2026-2027 assignments and roles
Educational programs (area lead: Tyler Fox)
Curriculum committee
- Chair: Tyler Fox
- Faculty members: Alan Marks, Kate Starbird, Mark Zachry
- Staff: Kathleen Rascon
BS program committee
Oversees curriculum, including preparation for ABET application; helps problem solve emergent issues; nominates BS students for awards; Oversees Data Science minor courses.
- Chair: Alan Marks
- Faculty members: Brock Craft, Nadya Peek, Samantha Speer, Jennifer Turns
- Observer: Tyler Fox
- Staff: Meghan Oxley, Kathleen Rascon, Alanna Robins Daniels, Dion Tzortzis
MSHCDE & certificate program committee
Oversees curriculum; helps problem solve emergent issues; nominates MS students for awards;
- Chair: Mark Zachry
- Faculty members: Tyler Fox, Cayla Key, Julie Kientz, David McDonald, Jonathan Morgan
- Staff: Alex Llapitan, Kathleen Rascon, Dion Tzortzis
PhD program committee
Oversees curriculum; helps problem solve emergent issues; nominates PhD students for awards;
- Chair: Kate Starbird
- Faculty members: Sucheta Ghoshal, Sean Munson, Emily Tseng
- Observer: Tyler Fox
- Staff: Kathleen Rascon, Dion Tzortzis
Research & faculty support (area lead: Sean Munson)
Faculty support committee
Oversees execution of faculty mentoring plan; Reviews the peer teaching evaluation policy; Runs the annual merit review sessions; Nominates faculty for awards; Reviews Merit Review and Promotion & Tenure criteria/process as needed.
- Chair: Jennifer Turns
- Faculty members: Cindy Atman, Arpita B, Sean Munson, Mark Zachry
- Observer: Julie Kientz
- Ad hoc member: Jonathan Morgan
- Staff: Stacia Green, Crystal Welliver
Research & scholarship committee
Identifies and implements strategies for promoting and supporting research and scholarship within HCDE; Plans HCDE Distinguished Lecture; Contributes to Research Discussion Seminar.
- Chair: Sean Munson
- Faculty members: Katya Cherukumilli, Sayamindu Dasgupta, Charlotte Lee, David Ribes
- Staff: Crystal Welliver
Infrastructure committee
Monitoring and occasional updating of the space policy; Makes recommendations on updates to space assignments and investment of space improvement; Makes recommendations about department safety updates; Makes decisions on technology investment and development of department makerspaces.
- Chair: Brock Craft
- Faculty members: Leah Findlater, Mark Haselkorn, Nadya Peek
- Observer: Sean Munson
- Staff: Peter Pohler, Alanna Robins Daniels, Jane Skau
Tenure-track (TT) professor search committee
Review the ad, Advertise; Review applications; Solicit other faculty information in the application review; Phone interviews; Help to coordinate on site interviews; Collect feedback from faculty on interviewees; Make recommendation to the faculty on the hiring.
- Chair: David Ribes
- Faculty members: Katya Cherukumilli, Leah Findlater, Jennifer Turns
- Observer: Sean Munson
Community engagement (area lead: Linda Wagner)
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committee
Monitors diversity statistics in department; Monitors departmental culture; Engages in projects to support student, faculty, and staff diversity. Elected position(s).
- Chair: None designated / elected position
- Faculty members: Tyler Fox, Cayla Key
- Staff: Alex Llapitan, Kathleen Rascon, Jane Skau
External partnerships (including outreach)
Oversee and strategizes on external engagements. Includes contributing to External Advisory Board agenda, liasoning with Alumni Leadership Board. Makes recommendations for Mikey Award and Graduation Speaker; Oversee and strategize on department outreach activities, including Engineering Discovery Days, K-12 outreach activities, broadening participation in research.
- Chair: Linda Wagner
- Faculty members: Arpita B, Sucheta Ghoshal, Mark Haselkorn, Alan Marks, Kate Starbird
- Staff: Melissa Ewing, Leah Pistorius
Administration, interdisciplinary groups, and University representation
Department leadership & administration
- Department chair: Julie Kientz
- Associate chairs: Tyler Fox, Sean Munson, Linda Wagner
- Executive committee (tentative – to be elected in first faculty meeting): Cindy Atman, Beth Kolko, Linda Wagner
Interdisciplinary Faculty Groups (IFGs) & department initiatives
Participate in discussions and represent the HCDE perspective; contribute to admissions if asked.
- MHCI+D IFG: David McDonald
- MS Data Science IFG: Sayamindu Dasgupta, Julie Kientz
- GIX MSTI IFG: Beth Kolko
- AI/ML Stackable Initiative: Brock Craft
College of Engineering (CoE) & University representation
- UW faculty senate: Sean Munson
- CoE college council: David Ribes
- CoE promotion & tenure committee: David Ribes
- CoE council on educational policy (CoE CEP): Tyler Fox