Northern Arizona University UGC Membership
The NAU University Graduate Committee membership is comprised of elected or assigned voting members from each graduate program at NAU as well as appointed, ex-officio, non-voting members.
Executive Committee Members
| Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Randolph* | Department of Social Work | Natalie.Randolph@nau.edu |
| Laura Bounds | Office of Graduate & Professional Studies (OGPS) | Laura.Bounds@nau.edu |
| Viacheslav “Slava” Fofanov | School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems (SICCS) | Viacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu |
| Kyle Winfree | School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems (SICCS) | Kyle.Winfree@nau.edu |
| John Heick | Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training | John.Heick@nau.edu |
* UGC Chair
Executive Committee members have terms of three (3) years, except for the UGC Chair who has a term of one (1) year.
2024-2025 Members
| College | Program | UGC Rep | UGC Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | Applied Linguistics | Luke Plonsky | luke.plonsky@nau.edu |
| CAL | English: Creative Writing | Luke Plonsky | luke.plonsky@nau.edu |
| CAL | English: RWDMS | Luke Plonsky | luke.plonsky@nau.edu |
| CAL | History | Thomas Finger | thomas.finger@nau.edu |
| CAL | Music | Nancy Sullivan | nancy.sullivan@nau.edu |
| CAL | Spanish | Joe Collentine | j.collentine@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | Applied Physics & Material Sciences | Keith Nowicki | keith.nowicki@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | Astronomy & Planetary Science | Josh Emery | joshua.emery@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | Bioengineering | Micheal Shafer | michael.shafer@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | Biological Sciences | Matthew Gidley & Liza Holeski | matthew.gidley@nau.edu; liza.holeski@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | Chemistry & BioChemistry | Stephanie Hurst | stephanie.hurst@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | Forestry | Catrin Edgeley | catrin.edgeley@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | Mathematics & Statistics | Jeff Hovermill | jeffrey.hovermill@nau.edu |
| CEFNS | School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability | John Fegyveresi | john.fegyveresi@nau.edu |
| CEIAS | Engineering: Civil | Brendan Russo | brendan.russo@nau.edu |
| CEIAS | Engineering: Electrical | Truong Nghiem | truong.nghiem@nau.edu |
| CEIAS | Engineering: Environmental | Visar Farhangi | visar.farhangi@nau.edu |
| CEIAS | Engineering: Mechanical | Micheal Shafer | michael.shafer@nau.edu |
| CHHS | Athletic Training | Glenn Edgerton | |
| CHHS | Communication Sciences & Disorder | Sandy Stewart | sandra.stewart@nau.edu |
| CHHS | Interdisciplinary Health | Nanette "Gigi" Lopez | nanette.lopez@nau.edu |
| CHHS | Occupational Therapy | Gillian Porter | Gillian.porter@nau.edu |
| CHHS | Physical Therapy | Glenn Edgerton | glenn.edgerton@nau.edu |
| CHHS | Physician Assistant Studies | Tiffany Cooke | tiffany.cooke@nau.edu |
| CHHS | Public Health | Brettania O'Connor | brettania.oconnor@nau.edu |
| COE | Anthropolgoy | Michelle Parsons | michelle.parsons@nau.edu |
| COE | Clinical Psychology | Marie-Christine Goodworth | marie-christine.goodworth@nau.edu |
| COE | Education Leadership | Donna Lewis | donna.lewis@nau.edu |
| COE | Education Psychology | Susana Hernandez | susana.hernandez@nau.edu |
| COE | Educational Specialties | Nichole Hampton | nicole.hampton@nau.edu |
| COE | STEM | Samuel Severance | samuel.severance@nau.edu |
| COE | Teaching & Learning | Gretchen McAllister | gretchen.mcallister@nau.edu |
| COE | Teaching Science with Certification (MAT-S) STEM | Samuel Severance | samuel.severance@nau.edu |
| CON | Nursing | Ann Vert | ann.vert@nau.edu |
| Curriculum & Assessment | Director, Academic Support | Melinda Treml | melinda.treml@nau.edu |
| FCB | Business Administration | Mahendra Joshi | majendra.joshi@nau.edu |
| FCB | Business Analytics | Mandy Dang | mandy.dang@nau.edu |
| Graduate Student Government | GSG President | Jen Lee | jl3836@nau.edu |
| Library | Ex-officio: Library | Brittany Blanchard | brittany.blanchard@nau.edu |
| OCE | Off Campus Education | Rosalicia Cordova | Rosalicia.Cordova@nau.edu |
| OGPS | Ex-officio: Academic Program Coordinator, Sr | Kelly Janecek | kelly.janecek@nau.edu |
| OGPS | Ex-officio: Vice Provost for Academic Programming & Graduate Studies | Maribeth Watwood | maribeth.watwood@nau.edu |
| SBS | Communication | Richard Rogers | richard.rogers@nau.edu |
| SBS | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Brooke de Heer | brooke.deHeer@nau.edu |
| SBS | Ethnic Studies | Jose Moreno | joseph.moreno@nau.edu |
| SBS | Geography, Planning & Recreation | Nora Timmerman | nora.timmerman@nau.edu |
| SBS | Public Administration | Sara Rinfret | sara.rinfret@nau.edu |
| SBS | Politics & International Affairs | Stephen Meserve | stephen.meserve@nau.edu |
| SBS | Psycholgical Sciences | Andy Walters | andy.walters@nau.edu |
| SBS | Sociology | Katsuya Oi | katsuya.oi@nau.edu |
| SBS | Sustainable Communities | Nora Timmerman | nora.timmerman@nau.edu |
