2018-2019 Provost Leadership Academy Participants

Program Members with NEW Leadership Roles

The following members have gained new leadership roles since taking part in the Academy.

• Elizabeth Pena:
  • Associate Dean, School of Education, July 1, 2020- Present 
• Judy Wu:
  • Faculty Director, Humanities Center, School of Humanities, July 2019-Present 
  • Department Chair, Asian American Studies, July 2016-June 2019 
• Ilhem Messaoudi Powers: 
  • Director, Center for Virus Research, January 1, 2021- Present  
  • Board of Scientific Counselors, Centers for Disease Control, Office for the Deputy Director of Infectious Diseases  November 2020-Present 
  • Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee, UCI  July 2020-Present 
• Michael Yassa: 
  • Director, UCI Brain Initiative, July 1, 2018-June 1, 2021 
  • Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Biological Sciences, October 1, 2020-Present
• Bridget Cooks:
  • Interim Associate Director, Institute and Museum of California Art, January 1, 2021-Present 
• Matthew Freedman: 
  • Equity Advisor, School of Social Sciences, July 1, 2020-Present 
• Aileen Anderson: 
  • Director, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, December 1, 2017-Present 
• Sergey Nizkorodov 
  • President, American Association for Aerosol Research, 2020-2021 
  • Co-Director, AirUCI Organized Research Unit, renewed in 2020
• Rainer Doemer: 
  • Associate Chair, Computer Engineering 
  • Interim Director, Master of Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems (MECPS), September 2019-Present 
• Annie Lai: 
  • Co-Associate Dean of Experiential Learning, School of Law January 2021-Present 
• Claudia Czimczik: 
  • Vice Chair, Safety and Space, Department of Earth Science, July 2020-Present 
• Anita Casavantes Bradford: 
  • Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity, School of Social Sciences, July 2021