Graduate Faculty

Applications, Meetings and Policies

Graduate faculty policies

Application information

The Graduate Council meets at 1:15 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, and April. There are no meetings in December or May. A meeting may be held in early May or during the summer only if needed.

Application deadlines for new and renewing memberships are indicated below.

Graduate Council Meeting Dates

All meetings will be held virtually and a calendar invite with the link will be emailed to each member as the dates approach. If you would like to attend as a guest please contact Danita Cantu for link information.

Meeting Time: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

August 2020 – No meeting
September 16, 2020 no new applications considered
October 21, 2020 applications due September 18, 2020
November 18, 2020 applications due October 16, 2020
December 2020 – No meeting
January 20, 2021 applications due November 20, 2020
February 17, 2021 applications due January 15, 2021
March 17, 2021 applications due February 19, 2021
April 21, 2021 applications due March 19, 2021
May 2021 – No meeting
June 2021 – No meeting

Biology

Ahmed, Shazia | Assistant | 8-31-2021
Averitt, Dayna | Full | 8-31-2024
Bergel, Michael | Full | 8-31-2021
Biggers, Amanda | Full | 8-31-2027
Brower, Christopher | Full | 8-31-2024
Conrad-Webb, Heather | Full | 8-31-2023
Davis, Ann Marie | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Elrod, Diana | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Grigsby, Susan | Temporary | 8-31-2020
Gumienny, Tina | Full | 8-31-2025
Hammett, Amy Jo | Assistant | 8-31-2021
Hanson, Laura | Full | 8-31-2026
Hynds, DiAnna | Full | 8-31-2021
Maier, Camelia | Full | 8-31-2026
Mills, Nathaniel | Full | 8-31-2027
Pislariu, Catalina | Full | 8-31-2025
Sola, Maryvi Gonzalez | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Spencer, Juliet | Chair, Ex-Officio
Tennakoon, Deepani K. | Assistant | 08-31-2023
Westmoreland, Sandra | Full | 8-31-2021

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Anderson, Mary E. | Full | 8-31-2026
Britt, Mark | Full | 8-31-2019
Li, Yunxiang | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Mirsaleh-Kohan, Nasrin | Full | 8-31-2021
Omary, Manal | Full | 8-31-2021
Sheardy, Richard | Chair, Ex-Officio

College of Business

Dallas

Driscoll, Patricia | Full | 8-31-2021
Miller, Anastasia | Associate | 8-31-26
Wylie, Mary | Temporary | 8-31-2021

Denton

Baker, Pamela | Full | 8-31-2021
Barua, Maria | Associate | 8-31-2021
Boonme, Kittipong | Associate | 8-31-2023
Brown, Lee Warren | Associate | 8-31-2027
Capitan, Christine | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Collins, Heidi | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Crews, Derek | Full | 8-31-2024
Flanagan, Jennifer | Temporary | 8-31-2020
Gates, Sandra | Associate | 8-31-26
Harris, Christopher | Associate | 8-31-2021
Henderson, Joseph | Temporary | 8-31-22
Klein, Kenneth | Temporary | 8-31-22
Lambert, Jason | Full | 8-31-2024
Li, Zhen | Full | 8-31-2025
Morgan, Eugina | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Pan, David | Full | 8-31-2024
Pomelnikov, Alexey | Associate | 8-31-2024
Radighieri, Jeff | Associate | 8-31-2021
Raisinghani, Michael | Full | 8-31-2027
Raman, Pushkala | Full | 8-31-2027
Ren, He | Temporary | 8-31-22
Rylander, David | Full | 8-31-2021
Skibo, James E. | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Stanberry, Kurt | Temporary | 8-31-21
Tengesdal, Mark | Full | 8-31-2026
Tyson, Sandra | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Webb, Kerry | Full | 8-31-2021
Werema, Gilbert | Full | 8-31-2025
Young, Margaret | Associate Dean, Ex-Officio
Zou, Lin | Associate | 8-31-2021

