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 March. A meeting may be held in early May or during the summer only if needed.

Application deadlines for new membership are indicated below.

Meeting dates and locations

Denton Campus: BHL 101
Houston Campus: IHSH 5305
Dallas Campus: IHSD 8720

September 19, 2018 – no new applications considered
October 17, 2018 – applications due September 21, 2018
November 14, 2018 – applications due October 19, 2018
December – no meeting
January 16, 2019 – applications due November 16, 2018
February 20, 2019 – applications due January 18, 2019
March 20, 2019 – applications due February 22, 2019
April 17, 2019 – applications due March 22, 2019
May – no meeting

Biology

Ahmed, Shazia | Assistant | 8-31-2021
Averitt, Dayna | Full | 8-31-2024
Bergel, Michael | Full | 8-31-2021
Biggers, Amanda | Temporary | 8-31-2019
Brower, Christopher | Full | 8-31-2024
Conrad-Webb, Heather | Full | 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 | 8-31-2020
Pislariu, Catalina | Full | 8-31-2025
Spencer, Juliet | Chair, Ex-Officio
Westmoreland, Sandra | Full | 8-31-2021

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Britt, Mark | Full | 8-31-2019
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
Maurer, Robert | Temporary | 8-31-2021
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 | Assistant | 8-31-2020
Collins, Heidi | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Crews, Derek | Full | 8-31-2024
Flanagan, Jennifer | Temporary | 8-31-2020
Gilliard, Jacqueline | Temporary | 8-31-21
Harris, Christopher | Associate | 8-31-2021
Irving, Lynn | Temporary | 8-31-2020
Lambert, Jason | Full | 8-31-2024
Li, Zhen | Full | 8-31-2025
Morgan, Eugina | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Nugent, John | Full | 8-31-2021
Pan, David | Full | 8-31-2024
Pomelnikov, Alexey | Associate | 8-31-2024
Radighieri, Jeff | Associate | 8-31-2021
Raisinghani, Michael | Full | 8-31-2020
Raman, Pushkala | Full | 8-31-2020
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
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

Carfango, Louis F | Temporary | 8-31-2020
Goodman, Gerald | Full | 8-31-2022
Horn, Dewaynna | Associate | 8-31-2025
Le, Emily | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Malmberg, Eric | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Murdock, Sandra | Full | 8-31-2022

Communication Sciences and Oral Health (COMS)

Armstrong, Erika | Chair Ex-Officio
Abellera, Robin | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Allman, Tamby | Full | 8-31-2025
Bharadwaj, Sneha | Full | 8-31-2023
Bolinger, Christopher | Associate | 8-31-2024
Brockett, Alison | Temporary | 8-31-2020
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
Levitt, Junko "June" | Full | 8-31-2021
Lynch, Catherine Carrasco | Assistant | 8-31-2020
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
OleaSantos, Tricia | Temporary | 8-31-2020
Payesteh, Bita | Associate | 8-31-2023
Piering, Kim | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Smith, Chad | Full | 8-31-2020
Spolsky, Sonya | Associate | 8-31-2024
Stockholm, Melissa | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Wainscott, Sarah | Full | 8-31-2023
Walker-Batson, Delaina | Full | 8-31-2020
Woods, Alisa | Associate | 8-31-2024

Communication Sciences and Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

Dickenson, Charlene | Associate | 8-31-2024
Koberna, Leslie | Associate | 8-31-2024
Spoonts, Lizabeth | Associate |8-31-2024

Dance

Williford-Shade, Mary | Chair Ex-officio
Candelario, Rosemary | Full | 8-31-2020
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 | Associate | 8-31-2026

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 | 8-31-20
Brown, Matthew | Full | 8-31-22
Busl, Gretchen | Full | 8-31-21
Casper, Vivian | Full | 8-31-20
Fehler, Brian | Full | 8-31-21
Greer, Russell | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Hoermann-Elliott, Jacquelyn E. | Temporary | 8-31-21
Lackey, Dundee | Full | 8-31-21
Lanigan, Liam William | Temporary | 8-31-21
Litton, Alfred “Guy” | Ex-Officio
McWain, Katherine | Associate | 8-31-25
Scott, Graham R. | Full | 8-31-21
Souris, Stephen | Full | 8-31-20
Thompson, Lou | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
West, Genevieve | Chair, Ex-officio

Family Sciences

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
Dutton, Catherine | Associate | 8-31-25
Gillum, Nerissa | Full | 8-31-25
Grubbs, Lisa | Full | 8-31-24
Huffman, Lisa | Dean, Ex-officio
Huey, Erron | Associate | 8-31-20
Hwang, Shann-Hwa | Full | 8-31-21
Johnson, Ruth | Ex-officio
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
Rose, Katherine | Full | 8-31-21
Vittrup, Brigitte | Full | 8-31-23

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
Crosslin, Katie | Full | 8-31-20
Davis, Ronald | Full | 8-31-21
Dillon, Suzanna | Full | 8-31-24
Duplanty, Anthony | Associate | 8-31-25
Espinoza, Luis | Associate | 8-31-24
French, Ron | Emeritus
Golman, Mandy | Full | 8-31-21
Guerrero, Julio | Associate |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 | Associate | 8-31-22
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

