Program & Department Contacts

Select a Program or Department below to visit their graduate program website.

For specific questions about a program, contact its Coordinator or Director of Graduate Studies (DGS).

Program or Department	DGS	Coordinator
Anthropology	Jada Benn Torres	Crystal Jackson
Astrophysics	Jonathan Bird (interim)	Don Pickert and Sheila Warf
Biochemistry	Manuel Ascano	Patricia Mueller
Biological Sciences	Julian Hillyer	Brandon Harris
Biomedical Engineering	Cynthia Reinhart-King	Peter Nordberg
Biomedical Informatics	Kim Unertl	Rischelle Jenkins
Biomedical Science	James G. Patton	Kristin Conley
Biostatistics	Robert Greevy	Chazlie Miller
Cancer Biology	Jin Chen	Lorie Franklin
Cell & Developmental Biology	Andrea Page-McCaw	Lorie Franklin
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	Jamey Young	Jenni Powell
Chemical & Physical Biology	Ivelin Georgiev	Patricia Mueller
Chemistry	David Cliffel	Taylor Thomas
Civil Engineering	Dan Work	Jackie White
Community Research & Action	Brian Christens	Tonya Lowe
Computer Science	Akos Ledeczi	Chris Lindsey
Creative Writing	Major Jackson	Rene Colehour
NEW: Data Science	Jesse Blocher	Dana Daniele
Drug Discovery (4+1)	Gary Sulikowski
Earth & Environmental Sciences	David Furbish	Kevin Hooper
Economic Development	Kevin Huang	Brooke Talley
Economics	Mattias Polborn	Brooke Talley
Electrical Engineering	Alan Peters	Devin Rogers
English	Vera Kutzinski	Connor Abram
Environmental Engineering	Florence Sanchez	Jackie White
Epidemiology	Peter Rebeiro	Melissa Krasnove
French & Italian	Bob Barsky	Laura Dossett
German, Russian & East European Studies	Meike Werner	Laura Dossett
NEW for Fall 2020: Health Policy	Stacie Dusetzina	Jessica Childs
Hearing & Speech Sciences	Todd Ricketts	Christelle Luchsinger and LaQuinta Murphy
History	Jefferson Cowie	Mary Lyn Albritton
History of Art and Architecture (4+1)	Sheri Shaneyfelt	Julia Kamasz
Human Genetics	Todd Edwards	Roz Johnson
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciences	Barbara Fingelton	Carolyn Berry
Interdisciplinary Materials Sciences	Josh Caldwell	Sarah Ross
Latin American Studies	Gretchen Selcke	Alma Paz-Sanmiguel
Law & Economics	Kevin Stack	Amy Williams
Leadership & Policy Studies	Sean Corcoran	Rosie Moody
Learning, Teaching & Diversity	Kevin Leander	Angie Saylor
Master of Liberal Arts & Science	Sheri Shaneyfelt
Mathematics	Alexander Powell	KT Griffis
Mechanical Engineering	Eric Barth	Melody Kekez
Medical Scientist Training	Christopher Williams	Bryn Sierra
Medicine, Health & Society	JuLeigh Petty	Denise Malone
Microbe & Host Interactions	Maria Hadjifrangiskou	Liz Roelofsz
Molecular Pathology & Immunology	Jay Jerome	Liz Roelofsz
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics	Richard O'Brien	Bobbi Stidham
Neuroscience	Bruce Carter	Roz Johnson
Nursing Science	Terrah Akard	Judy Vesterfelt
Pharmacology	Christine Konradi	Bobbi Stidham
Philosophy	Karen Ng	Laura Dossett
Physics & Astronomy	Vicki Greene	Don Pickert and Sheila Warf
Political Science	Emily Ritter	Shantera Rice
Psychology	Jennifer Trueblood	Savannah Crutchfield, interim
Psychology & Human Development	David Cole	Alexandra Armstead
Quantitative & Chemical Biology	Tina Iverson	Carolyn Berry
Religion	James Byrd, Jr.	Karen Eardley
Sociology	Josh Murray	Crystal Jackson
Spanish & Portuguese	Benigno Trigo	Laura Dossett
Special Education	Robert Hodapp	Vahideh Ahlhauser
Four-Plus-One Programs	Carrie Russell	Dan Morrison
Peabody Director of Graduate Admissions		Kim Brazil
Updated November 2021