Houston

Goodman, Gerald | Full | 8-31-2022
Horn, Dewaynna | Associate | 8-31-2025
Le, Emily | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Murdock, Sandra | Full | 8-31-2022

Communication Sciences and Oral Health (COMS)

Abellera, Robin | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Allman, Tamby | Full | 8-31-2025
Armstrong, Erika | Chair Ex-Officio
Beatty, Christine | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Bharadwaj, Sneha | Full | 8-31-2023
Blasingame, Vanessa | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Bolinger, Christopher | Associate | 8-31-2024
Brockett, Alison | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Brusniak, Rosario | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Chance, Paula | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Fletcher, Catherine | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Gill, Cynthia | Full | 8-31-2021
Green, Laura | Full | 8-31-2023
Herzer, Michelle | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Jimenez, Rebecca | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Klement, Niatasha | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Levitt, Junko "June" | Full | 8-31-2021
Lynch, Catherine Carrasco | Assistant | 8-31-2022
McCrary, Amy | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Mehta, Jyutika | Full | 8-31-2026
Mims, Lisa | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Moorer-Cook, Laura | Associate | 8-31-2026
Mory, Kimberly | Associate | 8-31-2027
Olea-Santos, Tricia | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Payesteh, Bita | Associate | 8-31-2023
Piering, Kim | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Smith, Chad | Full | 8-31-2027
Spolsky, Sonya | Associate | 8-31-2024
Stockholm, Melissa | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Wainscott, Sarah | Full | 8-31-2023
Walker-Batson, Delaina | Full | 8-31-2027
Woods, Alisa | Associate | 8-31-2024

Communication Sciences and Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

Dickenson, Charlene | Associate | 8-31-2024
Handman-Nettles, Risa | Associate | 8-31-2027
Koberna, Leslie | Associate | 8-31-2024
Spoonts, Lizabeth | Associate |8-31-2024

Dance

Candelario, Rosemary | Full | 8-31-2027
Fuchs, Jordan | Full | 8-31-2021
Gamblin, Sarah | Full | 8-31-2026
Henley, Matthew | Full | 8-31-2022
Morgan, Ilana | Full | 8-31-2025
Thomas, Priya | Full | 8-31-2027
Williford-Shade, Mary | Chair Ex-officio

English, Speech & Foreign Languages

Barker, Jamie | Temporary | 8-31-21
Bender, Ashley | Full | 8-31-22
Benner, William | Associate | 8-31-25
Bridges, Phyllis | Full | 8-31-27
Brown, Matthew | Full | 8-31-22
Busl, Gretchen | Full | 8-31-21
Casper, Vivian | Associate | 8-31-27
Fehler, Brian | Full | 8-31-21
Hoermann-Elliott, Jacquelyn E. | Associate | 8-31-22
Lackey, Dundee | Full | 8-31-21
Lanigan, Liam William | Temporary | 8-31-21
Litton, Alfred “Guy” | Ex-Officio
Scott, Graham R. | Full | 8-31-21
Souris, Stephen | Full | 8-31-20
West, Genevieve | Chair, Ex-officio

Health Promotions & Kinesiology

Amuta, Ann | Full | 8-31-25
Becker, Kevin | Full | 8-31-24
Ben-Ezra, Victor | Full | 8-31-20
Biggerstaff, Kyle | Full |8-31-21
Coyle, Thomas | Associate | 8-31-21
Davis, Ronald | Full | 8-31-21
Dillon, Suzanna | Full | 8-31-24
Duplanty, Anthony | Full | 8-31-26
French, Ron | Emeritus
Golman, Mandy | Full | 8-31-21
Handman-Nettles, Risa| Assistant | 8-31-20
King, George | Director, Ex-officio
Kwon, Young-Hoo | Full | 8-31-22
Mann, Mark | Full | 8-31-24
Massey-Stokes, Marilyn | Full | 8-31-21
Menn, Mindy | Full | 8-31-25
Miloch, Kim | Associate Dean, Ex-officio
Nichols, David | Full | 8-31-21
Picariello, Manuela | Associate | 8-31-25
Ray, Christopher | Dean, Ex-officio
Rigby, Rhett (Brandon) | Full | 8-31-24
Senne, Terry | Ex-Officio
Silliman-French, Lisa | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Weatherford, Gwendolyn | Full | 8-31-24
Wiginton, Kristin | Full |8-31-23

