Curriculum Committees

CECS launches and maintains all its degree programs through a campus-wide shared governance model by establishing program curriculum committees for each program. As of Fall 2025, CECS has 12 curriculum committees comprised of campus-wide faculty with the purpose of developing interdisciplinary curriculum in emerging areas.

Every college is engaged in at least one CECS program.

61 departments represented on curriculum committees.

100+ faculty from across campus are on committees.

Applied Artificial Intelligence

Aysegul Cuhadar, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies – Committee Lead
Cary Staples, College of Architecture + Design
Harrison Meadow, College of Arts and Sciences
Shannon Ross-Sheehy, College of Arts and Sciences
Harry F. Dahms, College of Arts and Sciences
Catherine Luther, College of Communication and Information
Matthew Pittman, College of Communication and Information
Hope Chidziwisano, College of Communication and Information
Dania Bilal, College of Communication and Information
Jimmy Ardiansyah, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Michael Gelantalis, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Milaan Parmar, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Fatima Zahra, College of Education, Health, and Human Science
Mehmet Aydeniz, College of Education, Health, and Human Science
Zan Gao, College of Education, Health, and Human Science
Robert Lucio, College of Social Work
Gary Pulsinelli, Frank Winston College of Law
Toni Wang, Herbert College of Agriculture
Charles Liu, Haslam College of Business
Ham Bozdogan, Haslam College of Business
Michel Ballings, Haslam College of Business
Russell Zaretzki, Haslam College of Business
Jeffrey Trombly, Haslam College of Business
Amir Sadovnik, Industry Member
Michael W. Berry, Tickle College of Engineering
Sidney Gavel, UT Libraries
Brianne Dosch, UT Libraries

Applied Computing

Sergei Kalinin, CECS Faculty Fellow, Tickle College of Engineering – Committee Lead
George Siopsis, College of Arts and Science
Xiaobing Feng, College of Arts and Sciences
Jimmy Ardiansyah, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Hamparsum Bozdogan, Haslam College of Business
Dan Pienta, Haslam College of Business
Chuanren Liu, Haslam College of Business
Jeffrey Trombly, Haslam College of Business
Brian LaRose, Tickle College of Engineering

Bioinformatics

Bonnie Ownley, Herbert College of Agriculture
John Stier, Herbert College of Agriculture
Ham Bozdogan, Haslam College of Business
Mehmet Aydeniz, College of Education, Health, and Human Science
Scott Emrich, Tickle College of Engineering
Deb Haines, UT College of Veterinary Medicine

Applied Cybersecurity

Taylor Chewning, College of Arts and Sciences
Luis Finotti, College of Arts and Sciences
Jimmy Ardiansyah, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Aysegul Cuhadar, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Katherine Schroeder, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Steve McFall, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Leonard Wall, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Nick Nugent, Frank Winston College of Law
Dan Pienta, Haslam College of Business
Kevin Heaslip, Tickle College of Engineering
Sidney Gavel, UT Libraries

Data Science

Josh Rosenberg, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences – Committee Lead
Cary Staples, College of Architecture + Design
Harrison Meadows, College of Arts and Sciences
Qiang Wu, College of Arts and Sciences
Shannon Ross-Sheehy, College of Arts and Sciences
Aysegul Cuhadar, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Milan Parmar, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Michael Gelantalis, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Dennis Makau, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Louis Rocconi, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Scott Crouter, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Kelly Boles, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Hanall Sung, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Fatima Zahra, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Courtney Cronley, College of Social Work
Russell Zaretzki, Haslam College of Business
Ham Bozdogan, Haslam College of Business
Charles Liu, Haslam College of Business
Jeff Trombley, Haslam College of Business
Michael W. Berry, Tickle College of Engineering
Brianne Dosch, UT Libraries

Design Thinking

Carlos Pinilla Romero, College of Architecture + Design
Sarah Lowe, College of Architecture + Design
Andria L. Yates, College of Arts and Sciences
Jimmy Ardiansyah, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Joan Heminway, Frank Winston College of Law
Bryan Terrill, Other
Michelle Brannen, UT Libraries

