Members

Carolyn Fairbanks, Chair
Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy
carfair@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Oanh Nguyen, (612) 625-7452, oanh@umn.edu

Ryan Allen
Associate Dean, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
allen650@umn.edu, (612)-625-5670
Administrative Assistance: Laura Noble, (612) 626-0564, lnoble@umn.edu

Erinn Aspinall
Director, Health Science Libraries, Library Central Administration
(612) 301-9481, aspin005@umn.edu

David Bereiter
Associate Dean for Research, School of Dentistry
bereiter@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Andrea MacDonald, amacdona@umn.edu

Lynne Borden
Associate Dean, Extension
(612) 624-7707, lmborden@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Sue Allard, (612) 624-0772, allar025@umn.edu

Erik Brown
Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research, Duluth representative
(218) 726-8891, etbrown@d.umn.edu

Tom Cotter
Associate Dean for Research & Planning, Law School 
(612) 624-7527, cotte034@umn.edu

Jody Gray
Associate University Librarian for Research,
Central Library Administration
(612)-624-2312, grayjl@umn.edu

Alok Gupta
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Carlson School of Management
(612) 626-0276, gupta037@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Jennifer Ninneman, (612) 626-9727, ninne006@umn.edu

John Hoffman
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Crookston representative
(218) 281-8341, jlhoff@crk.umn.edu

Peter Kennedy
Associate Dean for Research, College of Biological Sciences 
kennedyp@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Kristal Leebrick, kleebric@umn.edu

Joseph Konstan
Associate Dean for Research & Planning, College of Science and Engineering
(612) 625-1831, konstan@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Nicole Kleman, klema030@umn.edu

Molly McCue
Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
(612) 624-9320, mccu0173@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Katie Thomas, thoma823@umn.edu

Ann Meier
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, College of Liberal Arts 
(612) 626-7230, meierann@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Jennifer Coffman, (612) 626-4686, clagrad@umn.edu

Peh Ng
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Dean, Morris representative
(320) 589-6301 pehng@morris.umn.edu

Marizen Ramirez
Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health
(612) 624-3143, mramirez@umn.edu

Milena Saqui-Salces
Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Programs, College of Food, Agricultural & Natural Resource Sciences
(612)-625-1158, msaquisa@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Dawn Seibert, (612) 624-8586, seibe037@umn.edu

Timothy Schacker 
Vice Dean for Research, Associate VP for Research, Medical School
(612) 624-9955, schac008@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Craig Olson, (612) 626-6577, olso7966@umn.edu 

Malini Srivastava
Associate Dean for Research & Outreach, College of Design
(612) 624-3271, malini@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Bonnie Jean MacKay, (612) 626-3728, walke020@umn.edu
Graduate Education: Gail Dubrow, Associate Dean, (612) 624-7983

Frank Symons
Associate Dean for Research & Policy, College of Education and Human Development
(612) 626-8697, symon007@umn.edu
Administrative Assistance: Bridget Grotins, groti001@umn.edu

Diane Treat-Jacobson
Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
treat001@umn.edu
Graduate Education: Donna Bliss, Director of Graduate Studies (612) 624-1425, bliss@umn.edu
 

Additional Attendees

Hinh Ly
Representative for Senate Research Committee, College of Veterinary Medicine
(612) 625-3358, hly@umn.edu

Scott Lanyon
Dean and Vice Provost, Graduate School
(612) 625-2809, slanyon@umn.edu