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The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) has announced the 37 members appointed to its 2025-27 Internal Advisory Board.

The Advisory Board provides valuable input on OFD’s priorities, as well as the programming and resources offered to help faculty members and librarians work, live and thrive at UMass Amherst. 

The 2025-27 board members include representatives from each school, college and partner unit across campus, as well as all associate deans for research. Members serve a two-year term, during which they gather once a semester to reflect on current faculty professional development needs and envision how UMass Amherst can better support faculty members and librarians at our institution.

“We are excited to welcome OFD’s 2025-2027 advisory board and look forward to the positive impact their experiences and visions will have on our programming,” says Associate Provost for Faculty Development Angela de Oliveira. “Our previous board was instrumental in shaping our work from 2023 and onward. We’re eager for this board’s contributions to OFD’s strategic plan and to our campus community.”

More information about OFD’s programming and support for faculty and librarians can be found at https://www.umass.edu/faculty-development.
 

2025-27 OFD Internal Advisory Board members:

• Jeremy Andersen, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Conservation
• Emmanuel Adero, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Culture & Strategic Initiatives, Office of Equity and Inclusion
• James Allan, Associate Dean of Research & Engagement, Professor, Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
• Heidi Bauer-Clapp, Associate Director, Office of Professional Development, The Graduate School
• Maria José Botelho, Professor and Program Coordinator, Department of Language, Literacy, and Culture
• Emmanuel Branlard, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
• Elena Carbone, Professor of Nutrition, Associate Dean for Curriculum & Academic Oversight, Commonwealth Honors College
• Michele Cooke, Professor and Associate Department Head for Professional Development, Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences
• Katie Ingraham Dixie, Educational Developer and Lecturer, Center for Teaching & Learning
• Achsah Dorsey, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
• Sarah Fefer, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Professor of Student Development, College of Education
• Patrick Flaherty, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• Stacy Giufre, Director of Italian Studies, Director of the Italian Language Program, Senior Lecturer II, Department of Italian Studies
• Keisha Green, Associate Professor, Co-Founder of the Center for Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research, Program Coordinator for the Teacher Education and School Improvement Program, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies
• Sophie Horowitz, Associate Professor and Climate Committee Chair, Department of Philosophy
• Kate Hudson, Director of Academic and Organizational Innovation, Senior Lecturer II, Department of Educational Policy, Research & Administration (ERPA)
• Linda Koh, Assistant Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing
• Michael Lepore, Associate Dean for Research, Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing
• Marc Liberatore, Senior Teaching Faculty, Manning College of Information & Computer Science, Co-President of MSP
• Jennifer Lundquist, Senior Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development, Professor of Sociology, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Jesse Mager, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Support Services, Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
• Siobhan Mei, Teaching Faculty, Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
• Christina Metevier, Associate Provost, Mount Ida Academic Programs
• George Milne, Associate Dean of Research and PhD Programs, Endowed Professor of Marketing, Isenberg School of Management
• Joya Misra, Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology
• Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Planning, and Operations, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
• Maxine Oland, Lecturer, Commonwealth Honors College
• Bogdan Prokopovych, Senior Lecturer, Isenberg School of Management
• Pari Riahi, Associate Dean for Research and Engagement, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
• Shannon Roberts, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
• Rebecca Seifried, Geospatial Information Librarian
• Memnun Seven, Associate Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing
• Susan Shaw, Professor of Community Health Education, Director of the Center for Community Health Equity Research, School of Public Health & Health Sciences
• Julie Skogsbergh, Department Chair and Senior Lecturer, University Without Walls
• Susan Sturgeon, Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences
• Neena Thota, Associate Chair of Teaching Development, Senior Teaching Faculty, Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
• Lisa Troy, Associate Professor, Honors Program Director of Nutrition, School of Public Health & Health Sciences
• Eric Wirth, Manager of Global Partnerships, Office of Global Affairs