Council on Graduate Education Steering Committee
Chaired by the vice provost and University dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Composed of the graduate deans in the schools.
Committee Work
Committees are an important service component of graduate education. The committees organized around the University Office of Graduate Education assist with oversight on academic policy and co-curricular activities. Importantly, they create an avenue of discussion between University administration and faculty, students, and staff on all graduate education matters at Rochester.
These committees are active and meet at regularly scheduled intervals over the academic year. If you are interested in learning more, please contact our office.
University Council on Graduate Education
Chaired by the vice provost and University dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Composed of faculty in their role as director of graduate study/education in each department.
Membership list 2024–25
- Dean Nick Vamivakas*
- Prof. Dragony Fu, Biology
- Prof. Jude Mitchell, Brain & Cognitive Sciences
- Prof. Frank Huo, Chemistry
- Prof. Ellen Matson, Chemistry
- Prof. Harry Reis, Psychology
- Prof. Jeremy Jamieson, Psychology
- Prof. Vasilii Petrenko, Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Prof. Srihari Govindan, Economics
- Prof. Will Miller, English
- Prof. Brianna Theobald, History
- Prof. Allan Greenleaf, Mathematics
- Prof. Sevak Mkrtchyan, Mathematics
- Prof. Jens Kipper, Philosophy (Fall 2024)
- Prof. Randall Curren, Philosophy (Spring 2025)
- Prof. Segev Ben-Zvi, Physics & Astronomy
- Prof. David Primo, Political Science
- Prof. Anna Rosensweig, Visual & Cultural Studies
- Prof. Maya Abtahian, Linguistics
- Prof. Ajay Amand, Data Science
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
- Dean Nick Vamivakas*
- Prof. Mark Buckley, Biomedical Engineering
- Prof. Dan Gildea, Computer Science
- Prof. Alexander Shestopalov, Chemical Engineering
- Prof. Gonzalo Mateos, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Prof. Bradley Nilsson, Materials Science
- Prof. John Lambropoulos, Mechanical Engineering
- Prof. Gary Wicks, Optics
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
- Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Matthew Ardizzone*
- Prof. Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Music Composition
- Prof. Sangmi Kang, Music Education
- Prof. Jonathan Dunsby, Music Theory
- Prof. Roger Freitas, Musicology
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
- Senior Assoc. Dean Richard (Rick) Libby*
- Prof. Joshua Munger, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology
- Prof. Andrew Samuelson, Biomedical Genetics and Genomics
- Prof. David Mathews, Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology
- Prof. Michael McDermott, Biostatistics
- Prof. Helene McMurray, Pathology- Cell Biology of Disease
- Prof. John Lueck, Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
- Prof. David MacLean, Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
- Prof. Matthew Rand, Environmental Medicine
- Prof. David Rich, Epidemiology
- Prof. Yue Li, Health Services Research and Policy
- Prof. Ruth Serra-Moreno, Immunology, Microbiology, & Virology
- Prof. J. Christopher Holt, Neuroscience
- Assoc. Prof. Madalina Tivarus, Neuroscience
- Prof. Matthew McCall, Statistics
- Prof. Alison Elder, Toxicology
- Prof. Juilee Thakar, Translational Biomedical Science
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
- Associate Dean Lydia Rotondo*
- Associate Prof. Marie Flannery, PhD Director
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
- Senior Associate Dean James Brickley
- Professor Christian Opp*
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
- Prof. Cindy Callard*
- Prof. Samantha Daley
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
- Nicole Sampson, Provost (ex officio)
- Tina Sturgis, Registrar
- Jennifer Mathews, Assessment*
*Member of the Graduate Steering Committee
Graduate Admissions Committee
Chaired by the assistant vice provost of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Comprised of admissions deans and directors at each school graduate admissions unit.
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Advisor Committee
Chaired by the vice provost and University dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Composed of student leaders and presidents of all graduate student/postdoctoral government organizations.
University Postdoctoral Affairs Committee
Chaired by the vice provost and University dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Composed of vice-provosts, deans, senior leadership and postdoctoral fellow representatives at the University and in the graduate schools of Arts, Sciences & Engineering; School of Nursing; and School of Medicine and Dentistry.
University Council on Graduate Academic Affairs
Chaired by the vice provost and University dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Composed of University council faculty/staff representatives.
University Committee on Graduate Student Academic Integrity
Chaired by the vice provost and University dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Composed of University council faculty/staff representatives.