Game Craft

Timothy Arment, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Architecture + Design – Committee Lead
Cary Staples, College of Architecture + Design
James Roha, College of Architecture + Design
Gosia Citko-DuPlantis, College of Arts and Sciences
Laurent Zunino, College of Arts and Sciences
Marina Maccari-Clayton, College of Arts and Sciences
Tore Olsson, College of Arts and Sciences
Hedy Hurban , College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Javonda Williams Moss, College of Social Work
Michelle Brannen, UT Libraries
Deb Haines, UT College of Veterinary Medicine

Human Interaction and Intelligent Systems

Vandana Singh, Faculty Fellow, College of Communication and Information – Committee Lead
Dania Bilal, College of Communication and Information
Hope Chidziwisano, College of Communication and Information
Hedy Hurban, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Rob Lucio, College of Social Work
Jeffrey Trombly, Haslam College of business
Calantha Tillotson, UT Libraries
Joshua Ortiz Baco, UT Libraries
Olivia Chin, UT Libraries

Medical Sciences

Tom Berg, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Nursing – Committee Lead
Paige Johnson, UT Health Sciences Center
Ozlem Kilic, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Emam Fatah, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Shahla Ray, College of Arts and Sciences
Benjamin Auerbach, College of Arts and Sciences
Liem Tran, College of Arts and Sciences
Gladys Alexandre, College of Arts and Sciences
Heidi Goodrich-Blair, College of Arts and Sciences
Shanna Pendergrast, College of Arts and Sciences
Mehmet Aydeniz, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Aysegul Cuhadar, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Robert Mindrup, College of Social Work
Valarie Blake, Frank Winston College of Law
Ham Bozdogan, Haslam College of Business
Deb Haines, UT College of Veterinary Medicine
Jennifer Parris-Horner, UT Graduate School of Medicine
Deb Miller, UT Institute of Agriculture
Ashley Morgan, UT Institute of Agriculture
Shigetoshi Eda, UT Institute of Agriculture
Alyssa Merka, UT Institute of Agriculture
Melanie Dixson, UT Libraries
Martha Earl, UT Medical Center Libraries

Nuclear Deterrence

Elis Vllasi, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Howard Hall, Tickle College of Engineering
Catherine Luther, College of Communication and Information
Shahla Ray, College of Arts and Sciences

Quantum Computing

George Siopsis, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences – Committee Lead
Elias Kokkas, College of Arts and Sciences
Xiaobeng Feng, College of Arts and Sciences
Mehmet Aydeniz, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Art Sedghi, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Emam Fatah, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Mahmoud Janahshahi, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Milan Parmar, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Jim Ostrowski, Tickle College of Engineering
Rebekah Herrman, Tickle College of Engineering
Michael W. Berry, Tickle College of Engineering

Sport Analytics

Robin Hardin, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences – Committee Lead
Matt Pittman, College of Communication and Information
Josh Rosenberg, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Landon Huffman, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Zan Gao, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Allen Pannell, Haslam College of Business
Jeffrey Trombly, Haslam College of Business
Joshua Ortiz Baco, UT Libraries

Sustainability

Mike McKinney, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences – Committee Lead
Joe Witt, College of Arts and Sciences
Nikki Luke, College of Arts and Sciences
Shahla Ray, College of Arts and Sciences
Matthew Pittman, College of Communication and Information
Moonhee Cho, College of Communication and Information
Katie Cahill, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Javonda Williams Moss, College of Social Work
Jeffrey Trombly, Haslam College of Business
John Bell, Haslam College of Business
Lauren Cunningham, Haslam College of Business
Neeraj Bharadwaj, Haslam College of Business
John Stier, Herbert College of Agriculture
Mike Ross, Herbert College of Agriculture
Tom Gill, Herbert College of Agriculture
Jay Price, Other
Joshua Ortiz Baco, UT Libraries
Olivia Chin, UT Libraries