Staff & Committee Directory

2017 Outstanding Staff Award winners, Karen Mason and Grace Rock

Keeping all the systems running at the UMass College of Social & Behavioral Sciences is our dedicated staff. These unsung heroes manage the multitude of administrative and organizational tasks that keep all of the departments in the College running smoothly and efficiently.

Faculty and Staff by Department/Program

Anthropology	Faculty \| Staff
Communication	Faculty \| Staff
Economics	Faculty \| Staff
Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)	Staff, Consultants, Scholars, and Board
Journalism	Faculty & Staff
Labor Studies	Faculty & Staff
Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning	Faculty \| Staff
Legal Studies	Faculty & Staff
Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)	Faculty, Fellows, & Staff
Political Science	Faculty & Staff
Public Policy & Administration	Faculty \| Staff
Resource Economics	Faculty & Staff
Social Thought & Political Economy	Faculty & Staff
Sociology	Faculty \| Staff

Below is a list of staff by function and our numerous committees.

Finance

Grace Rock / Beverly Morrison	Anthropology
Donna Berg	Communication
Nancy Lattinville and Sheila Gilroy	Economics
Karen Mason	ISSR
Sheilagh Hanley	Journalism
Terry Trudeau	LARP
Nicole Dunham	PERI
Aaron Tauscher	Political Science/Legal Studies
Gail Fleischaker	Resource Economics
Cindy Patten	Sociology/Labor Center
Leticia Garcia	Sociology/Labor Center
Donna Vanasse	STPEC

Personnel

Debbie Averill and Beverly Morrison	Anthropology
Deb Madigan	Communication
Nancy Lattinville and Sheila Gilroy	Economics
Karen Mason	ISSR
Terry Trudeau	LARP
Nicole Dunham	PERI
Kathy Colon	Public Policy
Stephen Marvell	Political Science/Legal Studies
Gail Fleischaker	Resource Economics
Maureen Warner	Sociology/Labor Center
Donna Vanasse	STPEC

Undergraduate Advising/Registration

Shelley Silva	Anthropology
Allison Butler	Communication
Leah Dodson	Economics
Beth Wallace	Journalism
Kellie Nicholas	LARP
Barb Ciesluk & Adrian Grace	Political Science/Legal Studies
Satu Zoller	Public Policy
Sophie Williamson and Alesia Brennan	Resource Economics
Alyssa Cote	Sociology
Kat Fabel	Sociology
Monica Garcia	STPEC

Graduate Programs

Shelley Silva	Anthropology
Kathy Ready	Communication
Mark Landeryou	Economics
Clare Hammonds	Labor Center
Tessa Stuart	Labor Center
Kellie Nicholas	LARP
Emily White	Political Science/Legal Studies
Kathy Colon	Public Policy
Satu Zoller	Public Policy
Sophie Williamson	Resource Economics
Joya Misra	Sociology

Scheduling

Shelley Silva	Anthropology
Nancy Nash	Economics
Sheilagh Hanley	Journalism
Tessa Stuart	Labor Center
Kellie Nicholas	LARP
Stephen Marvell	Political Science/Legal Studies
Kathy Colon	Public Policy
Sophie Williamson	Resource Economics
Wesley Dunham	Sociology
Donna Vanasse	STPEC

Travel Processing

Grace Rock	Anthropology
Goldie McCarty
Donna Berg	Communication
Nancy Lattinville	Economics
Sheilagh Hanley	Journalism
Stacy Richardson	LARP
Nicole Dunham	PERI
Aaron Tauscher	Political Science/Legal Studies
Gail Fleischaker	Resource Economics
Sophie Williamson	Resource Economics
Cindy Patten	Sociology/Labor Center
Donna Vanasse	STPEC

IT Support

Bruce O'Leary	Communication
Heather Ockington	Economics
Viacheslav Yurchenkov	ISSR
Bruce O'Leary	Journalism
Evonne Gong	LARP
Jeannette Wicks-Lim	PERI
Eileen Keegan	Resource Economics
Heather Ockington	Sociology/Labor Center

