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Current Members

Research Council Current Members

Voting Members

Farina King (Chair)
Native American Studies
Represented Category: Humanities
farinaking@ou.edu

2022-2025
Faculty Senate Appointee

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

2024-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

Firat Demir
Economics
Represented Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
fdemir@ou.edu

2022-2025
Faculty Senate Appointee

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

2023-2026
Faculty Senate Appointee

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

2023-2026
Faculty Senate Appointee

Jennifer Holland
History
Represented Category: Humanities

Jennifer.holland@ou.edu
2024-2027

Ziho Kang
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Represented Category: Engineering/Energy/Mathematics/Physical Sciences
zihokang@ou.edu

2023-2026
Presidential Appointee

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

2024-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

Kun Lu
Library and Information Studies
Represented Category: Education/Professional/Other
kunlu@ou.edu

2024-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

Samuel Perry
Sociology
Represented Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
samperry@ou.edu

2022-2025
Faculty Senate Appointee

Sridhar Radhakrishnan
Computer Science
Represented Category: Engineering/ Energy/Mathematics/Physical Sciences
sridhar@ou.edu

2024-2027
Faculty Senate Appointee

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

2024-2026
Presidential Appointee

Uldarico Sarmiento
Drama
Represented Category: Fine Arts
uldarico@ou.edu

2022-2025
Faculty Senate Appointee

Ingo Schlupp
Biology
Represented Category: Life Sciences
schlupp@ou.edu

2023-2025
Presidential Appointee

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

2023-2026
Faculty Senate Appointee

Non-Voting Members (Ex-officio)

Tomás Díaz de la Rubia
Vice President for Research & Partnerships
Five Partners Place, Suite 3100
405-325-5178 (Ph.)
tddlr@ou.edu

Belinda Higgs Hyppolite
Vice President of Access and Opportunity
405-325-7314 (Ph.)
Belinda.hyppolite@ou.edu

Julia Abramson
Faculty Fellow
Office of the Vice President for Research & Partnerships
405-325-6181 (Ph.)
jabramson@ou.edu