University at Buffalo (UB)
MAC Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP)
Overview
In 2017, The University at Buffalo joined with other colleges and universities in the Mid- American Conference (MAC) to participate in the Academic Leadership Program (ALDP). The mission of the MAC ALDP is to identify, develop, prepare and advance faculty as academic leaders in the Mid-American Conference universities. The program provides an opportunity for University at Buffalo faculty to gain valuable knowledge and experience in academic leadership by working closely with select administrators from other colleges and universities in the MAC.
Key outcomes of the program include:
- Articulate the complexity of the structure and operations within an institution and across institutions;
- Describe the impact of the external influences on the role of leaders in a higher institution. This should include, but is not limited to, federal/state regulations and mandates, accreditation, and community influence;
- Identify best practices in academic leadership;
- Assess one’s own leadership potential, including strengths and weaknesses, and identify leadership pathways; and
- Communicate the importance of inclusive excellence.
ALDP Fellows
Up to four (4) outstanding individuals are selected each year to serve as University at Buffalo ALDP Fellows under the mentorship of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. The program has two components:
- A university-level development program led by the Senior Vice Provost for the selected University at Buffalo fellows, and
- Participation in a series of monthly digital workshops held throughout the year. These workshops address topics such as conflict resolution, budgeting, accreditation and accountability.
Meet Our 2025-26 MAC ALDP Faculty Fellows
Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah
Department Chair, Urban and Regional Planning
School of Architecture and Planning
Jason Briner
Professor, Earth Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Jordana L. Maisel
Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Director of the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access
School of Architecture and Planning
Jun Zhuang
Associate Dean for Research and Morton C. Frank Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Past MAC ALDP Faculty Fellows
David M. Dietz
Professor
Chair, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Associate Dean of Research Strategy
Director, Undergraduate Neuroscience
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Patricia Logan-Greene
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Social Work
Wenyao Xu
Professor
Department Associate Chair, Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Adrienne Decker
Engineering Education
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Haiqing Lin
Chemical and Biological Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Jeffrey C. Miecznikowski
Biostatistics
School of Public Health and Health Professions
Erkin Özay
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Architecture and Planning
Thikriat Al-Jewair
Orthodontics
School of Dental Medicine
Nathan Daun-Barnett
Educational Leadership and Policy
Graduate School of Education
Sambandamurthy Ganapathy
Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Miriam Thaggert
English
College of Arts and Sciences
Martha Bohm
Architecture
School of Architecture
Yu-Ping Chang
Family, Community and Health Systems Sciences
School of Nursing
Patrick McDevitt
History
College of Arts and Sciences
Amy Graves Monroe
Romance Languages and Literatures
College of Arts and Sciences
James Maynard
The Poetry Collection
University Libraries
Katia Noyes
Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions
Elizabeth M. Stellrecht
Health Sciences Library
University Libraries
Albert H. Titus
Biomedical Engineering
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Francine Battaglia
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Anne Burnidge
Theatre and Dance
College of Arts and Sciences
David Hostler
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
School of Public Health and Health Professions
William A. Prescott, Jr.
Pharmacy Practice
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Carrie Tirado Bramen
English
College of Arts and Sciences
Peter F. Biehl
Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
Christine T. Kroll
Center for Educational Innovation
Note: Class of 2017-18 and 2018-19 was limited to three fellows from each MAC institution. In 2019-20 MAC increased the number of fellows from each institution to four per MAC institution.