Senators
Faculty Senators
Click on a college/school to view the senators for that unit.
African-American Studies
Lia Branscomb 2021-23
Anthropology
Nicola Sharratt 2021-23
Bethany Turner-Livermore 2021-23
Applied Linguistics & ESL
Diane Belcher 2021-23
Stephanie Lindemann 2021-23
Biology
Eric Gaucher 2022-24
Robert Maxwell 2022-24
Hang Shi 2022-24
Samantha Parks 2022-24
Margo Brinton 2022-24
Chemistry
Nilmi Fernando 2021-23
Kathryn Grant 2021-23
Victoria Mariani 2022-24
Elina Stroeva 2022-24
Gregory Poon 2022-24
Communication
Rasha Ramzy 2021-23
MaryAnn Romski 2021-23
Jaye Atkinson 2021-23
Computer Science
Zhipeng Cai 2021-23
Alex Zelikovskiy 2021-23
Xiaojun Cao 2021-23
Raj Sunderraman 2022-24
Creative Media Industries Institute
David Cheshier 2022-24
Ying Zhu 2021-23
English
Jody Brooks 2021-23
Gina Caison 2021-23
Lynee Gaillet 2022-24
Scott Lightsey 2021-23
LeAnne Richarson 2021-23
Geosciences
Nadine Kabengi 2021-23
Luke Pangle 2022-24
Gerontology Institute
Candace Kemp 2022-24
History
JT Way 2022-24
Michelle Brattain 2022-24
Jared Poley 2022-24
Mathematics & Statistics
Yi Jiang 2021-23
Jun Kong 2021-23
Valerie Miller 2022-24
Leslie Meadows 2021-23
Neurosciences Institute
Michael Black 2021-23
Anne Murphy 2021-23
Joe Normandin 2021-23
Philosophy
Eddy Nahmias 2021-23
Sebastian Rand 2022-24
Physics & Astronomy
Xiaochun He 2022-24
Unil Perera 2021-23
Fabien Baron 2022-24
Political Science
Kim Reimann 2021-23
Sean Richey 2022-24
Jelena Subotic 2022-24
Sarah Gershon 2022-24
Psychology
John Horgan 2022-24
Rose Sevcik 2022-24
Chris Goode 2021-23
Laura McKee 2021-23
Religious Studies
David Bell 2022-24
Sociology
Desmond Goss 2022-24
Amy Spring 2022-24
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Susan Richmond 2022-24
World Languages and Cultures
Carmen Hermann 2021-23
Hector Fernandez 2022-24
Hakyoon Lee 2022-24
Art and Design
Craig Drennen 2022-24
Ruth Stanford 2021-23
Kevin Hsieh 2021-23
Craig Dongoski 2022-24
Film, Media, and Theatre
Jennifer Barker 2021-23
Niklas Vollmer 2021-23
Music
Lara Dahl 2022-24
Patrick Freer 2021-23
Alex Freund 2022-24
Chester Phillips 2021-23
Accountancy
Faye Borthick 2022-24
Kris Clark 2022-24
Computer Information Systems
Bala Ramesh 2021-23
William Robinson 2021-23
Shuguang Hong 2022-24
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute
Isabelle Monlouis 2022-24
Finance
Gerald D. Gay 2022-24
Mark Chen 2021-23
Health Administration
Andrew Sumner 2021-23
Hospitality Administration
Kyle Townsend 2021-23
Institute for Insight
Yusen Xia 2021-23
International Business
Jacobus Boers 2021-23
Management
Kris Byron 2021-23
Marta White 2021-23
Elizabeth Lim 2021-23
Marketing
Ed Rigdon 2021-23
Bruce Pilling 2022-24
Real Estate
Vincent Yao 2021-23
Risk Management & Insurance
Perry Binder 2021-23
John Thielman 2022-24
James Lucke 2022-24
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Cynthia Puranik 2021-23
Counseling & Psychological Services
Catherine Perkins 2022-24
Ken Rice 2022-24
Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Ruchi Bhatnagar 2022-24
Carla Lynn Tanguay 2021-23
Lisa Domke 2022-24
Educational Policy Studies
Janice Fournillier 2021-23
Nicholas Sauers 2021-23
Kinesiology & Health
Brett Wong 2022-24
Courtney Strosnider 2022-24
Learning Sciences
Brendan Calandra 2022-24
Miles Irving 2022-24
David Houchins 2022-24
Joe Magliano 2021-23
Middle-Secondary Education
Demir Kadir 2022-24
Chantee Earl 2021-23
Ewa McGrail 2021-23
Zachary Saylor 2022-24
Andrew Gewirtz 2022-24
Hongyu Qiu 2021-23
Leszek Ignatowicz 2022-24
Tameka Lester 2021-23
Jack Williams 2022-24
Robert Weber 2021-23
Kristina Niedringhaus 2022-24
Brandy Domengeaux 2022-24
Mo Ivory 2022-24
Laura Carscaddon 2022-24
Denise Dimsdale 2021-23
Skye Hardesty 2022-24
Eileen Kramer 2022-24
Scott Pieper 2021-23
Nursing
Regena Spratling 2021-23
Alan Jones 2022-24
Blake McGee 2022-24
Carol Grantham 2021-23
Nutrition
Desiree Wanders 2021-23
Rafaela Feresin 2021-23
Occupational Therapy
Veronica Rowe 2022-24
Pey-Shan Wen 2021-23
Physical Therapy
Liang-Ching Tsai 2022-24
Jacob Irwin 2021-23
Respiratory Therapy
Douglas Gardenhire 2021-23
Criminal Justice & Criminology
Volkan Topalli 2022-24
Cyntoria Johnson 2022-24
Economics
Shelby Frost 2022-24
Susan Laury 2022-24
Yongsheng Xu 2021-23
Vjollca Sadiraj 2021-23
Public Management and Policy
Sharon Hill 2022-24
Janelle Kerlin Bassett 2022-24
Social Work
Terri Lewinson 2021-23
Lionel Scott 2021-23
Urban Studies Institute
Dan Immergluck 2021-23
Healthy Policy & Behavioral Sciences
Emily Graybill 2022-24
Jidong Huang 2021-23
Carlos Pavao 2021-23
Population Health Sciences
Lisa Casanova 2022-24
Roby Greenwald 2022-24
Ruiyan Luo 2022-24
Business
Richard Kirk 2021-23
Mark Flowers 2021-23
Jennifer Miller 2021-23
Dental Hygiene
Risa Handman 2022-24
Kinesiology
Donya Little 2022-24
Nursing
Sharon Derby 2022-24
Nancy Williams 2022-24
English
Tracienne Ravita 2021-23
Brendan Balint 2022-24
Owen Cantrell 2021-23
Jason Dew 2022-24
Michelle Kassorla 2021-23
Rebecca Weaver 2021-23
Kristen Westrick 2022-24
Michael Lewis 2021-23
Fine Arts
Vicente Della Tonia 2022-24
Slava Prudchenko 2022-24
Humanities
Stewart Goodman 2022-24
Michael Bradley 2021-23
Jane Hercules 2022-24
Ryan Lake 2022-24
Cynthia Stevens 2022-24
Computer Science
Natarajan Kumaresan 2022-24
Math
Kevin Yeomans 2022-23
Todd Hendricks 2022-24
Emily Whaley 2021-23
John King 2022-24
Stephanie Garofalo 2021-23
Kimberly Bennekin 2022-24
Nikita Patterson 2021-23
Life & Earth Sciences
Kimmy Kellett 2021-23
Deniz Ballero 2021-23
Erin Morrey 2021-23
Emily Blalock 2022-24
Jonathan Lochamy 2022-24
Physical Sciences
Janna Blum 2022-24
Joann Joyner 2021-23
Melody Kelley 2022-24
Alexis Nduwimana 2022-24
Cultural & Behavioral Sciences
Michael Baker 2022-24
John Redmond 2021-23
Tami Thomas 2022-24
History & Political Science
Barbara Robertson 2022-24
Dana Wiggins 2021-23
Dennise Turner 2022-24
Marc Zayac 2022-24
Staff Senators
Jez Catambay, 2022-23, Budget
Renee Creel, 2022-24, Admissions & Standards, Athletics
Ernest Duncan, 2022-24, Cultural Diversity
Karon Edge-Fitzpatrick, 2022-24, Budget, Student Life
Lyshandra Holmes-Bennett, 2022-24, Planning & Development
Karen Hudson, 2021-23, Cultural Diversity, Univ. Statutes & Senate Bylaws
Richard James, 2021-23, Admissions & Standards, Academic Programs, Budget
, 2021-23, Athletics
Yves McKenzie, 2022-23, FACP
, 2021-23, IIT, Sustainability
Amanda Puche', 2022-24, Commencement, Library
Marco Vargas, 2022-24, Faculty Affairs, Research
Appointed Senators
Serving for the 2022-23 Senate year are:
Michael Galchinsky, Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Wolfgang Schloer, Associate Provost for International Initiatives
Lisa Armistead, Dean, Graduate School
Mary McLaughlin, Director, Policy & Accreditation Christy Visaggi, Senior Lecturer, Geosciences
Laura Carruth, Center for Instructional Innovation Cirleen DeBlaere, Associate Professor, Counseling & Psychological Services 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
Tim Renick, Founding Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success
Allison Calhoun-Brown, Sr. VP for Student Success
Jay Kahn, VP for Development
Andrea Jones, VP for Public Relations and Marketing Communications
Timothy Denning, VP for Research and Economic Development
Kerry Heyward, University Attorney
Lisa P. Armistead, Dean, Graduate School
Sara Rosen, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Wade Weast, 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
LaVonda Reed, Dean, College of Law
Jeff Steely, Dean, Libraries
Ann-Margaret Esnard, Dean, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (Interim)
Sarah Cook, Dean, Honors College
Rodney Lyn, Dean, School of Public Health
Cynthia Lester, Dean, Perimeter College (Interim)
Student Senators
The student senators for Senate year 2022-23:
Anthonio Prince (SGA President)
Adetayo Sanusi, Jr.
Mariah Parrott
Deborah Murray
Billae' Blanding
Sydney Barrett
Charles Jones
Colin Hinze
Tanjanae' Walker
Janelle Ryan
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