ADVANCE Personnel
UNH’s ADVANCE program is overseen by a collaborative group of faculty, staff and administrators.
Leadership Team
- Karen Graham (Chair), Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Director, Joan and James Leitzel Center
- Jon Wraith, Dean, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
- Sam Mukasa, Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Julie Bryce, Associate Professor, Earth Science
- Janet Campbell, Research Professor, Ocean Process Analysis Lab
- Gale Carey, Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical
- Diane Foster, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Rebecca Glauber, Assistant Professor, Sociology
- Tammy Goldberg, Director, Finance & Administration Research
- Jennifer Jacobs, Professor, Civil Engineering
- Anita Klein, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- Wanda Mitchell, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer
- Christine Shea, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs & Research, Whittimore School of Business & Economics
- Ruth Varner, ADVANCE Program Director, Assistant Research Professor, EOS and Earth Sciences
- Julie Williams, Senior Vice Provost, Engagement & Academic Outreach
- Mariko Chang, External Evaluator
Advisory Board
- Mark Huddleston (Chair), President, University of New Hampshire
- John Aber, Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs, University of New Hampshire
- Susan Carlson, Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement and Diversity, Iowa State University
- Mary Juhas, Senior Assistant Dean Diversity & Outreach, The Ohio State University
- Joan Leitzel, President Emeritus, University of New Hampshire
- Judith White, Executive Director, Higher Education Resource Services (HERS)
Evaluation and Assessment Working Group
- Christine Shea (Chair), Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research, Whittimore School of Business & Economics
- Mariko Chang, External Evaluator
- Rebecca Glauber, Assistant Professor, Sociology
- Tammy Goldberg, Director, Finance and Administration Research
- John Kraus, Director, Institutional Research and Assessment
- Leigh Anne Melanson, Associate Provost for Academic Administration
- Ruth Varner, ADVANCE Program Director, Assistant Research Professor, EOS and Earth Sciences
Awards and Fellowships Working Group
- Karen Graham (Chair), Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Director, Joan and James Leitzel Center
- Julie Bryce, Associate Professor, Earth Science
- Janet Campbell, Research Professor, Ocean Process Analysis Lab
- Gale Carey, Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical
- Tammy Goldberg, Director, Finance & Administration Research
- Ruth Varner, ADVANCE Program Director, Assistant Research Professor, EOS and Earth Sciences
Professional Development Working Group
- Ruth Varner (Chair), ADVANCE Program Director, Assistant Research Professor, EOS and Earth Sciences
- Thomas Brady, Dean, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
- Diane Foster, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Jennifer Jacobs, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
- Anita Klein, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- Wanda Mitchell, Vice Provost and chief Diversity Officer