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West Lafayette Graduate Program Heads, Chairs, Directors, and Contacts

The contacts listed below are the graduate program heads, chairs, directors, and graduate contacts for each program.

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Aeronautics & Astronautics (E20)
Head of the Graduate Program Thomas N. Farris 45117  GRIS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Anastasios S. Lyrintzis 45142  GRIS 
Graduate Contact Linda L. Flack 45152  GRIS 


Agricultural & Biological Engineering (E22)
Head of the Graduate Program Bernard A. Engel 41162  ABE 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Dirk E. Maier 41175  ABE 
Graduate Contact Kathy M. Brewer 41166  ABE 


Agricultural Economics (B01)
Head of the Graduate Program Sarahelen R. Thompson 44196  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Kenneth A. Foster 41116  KRAN 
Graduate Contact Lou Ann Baugh 44196  KRAN 
Graduate Contact for the Purdue-Kelley
M.S. - M.B.A.		 Luanna D. DeMay 44270  KRAN 


Agronomy (B02)
Head of the Graduate Program Craig A. Beyrouty 44774  LILY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Jeffrey J. Volenec 48071  LILY 
Graduate Contact Phyllis J. Graves 44775  LILY 


American Studies* (J67)
Head of the Graduate Program Bill V. Mullen 43735  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Bill V. Mullen 43735  HEAV 
Graduate Contact Delayne K. Graham 61848  BRNG 


Animal Sciences (B03)
Head of the Graduate Program Alan L. Grant 48282  SMTH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David E. Gerrard 48280  SMTH 
Graduate Contact Nena C. Fawbush 42649  SMTH 


Basic Medical Sciences (R20)
Head of the Graduate Program Gordon L. Coppoc 48633  LYNN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Kevin M. Hannon 45949  LYNN 
Graduate Contact Rose M. Killian 47881  LYNN 


Biochemistry (B04)
Head of the Graduate Program James D. Forney 41632  BCHM 
Chair of the Graduate Committee James D. Forney 41632  BCHM 
Chair of the Recruiting Committee Joseph P. Ogas 63963  BCHM 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Penny J. Pava 41612  BCHM 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Kristi L. Trimble 41636  BCHM 


Biochemistry & Molecular Biology* (U99)
Head of the Graduate Program Steven S. Broyles 40745  BCHM 
Chair of Deptartment Graduate Committee Steven S. Broyles 40745  BCHM 
Graduate Contact Elizabeth Chandler 41634  BCHM 


Biological Sciences (P50)
Head of the Graduate Program Richard J. Kuhn 44407  LILY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Morris Levy 47976  LILY 
Graduate Contact Nancy J. Konopka 48142  LILY 


Biomedical Engineering (E21)
Head of the Graduate Program George R. Wodicka 42998  POTR 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Edward J. Delp 41749  EE 
Director of Admissions Ji-Xin Cheng 44335  POTR 
Academic Programs Coordinator Jennifer L. Groh 42982  POTR 
Graduate Contact Mary E. DeBruicker 47054  POTR 


Botany & Plant Pathology (B05)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Thomas N. Jordan 44615  LILY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gurmukh S. Johal 44448  LILY 
Graduate Contact Julie A. Pluimer 44614  LILY 


Chemical Engineering (E23)
Head of the Graduate Program Arvind Varma 44075  FRNY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Kendall T. Thomson 46706  FRNY 
Director of the Graduate Program Osman A. Basaran 44061  FRNY 
Chair of the Recruiting Committee Michael T. Harris 40963  FRNY 
Graduate Contact Debra J. Bowman 44057  FRNY 


Chemistry (P56)
Head of the Graduate Program Timothy S. Zwier 45203  BRWN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Sabre Kais 45965  BRWN 
Director of Admissions Robert E. Wild 45208  BRWN 
Graduate Contact Betty L. Hatfield 45208  BRWN 