Belfiglio, Valentine | Full | 8-31-20
Blosser, Jacob | Full | 8-31-23
Brock, Clare-Leib | Associate | 8-31-25
Fanning, Sara | Full | 8-31-23
Hevron, Parker | Full |8-31-21
Hodges, Lybeth | Associate | 8-31-20
Hoye, Timothy | Full | 8-31-20
Landdeck, Katherine | Full | 8-31-22
Olsen, Jonathan | Chair, Ex-officio
Travis, Paul | Full | 8-31-20

Library & Information Studies

Curry, Evelyn | Associate | 8-31-19
Elkins, Aaron | Associate | 8-31-21
Evans, Sarah | Assistant | 8-31-20
Hoffman, Gretchen | Full | 8-31-19
Jeng, Ling Hwey | Chair, Ex-officio
Moore, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-23
Perryman, Carol | Full | 8-31-23
Richey, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-23
Vardell, Sylvia | Full | 8-31-21

Mathematics & Computer Science

Banks, Catherine Cleaveland| Associate | 8-31-21
Demuynck, Marie-Anne | Associate | 8-31-19
Edwards, Don | Chair, Ex-officio (retired)
Falley, Brandi | Associate | 8-31-20
Gardner, David | Associate | 8-31-25
Grigorieva, Ellina | Full | 8-31-22
Hamner, Mark | Ex-officio
Mallam, Winifred | Full | 8-31-19
Navarra-Madsen, Junalyn | Full | 8-31-21
Smith, Shawnda | Associate | 8-31-26
Wheeler, Ann | Full | 8-31-20
Xu, Wen | Full | 8-31-26
Zhang, Jian | Full | 8-31-24

Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies

Beins, Agatha | Full | 8-31-26
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, Vickie | Full |8-31-22
Biggers, Carter | Associate | 8-31-24
Bynane, Patrick | Full | 8-31-20
Cohen, Niki | Full | 8-31-26
Gavito, Cory | Full | 8-31-24
Jensen, Joni | Full | 8-31-19
Kelly, Elizabeth | Associate | 8-31-21
Lelek, Noah | Full | 8-31-25
Madden, Christopher | Associate | 8-31-24
Pettit, Russell | Associate | 8-31-21
Thomas, Paul | Associate| 8-31-24
Woolery, Danielle | Associate | 8-31-20
Youngblood, Pamela | Chair, Ex-officio
Zanders, Michael | Full | 8-31-25

Nursing

Dallas

Abraham, Annie | Assistant | 8-31-19
Arnold, Carol | Associate | 8-31-21 (retired)
Bailey, Catherine | Full | 8-31-20
Chaney, Susan | Full | 8-31-21
Chrostowski, Susan | Assistant | 8-31-2020
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 | 8-31-20
Greene, Pamela | Associate | 8-31-19
Kubin, Laura | Associate | 8-31-25
Lin, Chin-Nu | Associate | 8-31-26
Lodrigues, William | Assistant | 8-31-21
Menendez-Bobseine, Margarita | Assistant | 8-31-20
Morris, Kristine | Assistant | 8-31-21
Sheriff, Susan | Full | 8-31-20
Tapler, Deborah | Full | 8-31-2020 (retired)
Van Sell, Sharon | Full | 8-31-21

Denton

Atchinson, Phillip T. | Temporary | 8-31-21
Cottrell, Damon | Ex-officio
Hamilton, Patti | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Hufft, Anita |Ex-officio
Keele, Rebecca “Becky” | Full | 8-31-23
Lee, Mikyoung | Full | 8-31-21
Liu, Fuqin | Full | 8-31-20
Mancuso, Peggy | Ex-officio
Restrepo, Elizabeth | Full | 8-31-24
Roussel, Linda | Temporary | 8-31-21
Scott-Tilley, Donna | Ex-officio
Spencer, Becky | Full | 8-31-21
Stankus, Jo Ann | Associate | 8-31-24
Zeigler, Vicki | Full | 8-31-21(retired)

Houston

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 | Associate | 8-31-25
DelloStritto, Rita | Full | 8-31-2025
Edwards, Joan | Associate | 8-31-20
Foster, Janet | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Fredland, Nina | Full | 8-31-21
Freysteinson, Wyona | Full | 8-31-20
Ho, Trong-Vi | Associate | 8-31-23
Hueske, Cathy | Associate | 8-31-22
Koci, Anne | Full | 8-31-22 (retired)
Krepper, Rebecca | Full | 8-31-21
Landrum, Peggy | Full | 8-31-20
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 | 8-31-20
Mellott, Susan | Full |8-31-23
Mistric, Michael | Full | 8-31-22 (retired)
Montgomery, Diane | Full | 8-31-23 (retired)
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
Solomon, Rheatte | Temporary | 8-31-20
St Germain, Ann | Assistant | 8-31-21
Symes, Lene | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Toms, Roberta “Robin” J. | Full | 8-31-25
Young, Anne | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)

