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.

Best practices for advising

Best practices for Dissertation and Thesis Advising — Center for Faculty Excellence

Graduate Council meeting dates

*Deadline Dates are for both Graduate Faculty Applications and for submitting New or Revised Program Proposals

All meetings are held typically on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and will be held virtually. A calendar invite with items of importance 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 2021 – No meeting
September 15, 2021 – no new applications considered
October 20, 2021 – applications & proposals due September 17, 2021
November 17, 2021 – applications & proposals due October 15, 2021
December 2021 – No meeting
January 19, 2022 – applications & proposals due November 19, 2021
February 16, 2022 – applications due & proposals due January 21, 2022
March 16, 2022 – applications & proposals due February 18, 2022
April 20, 2022 – applications & proposals due March 18, 2022
May 2022 – No meeting until September 2022

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
Faure, Lionel | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Gonzalez-Sola, Maryvi | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Grigsby, Susan | Temporary | 8-31-2024
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
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
Burke, Megan M. | Associate | 8-31-2027
Collins, Heidi | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Crews, Derek | Full | 8-31-2024
Flanagan, Jennifer | Temporary | 8-31-2023
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
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
Sallusti, Kerri | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Tengesdal, Mark | Full | 8-31-2026
Tyson, Sandra | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Webb, Kerry | Full | 8-31-2021
Werema, Gilbert | Full | 8-31-2025
Yockey, Keith E. | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Young, Margaret | Associate Dean, Ex-Officio
Zou, Lin | Associate | 8-31-2021

Houston

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

Communication Sciences and Oral Health (COMS)

Allman, Tamby | Full | 8-31-2025
Armstrong, Erika | Chair Ex-Officio
Bharadwaj, Sneha | Full | 8-31-2023
Bolinger, Christopher | Associate | 8-31-2024
Brockett, Alison | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Chance, Paula | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Fletcher, Catherine | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Gill, Cynthia | Full | 8-31-2027
Green, Laura | Full | 8-31-2023
Herzer, Michelle | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Jimenez, Rebecca | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Levitt, Junko "June" | Full | 8-31-2027
Lynch, Catherine Carrasco | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Mehta, Jyutika | Full | 8-31-2026
Mims, Lisa | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Mory, Kimberly | Associate | 8-31-2027
Payesteh, Bita | Associate | 8-31-2023
Piering, Kim | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Smith, Chad | Full | 8-31-2027
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)

Beatty, Christine | Temporary | 8-31-2022
Dickinson, Charlene | Associate | 8-31-2024
Koberna, Leslie | Associate | 8-31-2024
Spoonts, Lizabeth | Associate |8-31-2024

Dance

Candelario, Rosemary | Full | 8-31-2027
De La Rosa, Elisa | Associate | 8-31-2027
Fuchs, Jordan | Full | 8-31-2021
Gamblin, Sarah | Full | 8-31-2026
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 | 8-31-2021
Bender, Ashley | Full | 8-31-2022
Benner, William | Associate | 8-31-2025
Bridges, Phyllis | Full | 8-31-2027
Brown, Matthew | Full | 8-31-2022
Busl, Gretchen | Full | 8-31-2021
Casper, Vivian | Associate | 8-31-2027
Daugherty, Rachel | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Fehler, Brian | Full | 8-31-2021
Hoermann-Elliott, Jacquelyn E. | Associate | 8-31-2022
Lackey, Dundee | Full | 8-31-2021
Lanigan, Liam William | Temporary | 8-31-2021
Litton, Alfred “Guy” | Ex-Officio
Scott, Graham R. | Full | 8-31-2021
Smulges, Johnathan | Associate | 8-31-2027
Souris, Stephen | Full | 8-31-2020
West, Genevieve | Chair, Ex-officio

Health Promotions & Kinesiology

Amuta, Ann | Full | 8-31-2025
Becker, Kevin | Full | 8-31-2024
Ben-Ezra, Victor | Full | 8-31-2020
Biggerstaff, Kyle | Full |8-31-2021
Buster, Renee | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Coyle, Thomas | Associate | 8-31-2021
Davis, Ronald | Full | 8-31-2021
Dillon, Suzanna | Full | 8-31-2024
Duplanty, Anthony | Full | 8-31-2026
French, Ron | Emeritus
Golman, Mandy | Full | 8-31-2021
Handman-Nettles, Risa| Assistant | 8-31-2020
King, George | Director, Ex-officio
Kwon, Young-Hoo | Full | 8-31-2022
Mann, Mark | Full | 8-31-2024
Massey-Stokes, Marilyn | Full | 8-31-2021
Menn, Mindy | Full | 8-31-2025
Miloch, Kim | Associate Dean, Ex-officio
Nichols, David | Full | 8-31-2021
Picariello, Manuela | Associate | 8-31-2025
Ray, Christopher | Dean, Ex-officio
Rigby, Rhett (Brandon) | Full | 8-31-2024
Senne, Terry | Ex-Officio
Silliman-French, Lisa | Temporary | 8-31-23 (retired)
Weatherford, Gwendolyn | Full | 8-31-24
Wiginton, Kristin | Full |8-31-23