Web/Communication/Events

Ebru Kardan	SBS/Dean's Office
Matt Medeiros & Shelley Silva	Anthropology
Matt Medeiros & Angela Bowser	Communication
Mythreyi Krishnan & Sheila Gilroy	Economics
Elisa Martinez	ISSR
Mythreyi Krishnan & Sarah Corso	Journalism
Matt Medeiros & Tessa Stuart	Labor Center
Matt Medeiros & Evonne Gong	LARP
Kim Weinstein	PERI
Mythreyi Krishnan & Crystal Paul	Political Science/Legal Studies/Grant Support
Matt Medeiros	Public Policy
Mythreyi Krishnan & Eileen Keegan	Resource Economics
Matt Medeiros & Wesley Dunham	Sociology
Mythreyi Krishnan & Donna Vanasse	STPEC

**Matt Medeiros and Mythreyi Krishnan serve as communications liasons/managers. They operate out of the dean's office and provide extra support in communications to assigned departments.

Stewardship

Susan McDonough	SBS/Dean's Office
Grace Rock	Anthropology
Wendy Varner	Center for Research on Families
Deb Madigan	Communication
Sheila Gilroy	Economics
Sarah Corso	Journalism
Tessa Stuart	Labor Center
Terry Trudeau	LARP
Crystal Paul	Political Science/Legal Studies
Gail Fleischaker	Resource Economics
Wesley Dunham	Sociology
Donna Vanasse	STPEC

Grants

Grace Rock	Anthropology
Donna Berg	Communication
Melissa Walsh	Dean's Office Staff
Nancy Lattinville	Economics
Karen Mason	ISSR
Terry Trudeau	LARP
Nicole Dunham	PERI
Crystal Paul	Political Science
Aaron Tauscher	Political Science
Gail Fleischaker	Resource Economics
Leticia Garcia	Sociology/Labor Center
Donna Vanasse	STPEC

Committees

College Personnel Committee

The SBS Personnel Committee has many annual duties as well as some case-by-case responsibilities. Each year, the committee is tasked with reviewing: exceptional merit awards (September); faculty tenure (November); promotion cases (January); and mini tenure cases (March). A sub-committee of the Personnel Committee meets in April to handle Periodic Multi-Year Review cases. Additionally, the committee reviews tenure with hire cases based on the hire date throughout the year and it reviews distinguished professorship cases based on when the individual cases are received throughout the year. After the Personnel Committee review level, the cases are then reviewed separately by the Dean and the Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development.

Name	Title & Department	Phone
Donal Carbaugh	Professor - Communication	(413) 545-1311
Brigitte Holt	Associate Professor - Anthropology	(413) 545-0697
James Heintz	Professor - Economics	(413) 577-0228
Elizabeth Brabec	Professor - LARP	(413) 545-2255
Maryann Barakso	Associate Professors - Political Science	(413) 545-2438
Dan Clawson	Professor - Sociology	(413) 545-5874
Christian Rojas	Associate Professor - Resource Economics	(413) 545-2496
Maddy Blais	Professor - Journalism	(413) 545-5924

Graduate Directors Council

The Graduate Directors Council coordinates Methods course offerings and works together to support the SBS graduate student experience.

Name	Department/Program	Phone
Betsy Krause	Anthropology	(413) 577-1205
Leda Cooks	Communication	(413) 545-2895
Mwangi wa Githinji	Economics	(413) 545-0739
Ethan Carr	Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)	(413) 545-0153
Henry Renski	PhD Regional Planning	(413) 545-6638
Mark Hamin	Master of Regional Planning (MRP)	(413) 545-6608
Ellen Pader	MRP/law dual degree	(413) 545-6620
Robert Ryan	MRP/MLA dual degree program	(413) 545-6633
Tatishe Nteta	Political Science	(413) 545-3546
Lee Badgett Satu Zoller	School of Public Policy and Administration	(413) 545-3162 (413) 545-2714
John Spraggon	Resource Economics	(413) 545-6651
Joya Misra	Sociology	(413) 545-3577
Clare Hammonds	Labor Studies	(413) 545-0577
Jen Lundquist, Chair	Associate Dean for Faculty Development	(413) 545-5977

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee is charged with enhancing and improving instruction and student learning in SBS.

