Service to Professional Associations, Boards, and Organizations:
1990–2007 Co-Chair of the “Special Interest Group in Behavioral Development” Convention Programming for the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA). Beginning in 1990, every year we have submitted and average of 15 symposia for the annual meeting of the Association. I invited highly renowned speakers to this conference (e.g., Kurt Fisher from Harvard University; Hayne Reese, West Virginia University; Tom Bower, UCLA Willis Overton, Temple University, William Baum, UC–Davis, Kurt Salzinger, APA). The programs of the symposia organized are annually organized and published in the Behavioral Development Bulletin, Martha Pelaez, Editor.
1992 Member, Steering Committee of International Conference for Infant Studies (ICIS). In collaboration with Dr. Tiffany Field of the University of Miami developed the program and prepared local arrangements for the International Conference of Infant Studies, May 7-10, Miami Beach.
1991–2015 Editor, Behavioral Development Bulletin, the Bulletin of the Development Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavior Analysis.
2015–2017 Co-Editor (with M. Commons) of the Behavior Development Bulletin, an APA journal.
1993–1994 Interim Co-Director, Touch Research Institute (TRI), University of Miami Medical School, Department of Pediatrics. Service here included the supervision and coordination of the research activities of some 30 research associates and research assistants working in three laboratories and school settings located at Lindsey Hopkins Technical School of Dade County Board of Education, at the Mailman Center for Child Development, and at the Touch Research Institute.
1995–2009 Member of Editorial Board of The Behavior Analyst journal. Reviewer of manuscripts submitted for publication.
1995–2002 Member of Peer Review Committee (PRC), for Behavior Analysis Group for the State of Florida, Department of Children & Family Services, Director Michael Hemingway, Senior Behavior Analyst. Responsibilities include services connected with the committee’s statewide oversight process concerning behavior analysis services provided by the department of Children and Family Services. These services include participation on Peer Review Committee on-site monitoring of behavior analysis services, development of guidelines and Medicaid-Waiver analysis, writing the Florida Behavior Analysis Certification Examinations and review proposals for Behavior Analysis Certification Programs.
1998 Editor, for the Special Issue on Human Development/Volume of the Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis titled: Behavior Analysis of Development.
1999–2001 Program Co-Chair, (Francis McSweeney, Chair) of ABA (the Annual Meeting of the International Association for Behavior Analysis). Developed and reviewed the Convention Program of 3 meetings: Chicago, IL, Washington, D.C. & New Orleans, LA.
- Program Co-Chair (with Wayne Fisher) Division 25 (Experimental Analysis of Behavior), Convention Program of the American Psychological Association.
2000–2002 At-Large Member of the Executive Committee. Division 25 of the American Psychological Association (APA).
2000– Member and Trustee of the Board of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Cambridge, MA.
2000 Co-Chair, Convention Program Division 25, American Psychological Association. With J. Fisher, created the convention program for Division 25.
2001 Senior Chair, Convention Program Division 25, American Psychological Association. I personally invited all the presenters and organize all Programs for the division and organized the award presentations.
2001– Fellow of the American Psychological Association (fellowship endorsed by APA Membership Committee, Pamela Reid, Chair & Division 25). Fellow status is awarded on the basis of evaluated evidence of outstanding and unusual contributions to the field of psychology.
2002–2006 Co-Chair Program for the Human Development track of the Association for Behavior Analysis. With J. Gewirtz prepared the Special Interest Program in the area of Human Development and Gerontology, for the Annual Conferences.
2005-2011 Member of Advisory Board, European Institute for the Study of Human Behavior (IESCUM), Paolo Moderato (Chair), University of Parma, Italy.
2007–2014 Member of the Governing Board of the Behavior Analyst Online (BAO) (M. Weinberg, Editor). This is a private group for the governing board of the behavior analyst online organization www.behavior-analyst-online.org a special interest group of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.) This group is in charge of the publication of 7 scientific peer-reviewed journals.
2007–2009, 2011 Chair and Co-Chair of Human Development Special Interest Group (SIG) of ABAI (Association for Behavior Analysis International). Charges include all the SIG activities (editor of the journal, recruiting and informing membership and developing annual convention program by inviting Skinner Lecture, Invited Tutorial, and Invited Symposia, running business meeting, presenting at ABA Exposition).
