Councils and Committees
The Graduate Studies Council is the governing body of the College. The Council is chaired by the Dean, or their representative, and consists of the Chair or Director of each program within the College, a student representative, and other representatives with direct interaction with the College. The Council is advised by the Credentials Committee and the Curriculum Committee.
Graduate Studies Council meets at 9:00 AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The meeting is in the conference room at the College office, Suite 807, 920 Madison Ave.
| Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, Ex Officio | Larry L. Tague 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 807h 901.448.7152 |
| Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Ex Officio | John V. Cox, PhD 101F Molecular Science 901.448.7080 |
| Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Affairs, Ex Officio | Monica Jablonski, PhD 930 Madison Avenue, Suit 758 901.448.7572 |
| Associate Dean, Student Affairs, Ex Officio | Isaac O. Donkor, PhD 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 807 901.448.7736 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Richard A. Smith, PhD 956 Court Ave, Suite A302 901.448.5254 |
| Biomedical Sciences | Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, PhD 601 Molecular Sciences Building 901.448.5405 |
| College of Graduate Health Sciences Dean | Donald B. Thomason, PhD, Chair 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 807 901.448.5538 |
| Dental Sciences | Sidney H. Stein, DMD, PhD C313 Dunn Building 901.448.6242 |
| Development | Open |
| Epidemiology | Zoran Bursac, PhD (Chair) 633 Doctors Office Building 901.448.1195 Simonne Nouer, MD (Director) 633 Doctors Office Building 901.448.5189 |
| Graduate Student Executive Committee | Daniel Bastardo 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 807 901.448.5538 |
| Health Outcomes and Policy Research | Sajeesh Kumar, PhD 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 518 901.448.2125 |
| Laboratory Research and Management | Leonard Lothstein, PhD Rm 358 Cancer Research Building 901.448.3334 |
| Nursing Science | Carolyn Graff, PhD 182 Boling Center 901.448.6544 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | Hassan Almoazen, PhD 327C Johnson Building 901.448.7533 |
| Pharmacology | Edwards Park, PhD 302 Crowe Building 901.448.4779 |
| Speech and Hearing Science | Devin Casenhiser, PhD 548 South Stadium (Knoxville) 865.974.1808 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Gerard Zambetti, PhD MS 340 Room D4063C St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105.3678 901.595.3429 |
The faculty are responsible for establishing and maintaining a standard of excellence for graduate work within the College. Therefore, appointment to the College is required before a faculty member may (1) direct a graduate course and serve on thesis or dissertation committees or (2) supervise the research of students working toward degrees awarded through the CGHS. The Credentials Committee is responsible for reviewing applications for appointment to the faculty and recommending appointments to the Graduate Studies Council.
The Credentials Committee meets at least twice a year, in the Fall and Spring terms, to review faculty applications to be credentialed by the College to teach courses, sit on student committees, and to direct students' thesis and dissertation research. The Committee meets on an ad hoc basis, as necessary. The meeting is in the conference room at the College office, Suite 807, 920 Madison Ave.
| Health Professions | Open |
| Anatomy and Neurobiology | Michael J. Herr, PhD 522 Link Building 901.448.1058 |
| Epidemiology | Open |
| Health Outcomes and Policy Research | Open |
| Molecular Sciences | David R. Nelson, PhD 101B Molecular Sciences 901.448.8303 |
| Nursing | Open |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | Sarka Beranova, PhD 445 Pharmacy Building 901.448.5433 |
| Pharmacology | Edwards A. Park, PhD (Committee Chair) 215S Translational Research Building 901.448.4779 |
| Physiology | Open |
The Curriculum Committee advises the Graduate Studies Council on curriculum matters, including review and approval of new course proposals and new programs of study.
New graduate courses must be submitted through the Course Catalog Manager. The deadlines for submitting new course proposals are February 1 for the next Fall term, and September 1 for the next Spring term.
The Curriculum Committee meets as needed to review new course proposals, new courses, and other curricular issues. The meeting is in the conference room at the College office, Suite 807, 920 Madison Ave.
| Committee Chair | John V. Cox, PhD 101F Molecular Sciences 901.448.7080 |
| Biomedical Sciences | J. Patrick Ryan, PhD 910 Madison, Suite 1009 901.448.6411 |
| Graduate Student Executive Committee | Daniel Bastardo bastardo@uthsc.edu |
| Nursing | Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, RN, FAAN 920 Madison Avenue, Room 950 901.448.6250 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | Sarka Beranova, PhD 445 Pharmacy Building 901.448.5433 |
| Pharmacology | Fu.Ming Zhou, MD, PhD 315 Crowe Building 901.448.1779 |
The CGHS Advisory Board meets twice each year to provide guidance on issues of importance to the trainees and faculty in the College.
- Bahram Dahi, PhD
- Bailey Lipscomb, PhD
- Rose Mary Stiffin, PhD