Service

I have been involved in many service activities at the department, school, university and professional level since I joined Oakland University. Below is a partial list of some of my more recent activities.

Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Engineering and Computer Science

  • SECS Faculty development coordinator, Winter 2015 – present: Work on providing mentoring and assistance for untenured SECS faculty. This work originated from my activities as co-PI on the NSF-funded WISE@OU ADVANCE grant (Award 1107072). WISE@OU has now transitioned to WISER (Women in Science, Engineering, and Research) which focuses on recruitment, retention, and career development of faculty.

  • Chair of SECS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  • Member and current chair of Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Affairs Committee (MEUAC)

  • Chair of SECS Core Curriculum Review Committee

  • Elected Member of SECS Committee on Appointments and Promotion (CAP)

  • Member and/or chair of several ME faculty search committees

  • Member and/or chair of several ME faculty tenure review committees

  • Past member of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Affairs Committee (MEGAC)

  • Faculty Advisor, Society of Women Engineers (SWE), 2003 – Present

Oakland University

  • Elected SECS member of Oakland University Senate, 2009-Winter 2012, Fall 2014-Present

  • Elected member of Oakland University Senate Steering Committee

  • Co-chair of Oakland University Academic Conduct Committee

  • Member of Oakland University Flexible Work Arrangements Committee, Spring 2018-present

  • Member of search committee for Director of Research Compliance and Integrity

  • Past member and former Chair of Oakland University Faculty Reappointment and Promotion Committee (FRPC)

  • Past member of search committee for Director of Sponsored Programs

  • Past Member of Oakland University General Education Committee

  • Past Chair and past Member, Oakland University Provost Student Research Award (PSRA) Committee

  • Member of WISER@OU Program Leadership team. WISER (Women in Science, Engineering, and Research) focuses on recruitment, retention, and career development of faculty at Oakland University.

  • Past Chair and past member of Oakland University Research Committee (URC)

  • Past member of OU Distinguished Professor Committee

  • Past member of Organizing Committee for the OU Graduate Student Research Conference

  • Member of Oakland University Grading scale task force, Fall 2015-Winter 2016

  • Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Former Member of OU Chair Advisory Team

Professional Community

  • Executive Board Member, Michigan Space Grant Consortium (Oakland University Representative), Fall 2012 – Present

  • Served on several National Science Foundation Proposal review panel

  • Session organizer/chair/co-chair for several American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) conference sessions

  • Paper reviewer for several journals and conferences