University Continuity Working Groups

COVID-19 Safety Protocols Working Group 

Cleo Rucker (co-chair), chief human resources officer

Tracey George (co-chair), vice provost for faculty affairs

Mark Magnuson, professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Linda Norman, dean of the School of Nursing

G.L. Black, assistant provost and deputy dean of students

André Christie-Mizell, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School

Jill Stratton, assistant provost for experiential learning

Pam Jones, senior associate dean for clinical and community partnerships

Andrea George, director of environmental health and safety

Katherine Keith, senior communications strategist for community engagement

Michelle Tellock, deputy general counsel

University Continuity Working Group

John McLean, co-chair, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, Chair of the Department of Chemistry, and Faculty Senate Chair

Laura Nairon, co-chair, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for People and Business Services

G.L. Black, Assistant Provost and Deputy Dean of Students

Lindsay Burgener, Division of Finance Chief of Staff

André Christie-Mizell, Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Science and Professor of Sociology

Nicole Cobb, Associate Professor of the Practice of Human and Organizational Development

Richard Germano, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Professor of Otolaryngology, and Director of the Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society and Director of the  Center for Medicine, Health, and Society

Lisa Monteggia, Professor of Pharmacology and Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute

Melanie Moran, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations

Morgan Ricks, Professor of Law and Enterprise Scholar

Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Anita S. and Antonio M. Gotto Chair in Child Development, Professor of Psychology & Human Development, Professor of Psychology, and Chair of the Department of Psychology and Human Development

Mavis Schorn, Senior Associate Dean for Academics in the School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing

William Tansey, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Professor of Biochemistry

Holly Tucker, Mellon Foundation Chair in the Humanities, Professor of French, and director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities

Michelle Tellock, Deputy General Counsel

Ex Officio:

Tracey George, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Professor in Law and Liberty, and Professor of Political Science

Community/Service Continuity Subcommittee

G.L. Black, co-chair, Assistant Provost and Deputy Dean of Students

Nicole Cobb, co-chair, Associate Professor of the Practice of Human and Organizational Development

Alfred Degrafinreid II, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community Relations

Paul DeHart, Professor of Theology

Kate Derrick, Director of Leadership Communications

Barbara Fingleton, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Professor of Surgery

Kelly McGill Barrett, Associate Director in VUIT Relationship Management

Catherine McTamaney, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning and Faculty Senate Chair-Elect

Caroline Randall Williams, Writer-in-Residence of Medicine, Health, and Society

Christopher Rowe, Associate Dean for External Relations in the School of Engineering, Professor of the Practice of Engineering Management, and Professor of Communication of Science and Technology

August Washington, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Safety and Special Initiatives and Chief of Police

Jason Scott, Undergraduate student

Bridget Conley, Undergraduate student

Thao Le, M.D./Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Kate Snyder, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences

Vishnu Tirumala, J.D. Candidate

Anel Jaramillo, Postdoctoral Fellow

Amanda Martinez-Lincoln, Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Ex Officio:

Mark Bandas, Associate Provost and Dean of Students

William Robinson, Interim Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Associate Dean for Academic Success, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Professor of Computer Engineering

Education Continuity Subcommittee

André Christie-Mizell, co-chair, Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Science and Professor of Sociology

Mavis Schorn, co-chair, Senior Associate Dean for Academics in the School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing

Derek Bruff, Director of the Center for Teaching and Principal Senior Lecturer of Mathematics

Mark Cohen, Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Enterprise and  Professor of Law

Bill Cutrer, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Katherine Friedman, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Vice Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences

Aimi Hamraie, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health and Society and Assistant Professor of American Studies

Brian Heuser, Associate Professor of the Practice of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

Catherine Gaving Loss, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professional Education in Peabody College of Education and Human Development and Associate Professor of the Practice of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

Sara Malin, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement Services

Richard O’Brien, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Cynthia Paschal, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Engineering, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Jason Reusch, Senior Director in VUIT

Melissa Rose, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in Blair School of Music and Professor of Piano

Kurt Shepherd, Senior Finance Director

Leigh Scheer, Principal Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Human Development

Trace Wilgus, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance

Ex Officio:

Vanessa Beasley, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of Residential Faculty, and Associate Professor of Communication Studies

Douglas Christiansen, Vice Provost for University Enrollment Affairs, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, and Associate Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education

Research Continuity Subcommittee

Lisa Monteggia, co-chair, Professor of Pharmacology and Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute

Holly Tucker, co-chair, Mellon Foundation Chair in the Humanities, Professor of French, and director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities

Alan Bentley, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Development

Aaron Conley, Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

Andrea George, Director of Environmental Health and Safety and the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office

Ellen Goldring, Executive Associate Dean in Peabody College of Education and Human Development and Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair of Education Policy and Leadership

Peter Kolkay, Associate Professor of Bassoon and Chair of the Department of Woodwinds

Houra Merrikh, Professor of Biochemistry

Liane Moneta-Koehler, Director of Research Development and Support

Vesna Pavlović, Associate Professor of Art and Interim Chair of the Department of Art

Claudia Paz, Chief Business Officer in the School of Medicine-Basic Sciences

Mariann Piano, Senior Associate Dean for Research in the School of Nursing and Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing

Ronald Schrimpf, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and director of the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics

Phillis Isabella Sheppard, Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology, and Culture

Masood Sidiqyar, Senior Director of Information Security in VUIT

Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Professor of Computer Science, and Director of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation

Timothy Vogus, Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management

Christina West, Associate Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations

David Wright, Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Arts & Sciences and Stevenson Professor of Chemistry

Yesha Yadav, Professor of Law

Ex Officio:

Padma Raghavan, Vice Provost for Research, Professor of Computer Science, and Professor of Computer Engineering

Mark Wallace, Dean of the Graduate School, Louise B. McGavock Chair of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Professor of Pharmacology