Self-Study Governance

The steering committee is comprised of the Self-Study Leadership Team and the Working Group Co-chairs. The eighteen member team is responsible for the governance, leadership and ultimate execution of self-study.

Self-Study Co-Chairs

Diana Arpino

Self-Study Co-Chair

Vice Provost of Academic Program Review & Doctoral Affairs, Office of the Provost

Wendy Suzuki

Self-Study Co-Chair

Dean, College of Arts and Science; Professor of Neural Science, Faculty of Arts and Science

NYU’s Vice Provost Diana Arpino and the College of Arts and Science's Dean Wendy Suzuki, are the co-chairs of the 2024 self-study, charged with successfully leading the University through all stages of the self-study process and culminating in the reaffirmation of NYU’s accreditation with MSCHE.

Self-Study Leadership Team

David Campbell

Accreditation Manager

Solutions Lead for Academic Programs, NYU Information Technology

Heather Brathwaite

Senior Project Manager

Office of Academic Program Review and Assessment; Office of the Provost

Lina Janas

Accreditation Director

Director, Academic Initiatives, Office of Academic Program Review and Assessment; Office of the Provost

The self-study leadership team supports the self-study co-chairs, ensuring smooth communication and progress across all the study’s moving parts.

Steering Committee & Working Groups

A stellar group of faculty and administrators co-chair six working groups consisting of tenured/tenure-track faculty, contract faculty, administrators and students. The groups are oriented around key institutional priorities for NYU, generating evidence-based recommendations to make NYU better in the future. A seventh working group consisting of students and administrators is dedicated to implementing inclusive and interesting opportunities to engage the NYU community throughout the study.

Support of the Student Experience

Bethany Godsoe

Senior Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Karen Shimakawa

Co-Associate Dean of Faculty Services and Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts

Support of the Student Experience Working Group Members

Michael Funk - Clincial Associate Professor, Director of the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Nicole Johnson - Assistant Dean of Opportunity Initiatives and Programs, Academic Affairs; Chief Inclusivity Officer; Adjunct Faculty, Tandon School of Engineering
Nija Leocadio - Assistant Director, Graduate and Inclusive Engagement, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Ramesh Raghavan - Professor, Silver School of Social Work
Robert Jean-Gilles - Student, Tisch School of the Arts
Joey Schmit - Associate Vice President, Marketing & Student Communication, Global Enrollment Management & Student Success
Naoko Tanese - Associate Dean of Biomedical Sciences; Professor of Microbiology, Grossman School of Medicine
Chris Woods - Senior Director of Inclusive Policy; Director of the LGBTQ+ Center, Office of the President
Ethan Youngerman - Director, Undergraduate Research: Office of the Provost; Research Professor: Administration, Leadership, & Technology

Educational Effectiveness

Armanda Lewis

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Science

Kimberley Johnson

Interim Chair of Social and Cultural Analysis; Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis; Professor of Wilf Family Department of Politics, Faculty of Arts & Science; Affiliated Faculty, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Educational Effectiveness Working Group Members

De Angela Duff - Associate Vice Provost, Office of the Provost; Industry Professor of Technology, Culture and Society, Tandon School of Engineering
Holly Halmo - Director of Student Success Initiatives, Enrollment Management
David Irving - Academic Director of Undergraduate Film; Associate Professor of Undergraduate Film, Tisch School of the Arts
Craig Kapp - Clinical Associate Professor, Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Stacen Keating - Clinical Associate Professor, Assistant Director Community Education for the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), Rory Meyers School of Nursing
Elizabeth Larsen - Director of Academic Development; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wagner School of Public Service
Allen Mincer - Professor of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science
Ana Roudebush - Student, College of Arts & Science; SGA Global Vice-Chair
Timothy Savage - Clinical Assistant Professor, Schack Institute of Real Estate, School of Professional Studies
Don Welch - Vice President of Information Technology; Global University Chief Information Officer, Office of the Executive Vice President

Global

Peter Holm

Associate Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President for Strategy and Plannning

