Together with the program faculty, the University of Louisville's DGS is involved in admissions decisions, ensures students adhere to program and Graduate School policies for graduate education, monitors progress of students in the program, and serves as an advocate for students in their program. The DGS is typically a faculty member in the graduate program and a member of the graduate faculty.Â
Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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African American Theatre | Certificate | Janna Segal | (502)852-8445 | ||
Anthropology | MA | Ashley Smallwood | (502)852-0446 | ||
Applied Geography | MS | Christopher Day | (502)852-2703 | ||
Art (Creative) and Art History: Concentration in Art History | MA | PhD | Jennifer Sichel | (502)852-0444 | |
Art (Creative) and Art History: Concentration in Critical & Curatorial Studies | MA | Jennifer Sichel | (502)852-0444 | ||
Asian Studies | Certificate | Shiping Hua | (502)852-3305 | ||
Biology | MS | PhD | Joseph Steffen | (502)852-7209 | |
Chemistry | MS | PhD | Muriel Maurer | (502)852-7008 | |
Communication | MA | Calvin Coker | (502)852-8173 | ||
Criminal Justice | MS | PhD | Kristin Swartz | (502)852-3240 | |
Diversity Literacy | Certificate | Avery Kolers | (502)852-0448 | ||
English | MA | Frank Kelderman | (502)852-0509 | ||
English Rhetoric and Composition | PhD | Frank Kelderman | (502)852-0509 | ||
Healthcare Ethics | MA | Certificate | Lauren Freeman | (502)852-0454 | |
History | MA | Jennifer Westerfeld | (502)852-3756 | ||
Humanities, Comparative | MA | PhD | Karl Swinehart | (502)852-1298 | |
Latin American & Latino Studies | Certificate | Manuel Medina | (502)852-2034 | ||
Mathematics | MA | PhD | Ryan Gill | (502)852-2729 | |
Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Certificate | Jennifer Westerfeld | (502)852-3756 | ||
Pan-African Studies | MA | PhD | Certificate | W.S. Tkweme | (502)852-5386 |
Philosophy, Applied | MA | Lauren Freeman | (502)852-0454 | ||
Physics | MS | PhD | Gamini Sumanasekera | (502)852-1558 | |
Police Executive Leadership Development | Certificate | Kristin Swartz | (502)852-3240 | ||
Political Science | MA | Laura Moyer | (502)852-3245 | ||
Psychology, Clinical | PhD | Sara Bufferd | (502)852-9174 | ||
Psychology, Experimental | PhD | Marci DeCaro | (502)852-8273 | ||
Public Administration | MPA | Aaron Rollins | (502)852-7955 | ||
Public History | Certificate | Jennifer Westerfeld | (502)852-3756 | ||
Real Estate Development | Certificate | Sumei Zhang | (502)852-7915 | ||
Sociology | MA | PhD | Karen Christopher | (502)852-8022 | |
Studio Art and Design | MFA | Scott Massey | (502)852-6796 | ||
Theatre Arts | MFA | Janna Segal | (502)852-8445 | ||
Urban Planning | MUP | Sumei Zhang | (502)852-7915 | ||
Urban and Public Affairs | PhD | Margath Walker | (502)852-2694 | ||
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies | MA | Certificate | Dawn Heinecken | (502)852-2992 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Accountancy | MAc |
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| Dereck Barr-Pulliam | (502)852-4834 |
Accountancy and Analytics | MS |
|
| Dereck Barr-Pulliam | (502)852-4834 |
Business Administration | MBA |
| Sandeep Goyal | (502)852-4780 | |
Business Analytics | MS |
| Sandeep Goyal | (502)852-4780 | |
Distilled Spirits Business | Certificate | Robert Hausladen | (502)852-4680 | ||
Entrepreneurship | PhD |
| Daniel Bennett | (502)852-7742 | |
Family Business Management and Advising | Certificate | Vaughan Scott | (502)852-4878 | ||
Franchise Management | Certificate | Kathleen Gosser | (502)852-7828 | ||
Horse Racing Industry Business | Certificate | Amy K. Lawyer | (502)852-4862 | ||
Managerial Analytics | Certificate | Ryan Quinn | (502)852-4873 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Art Education | MAT | Caroline Sheffield | (502)852-0575 | ||
Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis | Certificate | Ginevra Courtade | (502)852-2144 | ||
Counseling and Personnel Services- Art Therapy | MEd | Marybeth Orton | (502)852-0630 | ||
Counseling and Personnel Services- Clinical and Mental Health | MEd | Melissa Henry | (502)852-9526 | ||
Counseling and Personnel Services- College Student Personnel | MEd | PhD | Amy Hirschy | (502)852-0625 | |
Counseling and Personnel Services- Counseling Psychology | MEd | PhD | Mark Leach | (502)852-0588 | |
Counseling and Personnel Services- Educational Psychology | PhD | Jeffrey Valentine | (502)852-3830 | ||
Counseling and Personnel Services- School Counseling | MEd | Ahmad Washington | (502)852-0628 | ||
Curriculum and Instruction | PhD | Susan Peters | (502)852-0579 | ||
Diversity Literacy | Certificate | Mary Shelley Thomas | (502)852-8090 | ||
Early Elementary Education | MAT | Mary Shelley Thomas | (502)852-8090 | ||
Educational Administration | EdS | Deborah Powers | (502)852-6428 | ||
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development | EdD | Deborah Powers | (502)852-6428 | ||
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development- Evaluation | PhD | Jason Immekus | (502)852-3825 | ||
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development- HR & Organizational Development | PhD | Michael B. Shuck | (502)852-7396 | ||
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development- P-12 Administration | PhD | William K. Ingle | (502)852-6097 | ||
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development- Post-Secondary Education | PhD | Jacob Gross | (502)852-8795 | ||
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development- Sport Administration | PhD | Meg Hancock | (502)852-5050 | ||
Exercise Physiology | MS | Greta Cesarz | (502)852-8581 | ||
Health and Physical Education | MAT | Carla Vidoni | (502)852-8844 | ||
Health Professions Education | MS | Certificate | Staci Saner | (502)852-1942 | |
Higher Education Administration | MA | Jacob Gross | (502)852-8795 | ||
Human Resources and Organizational Development | MS | Michael B. Shuck | (502)852-7396 | ||
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education | MAT | Betty Doyle | (502)852-3538 | ||
Middle Grades Education & Secondary Education | MAT | Stefanie Wooten-Burnett | (502)852-8053 | ||
Music Education | MAT | Michael Alsop | (502)852-4542 | ||
Special Education- Autism & Assistive Technology | MEd | Ginevra Courtade | (502)852-2144 | ||
Special Education- Learning & Behavioral Disorders | MEd | Todd Whitney | (502)852-2156 | ||
Special Education- Moderate/Severe Disabilities | MEd | Ginevra Courtade | (502)852-2144 | ||
Sport Administration | MS | Adam Cocco | (502)852-1052 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Autism | MEd | Ginevra Courtade | (502)852-2144 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Elementary Education | MEd | Sherri Brown | (502)852-0599 | ||
Teacher Leadership- English as a Second Language | MEd | Elizabeth Patton | (502)852-8978 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education | MEd | Betty Doyle | (502)852-3538 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Learning and Behavioral Disorders | MEd | Todd Whitney | (502)852-2156 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Middles Grades Education | MEd | Mary Shelley Thomas | (502)852-8090 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Moderate & Severe Disabilities | MEd | Ginevra Courtade | (502)852-2144 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Secondary Education | MEd | Mary Shelley Thomas | (502)852-8090 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Special Education | MEd | Justin Cooper | (502)852-2183 | ||
Teacher Leadership- Special Education Core | MEd | Ginevra Courtade | (502)852-2144 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Interdisciplinary Studies - Concentration in Sustainability | MA, MS |