History & Political Science

Blosser, Jacob | Full | 8-31-23
Born, Vivienne | Associate | 8-31-26
Brock, Clare-Leib | Associate | 8-31-25
Fanning, Sara | Full | 8-31-23
Hevron, Parker | Full |8-31-21
Hoye, Timothy | Full | 8-31-20
Landdeck, Katherine | Full | 8-31-22
Olsen, Jonathan | Chair, Ex-officio
Van Erve, Wouter | Associate | 8-31-26

Human Development, Family Studies, and Counseling

Armstrong, Joyce | Full |8-21-22
Brock, Linda | Full | 8-31-24
Brown, Melissa McInnis | Full | 8-31-24
Buckley, Rhonda | Full | 8-31-23
Cantrell, Kathryn | Assistant | 8-31-22
Dutton, Catherine | Full | 8-31-26
Gillum, Nerissa | Full | 8-31-25
Grubbs, Lisa | Full | 8-31-24
Huffman, Lisa | Dean, Ex-officio
Hwang, Shann-Hwa | Full | 8-31-21
Johnson, Ruth | Ex-officio
Jones, Adam | Associate | 8-31-26
Jones, Rebecca Lucero | Associate | 8-31-26
Ladd, Linda | Full | 8-31-22
Lisenbee, Peggy | Associate | 8-31-25
Martin, Jennifer | Ex-officio
McCarroll, Elizabeth | Full | 8-31-20
Moore, Lin | Full | 8-31-22
Muro, Joel | Full | 8-31-21
Muro, Lilia | Full | 8-31-23
Norton, Aaron | Full | 8-31-22
Pena, Angela | Assistant | 8-31-22
Rose, Katherine | Full | 8-31-21
Vittrup, Brigitte | Full | 8-31-23
Webster, Lindsay | Assistant | 8-31-22

Library & Information Studies

Curry, Evelyn | Associate | 8-31-19
Elkins, Aaron | Associate | 8-31-21
Hoffman, Gretchen | Full | 8-31-27
Jeng, Ling Hwey | Chair, Ex-officio
Lee, Hyuk-Jin | Full | 8-31-26
McElrath, Rebecca | Assistant | 8-31-22
Moore, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-23
Perryman, Carol | Full | 8-31-23
Richey, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-23
Simons, Rachel | Associate | 8-31-27
Tmava, Ahmet (Meti) | Associate | 8-31-27
Vardell, Sylvia | Full | 8-31-21

Literacy and Learning

Anderson, Nancy | Full | 8-31-27
Briggs, Connie | Ex-officio
Burke, Amy | Full | 8-31-27
Dollar, Tamara | Assistant | 8-31-22
Elias, Annette Torres | Full | 8-31-26
Kaye, Elizabeth | Full | 8-31-23
Snider, Sharla | Full | 8-31-26
Stewart, Amanda “Mandy” | Full | 8-31-21
Watson, Patricia | Chair, Ex-Officio

Mathematics & Computer Science

Banks, Catherine Cleaveland| Associate | 8-31-21
Demuynck, Marie-Anne | Chair, Ex-officio
Edwards, Don | Ex-officio (retired)
Falley, Brandi | Full | 8-31-27
Gardner, David | Associate | 8-31-25
Gratch, Jonathan | Full | 8-31-27
Grigorieva, Ellina | Associate | 8-31-22
Hamner, Mark | Ex-officio
Mallam, Winifred | Full | 8-31-27
Navarra-Madsen, Junalyn | Full | 8-31-21
Smith, Shawnda | Associate | 8-31-26
Wheeler, Ann | Full | 8-31-27
Xu, Wen | Full | 8-31-26
Zhang, Jian | Full | 8-31-24

Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies

Beins, Agatha | Full | 8-31-26
Bejarano, Christina | Ex-officio
Keating, AnaLouise | Full| 8-31-22
Kessler, Mark | Full | 8-31-23
Phillips-Cunningham, Danielle | Full | 8-31-26
Sahlin, Claire | Ex-officio

Music & Theatre

Baker, Vicki | Full |8-31-22
Biggers, Carter | Associate | 8-31-24
Bynane, Patrick | Full | 8-31-20
Gavito, Cory | Full | 8-31-24
Jensen, Joni | Full | 8-31-26
Lelek, Noah | Full | 8-31-25
Molloy-Daugherty, Della | Associate | 8-31-26
Shuster, Richard | Full | 8-31-26
Thomas, Paul | Associate| 8-31-24
Woolery, Danielle | Full | 8-31-26
Youngblood, Pamela | Chair, Ex-officio

Nursing

Dallas

Arnold, Carol | Associate | 8-31-21 (retired)
Bailey, Catherine | Full | 8-31-27
Chaney, Susan | Full | 8-31-21
Cho, Michelle |Associate | 8-31-2027
Chrostowski, Susan | Associate | 8-31-2027
Church, Cory D. |Associate | 8-31-2025
Denham, Sharon | Full | 8-31-21
Dreadin-Pulliam, Julie | Assistant | 8-31-2021
Ennis, Joyce | Associate | 8-31-23
Fogg, Niki | Assistant | 8-31-20
Gray, Barbara | Full | 8-31-27
Halverson, Colleen | Associate | 8-31-26
Hawkins, Shelley | Ex-Officio
Joplin-Gonzales, Pam | Associate | 8-31-26
Kubin, Laura | Associate | 8-31-25
Lin, Chin-Nu | Associate | 8-31-26
Lodrigues, William | Assistant | 8-31-21
Menendez-Bobseine, Margarita | Assistant | 8-31-23
Merritt, Linda | Associate | 8-31-26
Morris, Kristine | Assistant | 8-31-21
Oquin, Charli Lois | Associate | 8-31-26
Roussel, Linda | Temporary | 8-31-21
Sheriff, Susan | Full | 8-31-27
Tietze, Mari | Full | 8-31-27
Van Sell, Sharon | Full | 8-31-21
Woo, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-26

Denton

Atchinson, Phillip T. | Temporary | 8-31-21
Cottrell, Damon | Ex-officio
Keele, Rebecca “Becky” | Full | 8-31-23
Lee, Mikyoung | Full | 8-31-22
Liu, Fuqin | Full | 8-31-27
Mainous, Rosalie | Ex-officio
Quisensberry, Susan | Assistant | 8-31-22
Restrepo, Elizabeth | Full | 8-31-24
Scott-Tilley, Donna | Ex-officio
Stankus, Jo Ann | Associate | 8-31-24
Thomson, Anne | Assistant | 8-31-22

Houston

Aulbach, Rebecca | Associate | 8-31-27
Ayers, Constance | Full | 8-31-23 (retired)
Binder, Brenda | Full | 8-31-21 (retired)
Birch-Evans, Anlee | Associate | 8-31-20
Branham, Steven | Temporary | 8-31-20
Budhrani-Shani, Pinky | Associate | 8-31-24
Cesario, Sandra | Full | 8-31-21
Clutter, Paula | Full | 8-31-25
DelloStritto, Rita | Full | 8-31-2025
Edwards, Joan | Full | 8-31-27
Foster, Janet | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Fredland, Nina | Full | 8-31-21
Freysteinson, Wyona | Full | 8-31-27
Ho, Tuong-Vi | Associate | 8-31-23
Hueske, Cathy | Associate | 8-31-22
Johnson, Olinda | Associate | 8-31-26
Koci, Anne | Full | 8-31-22 (retired)
Krepper, Rebecca | Full | 8-31-21
Landrum, Peggy | Full | 8-31-27
Langford, Rae | Full | 8-31-25 (retired)
Littles, Sabrenda T. | Associate | 8-31-25
Malecha, Ann | Full | 8-31-22
Mbue, Ngozi | Associate | 8-31-26
McFarlane, Judith | Full | 8-31-27
Mellott, Susan | Full |8-31-23
Mistric, Michael | Full | 8-31-22 (retired)
Montgomery, Diane | Full | 8-31-23 (retired)
Moore, Brenda | Associate | 8-31-27
Nelson, Leslie | Associate | 8-31-25
Nibert, Ainslie | Ex-officio
Nurse, Rachelle | Full | 8-31-26
Pancheri, Karen | Full | 8-31-21
Poe, Travis | Assistant | 8-31-19
Schultz, Rebecca | Associate | 8-31-25
St Germain, Ann | Assistant | 8-31-21
Toms, Roberta “Robin” J. | Full | 8-31-25