2008–2012 Program Coordinator and Program Committee of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). I contributed substantially to the richness and variety of the Association for Behavior Analysis annual convention program in Chicago, Phoenix, Denver and Seattle. Organized more than 20 presentations and symposia delivered by well-known scientists.
2013–2015 Chair of the Human Development Special Interest Group (SIG) of the International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI). I chaired our SIG meetings at our 39th and 40th Annual Conventions and developed the new By -Laws and Strategic Plan (including Invited Guest lecturers, Invited Tutorials, Membership, Publications Outlet BDB) for our Convention Program for the upcoming meeting and for other SIG activities.
2012–2013 Trustee. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. Reviewed materials for their publications on the web participated in their discussions and strategic planning for 2013 and new administration responsibilities (e.g., publication outlets)
2012 Member of Program Committee and Advisory Board, European Institute for the Study of Human Behavior (IESCUM), Paolo Moderato (Chair), University of Parma, Italy.
2012 Member of the Program Committee of the International Conference on Behavior Sciences held in Lisbon, Portugal (P. Chase & P. Moderato, Chairs).
2018–2021 Advisory Board Member, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Grant, project titled: Project PLAAY (Parent-Led Autism treatment for At-risk Young infants and toddler, Carnett, A., Svoboda, M., and Graber J. PIs. Advise on early intervention curriculum for infants and toddlers at-risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
2018– Member of Advisory Board, Women in Behavior Analysis (WIBA), Devon Sundberg, Chair.
2021– Member of Task Force of Woman in Behavior Analysis (WIBA) Conference, Program Reviewer
2019–2022 Member of Science Board, Society for the Advancement in Behavior Analysis, Association for Behavior Analysis, Sidney & Jane Bijou’s, & Basic-Applied Grants reviewer (Derek Reed, Chair, 2019-2020; Suzanne Mitchel, Chair, 2021–2022)
2021 Honorary President of the VIII Congress SINCA (International Seminar on Behavior Analysis and its Applications) (Seminario Internacional sobre Comportamieno y Aplicaciones) (H. Martinez, Chair)
2021– Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI).
2023– Advisory Board Member of “Hall of Fame,” Committee, Woman in Behavior Analysis (WIBA). (L. LeBlanc, Chair)
2021–2024 Executive Board Member of the Society for Advancement in Behavior Analysis (SABA) (C. Pilgrim, Chair)
2021–2024 Executive Board Member and At-Large Representative on the Executive Council Board of the Association for Behavior analysis (ABAI). (R.A. Rehfeldt, President).
2023– Liaison Representative of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (Council) and the American Psychological Association (APA, Division 25, Behavior Analysis).
2023– Advisory Board for the DEVELOPMENTAL Special Interest Group (SIG) of ABAI. Reviewed By-Laws and student’s research applications for the Jack Gewirtz Research Award; worked on the upcoming creation of Behavior and Development Bulletin (BDB).
Member of Editorial Boards:
1991–2010 Founding Editor, Behavior Development Bulletin.
2005–2023 Emeritus Member of the Behavior Development Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI).
2011–2017 Co-Editor (with M. Commons) Behavior Development Bulletin, a journal of the American Psychological Association (APA).
1992–2016 Mexican Journal for Behavior Analysis, Member of Editorial Board. Emilio Ribes, Ed., 1992; Carlos Bruner, Ed., 1995-2001; Carlos Aparicio, Editor, 2001–2004, José Burgos, 2004; Alicia Roca Cogordan, 2013.
1994–1996 Developmental Psychology, Guest reviewer. Nathan Fox, Editor.
1994–2006 Integración, Member of Editorial Board. M. Wilfredo Salas-Martinez, Editor.
1994–2008 The Behavior Analyst, Member of Editorial Board. (Margaret Vaughan, 1994–1996; D. Bernstein, 1996–1998; Philip Chase, 1998–2001, C. Pilgrim, 2001, Marc Branch, 2005-2008).
1997–2010 Suma Psicológica, Member of Editorial Board. (W. López-López, Past Editor; Present Editors Elvers Medellein & Omar Fernando Cortés)
1997 Verbal Behavior, Guest reviewer. Mark Sundberg, Editor.
1998, 2000 Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB), Guest reviewer. Timothy D. Hackenberg, Editor.
