UGA’s Postdoctoral Association

The purpose of the PDA is to serve the postdoctoral community at UGA, thereby promoting the university’s research and teaching missions.

Our objectives are:

• To enhance the visibility of postdocs at UGA and at the local, national, and international levels
• To foster the UGA Postdoctoral community through social interactions
• To serve as a liaison between postdocs and the university administration
• To advocate for the interests of UGA Postdocs

The University of Georgia PDA is governed by the PDA bylaws, (ratified April 2010, updated and ratified February 2019).  The PDA provides a unique opportunity for leadership and service for postdocs at UGA. If you are interested in getting involved or have any questions, please contact us at pdassoc@uga.edu.

Executive Board 2022-2023

• President: Tiago Pereira
• Vice President: Luisa Gomez
• Secretary/Treasurer: Kim Bouwman
• Outreach Coordinator: Yanbing Wang
• Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Raissa Brito
• Tifton Representative: Aparna Petkar
• Skidaway/Savannah Campus Representative: Althea Moore

Executive Board 2021-2022

• President: Patrick Bewg
• Vice President: Tiago Pereira
• Secretary: Luisa Gomez
• Treasurer: Beau Reneer
• Outreach Coordinator: Lauren Pepi
• Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Sampath Gamage
• Tifton Representative: Aparna Petkar
• Skidaway/Savannah Campus Representative: Althea Moore

Executive Board 2020-2021

• President: Kyle L. Bower
• Vice President: Nahal Hoghooghi
• Treasurer: Lara Pereira Garcia
• Secretary: Carolina Ballen Taborda
• Outreach Coordinator: Patrick Bewg
• Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Tiago Jose Pereira

Executive Board 2019-2020

• President: Joseph Disi
• Vice President: Kyle Bower
• Secretary – Athens Campus: Yin Wang
• Treasurer: Lara Pereira
• Human Resources/Library Council Rep: Emily Dittmar
• Public Relations: Nahal Hoghooghi
• Public Relations – Tifton Campus: Aparna Petkar
• University Council Representative: Maurice Shirley

Executive Board 2018-2019

• President: Natalia Bayona
• Vice President: Joseph Disi
• Treasurer: Jasmina Luczo
• Secretary: Dulce Minaya
• Secretary (Tifton Campus Rep): Nino Brown
• Public Relations: Hind Yahyaoui Azami
• Library Council Rep: Suxing Liu
• University Council Rep: Suxing Liu

Executive Board 2017-2018

• President: Anil Kumar
• Vice President: Varughese Mulamoottil
• Treasurer: Haris Panagos
• Secretary: Ana Bento and Sara Porfirio (co-secretaries)
• Public Relations: Christine Reitmayer
• Library Council Rep: Claire Edwards
• University Council Rep: Claire Edwards

Executive Board 2016-2017

• Carla Hadden – President 2017
• Nandakumar Venkatesan – President 2016
• Anil Kumar – Vice President
• Asif Shajahan – Secretary
• Andrew Lancaster – University Council Subcommittee on UGA Libraries Representative

Executive Board 2015-2016

• Evelina Basenko – President, Webmaster
• Nandakumar Venkatesan – Vice President
• Asif Shajahan – Secretary
• Andrew Lancaster – University Council Subcommittee on UGA Libraries Representative
• Juliet Sekandi – Treasurer