Staff & Executive Committee

Peter Christensen, Ani & Mark Gabrellian Director, Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities, Department of Art and Art History

Tanya Bakhmetyeva, Associate Director

Jennie Gilardoni, Assistant Director of Programs

Jasmin Toor, Undergraduate Research Assistant

2024-25 Executive Committee

  • Maya Abtahian, Linguistics
  • Matthew Brown, Eastman School of Music
  • Kristin Doughty, Anthropology
  • William FitzPatrick, Philosophy
  • John Givens, Modern Languages and Cultures 
  • Aaron Hughes, Religion and Classics
  • Mike Jarvis, History
  • Erik Larsen, Medical Humanities, SMD
  • Honey Meconi, Music
  • Jason Middleton (Fall)/Matt Omelsky (Spring) English
  • Mizin Shin, Art and Art History
  • TBD, Black Studies
  • Nicole Sampson, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, ex-officio
  • Kevin Garewal, Vice Provost and Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean, University of Rochester Libraries, ex-officio

Humanities Project Subcommittee

  • Matthew Brown
  • Peter Christensen
  • Bill FitzPatrick
  • Mike Jarvis
  • Mijin Shin

Fellowship Subcommittee

  • John Givens
  • Peter Christensen
  • Honey Meconi
  • Erik Larsen
  • Kristin Doughty
  • TBD

Meliora Scholars Mentors

  • Peter Christensen
  • Aaron Hughes
  • Jason Middleton/Matt Omelsky