Child Development & Family Studies (G44)
Head of the Graduate Program Vacant 49511  CDFS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Karen E. Diamond 40942  CDFS 
Graduate Contact Becky K. Harshman 42965  FWLR 


Civil Engineering (E24)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program M. Katherine Banks 42256 or 63424  CIVL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Darcy M. Bullock 42226  CIVL 
Graduate Contact M. Maeve Drummond 42156  CIVL 


Communication (J78)
Head of the Graduate Program Howard E. Sypher 48603  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Steven R. Wilson 45883  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Vicki J. Biggs 45883  BRNG 


Comparative Literature* (J65)
Head of the Graduate Program Charles S. Ross 43749  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Charles S. Ross 43749  HEAV 
Graduate Contact Jill M. Quirk 43748  HEAV 


Comparative Medicine* (U96)
Head of the Graduate Program Elikplimi K. Asem 63487  LYNN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Elikplimi K. Asem 63487  LYNN 
Graduate Contact Sue M. Wood 63487  LYNN 


Computer Sciences (P57)
Head of the Graduate Program Susanne E. Hambrusch 46003  CS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Christopher W. Clifton 46185  MATH 
Chair of the Admissions Committee Zhiyuan Li 46964  MATH 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Renate Mallus 47809  CS 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students William J. Gorman 46004  CS 
Graduate Contact Amy J. Ingram 46004  CS 


Consumer Sciences & Retailing (G42)
Head of the Graduate Program Richard Widdows 48296  MTHW 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Sugato Chakravarty 46427  MTHW 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Sandra S. Liu 45009  MTHW 
Director of Graduate Committee - FACE
(Family & Consumer Economics)		 Sugato Chakravarty 46427  MTHW 
Director of Graduate Committee - CB
(Consumer Behavior)		 Sandra S. Liu 45009  MTHW 
Faculty Liaison w/ Graduate School Sharon A. DeVaney 48300  MTHW 
Graduate Coordinator and Contact Jeannie M. Navarre 48356  MTHW 


Continuing Education (U02)
Director Michael M. Eddy 44654  STEW 
Associate Director Barbara G. Tyner 42975  STEW 
Graduate Contact Denice A. Johnson 43571  STEW 


Curriculum & Instruction (D30)
Head of the Graduate Program James D. Lehman 47935  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Beverly E. Cox 43936  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Patty A. Mason 42346  BRNG 


Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (P51)
Head of the Graduate Program Jonathan M. Harbor 44753  CIVL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Harshvardhan 40693  CIVL 
Graduate Contact Kathy S. Kincade 45984  CIVL 


Ecological Sciences & Engineering* (U94)
Head of the Graduate Program P. Suresh C. Rao 45340  POTR 
Head of the Graduate Program Larry F. Nies 48327  CIVL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee P. Suresh C. Rao 45340  POTR 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Larry F. Nies 48327  CIVL 
Graduate Contact Larry F. Nies 48327  CIVL 


Economics (N91)
Head of the Graduate Program John M. Barron 44451  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Jason I. Abrevaya 62689  KRAN 
Graduate Contact Kelly L. Felty 44375  KRAN 


Educational Studies (D32)
Head of the Graduate Program Kevin R. Kelly 49170  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Charles E. Kline 47299  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Patty A. Mason 42346  BRNG 


Electrical & Computer Engineering (E25)
Head of the Graduate Program Mark J. T. Smith 43539  EE 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Mark R. Bell 46412  EE 
Director of Graduate Studies Chee-Mun Ong 66162  EE 
Director of Admissions Michael R. Melloch 43392  EE 
Graduate Program Administrator Matt Golden 66162  EE 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Gina E. Rupp 43392  EE 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Erica A. Timmerman 66162  EE 


Engineering Education (E35)
Head of the Graduate Program Kamyar Haghighi 43884  ENAD 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Heidi Diefes-Dux 43887  ENAD 
Graduate Contact Karen L. Jurss 63374  ENAD 


