The Cockrell School has several Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committees to help inform programs and initiatives for our community. Following are committee members for 2020-2021:
Standing Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
The Standing Committee on Diversity and Inclusion works to identify initiatives and strategies to attract a diverse community, foster an inclusive environment and improve the experiences of students, faculty and staff through program development and financial investment.
2020-2021 Committee
Chair
Christine Julien
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Cockrell School of Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact:
Cultural Awareness Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Suzanne Barber
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alyson Bodner
Director, Engineering Student Life
Adelina Hernandez
Undergraduate student, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
DEI Trainings and Workshops Subcommittee Co-Chairs
An Nguyen
Undergraduate student, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Co-Chair Cockrell School Cares Committee
Yesenia Roman
Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carlos Torres-Verdin
Professor, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
Community Outreach and Engagement Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Vittorio Adeagbo
Undergraduate student, Electrical and Computer Engineering and NSBE PCI-TORCH Chair
Tricia Berry
Director, Women in Engineering Program
Enrique Dominguez
Director, Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program
Maša Prodanović
Associate Professor, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
Graduate Recruitment, Retention, and Experience Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Amy Douglas Stewart
Graduate Program Coordinator, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
Tyrone Porter
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Edwin Torres Cuevas
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Accountability and the DEI Plan Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Malini Josiam
Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering
Fernanda Leite
Associate Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Cindy Wilson
Director, Academic Projects
Climate Survey Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Maura Borrego
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Nikhith Kalkunte
Graduate student, Biomedical Engineering
Michele Meyer
Assistant Dean for Engineering Student Services
Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Brian Korgel
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Danny Sanchez
Graduate student, Materials Science and Engineering
Sonya Shaffer
Executive Assistant, Academic Affairs
Communications Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Moriba Jah
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Patrick Wiseman
Executive Director, Communications and Marketing
Student DEI Board Co-Chairs
Sam LeBus
Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering and President, Student Engineering Council
Pavana Kollipara
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, and Vice-President, Graduate Engineering Council
Cultural Awareness Committee
The Cultural Awareness Committee focuses on raising awareness of diversity among students, faculty and staff, and celebrating the diversity within our community through events and initiatives.
2019-2020 Committee
Members — Staff and Faculty
Alyson Bodner
Engineering Student Life
Contact:
Guillermo Alvarado
College of Natural Sciences
Amy Beebe
Women in Engineering Program
Tricia Berry
Women in Engineering Program
Shawntal Brown
Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program
Enrique Dominguez
Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program
Gillian Hagamen
Mechanical Engineering
Johnny Hill
Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program
Christine Julien
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Cockrell School of Engineering
Michele Meyer
Assistant Dean for Student Services
Cockrell School of Engineering
Alyssa Ray
College of Natural Sciences
Supna Sharma
College of Natural Sciences
Shelby Todd
Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program
Members — Students
Corrinne Cassel
Chemical Engineering
Adelina Hernandez
Civil Engineering
Yecenia Huerta
Civil Engineering
Marissa Jenkins
Computer Science
Ximena Mercado Garcia
Mathematics, Economics
Samantha Pliego
Human Development and Family Sciences
Logan Powell
Biochemistry
Diana Segura
Aerospace Engineering
Rainey Shah
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tyson Smiter
Mechanical Engineering
Francisco Valdez
Human Dimensions of Organizations
Landon Watson
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cockrell School Cares Committee
Cockrell School Cares is a student-run organization whose mission is to promote mental health, diversity, equity and inclusion in Texas Engineering.
Email:
Instagram: @cockrell.school.cares
Facebook: cockrellschoolcares
2020-2021 Committee
Co-Directors
An Nguyen
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shelby Gammon
Biomedical Engineering
Leads
Anita Mishra
Professor Outreach
Biomedical Engineering
Shubh Desai
Professor Outreach
Biomedical Engineering
Michael Montez
Workshops & Events
Chemical Engineering
Anupriya Jose
Workshops & Events
Biomedical Engineering
Dennis Fer
Publicity
Biomedical Engineering
Jessie Jiang
Publicity
Biomedical Engineering
Jordan Blumberg
External Outreach
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adithya Chunangad
External Outreach
Chemical Engineering
