- Jonathan Scott, PhD
Pathology (PAT)- Prasanna Krishnan, PhD
Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (PHA)- Logan Peterson, MD
Preventative Medicine and Biostatics (PMB)- Celia Byrne, PhD
GSN
Programs (2/5)- Danette Cruthirds, PhD
Programs (2/5)- CDR Lauren Suszan, DNP, CRNA
Programs (1/5)- Lt Col David Bradley, DNP
SOM Clinical Science
Anesthesiology (ANE)- Rebekah Cole, PhD
Dermatology (DER)- Col Ian Stewart, MD
Family Medicine (FAM)- LTC Chad Hulsopple, DO
Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics (GSO)- Maria Ximena Leighton, MD
Military and Emergency Medicine (MEM)- Sarah de la Motte, PhD
Medicine (MED)- Dina Kurweil, PhD
Neurology (NEU)- Logan Peterson, MD
Pediatrics (PED)- Allison Malloy, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR)- LTC Sean Beeman, PhD
Psychiatry (PSY)- Jangho Yoon, PhD
Radiology and Radiological Sciences (RAD)- Shalini Jaiswal, MS
Surgery (SUR)- Michael Klein, PhD
National Faculty
COL Megan McKinnon, MD
MAJ Zachary Weber, DO
PGDC
Air Force Programs- Maj Angela Synatzske, DDS, MS
Army Programs- COL Peter Guevara, DMD
Navy Programs- Jeffrey Kim, DDS, PhD
CAHS
L'Nea Stewart, PhD
HM1 Justin Barnes, BS