2001 Member of Editorial Board of the Mexican Journal of Psychology (and English/Spanish publication (R. Prado-Alcalá, Editor.)
2002 Member of Editorial Board of Behavior Analysis Today, Joe Cautilli, Editor.
2004-2006 Reviewer for MARC competitive proposal for 2005-2010. MARC U-STAR is an NIH supported training program for FIU juniors and senior students who are interested in biomedical research and pursuing a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. MARC provides a monthly stipend and tuition to students selected so they may train in the lab of a MARC mentor (Charles Bigger, Chair).
- Journal of Human Development, Guest Reviewer, David Lippman, Editorial Assistant.
2005–2013 Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention (JEIBI), (Joseph Cautilli, Lead Editor).
2007, 2008, 2009- Journal of Infant Behavior and Development, Guest Reviewer, Geert Savelsbergh, Editor
2007–2013 Member of the Governing Board of the Behavior Analyst Online (BAO) (M. Weinberg, Senior Editor). This is a group that forms the governing board of the behavior analyst online organization www.behavior-analyst-online.org. This group is in charge of the publication of 6 scientific peer-reviewed journals.
2017 Member of Special Interest Group (SIG) Task Force of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) commissioned by Executive Council (L. Hayes, Chair). Created a report (with Gordon Bourland) on the future directions and rules for the ABAI SIGs (continuing education, providers).
2016, 2017 Infant Behavior and Development Journal (IBAD), Guest Reviewer, Geert Savelsbergh, Editor.
2003–2023– Member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Behaviour Analysis (EJOBA) (Erik Arntzen, Editor).
2018, 2019 Behavior Analysis in Practice (BAP) journal, Guest Reviewer (Jonathan Tarbox, Editor).
2021 Educational and Treatment of Children, Guest Reviewer, (Clair St. Peter, Editor)
2021–2023 Member of the Editorial Board of Perspectives on Behavior Science journal, (Chris Newland, Editor)
2023 Guest Reviewer for Psychological Record
Professional Memberships:
American Psychological Association, APA, Divisions 7, 25, 1992–2000; 2023-2024
American Psychological Society, APS, 1992–1994, 1999-2000
Association for Moral Education, AME, 1991–1995
Experimental Analysis of Behavior Group/London, 1994, 1995, 2001
Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, FABA, 1991–1994
International Society for Infant Studies, ISIS, 1988–2001
Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, SEABA, 1990–2006
Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior, SQAB, 1991–2000
Sociedad Mexicana del Análisis de la Conducta, SMAC, 1987–2016
Society for Research in Child Development, SRCD, 1992–2000
Swedish Association for Behavior Analysis, SWABA, 2002
National Association for School Psychologist (NASP), 2024–
Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), 1989–
At-Large Representative and Executive Council Member of (ABAI), 2021–2024
Board Member of the Society for Advancement in Behavior Analysis (SABA)
2021–2024
Trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
2000–2023–
Women in Behavior Analysis, Advisory Board Member, WIBA,
2018–2024.
Service to the Department(s):
1994–1996 Member, NCATE Phase II Committee at the Department of Educational Psychology & Special Education, FIU. In this committee, I worked towards National Accreditation of our College of Education and Programs. Specifically, I developed the conceptualization, knowledge base of the Educational Psychology Foundations courses: EDP 3004, EDP 6211, EDP 7057.
1996–1997 Program Leader, worked towards the Development of a Doctoral Cognate in Educational Psychology (with Dr. Michael Brady and Dr. Frank DiVesta), Department of EPSE, FIU. The cognate was approved by Academic Council in the spring 1996 and appeared in the FIU 1997-1998 graduate catalog.
- Program Coordinator/Leader. Worked towards a joint proposal for a Certified Behavior Analysis Program at the Departments of Educational Psychology & Special Education and the Department of Psychology (with J. Gewirtz).
1997–2003 Affiliated Faculty, Department of Psychology, Florida International University. This courtesy appointment was effective starting August 1997. I taught courses in my areas of specialization, to supervised research students, served in departmental committees including thesis and dissertation committees.
