2022-2023 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
Kurt Kraiger, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Management
kurt.kraiger@memphis.edu

College of Communication and Fine Arts
Jenna Thompson, Associate Dean
jlthmps5@memphis.edu

College of Education
Steve Zanskas, PhD, Associate Dean
alhall1@memphis.edu

Herff College of Engineering
Roger Meier, PhD, Director of Graduate Programs
rwmeier@memphis.edu

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

Loewenberg College of Nursing
Jason Sasser, DNP, Director of MSN Programs
jsasser@memphis.edu

Angela Oigbokie, DNP, Clinical Associate Professor
sigbokie@memphis.edu

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

Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management
Rui Qui, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies
rqi1@memphis.edu

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Lisa Lucks Mendel, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
lmendel@memphis.edu

School of Public Health
Marian Levy, DrPH, RD, FAND, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement
mlevy@memphis.edu

College of Arts and Sciences

Leslie Robinson, PhD, Department of Psychology
lrobinso@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

Bernie Daigle, PhD, Biology Sciences
bjdaigle@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

William Duffy, PhD, Department of English
weduffy@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

Fogelman College of Business and Economics

James Lukawitz, PhD, School of Accountancy
jlukawtz@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Jeremy Orosz, PhD, School of Music
jorosz@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

Joy Goldsmith, PhD, Department of Communication and Film

jvgldsmt@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

College of Education

Susan Nordstrom, PhD, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research
snnrdstr@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022

Charisse Gulosino, PhD, Department of Leadership
cglosino@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2025

Herff College of Engineering

Aaron Robinson, PhD, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
alrobins@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

Ranga Gopalakrishnan, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering
rgplkrsh@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

Loewenberg School of Nursing

Mary Annapoorna, PhD, Program Director
amary@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022

College of Professional and Liberal Studies

Colin Chapell, PhD
cbchpell@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023

University Libraries

Perveen K Rustomfram
prstmfrm@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2025

Faculty Senate

Angela Oigbokie, PhD, Faculty Representative
sigbokie@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2025

Graduate Student Association

Kiersten Lynn Brockman
klbrckmn@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022

Deborah Tollefsen, PhD, Dean, Graduate School

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

Todd Deese, Director of Graduate Student Services
tdeese@memphis.edu

Position Vacant