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| Paul DeMarco | (502)852-6498 |
Interdisciplinary Studies - Specialization in Bioinformatics | PhD |
| Eric Rouchka | (502)852-3060 | |
Interdisciplinary Studies - Specialization in Translational Bioengineering | PhD | Patricia Soucy | (502)852-7997 | ||
Interdisciplinary Studies - Specialization in Translational Neuroscience | PhD | David Magnuson | (502)852-6551 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine | Certificate | Hermann Frieboes | (502)852-3302 | ||
Bioengineering | MEN, MS | PhD | Tricia Soucy | (502)852-8321 | |
Chemical Engineering | MEN, MS | PhD | Eric Berson | (502)852-1555 | |
Civil Engineering | MEN, MS | PhD | Young Hoon Kim | (502)852-4565 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | MS, MEng | PhD | Mehmed Kantardzic | (502)852-3703 | |
Cybersecurity | Certificate | Adel Elmaghraby | (502)852-0470 | ||
Data Science | Certificate | Adel Elmaghraby | (502)852-0470 | ||
Electrical Engineering | MS | PhD | Michael McIntyre | (502)852-7505 | |
Engineering Management | MEng | Faisal Aqlan | (502)852-1697 | ||
Environmental Engineering | Certificate | Young Hoon Kim | (502)852-4565 | ||
Industrial Engineering | MS | Lihui Bai | (502)852-9166 | ||
Industrial Engineering | PhD | Monica Gentili | (502)852-0143 | ||
Materials and Energy Science and Engineering | MS | Mahendra Sunkara | (502)852-8574 | ||
Mechanical Engineering | MS | PhD | Peter Quesada | (502)852-5981 | |
Six Sigma | Certificate | Faisal Aqlan | (502)852-1697 | ||
Structural Engineering | Certificate | Young Hoon Kim | (502)852-4565 | ||
Transportation Engineering | Certificate | Zhihui Sun | (502)852-4583 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Couple and Family Therapy | MSCFT | Laura Frey | (502)852-8794 | ||
Social Work | MSSW |
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| Susan Rhema | (502)852-3743 |
Social Work DSW | DSW | Andrew Winters | (502)852-2740 | ||
Social Work PhD | PhD | Anita Barbee | (502)852-0416 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Dentistry | MSD |
|
| Margaret Hill | (502)852-1302 |
Oral Biology | MS |
|
| Gil Diamond | (502)852-1583 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology | MS | PhD |
| Robin Krimm | (502)852-3059 |
Audiology | DAu |
| Shae Morgan | (502)583-3687 | |
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics | MS | PhD |
| David Samuelson | (502)852-7797 |
Communicative Disorders | MS |
| Alan Smith | (502)523-3687 | |
Microbiology and Immunology | MS | PhD |
| Matt Lawrenz | (502)852-5368 |
Pharmacology and Toxicology | MS | PhD |
| Nobuyuki Matoba | (502)852-8412 |
Physiology and Biophysics | MS | PhD |
| Cynthia Metz | (502)852-7562 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Music | MM, MAT, MME |
|
| Kirsten Carithers | (502)852-4537 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Nursing | PhD | Lynne Hall | (502)852-8385 | ||
Nursing / Nursing Clinical / Nurse Leader | MSN | Said Abusalem | (502)852-4107 | ||
Nursing Practice & APRN | DNP | Dedra Hayden | (502)852-5825 | ||
Nurse Practitioner | MSN | Certificate | Sara Robertson | (502)852-3801 |
Program / Office | Master's | PhD | Certificate | DGS | Phone Number |
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Biostatistics | MS | PhD | Certificate | Karunarathna Kulasekera | (502)852-6422 |
Clinical Investigation Sciences (CREST) | MSc | William McKinney | (502)852-3008 | ||
Epidemiology | MS | Richard Baumgartner | (502)852-2038 | ||
Health Administration | MS | Lee Bewley | (502)852-2490 | ||
Health Data Analytics | MS | Bertis Little | (502)852-5933 | ||
Public Health - Epidemiology | PhD | Richard Baumgartner | (502)852-2038 | ||
Public Health - Health Management & Policy | PhD | Bertis Little | (502)852-5933 | ||
Public Health - Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences | PhD | Jelani Kerr | (502)852-3292 | ||
Public Health (MPH) | MPH | Brian Guinn | (502)852-0251 |