Senators
Faculty Senators
Click on a college/school to view the senators for that unit.
African-American Studies
Lia Branscomb 2025-27
Anthropology
Bethany Turner-Livermore 2025-27
Cassandra White 2025-27
Applied Linguistics & ESL
Diane Belcher 2025-27
Stephanie Lindemann 2025-27
Biology
Eric Gaucher 2024-26
Rebekah Chapman 2025-26
Hang Shi 2024-26
Samantha Parks 2024-26
Margo Brinton 2024-26
Chemistry
Gigi Ray 2025-27
Markus Germann 2025-27
Victoria Mariani 2024-26
Gregory Poon 2024-26
Communication
Rasha Ramzy 2025-27
MaryAnn Romski 2025-27
Jaye Atkinson 2025-27
Tony Lemieux 2024-26
Computer Science
Zhipeng Cai 2025-27
Alex Zelikovskiy 2025-27
Rafal Angryk 2025-27
Michael Weeks 2024-26
Armin Mikler 2025-27
Creative Media Industries Institute
David Cheshier 2024-26
Ola Gardner 2025-27
English
Renee Schatteman 2024-26
Roberts Burns 2025-27
Anna Barattin 2025-27
Scott Lightsey 2025-27
Mark Noble 2025-27
Geosciences
Nadine Kabengi 2025-27
Jeremy Diem 2024-26
Lawrence Kiage 2025-27
Gerontology Institute
Candace Kemp 2024-26
History
John McMillian 2024-26
Jacob Selwood 2025-26
Jared Poley 2024-26
Nick Wilding 2025-27
Mathematics & Statistics
Michael Stewart 2024-26
Florian Enescu 2025-27
Valerie Miller 2024-26
Rebecca Rizzo 2025-27
Guantao Chen 2025-27
Neurosciences Institute
Erica Tracey 2025-27
Gennady Cymbalyuk 2025-27
Marise Parent 2025-27
Philosophy
Eddy Nahmias 2025-27
Sebastian Rand 2024-26
Physics & Astronomy
Megan Connors 2024-26
Unil Perera 2025-27
Misty Bentz 2025-27
Steven Manson 2025-27
Political Science
Kim Reimann 2025-27
Michael Evans 2025-26
Jelena Subotic 2024-26
Jeffrey Lazarus 2024-26
Psychology
John Horgan 2024-26
Rose Sevcik 2024-26
Lee Branum-Martin 2025-27
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
Hector Fernandez 2025-27
Carmen Hermann 2024-26
Marta Galindo-Parra 2024-26
Art and Design
Grace Harpster 2024-26
Jeremy Bolen 2025-27
Serena Perrone 2025-27
Film, Media, and Theatre
Alessandra Raengo 2025-27
Daniel Robin 2025-27
Music
Mark McFarland 2024-26
Patrick Freer 2025-27
T. Devin Reid 2024-26
Javier Albo 2025-27
Accountancy
Faye Borthick 2024-26
Lynn Jones 2024-26
Computer Information Systems
Bala Ramesh 2025-27
Kurt Schmitz 2025-27
Simha Magal 2024-26
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute
Berkley Baker 2024-26
Finance
Gerald Gay 2024-26
Milind Shrikhande 2024-26
Health Administration
Heather Martin 2025-27
Hospitality Administration
Kyle Townsend 2025-27
Institute for Insight
Yichen Cheng 2025-27
International Business
Edward Wang 2025-27
Cuneyt Evirgen 2024-26
Management
Kris Byron 2025-27
Marta White 2025-27
Frank Lee 2025-27
Marketing
FNU Ramakrishnan 2025-27
Torian Salary 2025-26
Miglena Sandmeier 2024-26
Real Estate
Vincent Yao 2025-27
Greenberg School of Risk Science
John Thielman 2025-27
Stefanos Orfanos 2024-26
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Jacqueline Laures-Gore 2025-27
Counseling & Psychological Services
Catherine Perkins 2024-26
Ken Rice 2024-26
Jonathan Orr 2024-26
Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Naomi Jessup 2024-26
Katie Kurumada 2025-27
Renata Jones 2024-26
Educational Policy Studies
Hongli Li 2025-27
Nicholas Sauers 2025-27
Helen Wang 2024-26
Kinesiology & Health
Brett Wong 2024-26
David Ferrer 2025-27
Kathryn Wilson 2025-27
Learning Sciences
Brendan Calandra 2024-26
Miles Irving 2024-26
David Houchins 2024-26
Joe Magliano 2025-27
Middle & Secondary Education
Kadir Demir 2024-26
Paula Garrett-Rucks 2025-27
Ewa McGrail 2025-27
Zachary Saylor 2024-26
Sang-Moo Kang 2024-26
Robert Cox 2025-27 Andrew Gewirtz 2025-27
Erica Byrd 2025-27
Jack Williams 2024-26
Trina Holloway 2025-27
Robert Weber 2025-26
Brandy Domengeaux 2024-26
Neil Kinkopf 2024-26