Sunil Kumar

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi

Global Working Group Members

Carol Brandt - Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor of Global Education and Outreach, NYU Abu Dhabi
Ifeona Fulani - Clinical Professor, Liberal Studies
Robin Klar - Clinical Associate Professor, Rory Meyers School of Nursing
Raul Lejano - Professor of Teaching and Learning, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Sunder Narayanan - Clinical Professor of Marketing, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Niyati Parekh - Professor of Public Health Nutrition; Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Initiatives
Thomas Sirinides - Director of International Student Services, Office of Global Services
Anna Kazumi Stahl - Director, NYU Buenos Aires, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Emily Tsiang - Associate Arts Professor of Interactive Media and Business, NYU Shanghai

Research

Elise Cappella

Vice Provost for University-wide Initiatives & Graduate Education, Vice Dean for Research at Steinhardt, Professor of Applied Psychology

Stacie Bloom

Vice Provost for Research; Chief Research Officer, Office of the Provost

Research Working Group Members

Mor Armony - Vice Dean of Faculty and Research; Professor of Technology, Operations and Statistics; Harvey Golub Professor of Business Leadership, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Helene (Alona) Bach - Director of Sponsored Research, Faculty of Arts and Science
S. Matthew Liao - Director of the Center for Bioethics; Arthur Zitrin Professor of Bioethics, School of Global Public Health
Prita Meier - Associate Professor of Art History, Faculty of Arts and Science
Ludovic Righetti - Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering
Amy Slep - Co-Director, Family Translational Research Group, Center for Oral Health Policy and Management; Professor, Cariology and Comprehensive Care, College of Dentistry
Michael Ward - Silver Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science

Impact

Rosemonde Pierre-Louis

Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty, Policy and Research

Vincent Southerland

Co-Faculty Director, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law; Assistant Professor of Clinical Law, School of Law

Impact Working Group Members

Shlomo (Solly) Angel - Program Director, Urban Expansion; Professor of City Planning, Marron Institute of Urban Management
Autumn Bush - Program Manager, Office of the Provost
Erin Godfrey - Director of NYU's Institute of Human Development and Social Change; Associate Professor of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Wilnelia Guiterrez - Chief of Staff, University Relations and Public Affairs
Karen Holmberg - Co-Director of the Gallatin WetLab; Research Scientist, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Mary Killilea - Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Innovation, School of Professional Studies
Michael McCaw - Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Appointments, Office of the Vice Provost
Karen Nercessian - Associate Vice Provost for Strategy and Implementation, Office of the Provost
Thomas Sugrue - Julius Silver Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History; Director, NYU Cities Collaborative, Faculty of Arts and Science

Policy

David Vintinner

Assistant Vice President of Institutional Research

Tracey Gardner

Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Office of the President

Policy Working Group Members

Kitty Bridges - Senior Advisor on Strategic Initiatives, NYU Information Technology
Jason Crowe - Director of Enrollment Management Compliance, University Enrollment Management
Kristen Day - Vice Provost, Office of the Provost
Nicolas Heller - Director, Human Resources, Silver School of Social Work
Norma Kenigsberg - Director, IT Policy, Education, & Compliance, NYU Information Technology
Stephanie Pianka - Senior Vice President, Finance & Budget, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the President
Louise Simon - Senior Director, IT Project Management Office, NYU Information Technology
Rachna Vaid - Deputy Compliance Officer, Office of Compliance and Risk Mangement; Interim Chief Compliance, NYU Abu Dhabi
Mathew Varughese - Assistant Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Associate Secretary, Office of General Counsel
Laura Westberg - Manager, Office of Institutional Research

Community Engagement

David Campbell

Accreditation Manager

Solutions Lead for Academic Programs, NYU Information Technology

Natalie Hidalgo

Community Engagement Officer

Chief Information Officer, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Community Engagement Working Group Members

Reid Kille - Student, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Jonathan Martinez - Assistant Director, Global Academic Planning, Academic Support, Global Programs
Bianca Phillips - Assistant Director, Center for Student Life - Welcome & Transition, Center for Student Life (Populations), Student Affairs
Tamara Santiago - Senior Associate Director, IT Engagement, Office of the CIO, NYU IT
Katie Santo - Manager, Faculty Information Systems Training and Communications, Center for Faculty Advancement, Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development
Joshua Stern - Student, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Camille Wilson - Associate Director, Strategic Student Communications, Office of Marketing and Communications, University Enrollment Management
Alanna Valdez - Assistant Dean, Relationship Management, Executive Programs, Executive Programs, Stern School of Business

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