Dean of the School of Natural Sciences
Elizabeth (Betsy) Dumont joined UC Merced as Dean of the School of Natural Sciences in August 2017 and is a Professor in the Life and Environmental Sciences department.
Previously, she served as vice provost for academic affairs and professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Dumont's current research is focused on the morphology and diversification of vertebrates, with current grants to study the biomechanics of shark jaws and the evolution of sensory structures in bats.
Dumont received her bachelor's degree with honors in anthropology from the Indiana University Bloomington and her Ph.D. in physical anthropology from Stony Brook University in New York.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
Elizabeth R. Dumont | Dean
Michael Colvin | Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Angie Salinas | Assistant Dean for Student Support
Ernie Costello | Senior Assistant Dean and Chief of Finance and Operations
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
Suzanne Sindi | Applied Mathematics
Hrant Hratchian | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Teamrat Ghezzehei | Life & Environmental Sciences
Jennifer O. Manilay | Molecular Cell Biology
Ajay Gopinathan | Physics
PROGRAM CHAIR
Gordon Bennett | Biology
GRADUATE GROUP CHAIRS
Roummel Marcia | Applied Mathematics
Christine Isborn | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Martha Conklin | Environmental Systems
Chris Amemiya | Quantitative and Systems Biology
Chih-Chun Chien | Physics
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Harish Bhat | Chair
Dave Ardell | Vice Chair
Boaz Ilan | Applied Mathematics Representative
Aurora Pribram-Jones | Chemistry and Biochemistry Representative
Emily Moran | Life & Environmental Sciences Representative
Lin Tian | Physics Representative
Michele Nishiguchi | Molecular and Cell Biology Representative
STAFF COUNCIL
John Newton | Chair/EXCEL!/Undergraduate Student Support
Whitney Williams | Vice Chair/Dean's Office
Mariah Gonsalez | Faculty Support
Christopher Him | Faculty Support
Hannah Ewing | Development
Maricela Melendrez | Undergraduate Student Support
Alyssa Hua | Instructional Labs
Josephine Vang | Personnel
Vivian Saephan | Instruction and Curriculum Support