Graduate Programs: SoHE Graduate Program Committee (GPC) Membership

Current and Historical GPC membership

2026-27 SoHE GPC Membership

Nancy Wong, Committee Chair

Janean Dilworth-Bart, HDFS

Matt Calvert, MS

Katie Fitzpatrick, CBFE

Marina Moskowitz, DS

Zoua Vang, CSCR

MS GPC Members
Matt Calvert, MS Faculty Director & GPC Chair
Amy Washbush, MS Associate Director
Mary Beth Collins
Rob Nix
Melissa Bublitz
Bowen Zhan 
Conor Tazewell, grad student representative 
CBFE GPC Members
Katie Fitzpatrick, CBFE GPC Chair
Melody Harvey
Meg Bea
Gisella Kagy
Alison Berube, graduate student representative 
DS GPC Members
Marina Moskowitz, Chair
Jenny Angus
Sam Dennis
Erin Hamilton
Yaoyi Zhou
Ely Rendon, grad student representative 
CSCR GPC Members 
Zoua Vang, CSCR GPC Chair
Jen Gaddis
Cynthia Jasper
Caroline Doenmez
Emily Schkeryantz, grad student representative 
HDFS GPC Members
Janean Dilworth-Bart, HDFS GPC Chair
Kristin Litzelman
Maggie Kerr
Geoffrey Brown
Rob Nix
Courtney Brothers, graduate student representative

2025-26 SoHE GPC 

Nancy Wong, Committee Chair

Sigan Hartley, HDFS

Matt Calvert, MS

Katie Fitzpatrick, CBFE

Kevin Ponto, DS

Zoua Vang, CSCR

Consumer Behavior & Family Economics (CBFE) GPC Members

Katie Fitzpatrick, Chair

Michael Collins

Melody Harvey

Gisella Kagy

Chad Whitzel, Grad Student Representative

Civil Society & Community Research (CSCR) GPC 

Zoua Vang, Chair

Ben Fisher

Jen Gaddis

Cynthia Jasper

SeiJin Na, grad student representative 

Design Studies GPC

  • Kevin Ponto, Chair
  • Sarah Carter
  • Mary Hark
  • Uchita Vaid
  • Hande Burcu Deniz, graduate student representative 
HDFS GPC Members
Sigan Hartley, Chair
David Pate
Geoffrey Brown
Janean Dilworth-Bart
Rob Nix
Elise Gurney, Grad Student Representative 
SoHE MS GPC Members
Matt Calvert, Chair
Amy Washbush
Laura Hensen
Quentin Riser
Mary Hark
Mary Beth Collins
Courtney Shiring, Grad Student Representative 

2024-25 SoHE GPC Membership

Janean Dilworth-Bart, Committee Chair

Ben Fisher, CSCR GPC Chair

Katie Fitzpatrick, CBFE GPC Chairs

Kevin Ponto, DS GPC Chair

Sigan Hartley, HDFS GPC Chairs

Matt Calvert, MS GPC Chair

Michelle Holland, GPC Administrative Support

Consumer Behavior & Family Economics (CBFE) GPC 

  • Katie Fitzpatrick, Chair
  • Meg Bea
  • Michael Collins
  • Yiwei Zhang
  • Saksham Singh, graduate student representative

Civil Society & Community Research (CSCR) GPC

  • Ben Fisher, Chair
  • Matt Calvert
  • Jen Gaddis
  • Cynthia Jasper
  • Zoua Vang
  • Carla Rattunde, graduate student representative

Design Studies GPC

  • Kevin Ponto, Chair
  • Sarah Carter
  • Mary Hark
  • Uchita Vaid
  • Hande Burcu Deniz, graduate student representative 

Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS) GPC

  • Sigan Hartley, Chair
  • Rob Nix
  • David Pate
  • Janean Dilworth-Bart
  • Larissa Duncan
  • Andrea Buhler-Wassmann
  • TBA, graduate student representative

