Function
- recommends Graduate College policies to the dean of The Graduate College, who in turn administers the policies or submits recommendations to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs and the president's cabinet
- reviews standards for admissions, retention and enrollment patterns, in concurrence with the dean
- approves membership standards for graduate faculty
Graduate Council
Dr. Clay Green, Interim Dean, The Graduate College, Chair
Mohamed R. Amar, Associate Professor of Instruction, Engineering Technology (R)
Dixie Andelman, Clinical Assistant Professor, St. David’s School of Nursing (2027-2030) (R)
Bahram Asiabanpour, Professor, Ingram School of Engineering (R)
Drea Brown, Associate Professor, English (2025-2028) (R)
Yao-Yu Chih, Associate Professor, Finance and Economics (2027-2030) (R)
Amanda Jo Cordova, Associate Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology (R)
Joellen Coryell, Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology (R)
Anthony Cross, Assistant Professor, Philosophy (2027-2030) (R)
Agustin Cuadrado, Professor, World Languages and Literatures (2027-2030) (R)
Sara Damiano, Associate Professor, History (2025-2028) (R)
Stephen Deringer, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance (2027-2030) (R)
Cheri Prough DeVol, Professor, Theatre, Dance, and Film (2026-2029) (R)
David Dietrich, Associate Professor, Sociology (2025-2028) (R)
Anton Dochtermann, Associate Professor, Mathematics (2027-2030) (R)
Ravindranath Droopad, Professor, Ingram School of Engineering (R)
Carlton Fong, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction) (R)
Paige Haber-Curran, Professor, Counseling. Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology (2027-2030) (R)
Paul Hart, Professor, History (2026-2029) (R)
Nicholas Henry, Associate Professor, Respiratory Care (2027-2030) (R)
Nicholas Herrmann, Professor, Anthropology (R)
Vanessa Higgins Joyce, Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication (2027-2030) (R)
Chang Ji, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry (2025-2028) (R)
Injeong Jo, Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies (R)
Cassandra Johnson, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences (2027-2030) (R)
Meysam Khaleghian, Associate Professor, Engineering Technology (R)
Lindsay Kipp, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance (R)
Kimberly Lee, Associate Professor of Practice, Health Administration (2024 – 2027) (R)
David Lemke, Professor, Biology (2025-2028) (R)
Karen Lewis, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry (R)
Kasey Martin, Associate Professor, Accounting (2027-2030) (R)
Jason Martina, Associate Professor, Biology (R)
Melissa Martinez, Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology (R)
Ranjini Mohan, Associate Professor, Communication Disorders (2025-2028) (R)
Anne Hee-Hiong Ngu, Professor, Computer Science (R)
Suzanna Okere, Associate Professor of Instruction, Physical Therapy (R)
Pratheesh Omana Sudhakaran, Associate Professor, Agricultural Sciences (2025-2028) (R)
Indu Ramachandran, Associate Professor, Management (2026-2029) (R)
Nandhini Rangarajan, Associate Professor, Political Science (2026-2029) (R)
Blagoy Rangelov, Associate Professor, Physics (2027-2030) (R)
Sean Roche, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology (R)
Nico Schüler, University Distinguished Professor, Music (2027-2030) (R)
Jaymeen Shah, Professor, Information Systems and Analytics (2026-2029) (R)
Molly Sherman, Associate Professor, Art and Design (2027-2030) (R)
Tracey Smith, Clinical Associate Professor, St. David’s School of Nursing (R)
Rolf Straubhaar, Associate Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology (R)
Sharon Strickland, Professor, Mathematics (R)
Lindsay Timmerman, Associate Professor, Communication Studies (2027-2030) (R)
Anthony S. Torres, Professor, Engineering Technology (R)
Raymond Treinen, Professor, Mathematics (R)
Diego Vacaflores Rivero, Professor, Finance and Economics (R)
Angela VandenBroek, Assistant Professor, Anthropology (2027-2030) (R)
Susan Waite, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction (2025-2028) (R)
Feng Wang, Professor, Ingram School of Engineering (R)
Tiankai Wang, Professor, Health Informatics and Information Management (2025-2028) (R)
Katherine Warnell, Associate Professor, Psychology (2026-2029) (R)
Chelsey Wooten, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Social Work (2025-2028) (R)
Lei Xie, Associate Professor, Organizational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (2027-2030) (R)
Gail Zank, Professor, Marketing (2027-2030) (R)
Ziliang Zong, Professor, Computer Science (2027-2030) (R)
The Graduate Council also has two master's students and one doctoral student serving on the committee. The appointments rotate on a semester-by-semester basis among programs.
Ex Officio:
Pranesh Aswath, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (T)
Kelly Damphousse, President, Texas State University (T)
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, University Registrar, University Registrar (T)
Cynthia L. Hernandez, Assistant Vice President, Student Success (T)
Function:
Recommends Graduate College policies to the Dean of The Graduate College, who in turn administers the policies or submits recommendations to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and the President's Cabinet. The Graduate Council also reviews standards for admissions, retention, and enrollment patterns, in concurrence with the Dean. The Graduate Council also approves membership standards for graduate faculty.
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