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
Review and recommend policies concerning the grading, examinations, academic and nonacademic disciplinary matters.
Coordinator Dr. Dyaz Godfrey
Members Dr. Suzieann Bass, Dr. Catherine Bammert, Dr. Shaun Caldwell, Dr. Susan Lee
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. Brandy Greenhill (Clinical Laboratory Sciences)
Members
2 year term 2022-2024 | 3 year term 2020-2023 |
---|---|
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
Catalog & Web Site Subcommittee
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 Nghi Do, Sandra John-Baptiste, Dr. Toysha Mayer
Ex-Officio Dr. William Undie
Curriculum Subcommittee
- 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. Mahsa Dehghanpour, Dr. Vibhuti Srivastava, Dr. Claudia Tamara
Ex-Officio Dr. William Undie
Policy & Procedures Subcommittee
- 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. Rey Trevino
Members Dr. Jamie Baker, Mark Bailey, Dr. Awdhesh Kalia, Dr. Brandy Greenhill
Ex-Officio Dr. William Undie, Elizabeth Oliver, Amy Gentry
Faculty Senate Ex-Officio Dr. Shaun Caldwell
Scholarship Subcommittee
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 Dr. Kevin Clark, Dr. Brandy Greenhill, Anca Fumurescu
Ex-Officio Dr. William Undie
Student Award Subcommittee
- Overseas all students’ academic and scholarship recognition awards.
- Notifies 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 Karen Clatt, Dr. Jun Gu, Wilton Muriithi
Ex-Officio Dr. William Undie
Tutoring Subcommittee
- 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, Dr. Mary Coolbaugh-Murphy, Dr. Delores Whiteing
Ex-Officio Dr. William Undie
Our Labs
Learn more about our faculty and research taking place in our labs.
Conferences
View conferences available for continuing education credit.