Committees

Tthe College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) committees play a vital role in the governance, development, and daily functioning of the college. Comprised of faculty, staff, and administrators each committee is dedicated to upholding our academic mission, ensuring transparency, and fostering a collaborative environment. We encourage faculty and staff to actively participate in committees. Your voice and contributions help shape the future of CSM.

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College Committees

CSM Representatives to University Committees 2026-2027
*Denotes Chair of Committee

Academic Standing Committee
- Lake Ritter (2027)
Adult Learning Committee
- Tad Watanabe (2027)
Committee for Other Awards (Outstanding Professional Service, Community Engagement, Outstanding Early Career Faculty)
- Xuegang (Ryan) Jia (2027)
Committee for the Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award
- Carl Saint-Louis (2027)
Committee for Teaching Awards (Outstanding Teaching, Outstanding Online Teaching, Outstanding Part-Time Teaching)
- Daniela Tapu (2027)
Committee for the Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Award
- Ana-Maria Croicu (2027)
Community Engagement Committee
- Kimberly Cortes (2027)
Distance Learning Advisory Committee (DLAC)
- Joy Brookshire (2027)
- Pengcheng Xiao (2027)
Education Abroad Advisory Committee
- Pengcheng Xiao (2028)
Faculty Development Committee
- Chetan Dhital (2027)
General Education Council (GEC)
- MCB Carolina Casares (2028)
- EEOB Matt Laposata (2027)
- CHEM Animesh Aditya (2027)
- PHYS Brent McDaniel (2028)
- MATH DeAnna McAleer (2027)
Graduate Policy and Curriculum Committee (GPCC)
- Wei Xhou (2027)
- Brent McDaniel (2029)
Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC)
- Carl Saint-Louis (2027)
KSU Faculty Senate
- EEOB Nicholas Green (2029)
- CHEM Glen Meades (2027)
- MATH Bill Griffiths* (2029)
- MCB Anton Bryantsev (2028)
- PHYSICS David Garofalo (2028)
KSU Staff Senate
- Laura Fortenberry (2028)
Library Advisory Committee
- Michael Van Dyke (2027)
Part Time Faculty Council
- MATH Daniel Ephraim (2027)
- CHEM Yvonne Single
- EEOB Suzanne Agan
- MCB Ian Krout
Promotion and Tenure Process Review Committee
- Sean Ellermeyer
Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee (UPCC)
- Irina Pashchenko (2027)
- Dustin Deutsch (2029)
University Faculty Committee on Global Engagement
- Asma Azizi Boroojeni (2029)
College of Science and Mathematics Committees 2026-2027
*Denotes Chair of Committee

College Faculty Council (CFC)
- CHEM Mark Mitchell (2027)
- MATH Jennifer Vandenbussche (2029)
- MCB Dongyu Jia (2028)
- PHYS Nikolaos Kidonakis (2029)
- EEOB Joel McNeal* (2027)
College Promotion and Tenure Committee
- PHYS Nikolaos Kidonakis (2028)
- EEOB Troy Mutchler (2028)
- CHEM Michael Van Dyke (2027)
- MATH Sean Ellermeyer* (2027)
- MCB Scott Nowak (2028)
CSM Staff Council
- Lisa Bauer- Dean's Office (2027)
- CHEM Jacki Winters-Allen (2027)
- Math (2027)
- MCB Emma Merritt (2028)
- EEOB Alexis Williams (2028)
- PHYS Desiree Moore (2028)
- Laura Fortenberry - College Senator
CSM Awards Committee
- CHEM Lu Kang (2027)
- EEOB Jared Taglialatela (2027)
- MATH Liancheng Wang (2028)
- MCB Jody Hubbell (2027)
- PHYS Mahmoud Asmar (2028)
College Curriculum Committee
- CHEM Xuegang (Ryan) Jia (2027)
- MCB Sheila Schreiner (2027)
- PHYS Brent McDaniel (2028)
- EEOB Vennece Fowlkes (2029)
- MATH Francesco Strazullo (2029)
- Scott Reese (ex-officio)
CSM Safety Committee
- Matthew Rosenberg*
- CHEM Tyler Adams (2028)
- EEOB Monica Maddox (2028)
- MCB Jean Lu (2027)
- PHYS Junseog Kang (2027)
- MATH Sandee Chandler (2028)
- CSM Greg Humble
- Lab Coordinators
CSM Research Committee
- EEOB Whitney Preisser
- PHYS Mahmoud Asmar (2028)
- MATH Eric Stachura (2028)
- MCB Anton Bryantsev (2027)
- CHEM Bharat Baruah
Pre-Health Faculty Letter Committee (ad-hoc)
- Jonathan McMurry
- Eduardo Gigante
- Anton Bryantsev
- Glen Meades
- Bindu Simon
- Sheila Marie Schreiner
- Joanna Wardwell-Ozgo
- Carol Chrestensen
- Karlyn Mueller-Hill
- Rebecca Johnson
Community and Belonging Committee
- PHYS Kiran Prasai (2028)
- MCB Liz Harrison (2028}
- MATH Pengcheng Xiao (2028)
- EEOB Amanda Crider (2028)
- CHEM Jack Duff (2028)
- Elisa Ludovici-Shelnutt (2028)
- Christina Jeffares (2028)
- Rusty Hooper (Undergrad Student)
- Makenna Maroney (Grad Student)