History & Political Science

Blosser, Jacob | Full | 8-31-2023
Born, Vivienne | Associate | 8-31-2026
Brock, Clare-Leib | Associate | 8-31-2025
Buchkoski, Courtney E. | Associate | 8-31-2027
Fanning, Sara | Full | 8-31-2023
Hevron, Parker | Full |8-31-2021
Hoye, Timothy | Full | 8-31-2020
Landdeck, Katherine | Full | 8-31-2022
Olsen, Jonathan | Chair, Ex-officio
Van Erve, Wouter | Associate | 8-31-2026

Human Development, Family Studies, and Counseling

Armstrong, Joyce | Full |8-21-2022
Brock, Linda | Full | 8-31-2024
Brown, Melissa McInnis | Full | 8-31-2024
Buckley, Rhonda | Full | 8-31-2023
Cantrell, Kathryn | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Dutton, Catherine | Full | 8-31-2026
Gillum, Nerissa | Full | 8-31-2025
Grubbs, Lisa | Full | 8-31-2024
Huffman, Lisa | Dean, Ex-officio
Hwang, Shann-Hwa | Full | 8-31-2021
Johnson, Ruth | Ex-officio
Jones, Adam | Associate | 8-31-2026
Jones, Rebecca Lucero | Associate | 8-31-2026
Ladd, Linda | Full | 8-31-22
Lisenbee, Peggy | Associate | 8-31-2025
Martin, Jennifer | Ex-officio
McCarroll, Elizabeth | Full | 8-31-2027
Moore, Lin | Full | 8-31-2022
Muro, Joel | Full | 8-31-2021
Muro, Lilia | Full | 8-31-2023
Norton, Aaron | Full | 8-31-2022
Pena, Angela | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Rose, Katherine | Full | 8-31-2021
Vittrup, Brigitte | Full | 8-31-2023
Webster, Lindsay | Assistant | 8-31-2022

Library & Information Studies

Becker, Kristen Leigh | Temporary 8-31-2023
Elkins, Aaron | Associate | 8-31-2021
Harrod, Kerol | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Hoffman, Gretchen | Full | 8-31-2027
Jeng, Ling Hwey | Chair, Ex-officio
Lanier, Amy | Temporary | 8-31-2024
Lee, Hyuk-Jin | Full | 8-31-2026
Loomis, Kathryn (Katie) | Temporary | 8-31-2024
Perryman, Carol | Full | 8-31-2023
Simons, Rachel | Associate | 8-31-2027
Tmava, Ahmet (Meti) | Associate | 8-31-2027
Vardell, Sylvia | Full | 8-31-2021
Zavalin, Vyacheslav (Slava) | Temporary | 8-31-2024

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
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

Bailey, Catherine | Full | 8-31-2027
Cho, Michelle |Associate | 8-31-2027
Chrostowski, Susan | Associate | 8-31-2027
Ennis, Joyce | Associate | 8-31-2023
Evans, Stephanie | Associate | 8-31-2028
Gray, Barbara | Full | 8-31-27 (retired)
Halverson, Colleen | Associate | 8-31-2026
Hawkins, Shelley | Ex-Officio
Joplin-Gonzales, Pam | Associate | 8-31-2026
Kubin, Laura | Associate | 8-31-2025
Lin, Chin-Nu | Associate | 8-31-2026
Menendez-Bobseine, Margarita | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Merritt, Linda | Associate | 8-31-2026
Sheriff, Susan | Full | 8-31-2027 (retired)
Thaxton, /Cheryl | Associate | 8-31-2028
Woo, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-2026

