Members of the CPI Executive Committee (EC) are selected each year by the CPI Chair and ratified by the full Council. The EC meets for a coordination meeting the first Wednesday of every month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and invites research administrative representatives from Texas A&M, HSC, TEES, TTI, and AgriLife Research to attend.
The CPI EC also meets regularly with the Texas A&M President, Provost and Vice President for Research; Distinguished Professor’s Executive Committee; The Texas A&M University System Chancellor and other representatives or administrators upon request.
The CPI-EC can be contacted by sending an email to cpi-ec@listserv.tamu.edu.
2025-2026 CPI Officers (officers are standing members of the Executive Committee)
Jorge Alvarado, Chair
Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution
College of Engineering
jorge.alvarado@tamu.edu
979.458.1900
CPI Membership Term: 2022-2027
External Committees:
Laura Dague, Vice Chair
Department of Public Service and Administration
The Bush School of Government and Public Service
dague@tamu.edu
(979) 845-6591
CPI Membership Term: 2024-2027 (2nd term)
External Committees: RDF-AC, VP for Research Search Committee, URC
Robin Page, Past Chair
College of Nursing
Texas A&M Health Science Center
rpage@tamu.edu
979.436.0147
CPI Membership Term: 2021-2026
External Committees: Research Identity Committee, HR Working Committee on Research Personnel
2025-2026 Executive Committee (Ratification approved 8/12/25)
(terms extend from September 1st through August 31st)
Giridhar ‘Giri’ Athrey
Department of Poultry Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
giridhar.athrey@ag.tamu.edu
979.458.9921
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028 (2nd term)
External Committees:
Rebecca Brooker
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
rebeccabrooker@tamu.edu
979.845.2581
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028 (2nd term)
External Committees: Research Identity Committee, Associate Provost for Faculty Advocacy Search
Rodolfo Cardoso
Department of Animal Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
rodolfo.cardoso@ag.tamu.edu
979.458.8463
CPI Membership Term: 2024-2027
External Committees: VP for Faculty Affairs Search Advisory Committee
Carl Gregory
Department of Medical Physiology
College of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center
cgregory@tamu.edu
979.436.9643
CPI Membership Term 2025-2028
External Committees: RDF-AC
Bruce Herbert
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
bruce.herbert@ag.tamu.edu
979.321.5754
CPI Membership Term: 2024-2027
External Committees: Research Data Focus Group – SRS, Digital Accessibility Working Group, Federal Demonstration Partnership
Daniel Jiménez
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
djimenez@cse.tamu.edu
979.845.2434
CPI Membership Term: 2023-2026 (2nd term)
External Committees:
Theresa Morris
Department of Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences
theresa.morris@tamu.edu
979.862.3193
CPI Membership Term: 2024-2027
External Committees: Sesquicentennial Planning & Steering Committee
David Powers
Department of Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
david.powers@chem.tamu.edu
979.862.3089
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028
External Committees: RDF-AC