College Program Improvement and Curriculum Committee (CPICC)

*Denotes Chair of Committee

Members:

CHEM Xuegang (Ryan) Jia (2027)
MCB Sheila Schreiner (2027)
PHYS Brent McDaniel (2028)
EEOB Vennece Fowlkes (2029)
MATH Francesco Strazullo (2029)
Scott Reese (ex-officio)

Upcoming 2025-2026 Meetings:
CPICC Committee meetings will occur on the dates listed below from 10:00 am - 11:00 am (unless noted**). All meetings are virtual via Microsoft TEAMS.

September 19, 2025 (Virtual)
October 17, 2025 (Virtual)
November 21, 2025 (Virtual)
December 5, 2025 (Virtual)

MEETING DATE	LOCATION	AGENDA	MINUTES
January 23, 2026	MS Teams Link	January 23	January 23
February 20, 2026	MS Teams Link	February 20	February 20
March 20, 2026	MS Teams Link	March 20	March 20
April 17, 2026	MS Teams Link	April 17	April 17
May 1, 2026	MS Teams Link	May 1	May 1
June, 2026	MS Teams Link	June	June
July, 2026	MS Teams Link	July	July
August, 2026	MS Teams Link	August	August
September 4, 2026	MS Teams Link	September 4	September 4

For bylaws, archived minutes and agendas, please contact scimathdean@kennesaw.edu.

Department Committees

Chemistry and Biochemistry 2026-2027
*Denotes Chair of Committee

Department Faculty Council (DFC)
- Glen Meades (Pre-tenure or Non-Tenure)* (Spring 2027)
- Chris Sumner (Non-Tenure) (Spring 2028)
- TBD (Tenured) (Spring 2028)
- Bharat Baruah (Tenured) (Spring 2029)
- Wei Zhou (Tenured) (Spring 2029)
Department Curriculum and Assessment Committee
- Animesh Aditya (Pharmaceutical track) (Spring 2028)
- Mario Monge (Forensic track) (Spring 2028)
- Martina Kaledin (Professional track) (Spring 2028)
- Kai Shen (Department Chair)
- Kimberly Cortes (Assistant Chair)
- Thomas C. Leeper (Graduate Coordinator)
- Rajnish Singh (Biochemistry Program Coordinator)
- Janet Shaw (Chemistry Program Coordinator)
- TBD (GenEd Coordinator/Program Assessment)
Department Review Committee (DRC)
- Daniela Tapu* (Spring 2027)
- Carol Chrestensen (Spring 2028)
- Thomas C. Leeper (Spring 2028)
Awards Committee
- Antoinette South* (Spring 2027)
- Sudeera Kamburugamuwe Loku Acharige (Spring 2028)
Seminar Committee
- Madalynn Marshall* (Spring 2027)
- Mohammad Halim (Spring 2028)
Graduate Committee
- Michael Stollenz (Inorganic) (Spring 2027)
- Carl Saint-Louis (Organic) (Spring 2027)
- Michael Van Dyke (Biochemistry) (Spring 2027)
- Martina Kaledin (Physical) (Spring 2028)
- Mohammad Halim (Analytical) (Spring 2028)
- Thomas C. Leeper* (Graduate Coordinator)
Student Organization Advisor
- Phi Lambda Upsilon (PLU)
  Madalynn Marshall
- Student Affiliates of American Chemical Society
  Wei Zhou, Xuegang (Ryan) Jia
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
  Rajnish Singh
Part-Time Faculty Council
- TBD (Spring 2027)
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology 2026-2027
*Denotes Chair of Committee; ** denotes new, incoming member

Department Faculty Council (DFC
- Troy Mutchler (2025-2027)
- Dovid Kozlovsky** (2026-2028)
- Todd Pierson** (2026-2028)
- Sigurdur Greipsson** (2026-2028)
- Thomas McElroy* (2025-2027)
Master of Science in Integrative Biology (MSIB)
- Matt Weand (2025-2027)
- Whitney Preisser** (2026-2028)
- Justin Varholick** (2026-2028)
General Education Council (GEC)
- Matt Laposata (2025-2027)
College Faculty Council (CFC)
- Joel McNeal (2024-2027)
CSM Awards
- Jared Tagliatela** (2026-2027)
Social
- Karyn Alme* (2025-2027)
- Afroza Naznin** (2026-2028)
Faculty Senate
- Nick Green (2027-2030)
College Safety Committee
- Monica Maddox (2025-2027)
- Amanda Crider (2025-2027)
P&T Department
- Joel McNeal (2024-2027)
- Thomas McElroy (2024-2027)
- Matt Laposata* (2025-2028)
College Program Improvement and Curriculum Committee (CPICC)
- Vennece Fowlkes** (2026-2029)
College Review Committee (CRC)
- Troy Mutchler** (2026-2028)
Dean Grade Appeal Panel
- Ron Parente (2025-2027)
Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Whitney Preisser (2025-2028)
Curriculum Committee
- Peter Meyers (2025-2027)
- Leslie McIntosh** (2026-2028)
Biology Assessment Committee
- Amanda Crider (2025-2027)
- Marcia Hesser** (2026-2028)
Miscellaneous Appointments