2001 Member of Tenure Committee, Department of Educational & Psychological Studies, COE, FIU.
2002–2006 Member of Educational Psychology Strand Leader. Together with Abbas Tashakkori (Chair) developed a proposal for a new Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology (BOG stopped approving new Doctoral Programs in 2006). I also developed a series of new courses (objectives, competencies, and syllabi) on child development for the Early Childhood Program.
2004 Member of Search and Screen Committee for the School Psychology and Educational Psychology applications for two tenure-track positions at the department. Reviewed more than 30 applications and interviewed candidates (45 minutes each interview, P. Lazarus, Chair).
2006–2011 Affiliate Faculty Member of the Robert Stempel School of Public Health, FIU.
2006–2007 Member of Educational & Psychological Studies Department’s Tenure and Promotion Committee
2007 Member of Search & Screen Committee for the Educational Psychology faculty position.
2007–2013, 2015 Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee (T&P), Department of Leadership & Professional Studies, COE, FIU
2016 Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee of the Department of Leadership & Professional Studies, CASE, FIU.
2016 Submitted Proposal for a Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (M. Kenney, Chair)
2017–2018 Member of Task Force to Develop a Master Program in Applied Behavior Analysis (with M. Cigales & K. Benett).
2016-2017 Member of Department of Leadership & Professional Studies By-Laws Committee (M. Barantovich, Chair). Charged by department faculty to create new By-Laws for our Leadership & Professional Studies Department (B. Baez, Department Chair)
2017, 2018– Member of Department Tenure and Promotion Committee
2017, 2018, 2019– Member of Department Non-Tenured Faculty Promotion Committee
2005– Member of Admissions Committee, School Psychologist Specialist Degree. Review & interview about 30 students’ applications a year.
2018 Member of Search and Screen Committee for Recreational Therapy-Open Rank and Instructor Positions.
2019–2020 Member of Search and Screen Committee for 3 School Psychology Tenure Track Positions (A. Pham, Chair) and for Chair of the Department.
2021 Reviewer for granting Doctoral Dissertation & Graduate Faculty Status to fellow faculty in the department.
2020–2021 Member of Task Force developing the Online Master’s Program in Research & Methodology (M. Chang, Chair). Developed new course on SSD for this program.
2019 Member of the Doctoral Program Development Task Force, Department of Counseling, Recreation, & School Psychology (Andy Pham, Chair).
2020 CAEP Interim Advanced Site Visit for Accreditation, program faculty collaboration.
2021 Member of Taskstream Review Task Force for EDP 3004, Ed Psychology.
2018–2021 Member of By-Laws Committee, developed the new Department of Counseling, Recreation, and School Psychology Bylaws (P. Lazarus, Chair).
2023– Developed a Graduate Track Proposal in Educational Psychology for Aaron Kuntz, Dean, School of Education.
2023– Teaching Faculty Member in the Online Master of Science, Research and Design Analysis Program in CASE (Mido Chang, Chair)
2023 Chaired the Tenure & Promotion Review Committee for CRSP for Dr. A Pham promotion to Full Professor, Dr. Alena Prikhidko to Associate Professor with Tenure.
2023 Member of T&P Committee CRSP for Dr. Melody Whiddon and Dr. Valerie Dixon promotions.
Service to the College
1994–1995 Member of the Adjunct Faculty Committee, College of Education, FIU, Dr. Paul Rendulic, Chairperson. The role of this committee was to define the role, responsibilities, and rights of adjunct faculty teaching at the COE. I was charged to development of a new “Policies and Procedures Manual for Adjunct Faculty.”
1995–1996 Member of TIP (teaching) Award Committee, College of Education, Dr. Charmaine DeFrancesco, Chairperson. We selected COE faculty members who received prestigious teaching awards by establishing new evaluation criteria (scales) and reviewing and assessing teaching portfolios of faculty members in the College of Education.
1998–2002 Member of COE Doctoral Polices Committee. Representative of the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies. This committee worked on establishing policies and procedures for Doctoral Programs in the college (e.g., admission criteria, dissertation process, graduation criteria, faculty requirements, and sets general guidelines for doctoral students).
- Member of COE Frost Award Dean’s Task Force for establishing guidelines and review recipient criteria for nominations.
