Leadership

Michael Alfaro EEB Department Chair
Pamela Yeh Vice Chair of Academic Personnel
Paul Barber Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Morgan Tingley Vice Chair of Graduate Studies
Nathan Kraft 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.

  • TBD

Legislative Assembly Representatives

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

  • Karen Sears (2021-2024)
  • Noa Pinter-Wollman (2022-2025)
  • Lawren Sack (2023-2026)
  • Greg Grether (2024-2027)

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Responsible for maintaining and updating of the undergraduate curriculum.

  • Paul Barber (Chair)
  • Greg Grether
  • Noa Pinter-Wollman
  • Nandita Garud (Undergrad Advisor)
  • TBD (staff)

Departmental Awards Committee

Responsible for overseeing the Departmental awards program; (e.g., Faculty Research Lecturer, Distinguished Teaching AwardDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award, Woman Scientist of the Year, etc.)

  • Dan Blumstein (Chair)
  • Lawren Sack
  • Ioana Anghel (Graduate Student)
  • Sheena Sanchez (Staff)
  • TBD (Staff)

Faculty Advisors to the Departmental Webpage

  • Michael Alfaro
  • Paul Barber
  • Morgan Tingley
  • Nathan Kraft
  • Pamela Yeh

Incoming Student Trip

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

  • TBD
  • Lauren Glevanik (Graduate student)
  • Peter Laurin (Graduate student)

Botanical Garden

https://www.botgard.ucla.edu

  • Victoria Sork, Director

Faculty-Graduate Student Liaison (FSL)

Graduate Student Liaison to the EEB Faculty.

  • Conner Philson (Graduate student)-Fall quarter
  • Anna Jiselle Ongjoco (Graduate student)-Winter and Spring quarters

Graduate Admissions & Support Committee

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

  • Morgan Tingley (Chair)
  • Karen Sears
  • Elsa Ordway (Graduate Advisor)
  • David Jacobs
  • Ben Tonelli (Graduate student)
  • Eileen Mansoorian (Staff)
  • TBD (Staff)

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.

  • Morgan Tingley (Chair)
  • Karen Sears
  • David Jacobs
  • Ben Tonelli (Graduate student)
  • Eileen Mansoorian (Staff)
  • TBD (Staff)

MBQ/FBQ Committee

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

  • David Jacobs (Chair)
  • Felipe Zapata
  • Greg Grether
  • Jessica Angus (Staff)

Faculty Undergraduate Advisor

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

  • Nandita Garud

Academic Personnel Committee

Responsible for coordinating the departmental review of academic personnel concerns.

  • Pamela Yeh (Chair)
  • Peggy Fong
  • Lawren Sack
  • TBD
  • Felipe Zapata

Seminar & EcoEvoPub Committees

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

  • Noa Pinter-Wollman (Chair-Fall & Spring)
  • Sean O’Fallon (Graduate student-Dept Seminars)
  • Sheena Sanchez (staff)
  • Peter Laurin (Graduate student-EcoEvoPub)
  • Janine Fischer (Graduate student-EcoEvoPub)

Graduate Curriculum Committee

  • Morgan Tingley (Chair)
  • Felipe Zapata
  • Rachel Kennison
  • Denise Lopez (Staff)
  • Janine Fischer (Graduate Student)
  • Berenice Badillo (Graduate student)

Biological Sciences Council (BSC)

Graduate student representative for EEB on the BSC.

  • Chris Sayers (Graduate student)

Faculty Graduate Advisor

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

  • Elsa Ordway

Research Symposium Committee

Responsible for planning the Research Symposium in the spring quarter.

  • Michael Alfaro (Director)
  • Nathan Kraft
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • Jessica Angus (Staff lead)
  • Sheena Sanchez (Staff)

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.

  • Lawren Sack
  • Brad Shaffer
  • Victoria Sork
  • Sheena Sanchez (Staff)

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.

  • Pam Yeh (Chair)
  • Dan Blumstein
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

Professional Development Committee

Responsible for coordinating professional development events for graduate students.

  • Maddie Zuercher (Graduate student)
  • Graham Montgomery (Graduate student)

Graduate DWQE Coordinator

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

  • Brad Shaffer

Hacky Hours Committee

Responsible for coordinating Hacky Hours for graduate students.

  • Kaija Gahm (Graduate student)
  • Peter Laurin (Graduate student)

Committee for Anti-Racism and Equity (CARE)

The ad-hoc Committee for Anti-Racism and Equity (CARE) is charged with providing oversight and recommendations on departmental practices to advance non-discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within EEB, viewed through the lens of anti-racism.

  • Nathan Kraft (Chair)
  • Jamie Lloyd-Smith
  • Rachel Kennison
  • Victoria Sork
  • Robert Fofrich (Postdoc)
  • Xochitl Ortiz Ross (Graduate student)
  • Joey Curti (Graduate student)
  • Sarah Miranda (Staff)

Revised March 18, 2024