Research and Information Services Committee
Research and Information Services Committee charter
Current committee members
Karen J. Colley (2019/2020) – Chair
Dean of the Graduate College
University of Illinois at Chicago
Joshua Barker (2020/2021)
Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education
University of Toronto
Amanda C. Bryant-Friedrich (2020/2021)
Dean, Graduate School
Wayne State University
Brian Carolan (2020/2021)
Dean of Graduate Studies
Sacred Heart University
Devon Jensen (2019/2020)
Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies
University of Central Florida
Scott Lanyon (2020/2021)
Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Education
University of Minnesota
Amanda L. Ostreko (2020)
Assistant Vice Provost, Graduate Enrollment Management
The University of Kansas
Miriam Pabón-González (2020)
Dean Graduate School and International Alliances
Universidad Politécnica
Jennifer Teitle (2020/2021)
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student & Postdoc Development
Graduate College
University of Iowa
Tammi Vacha-Haase (2019/2020)
Dean of the Graduate College
Boise State University
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