Aileen Anderson
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Anita Casavantes-Bradford
Chicano/Latino Studies
Stacy Branham
Informatics
Mu-Chun Chen
Physics & Astronomy
Bridget Cooks
African/American Studies
Brian Cummings
Neurosurgery
Claudia Czimczik
Earth System Science
Rainer Doemer
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Matthew Freedman
Economics
Dave Holmes
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
Seth Houston
Music
Annie Lai
School of Law
Mary McThomas
Political Science
Sergey Nizkorodov
Chemistry
Elizabeth Peña
School of Education
Ilhem Messaoudi Powers
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Bryan Sykes
Criminology, Law and Society
Darryl Taylor
Music
Lorenzo Valdevit
Material Science Engineering
Judy Wu
Asian American Studies
Guiyun Yan
Program in Public Health
Michael Yassa
Neurobiology & Behavior
Maia Young
Merage School of Business
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