Members & Meeting Dates

Membership in the CRC is by the invitation of the Vice President for Research on the recommendation of the appropriate Dean, Director, or Department Chair. Length of membership is typically a three-year term of service, which can be renewed.

2026-2027 CRC Membership Roster

Executive Committee members are noted in red.

Name Department Member Exp. 8/15 of Various Years
Robert Atkinson Law 2029
Richard Bertram Mathematics 2029 (on sabbatical Fall 2026)
Denise Bookwalter Art 2027
Ansje Burdick Dance 2029
Clifton Callender Music 2027
Gregory Erickson Biological Science 2029
Frank Fincham Human Development & Family Science 2027
Veronica Fleury Teacher Education 2028
Heather Flynn Behavioral Sciences & Social Medicine 2029
Eric Hellstrom Mechanical Engineering 2027
Robert Hickner Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences 2027 
Jeffrey James Sport Management 2028
Brandon Krick Mechanical Engineering 2027
Choogon Lee Biomedical Sciences 2028
Geraldine Martorella Nursing 2028
Austin Mast Biological Science 2028
Laurie Molina Institute for Science & Public Affairs 2027
Stacey Patterson  VP for Research   ex-officio
Dragana Popovic National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 2029
Marlo Ransdell Interior Architecture & Design 2029
Piers Rawling Philosophy 2028
Laura Reina Physics 2029
Kris Salata Theatre 2029
Susana Santos Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship 2027 (on leave)
Theo Siegrist Chemical Engineering 2027
Stacy Sirmans Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate and Legal Studies 2028
Mark Souva Political Science 2029
Brian Stults Criminology & Criminal Justice 2028
Zucai Suo Biomedical Sciences 2027
Miles Taylor Sociology 2028
Stephen Tripodi Social Work 2029
Yanchang Wang Biomedical Sciences 2027
Jessica Wendorf Muhamad Communication 2029
Andrea Westlund Philosophy 2027
David Whalley Computer Science 2029
Irene Zanini-Cordi Modern Languages & Linguistics 2028
Lei Zhu Chemistry & Biochemistry 2027
Stephanie Zuilkowski Learning Systems Institute 2027

CRC Meeting Dates

Each meeting will occur from 1:30-3:00 pm in 201 WES (President's Conference Room) on the Wednesdays listed below unless otherwise noted; meetings may also be held via Zoom or through a hybrid format as needed. No CRC meetings are held during the summer term.

Fall 2026 Term September 23, 2026
October 14, 2026
No November Meeting
December 19, 2026
Spring 2027 Term January 27, 2027
February 24, 2027
March 24, 2027
April 28, 2027

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM