Senators
Faculty Senators
Click on a college/school to view the senators for that unit.
African-American Studies
Lia Branscomb 2023-25
Anthropology
Bethany Turner-Livermore 2023-25
Cassandra White 2023-25
Applied Linguistics & ESL
Diane Belcher 2023-25
Stephanie Lindemann 2023-25
Biology
Eric Gaucher 2024-26
Robert Maxwell 2024-26
Hang Shi 2024-26
Samantha Parks 2024-26
Margo Brinton 2024-26
Chemistry
Joan Mutanyatta-Comar 2023-25
Kathryn Grant 2023-25
Victoria Mariani 2024-26
Gregory Poon 2024-26
Communication
Rasha Ramzy 2023-25
MaryAnn Romski 2023-25
Jaye Atkinson 2023-25
Tony Lemieux 2024-26
Computer Science
Zhipeng Cai 2023-25
Alex Zelikovskiy 2023-25
Xiaojun Cao 2024-26
Michael Weeks 2022-24
Armin Mikler 2023-25
Creative Media Industries Institute
David Cheshier 2024-26
Ying Zhu 2023-25
English
Renee Schatteman 2024-26
Mary Hocks 2023-25
Andrea Jurjevic 2023-25
Scott Lightsey 2023-25
Mark Noble 2023-25
Geosciences
Nadine Kabengi 2023-25
Jeremy Diem 2024-26
Lawrence Kiage 2023-25
Gerontology Institute
Candace Kemp 2024-26
History
John McMillian 2024-26
Michelle Brattain 2024-26
Jared Poley 2024-26
Nick Wilding 2023-25
Mathematics & Statistics
Michael Stewart 2024-26
Florian Enescu 2023-25
Valerie Miller 2024-26
Rebecca Rizzo 2023-25
Neurosciences Institute
Michael Black 2023-25
Anne Murphy 2023-25
Joe Normandin 2023-25
Philosophy
Eddy Nahmias 2023-25
Sebastian Rand 2024-26
Physics & Astronomy
Megan Connors 2024-26
Unil Perera 2023-25
Mukesh Dhamala 2023-25
Political Science
Kim Reimann 2023-25
Sean Richey 2024-26
Jelena Subotic 2024-26
Jeffrey Lazarus 2024-26
Psychology
John Horgan 2024-26
Rose Sevcik 2024-26
Lee Branum-Martin 2023-25
Chantal Tusher 2024-26
Cindy Stappenbeck 2024-26
Religious Studies
Molly Bassett 2024-26
Sociology
Tomeka Davis 2024-26
Amy Spring 2024-26
Ben Kail 2024-26
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Jess Jones 2024-26
World Languages and Cultures
Mathias Guerreiro-Aires 2023-25
Carmen Hermann 2024-26
Marta Galindo-Parra 2024-26
Art and Design
Grace Harpster 2024-26
Ruth Stanford 2023-25
Kevin Hsieh 2023-25
Film, Media, and Theatre
Alessandra Raengo 2023-25
Daniel Robin 2023-25
Music
Mark McFarland 2024-26
Patrick Freer 2023-25
T. Devin Reid 2024-26
Tania Maxwell Clements 2023-25
Accountancy
Faye Borthick 2024-26
Lynn Jones 2024-26
Computer Information Systems
Bala Ramesh 2023-25
William Robinson 2023-25
Simha Magal 2024-26
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute
Berkley Baker 2024-26
Finance
Gerald Gay 2024-26
Milind Shrikhande 2024-26
Health Administration
Bob Eaton 2023-25
Hospitality Administration
Kyle Townsend 2023-25
Institute for Insight
Yusen Xia 2023-25
International Business
Edward Wang 2023-25
Cuneyt Evirgen 2024-26
Management
Kris Byron 2023-25
Marta White 2023-25
Frank Lee 2023-25
Marketing
Ed Rigdon 2023-25
Bruce Pilling 2024-26
Miglena Sandmeier 2024-26
Real Estate
Vincent Yao 2023-25
Greenberg School of Risk Science
Perry Binder 2023-25
Stefanos Orfanos 2024-26
James Lucke 2024-26
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Cynthia Puranik 2023-25
Counseling & Psychological Services
Catherine Perkins 2024-26
Ken Rice 2024-26
Jonathan Orr 2024-26
Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Naomi Jessup 2024-26
Cori Salmeron 2023-25
Renata Jones 2024-26
Educational Policy Studies
Hongli Li 2023-25
Nicholas Sauers 2023-25
Helen Wang 2024-26
Kinesiology & Health
Brett Wong 2024-26
Deborah Shapiro 2023-25
Learning Sciences
Brendan Calandra 2024-26
Miles Irving 2024-26
David Houchins 2024-26
Joe Magliano 2023-25
Middle-Secondary Education
Kadir Demir 2024-26
Chantee Earl 2023-25
Ewa McGrail 2023-25
Zachary Saylor 2024-26
Sang-Moo Kang 2024-26
Baozhong Wang 2023-25
Erica Byrd 2023-25
Jack Williams 2024-26
Trina Holloway 2023-25
Kristina Niedringhaus 2024-26
Brandy Domengeaux 2024-26
Neil Kinkopf 2024-26
Heather Slovensky 2024-26
Scott Pieper 2024-26
Lauren Bellard 2023-25
Bethany Havas 2024-26
Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh 2024-26
Tamika Barnes 2024-26
Nursing
Karis Casseus 2023-25
Laura DeMars 2024-26
Kenya Kirkendoll 2024-26
Mei-Lan Chen 2023-25
Nutrition
Nida Shaikh 2023-25
Rafaela Feresin 2023-25
Occupational Therapy
Sutanuka Bhattacharjya 2024-26
Physical Therapy
Liang-Ching Tsai 2024-26
Jacob Irwin 2023-25
Respiratory Therapy
Douglas Gardenhire 2023-25
Criminal Justice & Criminology
Eric Sevigny 2024-26
Cyntoria Johnson 2024-26
Economics
Shelby Frost 2024-26
Glenwood Ross 2023-25
Vjollca Sadiraj 2023-25
Public Management and Policy
Benedict Jimenez 2024-26
Gregory Lewis 2024-26
Social Work
Qiana Cryer-Coupet 2023-25
Robin Hartinger-Saunders 2023-25
Urban Studies Institute
David Iwaniec 2023-25
Healthy Policy & Behavioral Sciences
Jacque-Corey Cormier 2024-26
Jidong Huang 2023-25
Colin Smith 2023-25
Population Health Sciences
Lisa Casanova 2022-24
Roby Greenwald 2024-26
Ruiyan Luo 2024-26
Business
Richard Kirk 2023-25
Corey Pihera 2023-25
Rodney Smith 2023-25
Computer Science
Natarajan Kumaresan 2024-26
Cultural & Behavioral Sciences
Michael Baker 2024-26
Clarence Massie 2023-25
Tami Thomas 2024-26
Dental Hygiene
Joanna Harris-Worelds 2024-26
English
Amanda Boone 2023-25
Scott Mitchell 2024-26
Jen Colatosti 2023-25
Jennifer Duncan 2024-26
Shayla Willis 2023-25
Lee Jones 2023-25
Andy Rogers 2024-26
Fine Arts
Vicente Della Tonia 2024-26
Fernando Rochaix 2024-26
History & Political Science
Jean Francois Koly Onivogui 2024-26
Stacey Mitchell 2024-26
Marc Zayac 2024-26
Humanities
Jennifer Meeks 2024-26
Rick Robinson 2023-25
Karen Williams-Jones 2024-26
Ryan Lake 2024-26
Kinesiology
Donya Little 2024-26
Life & Earth Sciences
Kimmy Kellett 2023-25
Mark Graves 2023-25
Erin Morrey 2023-25
Jewels Morgan 2024-26
Jonathan Lochamy 2024-26
Math
Nikita Patterson 2023-25
Timothy Brown 2024-26
Somaya Muiny 2024-26
Stephanie Garofalo 2023-25
Kimberly Bennekin 2024-26
Dihema Longman 2023-25
Nursing
Valencia Freeman 2024-26
Nancy Williams 2024-26
Physical Sciences
Janna Blum 2024-26
Mathes Dayananda 2023-25
Melody Kelley 2024-26
Alexis Nduwimana 2024-26
Staff Senators
Lyshandra Bennett, 2024-26, Planning & Development, Research
Rubena Cela, 2024-2026, Budget, Commencement
Patricia Cooper, 2023-25, Academic Programs, University Statutes and Senate Bylaws
Heather N. Crisp, 2023-25, Student Life
Shennay Fowler, 2023-25, Sustainability
Donna Frazier, 2024-2026, Budget
Christopher Hicks, 2023-25, Cultural Diversity
Deon King, 2024-26, Academic Programs, Library
Yves McKenzie, 2023-25, Athletics, Planning & Development
Jorge Portalatin, 2023-25, Sustainability
Kenee' Stephens, 2023-25, Faculty Affairs, II&T
Marco Vargas, 2024-25, Admissions & Standards, Cultural Diversity
Appointed Senators
Serving for the 2024-25 Senate year are:
Michael Galchinsky, Sr. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Carrie Manning, Associate Provost for International Initiatives
Marian Higgins, Associate Dean for Culture, Equity, and Inclusion, RCB
Mary McLaughlin, Director, Policy & Accreditation
Christy Visaggi, Senior Lecturer, Geosciences
Cirleen DeBlaere, Director of Faculty Development
Amy Coleman, Assistant Director, Learning Technology, Learning Innovations
"By Virtue of Office" Senators
M. Brian Blake, University President
Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, Executive VP for Academic Affairs and Provost
Cirleen DeBlaere, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs (Interim)
Jared Abramson-Executive VP and COO
Allison Calhoun-Brown, Sr. VP for Student Success
Cheryl Harrelson, VP for University Advancement
Andrea Jones, VP for Public Relations and Marketing Communications
Donald Hamelberg, VP for Research and Economic Development (Interim)
Kerry Heyward, University Attorney
Lisa P. Armistead, Dean, Graduate School
Lindsey Cohen, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (Interim)
Chester Phillips, Dean, College of the Arts
Richard Phillips, Dean, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Paul A. Alberto, Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Huanbiao Mo, Dean, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Courtney Anderson Dean, College of Law (Interim)
Jeff Steely, Dean, Libraries
Tom Vicino, Dean, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Sarah Cook, Dean, Honors College
Rodney Lyn, Dean, School of Public Health
Barbara Johnson, Dean, Perimeter College
Student Senators
The student senators for Senate year 2024-25:
James Wilson (SGA President)
Contact Us
Questions and concerns relating to the University Senate, the Senate Bylaws, and/or the University Statutes can be sent to the University Senate and Staff Council Office, which provides administrative support.
Dionne Polite
In-Person Office:
Aderhold Learning Center
60 Luckie St NW
Suite 125
Atlanta, GA 30303
Mailing Address
Box 3966
Atlanta, GA 30302-3966