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Education Council

The Education Council is the representative body of the faculty of the School of Biomedical Sciences. The Council is empowered to act for the faculty and is responsible to and reports its actions to the faculty.

The Education Council:

  • has the authority to originate actions affecting the graduate school.
  • considers and acts on actions outside the graduate school that affect the school and its faculty.
  • approves policy actions concerning standards for admission, academic standards, courses of instruction, curricula, graduation requirements, and graduate degrees to be granted for the school.

The HSC policy manual is available online. Click here to view the manual.

Dimitrios Karamichos, Ph.D.(Education Council Chair)
Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences

Voting Members

Rance Berg, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Graduate Education and Admissions

Lisa Hodge, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Specialized Master’s Programs

Marcel Satsky Kerr, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Undergraduate Education

Michael Allen, Ph.D. (Until 6/1/2024)
Graduate Advisor, Cell Biology, Immunology, and Microbiology

Xiaowei Dong, Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2026)
Graduate Advisor, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacotherapy

Michael Gatch, Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2024)
Graduate Advisor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience

Denise Inman, Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2025)
Graduate Advisor, Visual Sciences

Rong Ma, M.D., Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2024)
Graduate Advisor, Integrative Physiology

Stephen Mathew, Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2027)
Graduate Advisor, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology

Rachel Menegaz, Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2024)
Graduate Advisor, Structural Anatomy and Rehabilitative Science

Nicole Phillips, Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2026)
Graduate Advisor, Genetics

Mark Cunningham, Ph.D. (Until 8/31/2025)
Faculty At-Large Representative

Sabrina White, Ph.D. Candidate
Student Association of Biomedical Sciences President

Ex-Officio Members (Non-Voting)

Dorota Stankowska, Ph.D.
Director of Specialized Masters Programs

Joseph Malaer, Ph.D.
Ad hoc Member

Amanda Griffith
Asst Vice Provost, Enrollment Management

Charlotte Vandervoort
Outreach Librarian

Derrick Smith
Executive Director of Student and Academic Services

Michael L. Smith, Ph.D.
Director of Dual Degree Programs

Kristina Clark
Director, Center for Academic Performance

John McKenzie, M.S.
Executive Director, Academic Innovation

This page was last modified on April 25, 2024