Interdisciplinary Research Ecosystem Working Group
President Ellen M. Granberg’s Charge:
When GW launched Raising Higher: OneGW’s Path to Preeminence, we established three working groups to begin translating our shared aspirations into recommendations.
President Ellen M. Granberg charged the Interdisciplinary Research Ecosystem Working Group with defining the essential characteristics and components of a thriving interdisciplinary research ecosystem and recommending strategies to promote and expand those characteristics and components across GW.
The working group has now completed its formal charge, and we are pleased to share its final report with the GW community. We invite you to explore the recommendations and share your thoughts and feedback by September 23, 2026.
Co-Chairs
- Dayna Bowen Matthew, Dean, GW Law
- Robert Miller, Former Interim Vice President for Research
Members*
- Susan Aaronson, Professor; Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub, ESI
- Lorien Abroms, Professor of Prevention and Community Health; Associate Dean for Academic Graduate Programs, GWSPH
- David Broniatowski, Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, SEAS
- Tyson Brown, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Enrollment and Student Success
- Shawneequa Callier, Associate Professor, Clinical Research & Leadership, SMHS
- Jamie Cohen-Cole, Department Chair of American Studies; Associate Professor of American Studies, CCAS
- Matthew Colonnese, Professor, Pharmacology & Physiology, SMHS
- Laura Engel, Professor of International Education and International Affairs, GSEHD
- Adrienne Fowler, Assistant Dean for Privacy & Technology Law, GW Law
- Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Professor of Medicine and Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, SMHS
- Christopher Goss, Associate Vice President, Financial Management – Schools, Athletics, & GSEHD, Finance
- Alison Hall, Associate Dean for Research, SMHS
- Oleg Kargaltsev, Professor of Physics, CCAS
- Matthew Kay, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, SEAS
- Brandon Kohrt, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, SMHS
- Tian Lan, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, SEAS
- Miguel Lejeune, Professor of Decision Science, GWSB
- Chris Mores, Associate Dean for Research, GWSPH
- Christine Pintz, Associate Dean for Research, SON
- Ethan Porter, Associate Professor, Media and Public Affairs, CCAS
- Laurie Posey, Associate Professor, SON
- John Ralls, Customer Engagement and Service Enhancement Specialist, Safety and Operations
- Michael Rand, Assistant Dean for Business and Finance Law, GW Law
- Laura Richman, Associate Professor, Social Science and Health Law, GW Law
- Kausik Sarkar, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, SEAS
- Catie Snow-Bailard, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs, CCAS
- Annette Thomson, Executive Director, Web and Mobile Strategy, OCM
- Scott White, Program Director, Cybersecurity BPS; Associate Professor, CPS
*Names and titles reflect those in place at the time of the Working Group’s work.
