2018-2019 Leadership Academy Cohort

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
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