Faculty Senate

Information Technology

Chair

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Annu Prabhakar

PROFESSOR, CECH - School of Information Technology

250I Teachers College

513-886-8696

Dr. Annu Sible Prabhakar is a Professor in the School of Information Technology. Her research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction Design, Health Informatics, Diversity, equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D).   Her research has been presented at national and international conferences such as SIGCHI, IEEE CHASE, and Pervasive Health and received the best paper and honorable mention awards.  

In 2013, she received the George Barbour award for excellence in student-faculty relations, a university-wide award. She is a winner of the Golden Apple award for teaching excellence. Dr. Prabhakar received her Ph.D. in Informatics from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

She serves as an accreditation commissioner for ABET. 
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Description of Committee

The IT Committee shall serve as a forum for discussion between faculty and IT representatives about all matters related to IT including technology related to teaching, research, and scholarship. The committee shall serve as a means for communication between faculty and IT and from the committee to all relevant constituents. Such communication would include information relating to updates and recommendations discussed by the committee regarding relevant concerns that would require faculty deliberation, consideration, and/or action.(Charge approved on 3/5/2021)

Committee Members
Name Term Email
Adrienne Davis Zapfe (CAHS) 2023-25 davia8@ucmail.uc.edu
Nelly Elsayed (CECH) 2023-25 elsayeny@ucmail.uc.edu
Susan Boland (UC Libraries) 2024-26 bolandsn@ucmail.uc.edu
Zag ElSayed (CECH) 2024-26 elsayezs@ucmail.uc.edu
IT Committee - Unit Representatives 2024 -2025
 

Name

Term

Email

Lori Catalano (CON)

2024-25

catalala@ucmail.uc.edu

Bob Hyland (A&S)

2024-25

hylandrt@ucmail.uc.edu

Madeleine Gaiser (CECH Library)

2024-25

gaiserml@ucmail.uc.edu

Karen Lankisch (CC Health IT)

2024-25

lankiskn@ucmail.uc.edu
 

Zag ElSayed (CECH)

2024-25

elsayezs@ucmail.uc.edu

Francisco Fernandez (COM)

2024-25

fernanfj@ucmail.uc.edu

Alex Lin (Pharmacy)

2024-25

lina@ucmail.uc.edu

Sergio Pamies Rodriguez (CCM)

2024-25

pamiesso@ucmail.uc.edu

Robert Rokey (LCB)

2024-25

rokeyrs@ucmail.uc.edu

Nicole Trimble (UCBA)

2024-25

trimblbn@ucmail.uc.edu
 
 

Membership

  • 4 elected members
  • Elected members will serve a two year term
  • Terms will be staggered, 2 elected in odd years; 2 elected in even years
  • One faculty representative from each degree-offering unit of the University, ELCE and Libraries
  • Two ex-officio members:  Vice President for Information Technology and UCIT Director of Education Services