2020-2021 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
Charles A. Pierce, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
capierce@memphis.edu
College of Communication and Fine Arts
Ryan Fisher, PhD, Associate Dean
rfisher3@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
Bradley Harrell, DNP, Director of MSN Programs
bharrell@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, Director of Graduate Studies
mlevy@memphis.edu
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES
College of Arts and Sciences
Melanie Conroy, Department of World Languages and Literature
mrconroy@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
Leslie Robinson, Department of Psychology
lrobinso@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023
Paul Simone, Department of Chemistry
psimone@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
Fogelman College of Business and Economics
James Lukawitz, School of Accountancy
jlukawtz@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
Tom McInish, Department of Finance
tmcinish@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2021
College of Communication and Fine Arts
Lucas Charles, Department of Art
lcharles@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
Amanda Edgar, Department of Communication and Film
anedgar@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023
College of Education
Jeffrey Byford, Department of Instruction Curriculum Leadership
jmbyford@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
Susan Nordstrom , Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research
snnrdstr@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2021
Herff College of Engineering
Aaron Robinson, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
alrobins@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
Teong Tan, Department of Mechanical Engineering
ttan@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
Loewenberg School of Nursing
Annapoorna Mary
amary@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2022
College of Professional and Liberal Studies
Colin Chapell
cbchpell@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023
University Libraries
Michael Harris
mwhrris2@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2023
Faculty Senate
Xinhua Yu
xyu2@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2021
Graduate Student Association
Hasan Mahbubul
mhasan1@memphis.edu
Term Expires: 2021
EX OFFICO MEMBERS
Robin Poston, PhD, Dean, Graduate School
rposton@memphis.edu
Brian Meredith, PhD, Associate Dean, Graduate School
bmeredth@memphis.edu
James Kierulff, PhD, Director of Graduate Student Services
jkerulff@memphis.edu
RECORDING SECRETARY
Mary Kyle, Coordinator of Graduate Publications and Recruitment
marykyle@memphis.edu