Name	Title & Department	Phone
Krista Harper	Anthropology	(413) 577-0661
Benjamin Bailey	Communication	(413) 545-2522
Gerald Friedman	Economics	(413) 545-2590
Razvan Sibii	Journalism	(413) 545-5926
Patricia McGirr	LARP & Sustainable Community Development	(413) 545-6621
Paul Collins	Political Science - Legal Studies	(413) 545-4079
Jesse Rhodes	Political Science	(413) 545-6185
M.J. Alhabeeb	Resource Economics	(413) 545-5010
Carolyn Bassett	SBS Exploratory Track	(413) 577-1057
Satu Zoller	School of Public Policy	(413) 545-2714
Jonathan Wynn	Sociology	(413) 545-4073
Graciela Monteagudo	STPEC	(413) 545-0043
Julie Caswell	Associate Dean for Education and Student Development	(413) 577-1203

Dean's Research Council

The Dean's Research Council organizes the Social Science Matters speaker series annually. The Council also offers two categories of grants to support research each year. A strong preference is given to generating a new research project or a new direction within an existing project. Priority in most cases is given to those projects that are likely to lead to external foundation or government funding; however, SBS also supports high-quality, meritorious research for which opportunities for extramural funding are limited. All ranks of tenure track faculty and lecturers whose major responsibilities include research are eligible to apply to both categories.

Name	Title & Department
Laurel Smith-Doerr, Co-chair	Director of ISSR
Jennifer Lundquist, Co-chair	Associate Dean for Research
Amanda Walker	Associate Professor - Anthropology
Emily West	Associate Professor - Communication
Marta Vicarelli	Assistant Professor - School of Public Policy and Administration
Fidan Kurtulus	Associate Professor - Economics
Sanjiv Gupta	Associate Professor - Sociology
Theo Eisenman	Assistant Professor - LARP
Lauren McCarthy	Assistant Professor - Political Science
Nathalie Lavoie	Associate Professor - Resource Economics
Rodrigo Zamith	Assistant Professor - Journalism

Task Force on Student Success and Advising

Associate Dean for Education and Student Development Julie Caswell is leading a group of faculty and staff to review and recommend changes to student success and advising programs college-wide. This includes development of the SBS Academic Advisor/Faculty Mentor advising model, the SBS Advising Resource Center, and the SBS Pathways approach to promoting student success.

Name	Title & Department	Phone
Julie Caswell, chair	Associate Dean for Education and Student Development	(413) 577-1203
Carolyn Bassett	Assistant Dean & Executive Director of the Advising Resource Center	(413) 577-1057
Vanessa Blais	Associate Director, SBS Advising Resource Center	(413) 577-1057
Jackie Brousseau-Pereira	Academic Dean & Director of First Year Seminars	(413) 545-3519
Diane Curtis	Director of Pre-Law Advising	(413) 577-0396
Adrian Grace	Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Political Science & Legal Studies	(413)545-5880
Lynn Phillips	Director of Academic Engagement and Student Success	(413) 545-3539

Dean's Student Advisory Council 2017-18

Student Members	Major	Class of
Mica Reel	Anthropology	2018
Horizon Starwood	Anthropology	2020
Casey Lyons	Communication	2019
Emma Tavolieri	Communication	2018
Noah Kouchekinia	Economics	2019
Joshua Weinstein	Economics	2018
Sarah Jacobs	Journalism	2020
Talya Sogoba	Journalism	2018
Maura Robitaille	Landscape Architecture	2020
Meaghan Tretheway	Landscape Architecture	2019
Margaret Mendoza	Legal Studies	2020
Rosario Naranjo-Zarate	Legal Studies	2019
Viviana Angel-Cruz	Political Science	2019
Ahmad Bakrin	Political Science	2020
Jonathan Astor	Resource Economics	2019
Tanvi Badrinath	Resource Economics	2020
Rachel Strom	SBS Exploratory Track	2021
Sarah Chappell	Social Thought & Political Economy	2018
Ashley Everson	Social Thought & Political Economy	2020
Kyanna Harris-Hairston	Sociology	2019
May Nguyen	Sociology	2021
Christian Appia	Sustainable Community Development	2018
Cobi Frongillo	Public Policy & Management	2019
Hadiya Williams	Public Policy & Management	2019
Dean's Office Members
John Hird	Dean
Julie Caswell	Associate Dean for Education & Student Development
Lynn Phillips	Director of Academic Engagement & Student Success