Nutrition & Food Sciences

Broughton, Kenneth Shane | Chair, Ex-officio
Bush, Rose | Assistant | 8-31-21 (retired)
Davis, Kathleen | Full | 8-31-23
Du, Xiaofen | Full | 8-31-24
Everts, Helen | Full | 8-31-23
Imrhan, Victorine | Full | 8-31-25
Juma, Shanil | Full | 8-31-21
LeMieux, Monique | Full | 8-31-26
Miketinas, Derek | Associate | 8-31-25
Moore, Carolyn E. | Full | 8-31-23
Moreland, Karen | Assistant | 8-31-22
Patterson, Mindy | Full | 8-31-22
Prasad, Chandan | Full | 8-31-25
Rew, Martha | Assistant | 8-31-22
Tucker, Wesley | Associate | 8-31-26
Vijayagopal, Parakat | Full | 8-31-21
Warren, Cynthia | Full | 8-31-27

Occupational Therapy

Dallas

Borsh, Sarah | Assistant | 8-31-21
Buckingham, Deborah “Debbie” | Temporary | 8-31-21
Fletcher, Tina | Full | 8-31-27
McKay, Keegan | Temporary | 8-31-20
Neville, Marsha | Full | 8-31-22
Osborne, Candice | Temporary | 8-31-20
Poskey, Gail | Full | 8-31-24
Sit, Yau Chi Boogie “William” | Associate | 8-31-21
Vas, Asha | Full | 8-31-23

Denton

Burns, Suzanne | Associate | 8-31-25
Cable, Jennifer | Temporary | 8-31-20
Chen, Christine | Full | 8-31-25
Evetts, Cynthia | Director, Ex-officio
Fette, Claudette | Associate | 8-31-20
Hennigan, Mary | Assistant | 8-31-25
Levandowski, Shannon | Associate | 8-31-24
Pickens, Noralyn | Full | 8-31-21
Roberts, Heather | Associate | 8-31-25
Shierk, Angela | Assistant | 8-31-20
Washington, Fermond “Leon” F. | Temporary | 8-31-21

Houston

Baxter, Mary Frances | Full | 8-31-23
Bowyer, Patricia | Full | 8-31-23
Chan, Josephine | Associate | 8-31-26
Chang, Pei-Fen | Full | 8-31-26
Hay, Catherine Cooper | Associate | 8-31-25
Lohmann, Alicia | Assistant | 8-31-20
Rydin, Sophie | Temporary | 8-31-21
Smith, Theresa Marie | Full | 8-31-24

Physical Therapy

Dallas

Anderle, Dale | Assistant | 8-31-21
Brizzolara, Kelli | Full | 8-31-21
Goh, Hui-Ting | Full | 8-31-23
Lin, Suh-Jen | Full | 8-31-26
Medley, Ann |Chair, Ex-officio
Rosario-Canales, Martin | Full | 8-31-27
Thomas, Jodi | Associate | 8-31-27
Thompson, Mary | Full | 8-31-23
Trudelle-Jackson, Elaine | Full | 8-31-21
Wang-Price, Sharon | Full | 8-31-21
Weber, Mark | Full | 8-31-24