English (J63)
Head of the Graduate Program Irwin H. Weiser 46478  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee John N. Duvall 43760  HEAV 
Director of Graduate Studies Shaun F. D. Hughes 43748   
Graduate Contact Jill M. Quirk 43748  HEAV 


Entomology (B07)
Head of the Graduate Program John S. Yaninek 44553  SMTH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Jeffrey J. Stuart 44561  WSLR 
Graduate Contact Amanda L. Pendleton 49061  SMTH 


Food Science (B10)
Head of the Graduate Program S. Suzanne Nielsen 48256  FS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Rengaswami Chandrasekaran 44923  FS 
Graduate Contact Linda L. Webster 48258  FS 


Food Science, Interdisciplinary (U88)
Head of the Graduate Program Rengaswami Chandrasekaran 44923   
Chair of the Graduate Committee Rengaswami Chandrasekaran 44923   
Graduate Contact Linda L. Webster 48258   


Foods & Nutrition (G45)
Head of the Graduate Program Connie M. Weaver 48237  STON 
Chair of the Graduate Committee James C. Fleet 40302  STON 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Marilyn L. McCammack 48971  STON 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Mary E. Wade 48971  STON 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Dawn E. Haan 48231  STON 


Foreign Languages & Literatures (J66)
Head of the Graduate Program Paul B. Dixon 43867  SC 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Ana Gomez-Bravo 66044  SC 
Graduate Contact Betty L. Lewis 43841  SC 


Forestry & Natural Resources (B08)
Head of the Graduate Program Robert K. Swihart 43590  PFEN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Olin E. Rhodes, Jr. 43601  FORS 
Graduate Contact Kelly J. Garrett 43572  PFEN 


Genetics* (U92)
Head of the Graduate Program Stan B. Gelvin 41939  BCHM 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Stan B. Gelvin 44939  BCHM 
Graduate Contact Elizabeth Chandler 41634  BCHM 


Gerontology (U20)
Head of the Graduate Program Kenneth F. Ferraro 44707  YONG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald C. Hyner 49692  YONG 
Graduate Contact Margaret A. Favorite 45404  YONG 


Health & Kinesiology (J58)
Head of the Graduate Program Thomas J. Templin 43178  LAMB 
Chair of the Graduate Committee William A. Harper 41518  LAMB 
Graduate Contact Brenda J. Merrill 43162  LAMB 


Health Sciences (O88)
Head of the Graduate Program George A. Sandison 67863  CIVL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Wei Zheng 66447  CIVL 
Graduate Contact Janine C. Mott 41362  RHPH 


History (J64)
Head of the Graduate Program R. Douglas Hurt 44122  UNIV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Franklin T. Lambert 45811  UNIV 
Director of Graduate Studies John L. Larson 44136  UNIV 
Graduate Contact Fay M. Chan 44126  UNIV 


Horticulture (B09)
Head of the Graduate Program Edward N. Ashworth 41306  HORT 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Stephen C. Weller 41333  HORT 
Graduate Contact Colleen K. Martin 41306  HORT 


Hospitality & Tourism Management (G47)
Head of the Graduate Program Raphael R. Kavanaugh 44643  STON 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Barbara A. Almanza 49847  STON 
Graduate Contact Janet S. Bray 49811  STON 


Industrial & Physical Pharmacy (O83)
Head of the Graduate Program Stephen R. Byrn 41460  RHPH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Kenneth R. Morris 63387  RHPH 
Graduate Contact Janine C. Mott 41362  RHPH 


Industrial Engineering (E27)
Head of the Graduate Program Nagabhushana Prabhu 45444  GRIS 
Chair of the Admissions Committee Nagabhushana Prabhu 45444  GRIS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Srinivasan Chandrasekar 41531  GRIS 
Graduate Contact Sandra K. Morgeson 45434  GRIS 


Information Security* (U97)
Head of the Graduate Program Eugene H. Spafford 47805  REC 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Victor Raskin 43782  REC 
Graduate Contact Marlene G. Walls 47805  REC 


