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
Jerry Weinberg
Associate Provost for Research & Dean of the Graduate School
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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
Chair
Melissa Sturge-Apple
Vice Provost and University Dean of Graduate Education
University of Rochester
2024
Chair Emeritus
Mark Sheridan
Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School
Texas Tech University
2024
Adam Bradford
Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Idaho State University
2024
Karin Elliott Brown
Interim Vice Provost, Associate Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies
California State University, Los Angeles
2025
Michael Crowder
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Miami University
2024
Clay Gloster
Vice Provost of Graduate Research and Dean of the Graduate College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
2024
Amanda Godley
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies
University of Pittsburgh
2024
Ashby Kinch
Dean of the Graduate School
University of Montana
2025
Amanda Thein
Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education and Dean of the Graduate College
University of Iowa
2025
Kerry Wilks
Dean of the Graduate School and AVP of International Affairs
Northern Illinois University
2025
Chair
Taja-Nia Y. Henderson
Dean, Rutgers Graduate School - Newark
Rutgers University, Newark
2023
Juan E. González
Dean of Graduate Education and Associate Provost
The University of Texas at Dallas
2024
Sara Hernandez
Associate Dean for Inclusion and Student Engagement
Cornell University
2023
Cherisse Jones-Branch
Dean of Graduate School
Arkansas State University
2024
Juan F. Casas
Dean of Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska, Omaha
2025
Chair
Ranjit Koodali
Associate Provost doe Research and Graduate Education
Western Kentucky University
2023
James Ahern
Vice Provost, Graduate Education
University of Wyoming
2024
Irene Pittman Aiken
Dean, The Graduate School
University of North Carolina Pembroke
2023
Philip Anloague
Associate Provost, Graduate Academic Affairs
University of Dayton
2023
Kristen Eichhorn
Dean of Graduate Studies
SUNY Oswego
2026
Mary Jo Finney
Dean, Graduate School
University of Alaska Anchorage
2023
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
Jennifer Roberts
Vice Provost of Graduate Studies and Academic Affairs
University of Kansas
2025
Chair
Scott Lanyon
Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Education
University of Minnesota
2022
Joshua Barker
Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education
University of Toronto
2023
Brian Carolan
Dean of Graduate Studies
SUNY Empire State College
2022
Devon Jensen
Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies
University of Central Florida
2022
Craig Ogilvie
Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President of Research
Montana State University
2022
Amanda L. Ostreko
Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Graduate Enrollment Management
University of Kansas
2022
Dana Williams
Dean, Graduate School
Howard University
2022