Faculty Senate Committees

Executive Committee Officers

Position Name College Phone Number Email Address
Chair Corrin Allen Ellmer College of Health Sciences 757-683-5084 cgillis@odu.edu
Vice-Chair Wie Yusuf Strome College of Business 757-683-4437 jyusuf@odu.edu
Secretary Tatyana Lobova College of Sciences 757-683-4202 tlobova@odu.edu

At-Large

Name College Phone Number Email Address
David Burdige College of Sciences 757-683-4930 dburdige@odu.edu
Ali Hosseini School of Health Professions 757-446-5634 hosseia@odu.edu
Mahesh Gopinath Strome College of Business 757-683-6457 mgopinat@odu.edu
Trent Buskirk Joint School of Public Health   tbuskirk@odu.edu
Marc Ouellette College of Arts & Letters 757-683-3806   mouellet@odu.edu
Michael Carhart College of Arts & Letters 757-683-3950 mcarhart@odu.edu

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Faculty Senate Committees, 2026-27

A: Undergraduate Curriculum & Programs

  • Tatyana Lobova* Chair (SCI)
  • Phillip Reed* (EDU)
  • Nathan Luetke (ENGR)
  • Suzanne Van Orden (NUR)
  • Katherine Hammond (A&L)
  • Amber Hunt (HS)
  • Kenneth Fitzgerald* (A&L)
  • Paige O’Shaughnessy (BUS)
  • Jefferson Moody (JSPH)
  • Lucy Wittkower (LIB)
  • Janice Hawkins, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (ex officio/non-voting)
  • Sommer Alexander, Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator (ex officio/non-voting)
  • Carrie John, University Registrar and Associate Provost (ex officio/non-voting)
  • Jenn Sloggie, Director of General Education (ex officio/non-voting)

B: Undergraduate Academic Policy & Procedure

  • Marc Ouellette* Chair (A&L)
  • Mahesh Gopinath* (BUS)
  • Woody Schwitzer (EDU) 
  • Mujde Erten-Unal (ENGR)
  • Sangita Seaburg (NUR)
  • Corrin Allen* (HS)
  • Suzanne Morrow (SCI)
  • Maria Kronenburg (JSPH)
  • Janice Hawkins, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (ex officio/non-voting)
  • Carrie John, University Registrar and Associate Provost (ex officio/non-voting)

C: Graduate Studies

  • Ali Hosseini* (SHP)
  • Shannon Wells (SCI)
  • Julia Romberger (A&L)
  • Yonghee Suh* (EDU)
  • Andrew Collins* (ENGR)
  • Denise McKinney* (HS)
  • Joseph Han (VHS)
  • Aurora Kerscher* (SOM)
  • Kelli Garber (NUR)
  • Miriam Bridges (LIB)
  • Marisol Perez, Dean of Graduate School (ex officio/non-voting)

D: Scholarly Activity & Research

  • Wie Yusuf* Chair (BUS) 
  • George Menz (A&L)
  • Jonna Bobzien (EDU)
  • Sylvain Marsillac (ENGR)
  • Robert Bruno* (HS)
  • Andrey Chernikov (SCI)
  • Nazita Yousefieh* (SOM)
  • Salvatore Carbone (SHP)
  • Elizabeth Reifsnider (NUR)
  • Mariana Szklo-Coxe (JSPH)
  • Esther Sarino* (LIB)
  • Shanan Chappel Moots (District 39)
  • Kenneth Fridley, Vice President for Research and Economic Development (ex officio/non-voting)

F: Promotion & Tenure

  • Ginger Watson* Chair (District 39/VMASC) 
  • Desh Ranjan* (SCI)
  • Larisa Bulysheva* (BUS)
  • Otilia Popescu (ENGR)
  • Adrienne Hartgerink* (NUR)
  • Vacant (A&L)
  • Sara McLaren (HS)
  • Abha Gupta (EDU)
  • Rhorie Kerr (SOM)
  • Mary Roberts (SHP)
  • Mohan Pant (JSPH)
  • Jessica Ritchie (LIB)
  • Yvette Pearson, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives (ex officio/non-voting)

G: Faculty Status & Remuneration

  • Kate Hawkins* Chair (A&L)
  • Ericka Counts (HS)
  •  Frank Scaringello*(EDU)
  • Eunice Park (BUS)
  • Michelle Kelley (SCI)
  • Prachi Chavan (JSPH)
  • Marta Ambrozewicz* (SOM)
  • Suzanne Wright (NUR)
  • Vacant (SHP)
  • Joshua Behr (VMASC)
  • Sebastian Bawab* (ENGR)
  • Yvette Pearson, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives (ex officio/non-voting)

H: Digital Learning & Online Education

  • Lee Land* Chair (SCI)
  • Amber Keesee (EDU)
  • Marina Saitgalina (BUS)
  • Michael Seek (ENGR)
  • Ivan Ash* (SCI)
  • Paula Alvaro-Sanchez* (A&L)
  • Gregory Scott (SHP)
  • DeAnne Brooks* (NUR)
  • Trent Buskirk* (JSPH)
  • Jasmine Kirby (LIB)
  • Chrysa Malogianni, SAVP for Digital Innovation (ex officio/non-voting)
  • Janice Hawkins, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (ex officio/non-voting)

I: Administration, Finance & Academic Support Services

  • Jesse Richman* Chair (A&L)
  • David Burdige* (SCI)
  • Tian Luo (EDU)
  • Jennifer Poutsma* (SCI)
  • Beth Tremblay (NUR)
  • Rafael Diaz (ENGR)
  • John Nunnery (EDU)
  • Tonia Graves (LIB)
  • Chad Reed, Vice President for Administration and Finance (ex officio/non-voting)

J: Library

  • Jing Zhang* Chair (BUS)
  • Angela Wilson (HS)
  • Michelle Bartlett (EDU)
  • James Michael Hall* (A&L)
  • Matthew Espinosa (SCI)
  • Charlie Daniels (ENGR)
  • Anya Cipi (SOM)
  • Amy Jordan (LIB)
  • Christy Drake (LIB)
  • Yvette Pearson, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives (ex officio/non-voting)