Houston

Bartlett, William | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Bickely, Christina | Associate | 8-31-25
Bogardus, Jennifer | Associate | 8-31-27
Brewer, Wayne | Full | 8-31-23
Da Silva, Carolyn | Full | 8-31-21
Ellison, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-24
Gleeson, Peggy | Full | 8-31-23
Mitchell, Katy E. | Full | 8-31-27
Patel, Rupal | Associate | 8-31-24
Szot, Catherine Lauren | Assistant | 8-31-21
Tseng, Shih-Chiao | Full | 8-31-27
Vargo, Alison | Assistant | 8-31-22

Psychology & Philosophy

Asbury, Edward | Full | 8-31-2026
DeOrnellas, Kathy | Full | 8-31-2026
Harding, Brian | Associate | 8-31-2025
Harris, Danica | Associate | 8-31-2021
Hart, Christian | Full | 8-31-2021
Hasan, Nadia | Associate | 8-31-2021
Herbstrith, Julie | Full | 8-31-2026
Johnson, Wendi | Full | 8-31-2023
Kim, Samuel | Full | 8-31-2025
Maricle, Denise | Full | 8-31-2027
Miller, Daniel | Full | 8-31-2020
Mollen, Debra | Full | 8-31-2026
Morris, Michael | Full | 8-31-2026
Na, Elisa | Full | 8-31-2025
Palomares, Ronald | Full | 8-31-2025
Porras, Claudia | Full | 8-31-2023
Rosen, Lisa | Full | 8-31-2025
Rubin, Linda | Full | 8-31-2025
Scott, Shannon | Ex-Officio
Smith, Gabrielle | Full | 8-31-2026
Stabb, Sally (Interim Chair) | Full | 8-31-2027
Terrizzi, Jr., John A. | Full | 8-31-2025
Williams, Marlene | Associate | 8-31-2026

Sociology & Social Work

Bones, Paul | Full | 8-31-26
Colvin, Alex | Full | 8-31-26
Felderhoff, Brandi | Full | 8-31-26
Gullion, Jessica | Full | 8-31-27
Kapinus, Carolyn | Ex-officio
Kelly-Ricks, Nila | Associate | 8-31-25
Lo, Celia | Full | 8-31-21
Nahar, Shamsun | Associate | 8-31-26
Rosa-Davila, Emarely | Assistant | 8-31-22
Runnels, Ratonia | Associate | 8-31-26
Sadri, Mahmoud | Full | 8-31-27
Tilton, Abigail | Ex-officio
Wagner, Beverly | Associate | 8-31-26
Williams, James | Full | 8-31-21
Yang, Philip | Full | 8-31-27

Teacher Education

Anderson, Gina | Ex-officio
Cowart, Melinda | Full | 8-31-27
Donelson, Mary | Assistant | 8-31-23
Dunlap, Karen | Full | 8-31-21
Figueroa, Jorge | Full | 8-31-27
Frederickson, Rebecca | Full | 8-31-26
Goo, Minkowan | Full | 8-31-24
Hansen-Thomas, Holly | Interim Dean, Ex-officio
Hurlbut, Amanda | Associate | 8-31-23
Keely, Randa | Full | 8-31-26
Lerner, Barbara | Ex-officio
Malone, Peggy | Full | 8-31-23
McMahan, Sara | Full | 8-31-26
Myers, Aimee | Full | 8-31-25
Potter, Denise | Assistant | 8-31-23
Sanchez, Claudia | Full | 8-31-23
Sourdot, Ludovic | Full | 8-31-26
Trujillo-Jenks, Laura | Full | 8-31-27

Visual Arts

Adamson-Riefler, Carrie | Temporary | 8-31-21
Griffiths, Megan | Full | 8-31-26
Libersat, Julie | Full | 8-31-25
Parsons, Colby (Interim Chair) | Full | 8-31-21
Petersen, Michelle | Full | 8-31-26
Smith, Barbara | Temporary | 8-31-21
Synar, Tanya | Full | 8-31-26
Washmon, Gary | Full | 8-31-26
Weller, Laurie | Temporary | 8-31-21

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