Senta Goertler is a Professor of Second Language Studies and German in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures (LiLaC). Currently, Dr. Goertler is serving on two MSU Strategic Plan 2030 committees: the General Education Reform
as well as the Spartan Global Learning Initiative.
Alison Dobbins is a Professor of Integrated Performance Media Design at Michigan State University. Dobbins’ scholarship explores audience engagement and creating community through performance. She is an interdisciplinary project creator focused on integrating elements of dance,
Dr. Sarah Gretter is the Director of the Apple Developer Academy with Michigan State University in Detroit. Her work focuses on rethinking the future of education to adapt to today’s realities.
Soma Chaudhuri is Associate Professor of Sociology (College of Social Science), and Co-Director of Global Research, Outreach and Engagement for the Center for Gender in Global Context (International Studies and Programs),
Dr. Justin Micomonaco is an assistant dean in MSU’s Honors College. In this role, he oversees the academic advising team and undergraduate research programs. In addition, Dr. Micomonaco leads assessment and research efforts within the unit to inform and support the strategic plan set forth by the Dean.
The following academics are fellows of MSU’s cohort for the 2024-25 Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program.
Through her position of Associate Dean of Academic Personnel and Administration in the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University where she has served since 2017,
Nara Parameswaran is a Professor of Physiology and Associate Dean for faculty affairs and staff administration in the College of Human Medicine. Dr. Parameswaran received his BVSc. (Vet Med) from Madras Veterinary College,
Bio coming soon!
Pero Gaglo Dagbovie is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of History and Associate Dean in
the Graduate School at Michigan State University. He joined MSU’s Department of History in 2003 after he
worked for three years as an assistant professor at Wayne State University in the Interdisciplinary Studies
Program in the College of Lifelong Learning where he taught African and African American history and Logic.