Graduate Studies Contacts

The College of Arts and Sciences offers 50+ graduate degrees at the masters and doctoral level. Each department has a director of graduate studies, who is a faculty member responsible for the administration of the graduate programs in their department in accordance with the policies of The Graduate School. Departments also have a graduate programs coordinator, who is a staff member that provides administrative support to the director and is a resource for current and prospective students. Please use the contact list below to find the appropriate people to communicate with for any questions you might have about your graduate program.

College contacts:

Ryan King
Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate Studies
king.2065@osu.edu

Brian Orefice
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies
orefice.1@osu.edu

Jerrell Beckham
Graduate Program Coordinator
beckham.4@osu.edu

Judson Jeffries
Director of Graduate Studies
jeffries.70@osu.edu

Sarah Palazzo
Graduate Program Coordinator
palazzo.66@osu.edu

Mark Moritz
Director of Graduate Studies
moritz.42@osu.edu

Jenifer Owens-Morrison
Graduate Program Coordinator
owens-morrison.1@osu.edu

Amy Youngs
Director of Graduate Studies
youngs.6@osu.edu

Lauren Pace
Graduate Program Coordinator
pace.162@osu.edu

Dana Carlisle Kletchka
Director of Graduate Studies
kletchka.1@osu.edu

Kristy Krehnovi
Graduate Program Coordinator
krehnovi.6@osu.edu

Krzysztof Stanek
Director of Graduate Studies
stanek.32@osu.edu

Jennifer Hambach
Graduate Program Coordinator
hambach.2@osu.edu

Nicholas Rodgers
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
rodgers.271@osu.edu

Zac Schultz
Director of Graduate Studies
schultz.133@osu.edu

Khalid Jama
Graduate Program Coordinator
jama.10@osu.edu

Alan Ross
Director of Graduate Studies
ross.2005@osu.edu

Kylie Jackson
Graduate Program Coordinator
jackson.3596@osu.edu

Dave DeAndrea
Director of Graduate Studies
deandrea.1@osu.edu

Miranda Martinez
Director of Graduate Studies
martinez.475@osu.edu

Mark Anthony Arceño
Graduate Program Coordinator
arceno.1@osu.edu

Amy Schmidt
Graduate Program Coordinator
schmidt.442@osu.edu

Crystal Perkins
Director of Graduate Studies
perkins.642@osu.edu

Sebastien Proulx
Director of Graduate Studies
proulx.12@osu.edu

Michelle Janney
Graduate Program Coordinator
janney.4@osu.edu

Angeletha Rogers
Graduate Program Coordinator
rogers.399@osu.edu

Mike Durand
Director of Graduate Studies
durand.8@osu.edu

Debbie Knicely
Graduate Program Coordinator 
knicely.2@osu.edu

Etsuyo Yuasa
Director of Graduate Studies
yuasa.1@osu.edu

Jason Blevins
Director of Graduate Studies
blevins.141@osu.edu

Rick Tobin
Graduate Program Coordinator
tobin.71@osu.edu

Julia Thomas
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
thomas.2108@osu.edu

Jake Risinger
Director of Graduate Studies
risinger.13@osu.edu

Kathleen Griffin
Graduate Program Coordinator
griffin.328@osu.edu

Tess Cumpstone
Graduate Program Coordinator (Creative Writing MFA)
cumpstone.2@osu.edu

Corey Ash
Graduate Program Coordinator
ash.33@osu.edu

Meg Daly
Director of Graduate Studies
daly.66@osu.edu

Benjamin Hoffmann
Director of Graduate Studies
hoffmann.312@osu.edu

Matt Lang
Graduate Program Coordinator
lang.650@osu.edu

Joslyn Branham
Graduate Program Coordinator 
branham.118@osu.edu

Alvaro Montenegro
Director of Graduate Studies (Atmospheric Sciences)
montenegro.8@osu.edu

Becky Mansfield
Director of Graduate Studies
mansfield.32@osu.edu

Natascha Miller
Graduate Program Coordinator
miller.521@osu.edu

May Mergenthaler
Director of Graduate Studies
mergenthaler.4@osu.edu

Ashley Bowerman
Graduate Program Coordinator
bowerman.14@osu.edu

Bert Harrill
Director of Graduate Studies
harrill.5@osu.edu

Gabrielle Stephens
Graduate Program Coordinator
stephens.182@osu.edu

Jody Patterson
Director of Graduate Studies
patterson.1187@osu.edu

Micha Elsner
Director of Graduate Studies
elsner.14@osu.edu

Julia Papke
Graduate Program Coordinator
papke.5@osu.edu

Tracy Braund
Graduate Program Coordinator
braund.11@osu.edu

Ghaith Hiary
Director of Graduate Studies
hiary.1@osu.edu

John Holmes
Director of Graduate Studies
holmes.782@osu.edu

Kendra Rowell
Graduate Program Coordinator
rowell.59@osu.edu

Chad Rappleye
Director of Graduate Studies
rappleye.1@osu.edu

Anita Hopper
Director of Graduate Studies
hopper.64@osu.edu

Guramrit Singh
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
singh.734@osu.edu

Deborah Lipp
Graduate Program Coordinator
lipp.60@osu.edu

Eugenia Costa-Giomi
Director of Graduate Studies
costa-giomi.1@osu.edu

Rebecca Harrah
Graduate Program Coordinator
mus-grad@osu.edu

Sean Anthony
Director of Graduate Studies 
anthony.288@osu.edu

Michelle Brown
Graduate Program Coordinator
brown.930@osu.edu

Declan Smithies
Director of Graduate Studies
smithies.2@osu.edu

Jon Pelz
Director of Graduate Studies
pelz.2@osu.edu

Kristina Dunlap
Graduate Program Coordinator
dunlap.151@osu.edu

Sarah Brooks
Director of Graduate Studies
brooks.317@osu.edu

Shay Valley
Graduate Program Coordinator 
valley.28@osu.edu

John Opfer
Director of Graduate Studies
opfer.7@osu.edu

Jay Myung
Director of Graduate Studies
myung.1@osu.edu

Mary Beth Jones
Graduate Program Coordinator
jones.3308@osu.edu

Yana Hashamova
Director of Graduate Studies
hashamova.1@osu.edu

Derek Peterson
Graduate Program Coordinator 
peterson.636@osu.edu

Kammi Schmeer
Director of Graduate Studies
schmeer.1@osu.edu

Adam Bacus
Graduate Program Coordinator
bacus.1@osu.edu

Ana Del Sarto
Director of Graduate Studies
del-sarto.1@osu.edu

Rachel Sanabria
Graduate Program Coordinator
sanabria.3@osu.edu

Christina Roup
Director of Graduate Studies
roup.2@osu.edu

Sarah Wendel
Graduate Program Coordinator
wendel.13@osu.edu

Caitlin Donahue
Graduate Program Coordinator
donahue.250@osu.edu

Xinyi Xu
Director of Graduate Studies
xu.214@osu.edu

Ana Puga
Director of Graduate Studies
puga.5@osu.edu

Logan Kelly
Graduate Program Coordinator
kelly.472@osu.edu

Guisela Latorre
Director of Graduate Studies
latorre.13@osu.edu

Rebekah Sims
Graduate Program Coordinator
sims.412@osu.edu