Notre Dame Global Regional Faculty Advisory Committees

NDG faculty advisory committees advise on strengthening existing initiatives and imagining innovative opportunities regarding research, curriculum, programming, and partnerships in the region. The committees typically meet once per semester.

These committees, established by Michael Pippenger, associate provost and vice president for internationalization, are chaired by Jonathan Noble, sr. assistant provost for internationalization and global executive director. The committees are supported by the respective global location directors together with Geraldine Meehan, director of faculty engagement, and Maggie Dankert, director of academic strategy and partnerships. Angela DiMundo, sr. administrative assistant, provides administrative support to the Chair for all committees.

Contact: Angela DiMundo, sr. administrative assistant (574) 631-4817 or via email.

NDG East Asia Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Diane Desierto - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Haifeng Gao - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Bill Goodwine - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
  • Michel Hockx - East Asian Languages & Cultures
  • Elisabeth Köll - History
  • Catherine Leung - Notre Dame Hong Kong
  • Jun Li - Applied Computation Mathematics & Statistics
  • Mei-Chi Shaw - Mathematics
  • Scott Shim - Art, Art History, & Design
  • Jingyu Wang - Notre Dame Beijing

NDG Ireland Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Brian Baker - Chemistry and Biochemistry,
  • Colin Barr - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Diogo Bolster - Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
  • Lisa Caulfield - Notre Dame Kylemore
  • Eimear Clowry Delaney - Notre Dame Dublin
  • Patrick Griffin - History
  • Barry McCrea - English
  • Amy Mulligan - Irish Language and Literature
  • Sharon Stack - Chemistry and Biochemistry

NDG Latin America Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Paolo Carozza - The Law School
  • Michael Coppedge - Political Science
  • Abby Cordova - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Jimmy Gurule - The Law School
  • Chris Howk - Physics
  • Laura Miller-Graff - Psychology
  • Juan Montes - Notre Dame Santiago
  • Cindy Muir - Management & Organization
  • Bernard Nahlen - Biological Sciences
  • Robert Nerenberg - Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences
  • Raymond Offenheiser - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Anibal Pérez-Liñán - Political Science
  • Thaïs Pires Burmeister - Notre Dame São Paulo
  • Steve Reifenberg - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Maria Mercedes Salmon - Notre Dame Mexico
  • Sharon Stack - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Ann Tenbrunsel - Management & Organization
  • Guillermo Trejo - Political Science

NDG London Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Kevin Bowyer - Computer Science & Engineering
  • Kasey Buckles - Economics
  • Joshua Copeland - Notre Dame London
  • Christopher Kolda - Physics
  • Randy Kozel - The Law School
  • Edward Maginn - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
  • Kate Marshall - English
  • Vittorio Montemaggi - Notre Dame London
  • Yasmin Solomonescu - English
  • Nicholas Teh - Philosophy

NDG Rome Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Theodore Cachey - Romance Languages & Literature
  • Kathy Cummings - History
  • Silvia Dall'Olio - Notre Dame Rome
  • Margaret Meserve - History
  • Hildegund Muller - Classics
  • Alessandro Pierattini - Architecture
  • Claudia Polini - Mathematics
  • Ann Tenbrunsel - Management & Organization
  • Meng Wang - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

NDG South Asia Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Dinshaw Balsara - Physics
  • Nitesh Chawla - Computer Science & Engineering
  • Kasturi Haldar - Biological Sciences
  • Michel Hockx - East Asian Languages & Cultures
  • Prashant Kamat - Radiation Laboratory
  • Krupali Krusche - School of Architecture
  • Lakshmi Lyer - Economics
  • Dhiraj Mehra - Notre Dame Mumbai
  • Ebrahim Moosa - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Susan Ostermann - Keough School of Global Affairs

NDG Sub-Sahara Africa Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Jaimie Bleck - Political Science
  • Fr. Emmanuel Katongole - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Marya Lieberman - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Neil Lobo - Biological Sciences
  • Bernard Nahlen - Biological Sciences
  • Paul Ocobock - History
  • Rev. Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp - Theology
  • Raymond Offenheiser - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Rahul Oka - Africana Studies
  • Jackline Oluoch-Aridi - Notre Dame Nairobi
  • Dianne Pinderhughes - African & African American Studies
  • Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C. - Management & Organization

NDG UNDT/Jerusalem Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Peter Burns - Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences
  • Li Guo - Classics
  • Robin Jensen - Theology
  • Asher Kaufman - History
  • Mahan Mirza - Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
  • Michael Novick - Theology
  • Gabriel Said Reynolds - Theology
  • Daniel Schwake - Notre Dame Jerusalem
  • Clemens Sedmak - Keough School of Global Affairs
  • Paolo Vitti - School of Architecture
  • Abraham Winitzer - Theology