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Faculty Chair's Welcome

Welcome to the Ayers College of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)!  I’m thrilled to be going into my second year as Faculty Chair for CCI, and we will have a great year ahead in Northwestern’s #1 Residential College!

I am happy to tell you that you have made a great choice to come and join us and live in CCI! Just a bit about me: I have a background as a Clinical and Developmental Psychologist, and I teach courses for the Psychology department that include Statistical Methods, Research Methods, Child Psychopathology, and Psychology of the Holocaust. I am also teaching a first-year seminar this fall, “Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment: Psychological and Economic Themes”. While the bulk of my work involves teaching, advising, and administration, I also have research interests that center around pedagogy (for example, what are the best ways to keep students engaged when they take a statistics course!). I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and I also worked as a psychotherapist with adults, children, and families for about a decade, though I am not currently in practice. I am the Associate Chair and Professor of Instruction in the Psychology Department. 

I anticipate an exciting year ahead in CCI – we have a fabulous and diverse group of faculty fellows from across the university – from departments ranging from Chemistry to History to Psychology and Economics – and you can look forward to meeting many of them at RC events (fireside “chats”, meals in the dining hall and here in CCI, and other college events) over the coming year. Your CCI exec board is also ready to go with lots of great ideas and energy to get the year off to a great start.

I look forward to welcoming you to campus in September! 

Ayers Residential College Of Commerce And Industry Fellows And Graduate Associates

NAME	POSITION	DEPARTMENT
Mark Aparece	Assistant Professor of Instruction	Chemistry
J. Alex Birdwell	Professor of Instruction, Academic Advisor	Mechanical Engineering
Sara Broaders	Professor of Instruction	Psychology
Alex Dominguez	Associate Director	Occupancy & Graduate Services
Renee Engeln	Professor of Instruction	Psychology
Jonas Jin	Assistant Professor of Instruction	Economics
Stephanie Knezz	Assistant Professor of Instruction	Chemistry
Jeffrey Lewis	Associate Professor of Instruction	Economics
Matt Pryor	Assistant Professor, Director	Political Science, Honors Program
H. David Smith	Distinguished Senior Lecturer	Psychology
Mike Smutko	Professor of Instruction	Physics & Anatomy
Janvi Subramanyan	Graduate Associate	Psychology
Tracy Vaughn-Manley	Assistant Professor	Black Studies
Mark Witte	Professor of Instruction	Economics
Ji-Yeon Yuh	Professor	History
Sandy Zabell	Professor	Mathematics & Statistics, Data Science

Ayers CCI Fellows and Graduate Associates