Denton

Applewhite, Tneecia | Assistant | 8-31-2024
Cottrell, Damon | Ex-officio
Keele, Rebecca “Becky” | Full | 8-31-2023
Lee, Mikyoung | Full | 8-31-2022
Liu, Fuqin | Full | 8-31-2027
Mainous, Rosalie | Ex-officio
Mancuso, Peggy | Associate | 8-31-2028
Quisenberry, Susan | Assistant | 8-31-2022
Restrepo, Elizabeth | Full | 8-31-2024
Scott-Tilley, Donna | Ex-officio
Spencer, Becky | Associate | 8-31-2028
Stankus, Jo Ann | Full | 8-31-2028
Thomson, Anne | Assistant | 8-31-2022 (retired)

Houston

Aulbach, Rebecca | Associate | 8-31-2027
Ayers, Constance | Full | 8-31-2023 (retired)
Branham, Steven | Temporary | 8-31-2023
Cesario, Sandra | Full | 8-31-2028
Clutter, Paula | Ex-Officio
DelloStritto, Rita | Full | 8-31-2025
Edwards, Joan | Full | 8-31-2027 (retired)
Ellis, Kathleen | Associate | 8-31-2028
Fredland, Nina | Full | 8-31-2028
Freysteinson, Wyona | Full | 8-31-2027
Ho, Tuong-Vi | Associate | 8-31-2023
Hueske, Cathy | Associate | 8-31-2022 (retired)
Isik, Elif | Associate | 8-31-2027
Johnson, Olinda | Associate | 8-31-2026
Koci, Anne | Full | 8-31-22 (retired)
Landrum, Peggy | Full | 8-31-2027
Langford, Rae | Full | 8-31-2025 (retired)
Littles, Sabrenda T. | Associate | 8-31-2025
Malecha, Ann | Full | 8-31-2022
Mbue, Ngozi | Full | 8-31-2028
McFarlane, Judith | Full | 8-31-2027
Mellott, Susan | Full |8-31-2023 (retired)
Mistric, Michael | Full | 8-31-2022 (retired)
Montgomery, Diane | Full | 8-31-2023 (retired)
Moore, Brenda | Associate | 8-31-2027
Nava, Angeles | Associate | 8-31-2028
Nelson, Leslie | Associate | 8-31-2025 (retired)
Nurse, Rachelle | Full | 8-31-2026
Schultz, Rebecca | Associate | 8-31-2025
Toms, Roberta “Robin” J. | Full | 8-31-2025 (retired)

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 | 8-31-2021
Brizzolara, Kelli | Full | 8-31-2027
Fiss, Alysa LaForme | Full | 2027
Goh, Hui-Ting | Full | 8-31-2023
Lin, Suh-Jen | Full | 8-31-2026
Medley, Ann |Chair, Ex-officio
Rosario-Canales, Martin | Full | 8-31-2027
Thomas, Jodi | Associate | 8-31-2027
Thompson, Mary | Full | 8-31-2023
Trudelle-Jackson, Elaine | Full | 8-31-2021
Wang-Price, Sharon | Full | 8-31-2027
Weber, Mark | Full | 8-31-2024

Houston

Bartlett, William | Full | 8-31-2020 (retired)
Bickley, Christina | Full| 8-31-2027
Bogardus, Jennifer | Associate | 8-31-2027
Brewer, Wayne | Full | 8-31-2023
Da Silva, Carolyn | Full | 8-31-2027
Ellison, Jennifer | Full | 8-31-2024
Gleeson, Peggy | Full | 8-31-2023
Mitchell, Katy E. | Full | 8-31-2027
Patel, Rupal | Associate | 8-31-2024
Szot, Catherine Lauren | Assistant | 8-31-2021
Tseng, Shih-Chiao | Full | 8-31-2027
Vargo, Alison | Assistant | 8-31-2022

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 | 8-31-2027
Donelson, Mary | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Dunlap, Karen | Full | 8-31-2021
Figueroa, Jorge | Full | 8-31-2027
Frederickson, Rebecca | Full | 8-31-2026
Goo, Minkowan | Full | 8-31-2024
Hansen-Thomas, Holly | Interim Dean, Ex-officio
Hurlbut, Amanda | Full| 8-31-2027
Keely, Randa | Full | 8-31-2026
Lerner, Barbara | Ex-officio
Malone, Peggy | Full | 8-31-2023
McMahan, Sara | Full | 8-31-2026
Myers, Aimee | Full | 8-31-2025
Peterson-Ahmad, Maria| Temporary | 8-31-2023
Potter, Denise | Assistant | 8-31-2023
Sanchez, Claudia | Full | 8-31-2023
Sourdot, Ludovic | Full | 8-31-2026
Trujillo-Jenks, Laura | Full | 8-31-2027

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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