Above: The Department of Sociology & Anthropology in 2022, during my tenure as department chair.
Service has been a central component of my academic career, and over the years I have sought out opportunities to serve my university, my department and program, and to create new opportunities for students. I have managed numerous projects, including a large, annual symposium, short and long-term study abroad programs, and faculty working groups that have built and improved university offerings.
As Dean of Operations and Technology, I work with our faculty to administrate the curriculum of the university, including managing the course schedule and the University Bulletin, which is the foundational document outlining the university's regulations, practices, and its curriculum each year. As part of this, I take the leadership role in all curricular processes at the university, including the assessment of departments and programs, the assessment of general education requirements, approval of courses, requirements for majors, minors, and pathways in new and existing academic programs. I also serve as the representative for Academic Affairs in several technology-related committees and taskforces, advocating for the interests of faculty and students.
From 2018-2022 I chaired the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and served as the director of the Luce Initiative on Southeast Asia and the Environment (LIASE) Southeast Asia Symposium, as well as the fieldschool program leader for Indonesia where I have directed seven short-term study abroad programs. I directed Puget Sound's year-long Pacific Rim Study Abroad Program and serve on its planning and assessment committee. I have chaired or co-chaired Puget Sound's International Education Committee (IEC) continuously since 2018, and have served as a member on it most years since 2009. I have also served on our Faculty Senate and Experiential Learning Faculty Advisory Board (ELFAB).
Below is my best effort to catalog my more prominent service roles.
Academic Service: Appointments, Roles, and Projects
Dean of Operations and Technology, 12/2022 - present. This has included being the ex officio representative on in the Curriculum Committee, the International Education Committee, the Library, Media, and Information Systems Committee, and the Institutional Review Board. Additional roles and responsibilities are detailed on the About tab.
Chair or Co-Chair, International Education Committee, 9/2018 – 12/2022.
Chair, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, 7/2018 – 12/2022.
PacRim Subcommittee of the Asian Studies Program, University of Puget Sound, 2012-present.
Puget Sound Representative to PALAC (Pacific Alliance of Liberal Arts Colleges), 2022-present.
Pacific Rim Studies Institute proposal development team, 2021-22.
Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) Southeast Asia Program & Symposium Director, 2014 – 2021.
Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) Steering Committee (appointment by the Luce Foundation, New York, NY). 2016-2019.
International Education Committee member, University of Puget Sound, 9/2009 – 12/2010; 9/2013 – present.
Experiential Learning Faculty Advisory Board, University of Puget Sound, 9/2020 – 5/2021.
Study Abroad Working Group II, University of Puget Sound, 9/2016 – 5/2017.
Asian Studies Subcommittee for redesigning the Emphasis and restructuring the Asian Studies Program, September, 2015 – 2017.
Founding Member: “Southeast by Northwest” association of Southeast Asianists at liberal arts institutions in the Pacific Northwest. 2013 – present.
Faculty Senate, University of Puget Sound, January 2011 – May 2012.
Asian Studies Film Festival Sub-committee, University of Puget Sound, Fall, 2008- Spring, 2013.
Faculty Liaison, Comparative Sociology Student Club, University of Puget Sound, Fall 2008-Spring 2013.
Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky (ASK): Vice-President, 2006-2007. Organizer of ASK annual conference at Centre College, 10/27-10/28, 2006.
Centre College committee work: Faculty Development Committee (elected body), Curriculum Committee (elected body), College Council (elected body), John C. Young Scholarship Committee.
Founder: “Indonesia Council” Washington University graduate student organization for Indonesians and Indonesianists, 1999-2004
Founder: “Washington University Culture Club” sociocultural anthropology lecture series [still active as of 2022-23 academic year], 2000-2004
Socio-Cultural Anthropology representative on Departmental Graduate Student Liaison Committee, 1998-2000
Anthropology Department Representative to Washington University Graduate Student Senate, 1998-2000