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