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 a range of graduate programs make up its membership.
First Name Last Name | Represented Area | Unit | Term End Date
Yigit Akin, Ph.D. | Arts and Humanities | College of Arts and Sciences | 2029
Jason Blevins, Ph.D. | College of Arts and Sciences | Department of Economics | 2028
Nick Brunelli, Ph.D. | Professional Colleges | College of Engineering | 2027
Dawn Chandler, Ph.D. | Health Sciences and Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs | College of Medicine | 2029
Johnathan Chisam | President of the Council of Graduate Students | College of Arts and Sciences | Non-Voting
Chris Coss, Ph.D. | Health Sciences | College of Pharmacy | 2029
Rebecca Garabed, VMD, MPVM, Ph.D. | Health Sciences | College of Veterinary Medicine | 2027
Monica Lewandowski, Ph.D. | Chair of Graduate Council | Professional Colleges | College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences | 2026
Tom Magliery, Ph.D. | Faculty Senate and Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs | College of Arts and Sciences | 2028
Azita Manouchehri, Ph.D. | Faculty Senate and Professional Colleges | Department of Teaching and Learning | 2028
Cecilia Mengo, Ph.D. | Professional Colleges | College of Social Work | 2028
Tinu Oduloye | Council of Graduate Students Representative | College of Arts and Sciences | 2027
JaNelle Ricks, DrPH, MPA | Faculty Senate and Health Sciences | 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 | Chair of Graduate Associate Compensation & Benefits Committee | Council of Graduate Students Representative | College of Arts and Sciences | 2027
Vacant | The Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge | Non-Voting