UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

FACULTY SENATE ROSTER 2023-2024

OFFICERS

EX-OFFICIO

Chair: Eric Ford (SPH)
ewford@uab.edu

2024-2025

Parliamentarian: J. Michael “Mike” Wyss
jmwyss@uab.edu

2024-2025

Chair-Elect: Dan Givan (DEN)
dgivan@uab.edu

2024-2025

Chair of the GCC: Ragib Hasan
ragib@uab.edu

2024-2025

Past-Chair: Karen Cropsey (MED)
kcropsey@uab.edu

2024-2025

Chair of the UCC: Cristin Gavin
cfgavin@uab.edu

2024-2025

Associate Chair: Girish Melkani
girishmelkani@uabmc.edu

2024-2025

SENATORS

BUSINESS

Philip Musa
musa@uab.edu
Management, Information Systems & Quantitative Methods
[Liaison]

Aug 2025

Ronald Gunnells
kengunnells@uab.edu
Management, Information Systems & Quantitative Methods

Aug 2025

Amir Karami
karami@uab.edu
Management, Information Systems & Quantitative Methods

Aug 2026

Samuel Thompson
scthompson@uab.edu
Management, Information Systems & Quantitative Methods

Aug 2026

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

SENATORS

Ragib Hasan
ragib@uab.edu
Computer Science

Aug 2025

Maria Antonia Anderson De La Torre
mariaand@uab.edu
World Languages & Literatures

Aug 2025

Maria Hopkins (Senator-at-Large)
mhopkins@uab.edu
Psychology

Aug 2025

Pete (Peter) Alexander Jones
pajones@uab.edu
Political Science and Public Administration

Aug 2025

Santiago Sosa
smsosa@uab.edu
Theatre

Aug 2025

Joseph Wolfe
jdwolfe@uab.edu
Sociology

Aug 2026

Mitzy Erdmann
merdmann@uab.edu
Chemistry

Aug 2026

Megan Gibbons
gibbonsm@uab.edu
Biology

Aug 2026

Donald Gerke
drgerke@uab.edu
Social Work

Aug 2026

Elisabeth Pellathy
pellathy@uab.edu
Art and Art History
[Liaison]

Aug 2025

DENTISTRY

SENATORS

Shandra Coble
skeith1@uab.edu
Endodontics

Aug 2025

"Edward “Ed” Bradford
ebrad@uab.edu
General Dentistry
[Liaison]

Aug 2025

Mohamed Khass
khassm@uab.edu
Endodontics

Aug 2026

Yedeh Ying
yying@uab.edu
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Aug 2026

EDUCATION

SENATORS

Kelly Hill
kltb@uab.edu
Curriculum & Instruction

Aug 2025

Mary Bodine Al-Sharif
drbas@uab.edu
Human Studies
[Liaison]

Aug 2026

Julie Paul Flannery
jipaul@uab.edu
Curriculum Instruction

Aug 2026

Miyoshi Juergensen
mjuerge2@uab.edu
Human Studies

Aug 2025

ENGINEERING

SENATORS

Rachel June Smith
rjsmith2@uab.edu
Electrical & Computer Engr
[Liaison]

Aug 2025

Nuria Vendrell Llopis
Nvl2@uab.edu
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 2026

Juhi Samal
jsamal@uab.edu
Biomedical Engineering

Aug 2026

Vacant

HEALTH PROFESSIONS

SENATORS

Jie Gao
gaoj@uab.edu
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
[Liaison]

Aug 2025

Charles Wilson
cawilso2@uab.edu
Health Physics

Aug 2025

Samantha Giordano-Mooga
samanthagiordano@uabmc.edu
Biomedical Sciences

Aug 2026

Mamie Coats (Senator-at-Large)
mamiec@uab.edu
Biomedical & Health Sciences MS Program

Aug 2026

Haiyan Qu
hyqu@uab.edu
Health Services Administration5

Aug 2026

Abebaw Yohannes
amyohann@uab.edu
Physical Therapy

Aug 2026

JOINT HEALTH SCIENCES

SENATORS

Michael Herr II
mijherr@uab.edu
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
[Liaison]