Interdisciplinary Engineering (E33)
Head of the Graduate Program Dale A. Harris 40212  POTR 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Charles M. Krousgrill 42549  POTR 
Graduate Contact Sandy M. Cserep 44558  POTR 


Linguistics* (J62)
Head of the Graduate Program Ronnie B. Wilbur 43822  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Diane K. Brentari 49883  HEAV 
Graduate Contact Delayne K. Graham 61848  BRNG 


Management Executive M.B.A. (N95)
Head of the Graduate Program Wilbur G. Lewellen 44493  KCTR 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Erika Steuterman 45831  KCTR 
Director of Admissions Carmen Castro-Rivera 44411  KCTR 
Director of Professional Master's Programs Charles R. Johnson 63668  KRAN 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Jo Ann Whitford 47700  KCTR 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Cathy R. Garrison 41554  KCTR 


Management GISMA - Germany (N84)
Head of the Graduate Program F. David Schoorman 44391  KCTR 
Chair of the Graduate Committee F. David Schoorman 44391  KCTR 
Director of Admissions Carment Castro-Rivera 44411  KCTR 
Graduate Contact John J. Lewandowski 66922  RAWLS 


Management M.S.; M.S.I.A. (N94) (N90)
Head of the Graduate Program John J. McConnell 45910  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald J. Lynch 44388  KRAN 
Director of Admissions Carmen Castro-Rivera 44411  KCTR 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Mari-Ellyn Brock 46096  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Joy G. Dietz 63384  KRAN 


Management Ph.D. (N90)
Head of the Graduate Program John M. Barron 44451  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Robert D. Plante 44364  KRAN 
Graduate Contact Kelly L. Felty 44375  KRAN 


Materials Engineering (E31)
Head of the Graduate Program Keith J. Bowman (Interim Head) 46316  MSEE 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David R. Johnson 47009  MSEE 
Graduate Contact Vicki L. Cline 44103  MSEE 


Mathematics (P65)
Head of the Graduate Program Leonard M. Lipshitz 41908  MATH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Johnny E. Brown 41967  MATH 
Graduate Contact Nancy A. Eberle 41961  MATH 


Mechanical Engineering (E30)
Head of the Graduate Program E. Daniel Hirleman 45688  ME 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Anil K. Bajaj 61544  ME 
Graduate Contact Julayne M. Moser 45729  ME 


Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology (O84)
Head of the Graduate Program Richard F. Borch 41403  RHPH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Eric L. Barker 41454  RHPH 
Director of Admissions Donald E. Bergstrom 46275  HANS 
Graduate Contact Janine C. Mott 41362  RHPH 


Neuroscience* (U91)
Head of the Graduate Program Howard N. Zelaznik 45601  LAMB 
Head of the Graduate Program Christie L. Sahley 45601  LAMB 
Graduate Contact Marlene J. Mann 49335  MATH 


Nuclear Engineering (E32)
Head of the Graduate Program Lefteri H. Tsoukalas 45742  NUCL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Chan K. Choi 46789  NUCL 
Graduate Contact Melissa M. LaGuire 45749  NUCL 


Nursing (O90)
Head of the Graduate Program Julie C. Novak 46644  JNSN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Barbra M. Wall 44023  JNSN 
Graduate Contact Jennifer S. Franklin 49248  JNSN 


Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Ph.D. (N92)
Head of the Graduate Program John M. Barron 44451  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Monahar U. Kalwani 44400  KRAN 
Graduate Contact Kelly L. Felty 44375  KRAN 


Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management M.S. (N92)
Head of the Graduate Program John J. McConnell 45910  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald J. Lynch 44388  KRAN 
Director of Professional Master's Programs Charles R. Johnson 63668  KRAN 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Mari-Ellyn Brock 46096  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Joy G. Dietz 63384  KRAN 


