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Current Members

Research Council Current Members

Voting Members

Somik Ghosh (Chair)
Construction Science
Represented Category: Education/Professional/Other
sghosh@ou.edu

2023-2026
Faculty Senate Appointee

Eric Day
Psychology
Represented Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
eday@ou.edu

2024-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

Seth Gordon
Drama
Represented Category: Fine Arts
sethg@ou.edu

2023-2026
Faculty Senate Appointee

Ellen Greene
Classics
Represented Category: Humanities
egreene@ou.edu

2025-2028
Faculty Senate Appointee

Claudette Grinnell-Davis
Social Work
Represented Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
clgdavis@ou.edu

2025-2028
Faculty Senate Appointee

Jonathan Hils
Visual Arts
Represented Category: Fine Arts
hils@ou.edu

2025-2028
Faculty Senate Appointee

Jennifer Holland
History
Represented Category: Humanities
jennifer.holland@ou.edu

2024-2027
Presidential Appointee

Tyler Johnson
Political Science
Represented Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
tylerjohnson@ou.edu

2025-2028
Presidential Appointee

Paul Lawson
Microbiology
Represented Category: Life Sciences
paul.lawson@ou.edu

2024-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

Heather McCarthy
Biological Sciences
Represented Category: Life Sciences
heather.mccarthy@ou.edu

2025-2028
Presidential Appointee

Angela Pharris
Social Work
Represented Category: Education/Professional/Other
angela.b.pharris-1@ou.edu

2025-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

Jessica Ruyle
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Represented Category: Engineering/Energy/Mathematics/Physical Sciences
ruyle@ou.edu

2024-2026
Presidential Appointee

Gerilyn Soreghan
Geosciences
Represented Category: Engineering/Energy/Mathematics/Physical Sciences
lsoreg@ou.edu

2025-2026
Presidential Appointee

Joe Tischler
Astronomy & Physics
Represented Category: Engineering/Energy/Mathematics/Physical Sciences
tischler@ou.edu

2025-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

Cedric Tolliver
English
Represented Category: Humanities
ctolliver@ou.edu

2023-2026
Faculty Senate Appointee

Non-Voting Members (Ex-officio)

Matthew Hulver
Vice President for Research & Partnerships
Office of the Vice President for Research & Partnerships

Five Partners Place, Suite 3100
hulvermw@ou.edu

Rose Filley
Operations Manager
Office of the Vice President for Research & Partnerships
Five Partners Place, Suite 3100
rmfilley@ou.edu

Ann West
Associate Vice President 
Office of the Vice President for Research & Partnerships
405-325-3806 (Ph.)
awest@ou.edu

Belinda Higgs Hyppolite
Vice President for Access and Opportunity
Office of the President
belinda.hyppolite@ou.edu