SIPS Directors and Associate Directors

Jocelyn Rose
jr286 [at] cornell.edu (jr286[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

• Advances SIPS priorities within the college, university, and external organizations.
• Strengthens alumni and donor engagement.
• Guides strategic planning and faculty hiring.

Rebecca Nelson 
rjn7 [at] cornell.edu (rjn7[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

• Forges research initiatives and engagements with other academic units.
• Works to ensure facilities and capabilities meet research needs.
• Strategizes faculty renewal and SIPS-wide research vision.

Kathie Hodge 
kh11 [at] cornell.edu (kh11[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

• Elevates the practice of teaching in SIPS.
• Marshals support and resources for teaching.
• Anticipates changing teaching needs and implications for faculty renewal, increasing student enrollment, student mentoring, and teaching spaces.

Awais Khan 
awais.khan [at] cornell.edu (awais[dot]khan[at]cornell[dot]edu)

• Identifies Extension opportunities and evaluating impacts.
• Helps onboard and mentor new faculty with Extension appointments.
• Raises Extension and Outreach issues to be addressed by SIPS, CALS and CCE leadership.

Chelsea Specht 
cds266 [at] cornell.edu (cds266[at]cornell[dot]edu)

• Helps develop and implement best practices and guidelines for faculty.
• Supports faculty engagement in recruitment, hiring, onboarding, retention, promotion and tenure.
• Identifies opportunities for leadership and career development.

Magdalen Lindeberg
ml16 [at] cornell.edu (ml16[at]cornell[dot]edu)