- Member of Educational Psychology Task Force for NCATE state site visit. Analyzed content of core COE Educational Psychology courses and prepared documentation and materials for NCATE review. Together with M. Gavilán worked on identifying the existing outcome/learning competencies and metrics of these competencies in courses: EDP3004, EDP 6211.
2004 Vice-Chair, Faculty Assembly, COE
2004 Member, Foundations Task Force, COE, charged by the doctoral Studies Committee to review the conceptual framework courses for advanced degrees and identify the needs of the programs regarding the foundation graduate courses in the COE. This task will develop the foundation of experiences and learning competencies/compacts (A. McEachern, Chair).
2004–2007 Member of COE Doctoral Polices Committee.
2004 Member of Search and Screen Committee for the Early Childhood position at the COE, reviewed more than 18 applications and conducted interviews with these candidates.
2007, 2008, 2010 Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee COE, FIU (David Chang, Chair).
2006-2007 Member of Doctoral Polices Committee. Worked on recommendations for a model of a candidacy examination as an option to the traditional Comprehensive Examination format.
2008–2010 Member of Faculty Council, FIU, COE. Reviews the Council’s By-Laws; Develops and administers Survey on Administrative Performance.
2009–2010 Member of Scholarship Committee, FIU, COE (with M. Vinson). Develop criteria and reviewed dozens of students’ applications for scholarships.
2012 Member of the Foundations Task Force (Erskine Dottin, Chair). Establish evidence that student learning in the courses is contributing to meeting institutional and Florida State professional standards.
2013 Member of the NCATE Steering Committee. Our next NCATE visit is scheduled for Fall 2015. Worked in preparation for NCATE visit. The College Strategic Planning- NCATE steering committee
2016 Member of CASE Constitution Committee to create new By-Laws for our new College of Arts, Sciences, & Education (CASE) (Vernon Dickson, Chair). Our committed developed a new model and procedures that revised and integrated the old College of Education (COE) By-Laws with the old College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) By-Laws into a new document for CASE.
2016 Member of CASE Subcommittee to create a new Tenure and Promotion section for the College of arts, Science & Education constitution (Grenville Draper, Chair). Worked on how to constitute the new CASE T&P committee (qualifications, subject areas, rank, campus locations, integrity, representation across 3 schools).
2017 Member of Department Faculty Task Force. Developed a proposal to create a new Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling.
2018 Member of Dean M. Heithaus CASE Strategic Plan for Faculty Development (C. Simpson, Chair).
2018–2020 Member of Faculty Senate (Vice-Chair) representing CASE.
2019 Mentor Professor Program, Suzanna Rose (Director). Mentored other female faculty members for their Tenure & Promotion Committee.
Service to University
1996–1998 Member of the FIU University Research Council Committee (URC), College of Education Representative, Bernard Gershman, Chairperson. The URC advises the University administration and the Division of Sponsored Research on research efforts and issues that include but are not limited to reviewing IRBs, developing new research policies and procedures, budgetary recommendations, and the approval and monitoring of human research projects for potential risk to human participants.
1997–2013 Member, University Faculty Senate. For 17 years I have served as member of the faculty senate of Florida International University in different capacities and committees.
1998–2009 Member, Steering Committee, Faculty Senate.
1998 Member, FIU for Research I, Task Force of Faculty Senate. Revised University Strategic Plan and new mission as a Research-extensive institution.
1999–2002 Legislative Liaison of FIU Faculty Senate and Faculty Senates of Florida. Attended legislative sessions in Tallahassee and DOE state meetings and reported summaries of developing new policies on Higher Education by the Senate and House of Representatives at the FIU Faculty Senate meetings.
1999–2006 Member of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates of the State of Florida (ACFS). The ACFS consist of 22 faculty senators that represent all the Faculty Senates in the 11 Florida Public Universities. This group advises to the Chancellor (Chairman) of the State University System. It serves as a mechanism to discuss issues of importance to higher education and to the entire SUS and provides input from a faculty perspective. The group meets in Tallahassee 3-4 times a year.
2000–2003 Vice-Chair of the Faculty Senate, Florida International University. I assisted the Chair Rock on many duties and decision-making process. Presented and defended steering-committee motions on the senate floor. I took over his responsibilities in his absence (Howard Rock, Chairman).