Heather Slovensky 2024-26
Scott Pieper 2024-26
Josh Hogan 2025-27
Bethany Havas 2024-26
Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh 2024-26
Tamika Barnes 2024-26
Health Sciences
Marci Bennafield 2025-27
Nursing
Karis Casseus 2025-27
Laura DeMars 2024-26
Lori Dalcour 2025-26
Jessica Marcus 2025-27
Nutrition
Rafaela Feresin 2025-27
Occupational Therapy
Sutanuka Bhattacharjya 2024-26
Physical Therapy
Liang-Ching Tsai 2024-26
Jacob Irwin 2025-27
Respiratory Therapy
Robert Murray 2025-27
Criminal Justice & Criminology
Eric Sevigny 2024-26
Cyntoria Johnson 2024-26
Economics
Shelby Frost 2024-26
Glenwood Ross 2025-27
Vjollca Sadiraj 2025-27
Public Management and Policy
Benedict Jimenez 2024-26
Gregory Lewis 2024-26
Social Work
Fred Brooks 2025-27
Kristie Seelman 2025-27
Urban Studies Institute
David Iwaniec 2025-27
Healthy Policy & Behavioral Sciences
Jacque-Corey Cormier 2024-26
Dennis Reidy 2025-27
Colin Smith 2025-27
Population Health Sciences
Roby Greenwald 2024-26
Ruiyan Luo 2024-26
Business
Michele de Liniere 2025-27
Ray Muhammad 2025-27
Rodney Smith 2025-27
Computer Science
Natarajan Kumaresan 2024-26
Dental Hygiene
Joanna Harris-Worelds 2024-26
English
Amie Seidman 2025-27
Scott Mitchell 2024-26
Jen Colatosti 2025-27
Jennifer Duncan 2024-26
Kristen Westrick 2025-27
Andy Rogers 2024-26
Fine Arts
Vicente Della Tonia 2024-26
Fernando Rochaix 2024-26
Humanities
Jennifer Meeks 2024-26
Micah Lewin 2025-27
Karen Williams-Jones 2024-26
Ryan Lake 2024-26
Blakely Phillips 2025-27
Kinesiology
Donya Little 2024-26
Life & Earth Sciences
Brandi Childress 2025-27
Paulette Reneau 2025-27
Erin Morrey 2025-27
Jewels Morgan 2024-26
Jonathan Lochamy 2024-26
Math
Ervin China 2025-27
Timothy Brown 2024-26
Somaya Muiny 2024-26
Avijit Kar 2025-27
Kimberly Bennekin 2024-26
Dihema Longman 2025-27
Nursing
Valencia Freeman 2024-26
Nancy Williams 2024-26
Physical Sciences
Janna Blum 2024-26
Jo Ann Joyner 2025-27
Melody Kelley 2024-26
Alexis Nduwimana 2024-26
Social Sciences
Jean Francois Koly Onivogui 2024-26
Stacey Mitchell 2024-26
Marc Zayac 2024-26
Tami Thomas 2024-26
Michael Baker 2024-26
Clarence Massie 2025-27
Staff Senators
??, 2024-26, Planning & Development, Research
Rubena Cela, 2024-2026, Budget, Commencement
Brandon Fanning, 2025-27, Planning & Development, Sustainability
Donna Frazier, 2024-2026, Budget
Christopher Hicks, 2023-25, Cultural Diversity
Deon King, 2024-26, Academic Programs, Library
Booker Linkhorn, 2025-27, Student Life
Yves McKenzie, 2025-27, Athletics, Cultural Diversity
Nikki Marshall, 2025-26, Cultural Diversity
Monique Massey, 2025-27, Sustainability
Chau Nguyen, 2025-27, Faculty Affairs
Josh Roach, 2025-27, Academic Programs, Admissions & Standards
Erin Weeks, 2025-27, II&T, University Statutes & Senate Bylaws
Appointed Senators
Serving for the 2025-26 Senate year are:
Michelle Brattain, Sr. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs (Interim)
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
Cynthia Villaverde, VP for Financial Planning & Operations
Beth Myers, Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs
"By Virtue of Office" Senators
M. Brian Blake, University President
Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, Executive VP for Academic Affairs and Provost
Corrie Fountain, Sr. Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Jared Abramson-Executive VP and COO
Allison Calhoun-Brown, Sr. VP for Student Success
Cheryl Harrelson, VP for University Advancement
Jo Ann Herold, 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
Todd Rosenstiel, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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 2025-26:
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