Leadership

Michael Alfaro EEB Department Chair
Kirk Lohmueller Vice Chair of Academic Personnel
Paul Barber Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Karen Sears Vice Chair of Graduate Studies
Jamie Lloyd-Smith Vice Chair of Community

Committees

By-Laws Coordinator

Responsible for updating the departmental by-laws and ensuring that they align with the most current Academic Senate regulations.

  • Peter Nonacs

Legislative Assembly Representatives

https://www.senate.ucla.edu/committee/lga

  • Noa Pinter-Wollman
  • Lawren Sack
  • Greg Grether

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Responsible for maintaining and updating of the undergraduate curriculum.

  • Paul Barber (Chair)
  • Tyler Andres-Bray
  • Victoria Sork
  • Elsa Ordway
  • Eileen Mansoorian

Departmental Awards Committee

Responsible for overseeing the Departmental awards program

  • Monica Medina (Chair)
  • Brad Shaffer
  • Elsa Ordway
  • TBD (Graduate Student)
  • Joselyn Castellanos
  • Shannon McClenton
  • Jessica Angus

Incoming Student Trip

Responsible for planning a trip for incoming graduate students traditionally held at the start of Fall quarter.

  • Greg Grether
  • TBD (Grad Student)
  • TBD (Grad Student)
  • TBD (Grad Student)

Botanical Garden

https://www.botgard.ucla.edu

  • Victoria Sork, Director

Faculty-Graduate Student Liaison (FSL)

Graduate Student Liaison to the EEB Faculty.

  • Xochitl Ortiz Ross

Graduate Admissions & Support Committee

Responsible for coordinating the acceptance and admission of new grad students, and support offers.  

  • Karen Sears (Chair)
  • Monica Medina
  • Noa Pinter-Wollman
  • Stepfanie Aguillon
  • TBD (Grad student)
  • Eileen Mansoorian
  • Denise Lopez

Graduate Research Awards Committee

Responsible for nominating EEB graduate students for various campus and divisional fellowships including the UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship. Most campus wide award nominations occur in April, though ad hoc award nominations may occur during the year.   Also responsible for nominating continuing students for annual departmental funding awards during the Spring quarter.

  • Karen Sears (Chair)
  • David Jacobs
  • Lawren Sack
  • Noa Pinter-Wollman
  • TBD (Grad student)
  • Denise Lopez
  • Felisha Wong

MBQ/FBQ Committee

Responsible for overseeing the department’s MBQ and FBQ programs including planning upcoming locations/quarters.

  • Dan Blumstein (Chair)
  • Shannon McClenton
  • David Jacobs
  • Peggy Fong
  • Greg Grether
  • Felisha Wong

Faculty Undergraduate Advisor

Faculty responsible for review of undergraduate student petitions and consultant to the Curriculum Committee.

  • Elsa Ordway

Academic Personnel Committee

Responsible for coordinating the departmental review of academic personnel concerns.

  • Kirk Lohmueller (Chair)
  • Pamela Yeh
  • Greg Grether
  • Nandita Garud
  • Rachel Kennison

Seminar & EcoEvoPub Committees

https://www.eeb.ucla.edu/seminars

  • Morgan Tingley (Co-Chair)
  • Chuliang Song (Co-Chair)
  • TBD (Graduate student-Dept Seminars)
  • TBD (Graduate student-Dept Seminars)
  • Joselyn Castellanos
  • Felisha Wong
  • TBD (Graduate student-EcoEvoPub)
  • TBD (Graduate student-EcoEvoPub)
  • TBD (Graduate student-EcoEvoPub)

Graduate Curriculum Committee

  • Karen Sears (Chair)
  • Van Savage
  • Peter Nonacs
  • Denise Lopez
  • TBD (Grad Student)
  • TBD (Grad Student)

Biological Sciences Council (BSC)

Graduate student representative for EEB on the BSC.

  • TBD (Graduate student)

Faculty Graduate Advisor

Responsible for supporting graduate student progress by serving as a liaison between graduate students, staff, faculty, and chair.

  • Monica Medina

Research Day Committee

Responsible for planning the Research Day and Awards Ceremony in the spring quarter.

  • Jamie Lloyd-Smith (Chair)
  • Shannon McClenton (Co-Chair)
  • Chuliang Song
  • Peggy Fong
  • Jessica Angus
  • Felisha Wong
  • Joselyn Castellanos

Dive Safety Board

Responsible for overseeing the UCLA Scientific Diving Program.

  • Paul Barber (Chair)
  • David Jacobs
  • Peggy Fong

Development

Responsible for working with College Development to create and increase funding to department.

  • Michael Alfaro
  • Shannon McClenton
  • Brad Shaffer
  • Lawren Sack
  • Joselyn Castellanos

EvMed Program Committee

Responsible for managing the Evolutionary Medicine MS and undergraduate minor programs, as well as their curriculums. At the Graduate level, reviews EvMed admission files and forwards recommendations to the GAC.

  • Pamela Yeh (Chair)
  • Dan Blumstein

Professional Development Committee

Responsible for coordinating professional development events for graduate students.

  • TBD (Graduate student)
  • TBD (Graduate student)

Graduate DWQE Coordinator

Responsible for overseeing the Departmental Written Qualifying Examination for MS and PhD students.

  • Van Savage

Hacky Hours Committee

Responsible for coordinating Hacky Hours for graduate students.

  • TBD (Graduate Student)
  • TBD (Graduate Student)

Revised January 23, 2025