2002 Member of Search & Screen Committee for Vive-Provost of Academic Affairs (Douglas Wartzok, Chair). I served on Provost Rosenberg’s committee to search for candidates. I review more than 12 applications and participated in the interviewing and decision process on the final candidates.
2002 Faculty Representative at Board of Directors, FIU. Attended meetings of the Board of Director of FIU (Sherrill Hudson, Chair) and reported on faculty senate progress, plans, and issues.
2002–2004 Member of Program Review Committee. As representative and Vice-Chair of Faculty Senate at FIU, I served on Provost M. Rosenberg’s Committee assigned to conduct program reviews on the university. Participated in the Chemistry, Biology, Sociology, Religious and LAC Program reviews conducted (Denis Whitman, Dan Coleman, and James Mau, Chair).
2002–2003 Member of Review Panel, FIU Faculty Research Project Competition. Served in the review panel for social sciences and professional schools for the office of the Vice-President of Research and Grants, Thomas A. Breslin, FIU. Review more than 15 research-grant applications for summer awards submitted by faculty.
2002–2004 Governmental Relations Officer of Faculty Senate of FIU. As representative of faculty my efforts have been to gain greater legislative cloud and funding for FIU. My main focus has been on funding for faculty salaries, enrollment growth, accountability measures, and tracking the approval of the new school-code rewrite. Spent numerous hours meeting with legislators (Senators and Representatives) as well as with DOE staff and members of the Florida Board of Education and Florida Board of Governors.
- Member of Steering Committee of Faculty Senate and UBR. The Steering Senate’s committee of FIU reviewed UBR (University Breath Requirements) and rules and procedures for special senate meetings on the approval of new core courses submitted for inclusion.
2003 Grand Marshal, FIU, Commencement ceremony.
2003 Member of the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees (BOT), FIU. We were able to start the next fiscal year without cuts. Our enrollment growth at FIU was funded and we will be receiving more than $21 million for new facilities construction. In addition, the legislature funded our enrollment growth, authorized an increase in our athletic fee that will allow us to move to NCAA IA football, and provided funds for an FIU/USF partnership that advances us toward the goal of opening a medical school.
2003–2004 Member of Board of Directors (ex-officio), as FIU-Faculty Representative, Dan Lefton, Chair 2002-2003 and Carlos Migoya, Chair 2004.
2003 Member of the Academic Affairs Committee, Board of Directors, FIU (Joan Smith, Chair). Main responsibility includes reviewing and ranking provost summer grant applications submitted by FIU faculty.
- Member of the Academic Committee of the Foundations Board (BOD) of FIU. Conducted a thorough review (together with Joan Smith, Chair, Noel Guillama, David Perlman, Sandiford Ziff members) of 30 faculty applications for the Summer Research Grant Awards Competition. In addition, this committee developed criteria for diverse categories of awards in conjunction with the office of sponsor research.
- Co-Chair, ABA, Program Committee meeting, Developmental Special Interest Group (SIG).
2005–2006 Chair, Advisory Council of Faculty Senates of Florida SUS (ACFS).
2005–2006 Voting Member of the Board of Governors of SUS, Florida. The Board of Governors has authority over the state university system and it includes, but is not limited to the following responsibilities:
The Board of Governors has full control and authority over the state university system including the granting of 4-year degrees;
The Board of Governors has authority to approve the establishment of new colleges and universities, excluding community colleges;
The Board of Governors has sole authority to approve the budget for the state university system;
The Board of Governors has authority to set tuition and fees for the state universities;
The Board of Governors has authority over all non-appropriated funds administered by the state university system;
The Board of Governors has authority to select the Chancellor of the state university system and to define the duties of that position.
The Board of Governors has authority to establish the selection process and approve appointment of presidents for the state universities;
The Board of Governors has sole authority over collective bargaining for the state university system. Two schools of Medicine projects were carefully considered and reviewed by the Florida Board of Governors for more than one year during a series of meetings. On March 23 in Tallahassee our BOG approved FIU’s and UCF’s proposals for two new medical schools as part of a solution to help alleviate a pending doctor shortage at the state level and build on the economic momentum from the continued development of biotechnology and life sciences initiatives. The new public School of Medicine at FIU in Miami alone is estimated to create more 12,000 new jobs and have an annual impact in excess of $1.1 billion.
