2025-2026 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
Brad Harrell, Associate Dean for Academic Programs
bharrell@memphis.edu

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
Jennifer P. Taylor, Associate Dean of Academic Programs
jptaylr2@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

Josef Hanson, PhD, School of Music,
Josef.Hanson@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

Dustin Hornbeck, PhD, Department of Leadership
dhornbeck@memphis.edu

Herff College of Engineering

Daniel Vincent Foti, PhD
dvfoti@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

Dr. Jeremy Killian, PhD,
jkillian@memphis.edu

Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management

University Libraries

Brannen Varner, Graduate Student Outreach Librarian
bvvarner@memphis.edu

Faculty Senate

Reba Umberger, rumbergr@memphis.edu

Graduate Student Association

TBA

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

Ryan Crews, Assistant Dean and Director of Enrollment and Retention, Graduate School
rccrews@memphis.edu