+ Univ. Committees

Member of the Senate Standing Committee for Admissions and Financial Aid (2000- 2003).

Member of the School of Arts and Sciences Bellet Teaching Excellence Award Committee (2001-2004).

Member of the School of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Implementation Committee (2002-2007).

Member of the Provost’s Advisory Committee on writing in the undergraduate curriculum to explore the best writing practices (2004-2005).

Member of the Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence (2006-2009).

Chair of the Best Practices committee for two years (2007-2009); member of the Best Practices Committee (2006-2009).

Member of the School of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Council (2006-2009).

Member of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award Committee (2008-2010).

School of Arts and Sciences Liasion for the Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education (2003-2011).

Member of the Senate ad hoc Committee for the Promotion of Gender Equity (2009- 2010).

Member of the subcommittee on Women and Leadership (2009-2010).

Natural Sciences Representative on the Faculty Assembly of the University of Pittsburgh Senate (2009-2012).

Member of the School of Arts and Sciences Nominating Committee (2009-2010).

Natural Sciences Representative on the Senate Council of the University of Pittsburgh Senate (2010-2012).

Member of the Senate Budget Policy Committee (2010-2014 for four years, Vice-chair 2012-2014).

Member of the School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Grants Committee (2010-2013).

Member of the University Council on Graduate Studies (2011-2013).

Faculty Liasion on the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees Budget Committee (2013-2014).

Member of the Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence (ex-officio) (2014-2015).

Member of the Working group on Student Opinion of Teaching Survey  (2014-2015).

Member of the University of Pittsburgh Year of Diversity Steering Committee (2016-2017).

Member of the advisory board of the University of Pittsburgh Curiosity Discussion series (2016-2017).

Member of the School of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee (2013-2017).

Member of the University of Pittsburgh Teaching and Learning Exchange (2015-present).

Member of the Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Collaborative (2019-Present).

Member of the Plan for Pitt 2025: Goal 1 committee (2020-present).

Member of the Provost Diversity in the Curriculum Awards Committee (2020-present).

Member of the Provost Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Committee (2020-present).

Member of the Pitt Middle-State Accreditation Committee (2020-present).

Member of the Ad Hoc Committee for promotion of colleagues (current).