Standing Committees
Introduction
The following is a list of standing committees within the School of Health Professions, including each purpose, chair, and membership.
Academic Affairs Committee (AAC)
Centralize resources and information to address issues within SHP.
Chair: Dr. William Undie
Members
- Dr. Hady Abdin, Assistant Professor, SHP
- Mark Bailey, Associate Professor, SHP
- Dr. Catherine Bammert, Assistant Professor, SHP
- Dr. Suzieann Bass, Assistant Professor, SHP
- Heather Beckles-Bright, Director, Student and Financial Services, UTH
- Kevin Burnett, Associate Dean for Management, UTH
- Dr. Shaun Caldwell, Associate Professor, SHP
- Dr. Kevin Clark, Associate Professor, SHP
- Dr. Mary Coolbaugh-Murphy, Assistant Professor, SHP
- Dr. Mahsa, Dehghanpour, Professor, SHP
- Celete Dennis, Director, Leave and Accommodations, MDA
- Nghi Do-Ferreira, Program Manager, Recruitment, SHP
- Mena El-Sharkawi, Program Manager, E&T Publications, MDA
- James Fore, Assistant Director, Student Financial Services, UTH
- Amy Gentry, Senior Legal Officer, MDA
Ex-Officio Members: Dr. Kim Hoggatt, Krumwiede, Dr. Peter Hu, Shibu Matthews
- Dr. Dyaz Godfrey, Associate Director, Academic Affairs, SHP
- Dr. Brandy Greenhill, Professor, SHP
- Dr. Jun Gu, Professor, SHP
- Monica Guidry, Student Wellness & Counseling, UTH
- Joy Harrison, Director, Health Services, UTH
- Robert Jenkins, Registrar, UTH
- Sharlene Johnson, Account Coordinator and Clinician, Student Counseling, UTH
- Dr. Susan Lee, Associate Professor, SHP
- Arwen Meador, Librarian, Research Medical Library, MDA
- Sue Thomey, Bursar, UTH
- Dr. Rey Trevino, Program Director, Admissions and Academic Services, SHP
- Rose Mary Valencia, Executive Director, Office of Visa, MDA
- Emily Wells, Enterprise Campus Applications & Academic Technology, UTH
Academic Standards Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the AAC.
Review and recommend policies concerning the grading, examinations, academic and nonacademic disciplinary matters.
Coordinator: Dr. Dyaz Godfrey
Members: Dr. Mahsa Dehghanpour, Dr. Jun Gu, Dr. Hady Abdin, Dr. Mary Coolbaaugh-Murphy
Ex-Officio: Dr. William Undie
Assessment Committee
To oversee continuous improvement to curriculum and student learning, etc. via oversight and review of SHP's program and general education assessment (student learning outcomes).
Chair: Dr. Shawn Caldwell (Radiation Therapy)
Members
2 year term 2022-2024 | 3 year term 2020-2023 |
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Diagnostic Genetics & Genomics Dr. Manjunath Nimmakayalu Diagnostic Imaging Dr. Suzieann Bass Health Care DDA Dr. Susan Lee Histotechnology Dr. Toysha Mayer Medical Dosimetry Dr. Jamie Baker Molecular Genetic Technology Dr. Vibhuti Srivastava |
Cytogenetic Technology Dr. Jun Gu Cytotechnology Dr. Catherine Bammert Diagnostic Imaging Dr. Claudia Tamara Diagnostic Medical Sonography Dr. Hady Abdin Junior Year Dr. Mary Coolbaugh-Murphy Radiologic Sciences Dr. Kevin Clark Radiation Therapy Dr. Shaun Caldwell |
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Ryan Beard, Dr. Dyaz Godfrey, Dr. Mary Sizemore
Catalog & Web Site Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the AAC.
Review and update the school’s annual cataloge and determine appropriate alignment of its content with the school’s web site. The committee will ensure that public information on the web site is maintained, well-organized and easily assessable to the public.
Chair: Dr. Rey Trevino
Members: Dr. Suzieann Bass, Ms. Nghi Do-Ferreira, Dr. Wilton Muriithi, Dr. Ming Zhao
Ex-Officio: Dr. William Undie
Curriculum Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the AAC.
- Review all changes proposed by each academic program, including all program currcilum changes.
- Review SHP programs Student Handbook and determine consistency and alignment of policy and procedure guidelines for students in all programs.
- Establish a timeline for submission of all requests for consideration.
Chair: Dr. Rey Trevino
Members: Dr. Jamie Baker, Dr. Xiaojun Liu, Dr. Jun Gu, Dr. Manjunath Nimmakayalu
Ex-Officio: Dr. William Undie
Policy & Procedures Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the AAC.
- Review and propose revision to SHP and institutional policies that affect faculty and student responsibilities.
- Determine the feasibility of creating and maintaining an Education Policy Library for SHP.
- Present recommendations and proposals to the chair of AAC for discussion and approval.
Chair Dr. Brandy Greenhill
Members: Dr. Shaun Caldwell, Dr. Mahsa Dehghanpour, Dr. Claudia Tamara, Dr. Fangling Xu
Ex-Officio: Ms. Amy Gentry, Mr. Tim Gonzalez, Dr. Rey Trevino, Dr. William Undie
Scholarship Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the AAC.
Responsible for coordinating scholarships awarded by the SHP using donor funds provided by the MD Anderson Development Office. Includes
- Calling for faculty/staff reviewers of applications.
- Evaluating applicants for eligibility.
- Reviewing the ranking and matches the candidate’s application with donor-specific criteria.
- Communicating the decision to the chair of AAC and the Dean.
- Notifying the scholarship recipients of the award.
Chair: Dr. Rey Trevino
Members: Ms. Banan Abuharb, Mr. Chima Umunnabuike, Dr. Delores Whiteing, Ms. Saleha Zafar
Ex-Officio: Dr. William Undie
Student Award Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the AAC.
- Oversees all students’ academic and scholarship recognition awards.
- Notify students of all recognition for academic and leadership achievement.
- Coordinate the required application packets and notification for presentation and publication of all awards.
Chair: Dr. Dyaz Godfrey
Members: Ms. Christina Green, Ms. Annie Koenig, Ms. Lori Simmons
Ex-Officio: Dr. William Undie
Summer Program Review Committee
Reviews applicants for the summer programs. Each member nominated by the program.
Chair: Dr. Rey Trevino
Members
Dr. Hady Abdin (DMS) | Dr. Susan Lee (HCDDA) |
Dr. Jamie Baker (MD) | Dr. Manjunath Nimmakayalu (DGG) |
Dr. Suzieann Bass (DI) | Ms. Kaleena Ramirez (HTL) |
Ms. Karen Clatt (CLS) | Ms. Lori Simmons (MD) |
Ms. Anca Fumurescu (DMS) | Dr. Claudia Tamara (DI) |
Dr. Jun Gu (CGT) | Dr. Delores Whiteing (RT) |
Ms. Sandra John-Baptiste (RT) | Dr. Ming Zhao (CGT) |
Ms. Annie Koenig (MGT) |
Tutoring Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the AAC.
- Communicate with each program the resources that are available to students seeking tutorial assistance.
- Evaluate and present a plan and budget for the program.Review all applications for tutor selection.
- Evaluate benefits and challenges for hosting tutoring sessions face-to-face and online.
- Propose criteria for recommending tutoring services to students.
- Review consideration to have individual and group tutorial sessions.
Chair: Dr. Dyaz Godfrey
Members: Dr. Suzieann Bass, Ms. Michelle Ellis, Ms. Mary Gust, Ms. Kaleena Ramirez
Ex-Officio: Dr. William Undie
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