Administrative Leadership

Member, Dean Review Committee, College of Letters and Science (2025)
Member, Dean Review Committee, Wisconsin School of Business (2024)
Member, Search and Screen Committee, Director of the English as a Second Language Program, UW-Madison (2024)
Member, Advisory Board, Center for the Teaching and Research on Writing (since 2022)
Member, UW-Madison Chancellor Search and Screen Committee (2022): led to the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Mnookin as Chancellor
Chair, Department of English (2019-2022): personnel, budget, development, program, and curriculum oversight (90+ faculty and staff, 100+ graduate students, $10mio annual expenditures), founding of the Center for the Research and Teaching on Writing
Provost Fellow (2019-2020): participated in weekly meetings of Provost Executive Group to learn about university-wide initiatives, setting of priorities, and crisis management. Worked with Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs to promote formalized faculty mentorship initiative.
Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities (2019-206, chair 2021-22 and 2024-25): review committee for faculty non-renewal and non-promotion decisions and allegations of faculty misconduct
Chair, Provost Search and Screen Committee (2019): led to the appointment of Dr. John Karl Scholz as Provost
Fellow, Big Ten Academic Alliance Leadership Program (2018-19): yearlong program to develop the ability to be an effective academic leader at all levels of a research university
Peer Corps member, Higher Learning Commission: assuring that institutions are in compliance with accreditation criteria
University Committee (2015-2018, chair 2017-18): Executive Committee of the UW-Madison Faculty Senate, advising university leadership on questions concerning educational interests or policies, reviewing/writing faculty legislation and policies
Co-chair, Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Advisory Group (2017-2019): advised accreditation core team on sources of evidence for federal accreditation criteria from faculty perspective
Language Sciences Program Planning Committee (2014-2016): planned reorganization of Linguistics Department and creation of “Language Sciences” program (effective 2018)
University Budget Model Development Committee (2014-15): advised university leadership on developing a new, partly performance-based, budget allocation model
Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee (2013-2016): made recommendations to Dean on tenure and promotion in the Arts and Humanities
Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies, English Department (2011-2015): oversaw undergraduate curriculum planning and assignment of TAs
Graduate School Research Committee Arts & Humanities (2009-2011): made decisions on intramural research awards (“summer support”, named professorships — Romnes, Kellett, WARF)