2006 Member of Search & Screen Committee for the first Dean of the new FIU Medical School, John Rock (Divina Grossman, Chair Herbert Wertheim, Co-Chair).
2007–2008 Member of Search & Screen Committee for the director of the new Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum (Dean Juan Martinez, Chair, Patricia Frost, Member), College of Architecture. The new Museum will move into a new 46,000-square-foot, state of the art facility with nine galleries and numerous exhibits. This committee searched for a candidate with distinguish record of sustained professional achievement.
2009–2012 Member of the FIU Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Global Learning Curriculum Oversight Committee. This 5-member committee does the work for the Senate in reviewing and approving all new courses submitted for the Global Learning University required core. The committee reviews the syllabi in terms of their assessment plans and discipline-specific readings and content as well as interdisciplinary content and readings, active learning strategies, and integrated co-curricular activity. As reviewers we considered whether: (1) the required readings include the common core reading and learning outcomes; (2) the syllabus describes the active learning components (such as student site visits) of the course; and (3) the readings are linked to lectures in a way that clarifies the Global Learning content of the course. Reviewed more than 100 courses.
2012–2013 Member of Nominating Committee of Faculty Senate, FIU. This committee is charged with reviewing all nominations for the different positions in the faculty senate and for their election (C. Delano Gray, Chair).
2013-2015 Member of Faculty Senate, FIU, COE representative.
2015–2020 Member of Faculty Senate, FIU, CASE representative.
2016, 2017–2020 Member, Steering Committee, Faculty Senate, CASE representative. Worked on Revision of Faculty Senate Bylaws, NC policy, elimination of C- rule, foreign language requirement motions, and steering faculty senate agenda (Kathleen Wilson, Chair).
2015 Member of the Students Success & Engagement Ad Hoc Committee of the Faculty Senate (P. Pereira, Chair).
2016–2022 Member of the Student Learning & Success Committee as a permanent Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate (FSSSC). Worked on a new C grade policy and Non-Credit (NC) course policy for the entire University, helped organized exhibit for faculty research (Patricia Pereira, Chair, 2018-2019, Leanne Wells & Hassan Zahadi, Co-Chairs), revised SPOTS.
2018–2020 Vice-Chair of the Faculty Senate, FIU. Major responsibilities include, revising all the Curriculum Bulletins for approval and present the motions at the floor of the senate, reviewing all new academic Policies proposed by academic affairs and other units (Graduate, Research); attending the ACFS meetings in Tallahassee; attending Safety Council meetings; worked on drafting strategic plan sections for white papers; act as a Grand Marshall in ceremonies where chair cannot attend; run the steering committee meeting of the faculty senate when chair is unable to attend.
2018–2020 Member of the Steering Committee of Faculty Senate, FIU. Responsibilities Setting al the agenda items for the Faculty Senate Meeting. We serve as an advisory group to Provost K. Furton on policies and academic issues related to FIU.
2018-2020 Member of the Board of Directors, FIU Foundations (Richard Brilliant, Chair).
2018-2019 Member of the Strategic Plan 2020-2025 Working Group # 1 (Chair, Kevin Coughlin, Student Enrollment & Graduation Success—worked on targeting metrics, feasibility assessment, projected costs, accountability plan, benchmarks).
2020 Emotional Intelligence Workgroup (Michael Creeden, Chair). Task force addressing QEP recommendations by SACS in our FIU Strategic Plan (EI
2020 Member of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates Task Force -SUS Board of Governors (BOG) (Joe Harrington, Chair).
2021 Member of Faculty Senate Task Force on Campus Repopulation after Covid 19 (Sara Moatz, Chair).
2021 Member of Faculty Senate By-Laws Committee (J. Reinhold, Chair).
2022–2023 Member of Task Force on Ukraine (Hillary Landorf, Chair, Office of Global Learning Initiatives).
2023– Member of the Faculty Innovation for Student Success Showcase (FSSS) Committee, (Sara Moatz, Chair). The committee organizes showcase exhibit conference and presentations of faculty teaching innovations (Leanne Wells, Chair CAT). Conference on AI on March 17, 2025.