Advisory Committees
If you are a full graduate dean at a CGS member institution and interested in serving on one of the committees listed below, please contact the CGS staff member listed on the relevant page.
Advancement Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy
Diversity and Inclusiveness Advisory Committee
Master’s Advisory Committee
Research and Information Services Committee
Chair
Scott Adler
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
University of Colorado Boulder
2024
Bárbara Brizuela
Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Tufts University
2024
Pero Dagbovie
Associate Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Dean of the Graduate School
Michigan State University
2024
Jean-Pierre Delplanque
Vice Provost for Graduate Education & Dean of Graduate Studies
University of California Davis
2024
Tabbetha A. Dobbins
Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Vice President for Research
Rowan University
2024
Peter Harries
Dean, Graduate School
North Carolina State University
2024
Sarah Larsen
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
University of Houston
2024
Mary Stromberger
Vice Provost for Graduate Education & Dean of the Graduate School
The Ohio State University
2025
Linda M. Thomas
Dean, The Graduate School
James Madison University
2025
Emory H. Woodard IV
Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Villanova University
2025
Interim Chair
Amanda Godley
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies
University of Pittsburgh
2024
Nicquet Blake
Vice Provost, Student Academic Affairs and Dean, Graduate Division
University of California, San Francisco
2026
Levon Esters
Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
The Pennsylvania State University
2025
Rabia Hos
Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies
Southern Connecticut State University
2026
Ashby Kinch
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
University of New Hampshire
2025
John Lopes
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Clemson University
2026
Nicole Lounsbery
Director, Graduate School
South Dakota State University
2026
Amanda Thein
Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education and Dean of the Graduate College
University of Iowa
2025
Kerry Wilks
Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2025
Chair
Taja-Nia Y. Henderson
Dean, Rutgers Graduate School - Newark
Rutgers University, Newark
2023
Juan F. Casas
Dean of Graduate Studies
The University of Nebraska, Ohama
2025
Cherisse Jones-Branch
Dean of Graduate School
Arkansas State University
2024
Lidia Kos
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
University of California, Riverside
2026
Vivian Ta
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The University of Iowa
2025
Chair
James Ahern
Vice Provost, Graduate Education
University of Wyoming
2024
Irene Pittman Aiken
Dean, The Graduate School
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
2024
Kristen Eichhorn
Dean of Graduate Studies
SUNY Oswego
2026
Preselfannie McDaniels
Dean, Division of Graduate Studies
Jackson State University
2025
Sharon James McGee
Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies
East Tennessee State University
2025
Philip Mote
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Oregon State University
2026
Ric Steele
Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Studies
University of Kansas
2025
Troy Terry
Dean of Graduate Studies
University of North Georgia
2026
Chair
Scott Lanyon
Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Education
University of Minnesota
2025
Emily Barman
Dean of the Graduate School
Loyola University of Chicago
2025-2026
Laurence Bray
Senior Associate Provost for Graduate Education
George Mason University
2025-2027
Effrosyni (Faye) Diamantoudi
Dean of Graduate Studies
Concordia University
2025-2026
Andrea Golato
Dean of the Graduate School
Texas State University
2025-2026
LaKeisha Harris
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
2025-2027
Phil Trella
Associate Vice Provost and Director of the Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Virginia
2025-2027
Peter Vanable
Associate Provost, Graduate Studies, Dean of the Graduate School
Syracuse University
2025-2026