Postdoctoral Fellowship Cohort Program

2026-2027 Advisory Committee

Peter Biehl
Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean for the Graduate Division
University of California, Irvine
Valerie Fako Miller
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Illinois, Chicago
Brian R. Gibney
Interim Dean for the Sciences
The City University of New York Graduate Center
Miquel Gonzales-Meler
Professor, Biology
University of Illinois Chicago
Lidia Kos
Vice Provost and Dean
University of California, Riverside
Jade A. Laderwarg
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Central Florida
Mariam Lam
Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
University of California, Riverside
Maryanne Long
Director of Postdoctoral Success
The University of Texas at El Paso
Robin Macaluso
Director of Postdoctoral Studies
The University of Texas at Arlington
Maureen Pelham
Director, Research Development and Postdoctoral Services
Florida International University
Assata Zerai
Vice President
University of New Mexico
Jesús Cisneros *
Department Chair, Educational Leadership and Foundations
The University of Texas at El Paso
* Serves as the In-residence Senior Advisor
In recognition of the program's Inaugural Steering Committee.