Honors Liaison
- Muna Elhassey** (2026-2028)
Mathematics 2026-2027
*Denotes Chair of Committee

Department Promotion and Tenure Committee
- Dhruba Adhikari* (Spring 2027)
- Yuliya Babenko (Spring 2028)
- William Griffiths (Spring 2028)
- Somayeh Mashayekhi (Spring 2028)
- Andrew Wilson (Spring 2027)
Department Faculty Council (DFC)
- Erik Stachura* (Spring 2028)
- William Griffiths (Spring 2027)
- Kenneth Keating (Spring 2027)
- Larry Wang (Spring 2028)
- Ikbel Zargouni (Spring 2027)
- Erik Westlund (non-voting member)
Department Curriculum Committee
- Timothy Faver* (Spring 2028)
- Yuliya Babenko (Spring 2028)
- Sandee Chandle (Spring 2027)
- William Griffiths (Spring 2028)
- Lake Ritter (Spring 2027)
- Andrew McMorran (non-voting member)
Department Awards Committee
- Pengcheng Xiao* (Spring 2028)
- Robert Burnham (Spring 2027)
- Ana-Maria Croicu (Spring 2027)
- Andrew Wilson (Spring 2027)
- Bo Yang (Spring 2028)
Student Organization Advisor
- Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
  William Griffiths
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  Pengcheng Xiao
- Pi Mu Epsilon
  Eric Stachura, Andrew Wilson
Molecular and Cellular Biology 2026-2027
*Denotes Chair of Committee

Department Faculty Council (DFC)
- Andrew Haddow (2025-2027)
- Martin Hudson* (2026-2028)
- Joanna Wardwell-Ozgo (2025-2027)
- Jennifer Cooper (ad hoc)
- Carla Andrews (ad hoc)
- Dongyu Jia (2025-2027)
Department Review Committee (P&T)
- Anton Bryantsev (2025-2028)
- Jonathan McMurray* (2025-2028)
- Martin Hudson (2026-2029)
Joint Committees of MCB & EEOB

Master of Science Integrative Biology (MSIB
- Jean Lu (2025-2027)
- Brandon Carpenter (2026-2028)
- Melanie Griffin (2025-2027)
Biology Curriculum Committee
- Kari Traud (2025-2027)
- Bindu Simon (2025-2027)
Biology Assessment Committee
- Daniela Cadinu (2025-2027)
- Cameron Trinh (2025-2027)
Physics 2026-2027
*Denotes Chair of Committee

Kevin Stokes, Chair

Kisa Ranasinghe, Assistant Chair

Physics Curriculum Committee
- Mahmoud Asmar (2027)
- Swayamprabha Behera (2027)
- Chetan Dhital (2027)
- Nikolaos Kidonakis (2027)
- Kisa Ranasinghe (2027)
- Kiran Prasai (2027)
- Chi Hong Yuen, Chair (2027)
- Kushan Wijewardena (2028)
Promotion and Tenure
- Andreas Papaefstathiou* (2027)
- Chetan Dhital (2028)
- Mahmoud Asmar* (2027)
- Kisa Ranasinghe (2027)
- David Garofalo, Chair (2027)
Department Faculty Council
- Mahmoud Asmar (2027)
- Andreas Papaefstathiou (2027)
- Chetan Dhital* (2028)
- Marco Guzzi (2028)
- Ben Rybolt (2028)
Physics Activity and Awards Committee
- Desiree Moore
- Andreas Papaefstathiou (2028)
- David Joffe (2028)
- Erfan Saydanzad (2028)
Department Of Physics Ad Hoc Committees 2026

Web Accessibility Working Group
- Andreas Papaefstathiou
- Kiran Prasai, Chair
- Kevin Stokes
- Krishna Rana Magar
- Abhishek Kunal
Artificial Intelligence Working Group
- Chi Hong Yuen, Chair
- Kushan Wijewardena
- Andreas Papaefstathiou
- Swayamprabha Behera
- Chetan Dhital
- Alex Sich
- Chi Hong Yuen
- Kiran Prasai
- Karunananda Pemasiri
- Mahmoud Asmar
- Erfan Saydanzad
Faculty Learning Community – Inquiry Based Labs
- Swayamprabha Behera, Chair
- Ben Rybolt
- Karunanada Pemasiri
- Udagamage Kushan
- Akshay Agarwal
- Kisa Ranasinghe
- Rosseta Nugui
Ad Hoc Physics Full Professor Review Committee
- David Garofalo, Chair
- Kisa Ranasinghe
- Dhruba Adhikari (Department of Mathematics)
- Ana-Maria Croicu (Department of Mathematics)

Please contact your department office for archived committee lists.