Steering Committee

Semel HCI Steering Committee

The Semel HCI Steering Committee provides intellectual and strategic guidance for the direction of Semel HCI through monthly meetings, at which members share pod achievements, present on emerging innovation around living well, and discuss strategic decisions and commitments. Members of the Steering Committee represent diverse campus constituencies, including senior administrators such as vice chancellors, deans, faculty, student leaders, pod leaders, staff leadership and graduate student researchers (GSRs). Additional key stakeholders have been invited to join the Steering Committee with the aim to increase diversity and campus representation. The Steering Committee members are committed to creating a culture of physical, social and emotional health and well-being for UCLA students, faculty and staff.

“HCI has enriched my perspective on the university and given me a chance to contribute to being a healthy campus that I am proud of!”

-Steering Committee Member

Members

In addition to Associate Vice Provost Wendelin Slusser, founder Jane Semel, and pod leadership, the Steering Committee members include the following:

Jane B Semel

Founder

Wendy Slusser

Associate Vice Provost, Semel HCI; Chair

Pouria Abbassi

Executive Director, ASUCLA

Peter Angelis

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Housing & Hospitality Services; EatWell Pod Co-Leader

Michael Beck

Vice Chancellor, Administration

Robert Blider

Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences; MindWell Pod Co-Leader

Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon

Director of Media Relations, Strategic Communications

Ron Brookmeyer

Dean, School of Public Health

Linda Clowers

Director, Research & Bruin Engagement Office

Burt Cowgill

Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health; ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader

Dana Cuff

Professor, Architecture & Urban Planning; BEWell Pod Co-Leader

Mick Deluca

Associate Vice Chancellor, Campus Life

Steven Dubinett

Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine

Chris Dunkel Schetter

Distinguished Research Professor, Psychology

Angela Fentiman

Director of Communications & Creative Services, Teaching & Learning Center

Renee Fortier

Immediate Past Director of Events and Transportation

Chiara Frank

Commissioner, Student Wellness Commission

Adriana Galvan

Dean, Undergraduate Education

Monroe Gorden, Jr.

Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

Nicole Green

Executive Director, Counseling & Psychological Svcs (CAPS); MindWell Pod Co-Leader

Helena Hansen

Interim Chair, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences; Interim Director, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

Edmond Hewlett

Associate Dean of Equity Diversity & Inclusion, School of Dentistry

Darnell Hunt

Interim Chancellor

Athena Jackson

Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian

Richard Jackson

Emeritus, School of Public Health- EHS; BEWell Pod Co-Leader

Dave Karwaski

Senior Director of UCLA Transportation, Events & Transportation; BEWell Pod Co-Leader

Nurit Katz

Chief Sustainability Officer
and Executive Officer, Facilities Management

Carolanne Link

UCLA Web Accessibility Initiative Project Manager, Advanced Research Computing

Heidi Martinez

President, Staff Assembly

Kristen McKinney

Chief of Staff & CFO, Graduate Division

Erinn McMahan

Executive Director, Recreation; EngageWell Pod Co-Leader

Karen Miotto

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Tannaz Moin

Associate Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and GIM/HSR at the David Geffen School of Medicine

Chaitali Mukherjee

Executive Director, Ashe Center

David Myers

Distinguished Professor & Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History

Noor Nakhaei

President, Graduate Student Association

Michael Ong

Professor in Residence, Medicine and Health Policy and Management; BreatheWell Pod Leader

Michael Prelip

Professor, School of Public Health

Ted Robles

Professor, Psychology; EngageWell Pod Co-Leader

Emily Rose

Assistant Provost & Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Amy Rowat

Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology; EatWell Pod Co-Leader

D’Artagnan Scorza

Executive Director, Racial Equity at Los Angeles County CEO

Peter Sellars

Professor, World Arts Culture and Dance

Janet Tomiyama

Associate Professor, Psychology; ResearchWell Pod Co-Leader

Lucy Tseng

Staff Advisor, UC Regents

May Wang

Professor, School of Public Health; Food Studies Grad Cert Prog Faculty Leader

Lin Zhan

Dean, School of Nursing; Member