Top-Tier Research Commission

  • Kirill Afonin, associate professor, Chemistry (CLAS)
  • David Bellar, chair, Kinesiology (CHHS)
  • Cheryl Brown, chair, Political Science & Public Administration (CLAS)
  • Blaine Brownell, director, School of Architecture (CAA)
  • Valerie Crickard, executive director, Grants and Contracts Administration (RED)
  • John Daniels, chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CoEN)
  • Nancy Gutierrez, dean (CLAS)
  • Scott Kissau, interim associate dean, Research & Graduate Education (CoED)
  • Richard Lambert, professor, Education, Education Leadership (CoED)
  • Heather Lipford, interim associate dean for Research (CCI)
  • Mike Mazzola, director, EPIC (CoEN)
  • Valerie Mazzotti, professor, Special Education & Child Development (CoED)
  • Fatma Mili, dean (CCI)
  • Brigid Mullany, professor, Mechanical Engineering (CoEN)
  • Elizabeth (Beth) Racine, professor, Public Health Sciences (CHHS)
  • Lisa Rasmussen, professor, Philosophy (CLAS)
  • Adam Reitzel, professor, Biological Sciences (CLAS)
  • Samira Shaikh, assistant professor, Computer Science (CCI)
  • Elizabeth (Liz) Siler, interim associate dean for Collection Services, Library (AA)
  • Elizabeth Stearns, professor, Sociology (CLAS)
  • Peter Szanton, director, Office of Research (CLAS)
  • Brett Tempest, associate professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CoEN)
  • Lori Thomas, director, Research and Faculty Engagement (Urban Institute)
  • Byron White, associate provost, Urban Research & Community Engagement (AA)
  • Dongsong Zhang, Belk Endowed Chair, Business Information Systems & Operations Management (CoB)