Pharmacy Practice (O82)
Head of the Graduate Program Steven R. Abel 45966  RHPH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Joseph Thomas III 41477  RHPH 
Graduate Contact Janine C. Mott 41362  RHPH 


Philosophy (J68)
Head of the Graduate Program Rodney J. Bertolet 44275  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Patricia K. Curd 44287  BRNG 
Director of Graduate Studies Patricia K. Curd 44287  BRNG 
Director of Admissions Jan A. Cover 44288  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Christine J. McKinney 44276  BRNG 


Philosophy and Literature (U87)
Head of the Graduate Program Charlene Siegfried 44282   


Physics (P67)
Head of the Graduate Program Andrew S. Hirsch 43000  PHYS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Andrew S. Hirsch 43000  PHYS 
Graduate Contact Sangita Handa 45383  PHYS 


Plant Biology* (U90)
Head of the Graduate Program Robert E. Pruitt 40494  BCHM 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Robert E. Pruitt 40494  BCHM 
Graduate Contact Elizabeth Chandler 41634  BCHM 


Political Science (J69)
Head of the Graduate Program Bert A. Rockman 44162  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Robert V. Bartlett 46598  BRNG 
Director of Graduate Studies Robert V. Bartlett 46598  BRNG 
Director of Admissions William R. Schaffer 63921  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Traci J. Emerson 44163  BRNG 


Psychological Sciences (J70)
Head of the Graduate Program Howard M. Weiss 46061  PRCE 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Christopher R. Agnew 46254  PSYC 
Graduate Contact Nancy A. O'Brien 46067  PRCE 


PULSe (Life Sciences)* (U95)
Head of the Graduate Program Robert L. Geahlen 41457  HANS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Robert L. Geahlen 41457  HANS 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Colleen Gabauer 49256  YONG 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Elizabeth A. Chandler 41634  BCHM 


Sociology & Anthropology (J77)
Head of the Graduate Program Viktor Gecas 44666  STON 
Chair of the Graduate Committee J. William Spencer 44677  STON 
Graduate Contact Candace L. Lawson 44673  STON 


Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences (J40)
Head of the Graduate Program Anne Smith 43788  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Elizabeth A. Strickland 43804  HEAV 
Graduate Contact Wanda F. Bailey 43786  HEAV 


Statistics (P62)
Head of the Graduate Program Mary E. Bock 43141  MATH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Thomas Kuczek 46051  MATH 
Graduate Contact J. Darlene Wayman 45794  MATH 


Technology (T37)
Head of the Graduate Program Melissa J. Dark 42554  KNOY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Melissa J. Dark 42554  KNOY 
Graduate Contact Debbie L. Hulsey 46875  KNOY 


Technology Weekend Program (T38)
Head of the Graduate Program Melissa J. Dark 42554  KNOY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Niaz Latif 41101  KNOY 
Graduate Contact Mark T. Schuver 62094  KNOY 


Veterinary Clinical Sciences (R16)
Head of the Graduate Program Peter D. Constable 49900  LYNN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gary C. Lantz 41138  LYNN 
Graduate Contact Connie L. Burke 41103  LYNN 


Veterinary Pathobiology (R17)
Head of the Graduate Program Harm HogenEsch 47543  VPTH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Tsang L. Lin 47927  VPTH 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Linda L. Hudson 47543  VPTH 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Barbara M. White 47542  VPTH 


Visual & Performing Arts-Art and Design (J41)
Head of the Graduate Program David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Graduate Director and Contact Lisa L. Peterson 48660  PAO 


Visual & Performing Arts-Theater (J41)
Head of the Graduate Program David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Admissions Coordinator Russell E. Jones 43081  STEW 
Graduate Contact Rosina C. Starks 43080  STEW 


Youth Development & Agricultural Education (B12)
Head of the Graduate Program Roger L. Tormoehlen 48422  AGAD 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Coleen Brady 48441  AGAD 
Graduate Contact Kristin D. Igel 66882  AGAD 





 
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