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Graduate Board

The Graduate Board is the representative body of 30 tenured or tenure-track faculty members elected by the graduate faculty to govern graduate education. The board reviews all proposals for new and continuing graduate programs and hears academic appeals. Members of the board serve on various committees including Appeals, Fellowship, Policy and Program Review, and make recommendations to the vice provost of the Graduate School on matters related to graduate education.

Each spring, an election is held to fill 10 seats for a three-year term that begins the following fall term. Graduate faculty members may serve two consecutive terms.

The Graduate Board meets monthly during the academic year from September to April, with the exception of December. The schedule for 2025–2026 is as follows.

2025-2026 Graduate Board Schedule

Meeting dates for the 2025/2026 Graduate Board

DAY/DATE

LOCATION

TBD

TBD

2025-2026 Graduate Board Membership

Member

School/College

Department

Term Ends

Nezar Al-Hebshi

Kornberg School of Dentistry

Oral Health Sciences

2026

Mariola Alvarez

Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Art History

2026

Shohreh Amini

College of Science and Technology

Biology

2028

Janelle Bailey

College of Education and Human Development

Teaching and Learning – Science Education

2028

Christina Baker

College of Liberal Arts

Spanish and Portuguese

2026

Micaela Baranello

Boyer College of Music and Dance

Music Studies

2028

Sudipta Basu

Fox School of Business and Management

Accounting

2026

Marcus Bingenheimer

College of Liberal Arts

Religion

2028

Lisa Briand

College of Liberal Arts

Psychology and Neuroscience

2028

Todd Chandler

School of Theater, Film and Media Arts

Film and Media Arts

2027

Wayne Childers

School of Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical Sciences

2026

Sarah Drury

School of Theater, Film and Media Arts

Film and Media Arts

2026

Ananias Escalante

College of Science and Technology

Biology

2027

Shivayogi Hiremath

College of Public Health

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

2027

Lauren Kogen

Lew Klein College of Media and Communication

Media Studies and Production

2028

Erin Kulick

College of Public Health

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2028

Lindsey Lee

School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management

Tourism, hospitality, and event management

2027

Micah Magee

School of Theater, Film and Media Arts

Film and Media Arts

2027

Connie Mao

Fox School of Business and Management

Finance

2026

Jeffrey Nesbit

Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Architecture and Environmental Design

2026

Sharyn O'Mara

Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Art

2027

Elizabeth Cassidy Parker

Boyer College of Music and Dance

Music Education

2026

Joseph Picone

College of Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

2028

Gillian Queisser

College of Science and Technology

Mathematics

2026

Jennifer (Jenny) Stafford

School of Theater, Film and Media Arts

Theater

2028

Bernd Surrow

College of Science and Technology

Physics

2028

Vincent Tam

Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation

2027

Paul Toth

College of Liberal Arts

Spanish and Portuguese

2028

Ulysses Sean Vance

Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Architecture and Environmental Design

2027

Karin Wang

College of Engineering

Bioengineering

2027