Meet the Committee
Our WISMAC committee meets monthly to plan events and initiatives that engage and empower women. The committee is composed of representatives from every school at UTSW, and each member brings to the table different perspectives and ideas. Two Co-Chairs lead noon discussions with the assistance of Traci Barros. Together, the committee Members are appointed by the President and reappointed yearly.
Co-Chairs
Professor, Molecular Biology
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Faculty Representatives
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Professor, Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions - Genetic Counselling
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research
Associate Professor, Dermatology and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions - Physical Therapy
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care
Danielle Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor, Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases and Biophysics
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine – Immunology
Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and Executive Director, Callier Center
Assistant Professor, Pathology
Professor, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Internal Medicine
Trainee Representatives
- Clarissa Bhanvadia (Valdez), Fellow Representative
- Betty Tong, Resident Representative
- Gina Park, Medical Scientist Training Program Representative
- Shweta Sridhar, Medical Student Representative
- Hareena Sangha, Medical Student Representative
- Munevver Duran, Medical Student Representative
- Abhi Deverakonda, Medical Student Representative
- Carla Madrid, Graduate Student Representative
- Samantha Foreman, School of Health Professions Representative
Administrative Representatives
Julia Kanellos
Director, Office of the President
Committee Project Manager
Adminstrative Coordinator, Women's Careers and the FIRST Grant Project Manager
Ex officio
Associate Dean of Women’s Careers
Director, Faculty Development
