Graduate Council

The Graduate Council is the principal advisory body of the Graduate School and participates in the development of rules, policies, and standards pertaining to graduate programs, graduate associates, and graduate fellowships.

Current Membership and Appointments

Faculty from the range of graduate programs make up its membership. 

First Name Last Name | Represented Area | Unit | Term End Date       


Heather Anderson, OD, Ph.D. | Faculty Senate/Health Sciences | College of Optometry | 2026

Chuck Bell, Ph.D. | Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs | The Ohio State Biochemistry Program | 2026

Nick Brunelli, Ph.D. | Professional Colleges | College of Engineering | 2027

Cynthia Carnes, PharmD, Ph.D. | Research | The Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge | Non-Voting

Peter Carrera | Council of Graduate Students Representative | Fisher College of Business | 2025

David DeAndrea, Ph.D. | College of Arts and Sciences | Department of Communications | 2025

Sabrina Durso | President of the Council of Graduate Students | College of Arts and Sciences | Non-Voting

Danielle Fosler-Lussier, Ph.D. | College of Arts and Sciences | School of Music | 2026

Mike Freitas, Ph.D. | Health Sciences | College of Medicine | 2025

Rebecca Garabed, VMD, MPVM, Ph.D. | Health Sciences | College of Veterinary Medicine | 2027

John Gray, Ph.D. | Professional Colleges | Fisher College of Business | 2025

Yana Hashamova, Ph.D. | Faculty Senate | Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures | 2025

Monica Lewandowski, Ph.D. | Professional Colleges | College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences | 2026

JaNelle Ricks, DrPH, MPA | Faculty Senate | College of Public Health | 2027

Mary Stromberger, Ph.D. | Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School | Administrator

Christine Thomas, Ph.D. | College of Arts and Sciences | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | 2027

Adam Tjoelker | Council of Graduate Students Representative | College of Arts and Sciences | 2025