2024-2025 UCGS Members

COLLEGE DIRECTORS OF GRADUATE STUDIES

College of Arts and Sciences
Roger J Kreuz, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
rkreuz@memphis.edu

Fogelman College of Business and Economics
Carmen Astorne, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Programs & Research
cmstrnfg@memphis.edu

College of Communication and Fine Arts
Lucas Charles, Interim Associcate Dean
lcharles@memphis.edu

College of Education
Stephen Zanskas, PhD, Associate Dean
szanskas@memphis.edu

Herff College of Engineering
Kevin Berisso, PhD, Director of Graduate Programs
kberriso@memphis.edu

College of Health Sciences
Larry Weiss, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies
lweiss@memphis.edu

Loewenberg College of Nursing
Debra kelly, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
dlkelly4@memphis.ed

College of Professional and Liberal Studies
Joanne Gikas, Ed.D., Associate Dean
jgikas@memphis.edu

Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management
Tim Ryan, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies
tdryan@memphis.edu

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Lynda Feenaughty, PhD, Associate Professor
Lynda.Feenaughty@memphis.edu

School of Public Health
Ilias Kavouras, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Public Health
kavouras@memphis.edu

College of Arts and Sciences

Helen Sable, PhD, Psychology, hjsable@memphis.edu

Bernie Daigle, PhD, Biology Sciences, bjdaigle@memphis.edu

Andrei Znamenski, PhD, Department of History, znmenski@memphis.edu

Fogelman College of Business and Economics

James Lukawitz, PhD, School of Accountancy
jlukawtz@memphis.edu

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Jeremy Orosz, PhD, School of Music, jorosz@memphis.edu

Robby Bryd, PhD, Journalism, rdbyrd@memphis.edu

College of Education

Yong hon Jade Xu, PhD, Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research
yxu@memphis.edu

Charisse Gulosino, PhD, Department of Leadership
cglosino@memphis.edu

Herff College of Engineering

Bonny Banerjee, PhD (EECE), bbnerje@memphis.edu

John Willimas, PhD (BIOM), jlwllm17@memphis.edu

Loewenberg School of Nursing

Helen Mitchell, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
hmitchel@memphis.edu

College of Health Sciences

Todd Layne, PhD, telayne@memphis.edu

School of Public Health

Alex Parkhouse, PhD, alex.parkhouse@memphis.edu

College of Professional and Liberal Studies

Colin Chapell, PhD, cbchpell@memphis.edu

University Libraries

Perveen K Rustomfram, prstmfrm@memphis.edu

Faculty Senate

Reba Umberger, rumbergr@memphis.edu

Graduate Student Association

Christopher Harris
cdhrrs15@memphis.edu

Deborah Tollefsen, PhD, Dean, Graduate School, dtollfsn@memphis.edu

Brian Meredith, PhD, Associate Dean, Graduate School
bmeredth@memphis.edu