UCGS Members
Academic Year: 2026-2027
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
Craig Stewart, Interim Associcate Dean
costewrt@memphis.edu
College of Education
Stephen Zanskas, PhD, Associate Dean
szanskas@memphis.edu
Herff College of Engineering
Sabya Mishra, PhD, Director of Graduate Programs
smishra3@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
Colin Chapell, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies
cbchpell@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 REPRESENTATIVES
College of Arts and Sciences
Gretchen Peterson, PhD, Sociology,
gpetrson@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
TBA
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
TBA
Loewenberg College of Nursing
Jacqueline Bowen Buford, MSN, FNP
jabowen@memphis.edu
College of Health and Human 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
University Libraries
Brannen Varner, Graduate Student Outreach Librarian
bvvarner@memphis.edu
Faculty Senate
Reba Umberger, rumbergr@memphis.edu
EX OFFICO MEMBERS
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