The Steering Committee, led by Joy Williamson-Lott and Daniel Pollack, provides overarching governance and strategic direction for the Ph.D. Taskforce, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and compliance with university policies. Working Groups are established to address specific thematic areas critical to advancing doctoral education, developing recommendations, and implementing initiatives based on the Steering Committee’s guidance.
The image below represents the current membership of each Working Group, including co-leads, contributing members, and student participants.
| Working Group | Name | Group Status | Member Status | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic & Research Excellence | Angel Fettig | Lead | Faculty | Education |
| Academic & Research Excellence | Martine De Cock | Lead | Faculty | Engineering & Tech, UWT |
| Academic & Research Excellence | Carolyn Baylor | Member | Faculty | Medicine |
| Academic & Research Excellence | LeiLani Nishime | Member | Faculty | Communication |
| Academic & Research Excellence | Jade Orr | Member | Faculty | Built Environment |
| Academic & Research Excellence | Ellen Gregoire | Member | Staff | Political Science |
| Academic & Research Excellence | Minh Vo | Member | Staff | Public Health |
| Academic & Research Excellence | Mayumi Willgerodt | Ad hoc member | Faculty | Grad School; SOM |
| Career & Professional Development | Brandon Guthrie | Lead | Faculty | Global Health |
| Career & Professional Development | Becky Corriell | Lead | Staff | Public Policy |
| Career & Professional Development | Gerald Seidler | Member | Faculty | Physics |
| Career & Professional Development | Juhua Hu | Member | Faculty | Engineering & Tech, UWT |
| Career & Professional Development | Stefka Mihaylova | Member | Faculty | Drama |
| Career & Professional Development | Mark Scheuerell | Member | Faculty | Environment |
| Career & Professional Development | Rachel Arteaga | Member | Staff | Simpson Center |
| Career & Professional Development | Jessica Roberto | Member | Staff | Business |
| Career & Professional Development | Briana Randall | Ad hoc member | Staff | Career & Internship Center |
| Career & Professional Development | Jaye Sablan | Ad hoc member | Staff | Grad School |
| Community & Belonging | Maya Smith | Lead | Faculty | French & Italian Studies |
| Community & Belonging | Christine Noyes-Williams | Lead | Staff | iSchool |
| Community & Belonging | Corey Garza | Member | Faculty | Environment |
| Community & Belonging | Sarah Iribarren | Member | Faculty | Nursing |
| Community & Belonging | Jessica Werk | Member | Faculty | Astronomy |
| Community & Belonging | Joe Eckert | Member | Staff | Engineering |
| Community & Belonging | Ziyan Bai | Ad hoc member | Staff | CIRCLE |
| Community & Belonging | Kalei Kanuha | Ad hoc member | Faculty | Grad School; Social Work |
| Funding | Patricia Kramer | Lead | Faculty | Anthropology |
| Funding | Marta Scatena | Lead | Faculty | Bioengineering |
| Funding | Bing Brunton | Member | Faculty | Biology |
| Funding | John Gennari | Member | Faculty | Medicine |
| Funding | Rona Levy | Member | Faculty | Social Work |
| Funding | Amy Orsborn | Member | Faculty | Engineering |
| Funding | Ken Rice | Member | Faculty | Biostatistics |
| Funding | Trina Sterry | Member | Staff | Public Health |
| Funding | Helene Obradovich | Ad hoc member | Staff | Grad School |
| Mentoring & Advising | Payman Arabshahi | Lead | Faculty | Engineering |
| Mentoring & Advising | Chelsea Wood | Lead | Faculty | Environment |
| Mentoring & Advising | Alex Anderson | Member | Faculty | Built Environment |
| Mentoring & Advising | Douglas Ishii | Member | Faculty | English |
| Mentoring & Advising | Bill Mahoney | Member | Faculty | Medicine |
| Mentoring & Advising | Wanda Pratt | Member | Faculty | iSchool |
| Mentoring & Advising | Elizabeth Sanders | Member | Faculty | Education |
| Mentoring & Advising | Emily Bernet | Member | Staff | Public Health |
| Mentoring & Advising | Sarah Garner | Member | Staff | Mathematics |
| TBD | Mukhayyo Azamova | Floating | Student | Jackson School |
| TBD | Alexandros Peltekis | Floating | Student | Chemistry |