MS GPC

  • Matt Calvert, Chair
  • Amy Washbush
  • Cynthia Jasper
  • Belkis Cerrato Caceres
  • Mary Beth Collins
  • Mary Hark
  • Sarah Halpern-Meekin
  • TBA, graduate student representative

2023-24 SoHE GPC Membership

Janean Dilworth-Bart, Committee Chair

Ben Fisher, CSCR GPC Chair

Michael Collins & Katie Fitzpatrick, CBFE GPC Co-Chairs

Kevin Ponto, DS GPC Chair

Kristin Litzelman & Rob Nix, HDFS GPC Co-Chairs

Sarah Halpern-Meekin, MS GPC Chair

Inés Botto, SoHE GPC Grad Student Representative 

Michelle Holland & Cadin Tonkovic-Capin, GPC Administrative Support

Consumer Behavior & Family Economics (CBFE) GPC 

  • Michael Collins, Co-Chair
  • Katie Fitzpatrick, Co-Chair
  • Yiwei Zhang
  • Lauri Luosta, graduate student representative

Civil Society & Community Research (CSCR) GPC

  • Ben Fisher, Chair
  • Cynthia Jasper
  • Zoua Vang
  • Alex Punguil-Bravo, graduate student representative

Design Studies GPC

  • Kevin Ponto, Chair
  • Marina Moskowitz
  • Mary Hark
  • Uchita Vaid
  • Noa Rickey, graduate student representative 

Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS) GPC

  • Kristin Litzelman, Co-Chair
  • Rob Nix, Co-Chair
  • David Pate
  • Maggie Kerr
  • Larissa Duncan
  • Sigan Hartley (Spring only)
  • Bolim Suh, graduate student representative

MS GPC

  • Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Chair
  • Cynthia Jasper
  • Belkis Cerrato Caceres
  • Mary Beth Collins
  • Amy Washbush
  • Polina Levchenko
  • Micah Robinson, graduate student representative

2022-23 SoHE GPC Membership

Sigan Hartley, SoHE GPC Chair

Michelle Holland & Cadin Tonkovic-Capin, GPC Administrative Support

Michael Collins, CBFE GPC Chair 

Chuck Raison/Rob Nix, HDFS GPC Co-Chairs

Sarah Halpern-Meekin, MS GPC Chair

Kevin Ponto, DS GPC Chair

Jen Gaddis/Brian McInnes, CSCR GPC Co-Chairs

Mallory VanMeeter, SoHE GPC Grad Student Representative 

Consumer Behavior & Family Economics (CBFE) GPC

  • Michael Collins, Chair
  • Meg Bea, Co-Chair 
  • Judi Bartfeld
  • Yiwei Zhang
  • Quinn Kinzer, graduate student representative

Civil Society & Community Research (CSCR) GPC

  • Jen Gaddis, Co-Chair
  • Brian McInnes, Co-Chair
  • Cynthia Jasper
  • Ben Fisher
  • Leah Horowitz
  • Shiqi Shen, graduate student representative

Design Studies GPC

  • Kevin Ponto, Chair
  • Erin Hamilton
  • Mary Hark
  • Marina Moskowitz
  • Trudy Watt
  • Heather Kohlmeier, graduate student representative

Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS) GPC

  • Chuck Raison, Co-Chair
  • Rob Nix, Co-Chair
  • Larissa Duncan
  • Sarah Halpern-Meekin
  • Sigan Hartley
  • Maggie Kerr
  • Aosai Liu, graduate student representative

MS GPC

  • Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Chair
  • Belkis Cerrato Caceres
  • Mary Beth Collins
  • Mary Hark
  • Cynthia Jasper
  • Polina Levchenko
  • Costanza Generali, graduate student representative


Keywords:
graduate program committee, GPC, past, present, historical, current 
Doc ID:
121765
Owned by:
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Created:
2022-10-07
Updated:
2026-09-22
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