Nutrition & Food Sciences

Broughton, Kenneth Shane | Chair, Ex-officio
Bush, Rose | Assistant | 8-31-21 (retired)
Davis, Kathleen | Full | 8-31-23
DiMarco, Nancy | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
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 | 8-31-22
Miketinas, Derek | Associate | 8-31-25
Moore, Carolyn E. | Full | 8-31-23
Patterson, Mindy | Full | 8-31-22
Prasad, Chandan | Full | 8-31-25
Rew, Martha | Assistant | 8-31-19
Vijayagopal, Parakat | Full | 8-31-21
Warren, Cynthia | Full | 8-31-20

Occupational Therapy

Dallas

Borsh, Sarah | Assistant | 8-31-21
Buckingham, Deborah “Debbie” | Temporary | 8-31-21
Fletcher, Tina | Full | 8-31-20
McCarroll, Hope | Temporary | 8-31-20
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 | Associate | 8-31-23

Denton

Amerih, Husny | Full | 8-31-20
Burns, Suzanne | Associate | 8-31-25
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
Bowman, O. Jayne | Full | 8-31-20
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
Hersch, Gayle | Full | 8-31-19
Lohmann, Alicia | Assistant | 8-31-20
Rydin, Sophie | Temporary | 8-31-21
Sieber, Rachel | Temporary | 8-31-20
Smith, Theresa Marie | Full | 8-31-24
Sternberg, Karla | Temporary | 8-31-19

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 | 8-31-19
Medley, Ann |Chair, Ex-officio
Rosario-Canales, Martin | Associate | 8-31-24
Shirley, Kathleen | Assistant | 8-31-20
Weber, Mark | Full | 8-31-24
Thompson, Mary | Full | 8-31-23
Trudelle-Jackson, Elaine | Full | 8-31-21
Wang-Price, Sharon | Full | 8-31-21

Houston

Bartlett, William | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Bickely, Christina | Associate | 8-31-25
Bogardus, Jennifer | Assistant | 8-31-20
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 | 8-31-20
Olson, Sharon | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Patel, Rupal | Associate| 8-31-24
Roddey, Toni | Full | 8-31-23
Szot, Catherine Lauren | Assistant | 8-31-21
Tseng, Shih-Chiao | Full | 8-31-20

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
Johnson, Wendi | Full | 8-31-2023
Kim, Samuel | Full | 8-31-2025
Maricle, Denise | Full | 8-31-2020
Mollen, Debra | Full | 8-31-2019
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 | Chair, Ex-Officio
Smith, Gabrielle | Full | 8-31-2026
Stabb, Sally | Full | 8-31-2020
Terrizzi, Jr., John A. | Full | 8-31-2025

Reading

Anderson, Nancy | Full | 8-31-20
Briggs, Connie| Ex-officio
Burke, Amy | Full | 8-31-20
Haag, Claudia | Full |8-31-19 (retired)
Kaye, Elizabeth | Full |8-31-23
Simpson, Anne | Full | 8-31-19 (retired)
Stewart, Amanda “Mandy” | Full | 8-31-21
Watson, Patricia | Full | 8-31-20

Sociology & Social Work

Gullion, Jessica | Full | 8-31-19
Kapinus, Carolyn | Ex-officio
Kelly-Ricks, Nila | Associate | 8-31-25
Lo, Celia | Full | 8-31-21
Rosa-Davilla | Assistant | 8-31-22
Sadri, Mahmoud | Full | 8-31-20
Tilton, Abigail | Ex-officio
Williams, James | Full | 8-31-21
Yang, Philip | Full | 8-31-20

Teacher Education

Anderson, Gina | Ex-officio
Cowart, Melinda | Full | 8-31-20
Dunlap, Karen | Full | 8-31-21
Figueroa, Jorge | Associate | 8-31-25
Goo, Minkowan | Full | 8-31-24
Hansen-Thomas, Holly | Full | 8-31-23
Hurlbut, Amanda | Associate | 8-31-23
Keely, Randa | Full | 8-31-26
Lerner, Barbara | Ex-officio
Malone, Peggy | Full | 8-31-23
Myers, Aimee | Full | 8-31-25
Myers, Diane | Chair, Ex-officio
Pemberton, Jane | Full | 8-31-19
Potter, Denise | Temporary | 8-31-19
Sanchez, Claudia | Full | 8-31-23
Trujillo-Jenks, Laura | Full | 8-31-20
Whitworth, Jerry | Full | 8-31-20

Visual Arts

Adamson-Riefler | Temporary | 8-31-21
Brown, Kathy | Temporary | 8-31-21
Calabrese, John | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Chapman, Bailey | Temporary | 8-31-21
Grant, Susan | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Gregory, Diane | Full | 8-31-20 (retired)
Griffiths, Megan | Full | 8-31-20
Kim, Elizabeth | Full | 8-31-20
Libersat, Julie | Full | 8-31-25
Parsons, Colby | Full | 8-31-21
Petersen, Michelle | Full | 8-31-25
Smith, Barbara | Temporary | 8-31-21
Synar, Tanya | Full | 8-31-26
Weller, Laurie | Temporary | 8-31-21
Whitehead, Vagner | Chair, Ex-officio

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