Aug 2025

Yulong Fu
yulongfu@uabmc.edu
Genomic Diagnostics & Bioinformatics

Aug 2025

Zdenek Hel
zdenekhel@uabmc.edu
Pathology

Aug 2026

Pius S. Fasinu
pfasinu@uab.edu
Pharmacology/ Toxicology

Aug 2026

Romi Gupta
romigup@uab.edu
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

Aug 2026

Stephen Aller
sgaller@uab.edu
Pharmacology/Toxicology

Aug 2026

Natalie R. Gassman
nrg2@uab.edu
Pharmacology/Toxicology

Aug 2026

Kirstie Cummings
kac3@uab.edu
Neurobiology

Aug 2026

Allan Zajac
azajac@uab.edu
Molecular & Cellular Pathology

Aug 2026

Tatjana Coric
tcoric@uab.edu
Pharmacology/Toxicology

Aug 2026

LIBRARIES

SENATORS

Danielle Hassan
daniellehassan@uab.edu
UAB Libraries

Aug 2025

Brooke Becker
babecker@uab.edu
UAB Libraries

Aug 2025

Ashley McNeil (McGuire)
amcneill@uab.edu
UAB Libraries
[Liaison]

Aug 2026

Patricia West
pjwest@uab.edu
UAB Libraries

Aug 2026

MEDICINE

SENATORS

Rachel Cowan
recowan@uab.edu
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Aug 2025

Elizabeth Liptrap
elizabethle@uab.edu
Neurosurgery

Aug 2025

Johan Latorre
jlatorre@uab.edu
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Aug 2025

Nabiha Yusuf
nabiha@uab.edu
Dermatology

Aug 2025

Valeria Dal Zotto
dalzotto@uab.edu
Women’s Health

Aug 2026

Shin-Ichi Kano
sikano@uabmc.edu
Psych-Behavioral Neurobiology

Aug 2026

Glenn Rowe
glennrowe@uabmc.edu
Cardiovascular Disease

Aug 2026

Kevin Dsouza
kdsouza@uab.edu
Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care

Aug 2026

Harrison Kim
hyunkikim@uabmc.edu
Radiology

Aug 2026

Teresa Coco
tjcoco@uab.edu
Cardiovascular Disease

Aug 2026

Tracy Luckhardt
tluck@uab.edu
Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care

Aug 2026

Ashley E. Thomas
aethomas@uabmc.edu
Neurology

Aug 2026

NURSING

SENATORS

Stephanie Hammond
shammond@uab.edu
Nursing Family, Comm & Health Systems

Aug 2025

Kristin Ashley
Kdfraz89@uab.edu
Nursing Acute, Chronic – Continuing Care

Aug 2025

Lindsey Harris
lmharris@uab.edu
Nursing Family, Comm & Health Systems

Aug 2026

Jennifer Ledlow
Jtowery1@uab.edu
Nursing Acute, Chronic – Continuing Care

Aug 2026

Tonya M. Judson
tjudson9@uab.edu
Family, Comm & Health Systems
[Liaison]

Aug 2026

Melanie Hallman
melanieghallman@uab.edu
Nursing Family, Comm & Health Systems

Aug 2026

Laura Woodward
lwoodward@uab.edu
Nursing Family, Comm & Health Systems

Aug 2026

Bela Petal
Belaz82@uab.edu
Nursing Acute, Chronic – Continuing Care

Aug 2026

OPTOMETRY

SENATORS

Nicholas Onken
nonken@uab.edu
Optometry and Vision Science

Aug 2025

Keisha Brown
kbrown3@uab.edu
Optometry & Vision Science

Aug 2025

Safal Khanal
skhanal@uab.edu
Optometry & Vision Science
[Liaison]

Aug 2026

Amy Logan
Abh18@uab.edu
Optometry & Vision Science

Aug 2026

PUBLIC HEALTH

SENATORS

Bhekumusa Lukhele
blukhele@uab.edu
Health Policy & Organization

Aug 2025

Vacant
[Liaison]

Anna Helova
ahelova@uab.edu
Health Policy & Organization

Aug 2026

Emmanuel Odame
David19@uab.edu
Environmental Health Sciences

Aug 2026