Department Committees

Management Group

Priti Shah, Department Chair, 2023-2028
Jacinta Beehner, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, 2025-2027
Julie Boland, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, 2024-2026
Kevin Cokley, Associate Chair for Diversity Initiatives & Space Management, 2022-2023, W24-27
David Dunning, Associate Chair for Faculty Development, 2025-2027
Jennifer Barnett, Chief Administrator
Chris Buck, East Hall Building Manager
Brian Wallace, Student Academic Affairs Director

Executive Committee

Priti Shah, Department Chair, 2023-2028
Germine Awad, Professor, Personality & Social Contexts/Gender & Feminist Psychology, 2024-2026
Adriene Beltz, Professor, Developmental, 2024-2026
Ben Dantzer, Professor, Brain & Behavior, 2024-2026
Rich Gonzalez, Professor, Social, 2022-2026
Amie Gordon, Associate Professor, Social, 2025-2027
Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, Assistant Professor, Clinical, 2025-2026
Enrica Bridgewater, Graduate Student, Developmental, Departmental Associate, 2025-2026
Jordan Palms, Graduate Student, Clinical, Departmental Associate, 2025-2026

Annual Review Committee

ARC terms are one year in length.

Terri Conley, Professor, GFP
Patty Deldin, Professor, Clinical
Rich Gonzalez, Professor, Social
Amie Gordon, Associate Professor, Social
John Jonides, Professor, CCN
Dan Keating, Professor, Developmental
Vonnie McLoyd, Professor, Developmental
Donna Nagata, Professor, Clinical
Nansook Park, Professor, P&SC
Gideon Rothschild, Associate Professor, Brain & Behavior
Colleen Seifert, Professor, CCN
Natalie Tronson, Professor, Brain & Behavior

Area Chairs Council

Priti Shah, Department Chair
Thore Bergman, Professor, Brain & Behavior, 2022-2026
Ashley Gearhardt, Professor, Clinical, 2024-2026
Stephanie Preston, Professor, CCN, 2025-2027
Kai Cortina, Professor, Developmental, 2024-2026
Germine Awad, Professor, Gender & Feminist Psychology, 2025-2027
Fiona Lee, Professor, Personality & Social Contexts, 2023-2027
Ethan Kross, Professor, Social, 2023-2027
Rona Carter, Associate Professor, Joint Program in Social Work & Psychology , 2024-2026
Matt Diemer, Professor, Combined Program in Education & Psych, 2023-2026

Augmented Executive Committee, Tenure & Promotion

Augmented Executive Committee terms are one year in length. EC Associate Professors and Professors also serve on the AEC.

Priti Shah, Department Chair
Omar Ahmed, Assoc. Professor, Brain & Behavior
David Brang, Assoc. Professor, CCN
Ashley Gearhardt, Professor, Clinical
Susan Gelman, Professor, Developmental
Shinobu Kitayama, Professor, Social
Ram Mahalingam, Professor, P&SC
Nansook Park, Professor, P&SC
Thad Polk, Professor, CCN
Debbie Rivas-Drake, Professor, Developmental/CPEP
Laura Zahodne, Professor, Clinical

Awards Committee

David Dunning, Associate Chair, Professor, Social, 2025-2027
Luke Hyde, Professor, Clinical, W2025-2027
Shinobu Kitayama, Professor, Social, 2023-2025
Ioulia Kovelman, Professor, Developmental, 2025-2027
Sara McClelland, Professor, Gender & Feminist Psychology/ Personality & Social Contexts, 2024-2026
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Professor, CCN, 2024-2026
Alexandra Rosati, Associate Professor, B&B, 2025-2027
Laura Zahodne, Professor, Clinical, F2025

Departmental Associates Council

Deparmental Associate terms are one year in length.

Walker Stanton, Brain & Behavior
Jordan Palms, Clinical
Lara Khalifeh, Clinical
Kali Sarver, CCN
Matt Dunaway, CCN
Enrica Bridgewater, Developmental
Rachel (Ran) Yan, Developmental
Julia Smoot, Gender & Feminist Psychology
Miranda Reynaga, Personality & Social Contexts
Dianna Alvarado, Personality & Social Contexts/Gender & Feminist Psychology
Yaxin Xiao, Social
Emily Diamond, Social
Valeria Ortiz Villalobos, Combined Program in Education & Psychology
EB (Emma) Gross, Social Work & Psych

Development Committee

Diversity Committee

Faculty

Kevin Cokley, Associate Chair, 2022-2023, W2024-2027
Ed Chang, Professor, Clinical, 2025-2027
Alexandra Rosati, Associate Professor, Brain & Behavior, 2025-2027
Catherine Thomas, Asst. Professor, Social, 2024-2026
L. Monique Ward, Professor, Developmental, 2025-2027
Jun Zhang, Professor, CCN, 2025-2027

Graduate Students TBD (term is one year in length)

BSPA
LSPA
APSA
PISA
PGSA
QT Psych
AMENASPA

Staff & Postdoc

Keith Wiley, Chair's Office Staff
Violet Zhou, Research Staff
Lauren Taylor, Research Staff

Graduate Student Leadership Council

Faculty & Staff

Jacinta Beehner, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, 2025-2027
Priti Shah, Department Chair, 2023-2028
Brian Wallace, Student Academic Affairs Director

Student Organizations TBD

AMENASPA
APSA
BSPA
LSPA
MAPS
PISA
PGSA
QT Psych

SAA Grad Students

Leah Conrad Brain & Behavior
Cleanthis Michael, Clinical
Harini Babu, CCN
TBD, Developmental
Sarah Lapean, Gender & Feminist Psychology
Fatmeh Baidoun, Personality & Social Contexts
Chayce Baldwin Social

Departmental Associates

Walker Stanton, Brain & Behavior
Jordan Palms, Clinical
Lara Khalifeh, Clinical
Kali Sarver, CCN
Matt Dunaway, CCN
Enrica Bridgewater, Developmental
Rachel (Ran) Yan, Developmental
Julia Smoot, Gender & Feminist Psychology
Miranda Reynaga, Personality & Social Contexts
Dianna Alvarado, Personality & Social Contexts/Gender & Feminist Psychology
Yaxin Xiao, Social
Emily Diamond, Social
Valeria Ortiz Villalobos, Combined Program in Education & Psychology
EB (Emma) Gross, Social Work & Psych

Student Academic Affairs Committee