{"id":94,"date":"2022-07-01T18:25:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development-two.utk.edu\/graduate-council\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:35:26","slug":"graduate-associate-deans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/graduate-council\/graduate-associate-deans\/","title":{"rendered":"Associate Deans of Graduate Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associate Deans of Graduate Studies serve two specific roles or functions. First, they provide advice and counsel from an administrative perspective to the Graduate Council and its committees through the executive committee of the Graduate School on issues and policies related to graduate education and operations of the Graduate School. Second, members function to insure that information accruing from actions of the Graduate Council flows back to the individual academic units for implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkgrad-inset-block-widget\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Associate Deans of Graduate Studies Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marieke Van Puymbroeck<\/strong><br><em>Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School<\/em><br>865-974-2475<br><a href=\"mailto:gradschooldean@utk.edu\">gradschooldean@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archdesign.utk.edu\/directory\/katherine-ambroziak\/\">Ambroziak, Katherine<\/a>\u2014College of Architecture and Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=8400\">Anderson, David Edgar<\/a>\u2014Comparative and Experimental Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/people\/pamela-s-angelle\/\">Angelle, Pamela<\/a>\u2014College of Education, Health and Human Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haslam.utk.edu\/people\/profile\/chad-autry\/\">Autry, Chad<\/a>\u2014Haslam College of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haslam.utk.edu\/people\/profile\/amy-cathey\/\">Cathey, Amy<\/a>\u2014Haslam College of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/people\/pamela-s-angelle\/\">Childers, Courtney<\/a>\u2014College of Communication and Information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cbe.utk.edu\/people\/michael-danquah\/\">Danquah, Michael<\/a>\u2014Tickle College of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/polisci.utk.edu\/person\/ian-down\/\">Down, Ian<\/a>\u2014Research Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.utk.edu\/directory\/michael-higdon\/\">Higdon, Michael<\/a>\u2014College of Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=15136\">Lane, India<\/a>\u2014College of Veterinary Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ne.utk.edu\/people\/eric-d-lukosi\/\">Lukosi, Eric<\/a>\u2014College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.utk.edu\/about\/directory\/faculty\/brendan-mcconville\/\">McConville, Brendan<\/a>\u2014College of Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utk.edu\/employee\/jennie-mezick\">Mezick, Jennie<\/a>\u2014UT Libraries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.utk.edu\/Javonda.Williams\">Moss, Javonda<\/a>\u2014College of Social Work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cge.utk.edu\/about\/vice-provost-neisler\/\">Neisler, Gretchen<\/a>\u2014Division of Global Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/publichealth\/people\/aodoi\/\">Odoi, Agricola<\/a>\u2014Comparative and Experimental Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/people\/baker-school-staff\/\">Stazyk, Ed<\/a>\u2014Howard H. Baker, Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=9141\">Stier, John<\/a>\u2014Herbert College of Agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.utk.edu\/blog\/people\/shelia-swift\/\">Swift, Shelia<\/a>\u2014College of Nursing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/geography.utk.edu\/people\/instructional-faculty\/tran-liem\/\">Tran, Liem<\/a>\u2014College of Arts and Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bredesencenter.utk.edu\/faculty\/brynn-voy\/\">Voy, Brynn<\/a>\u2014Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents and Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trace.tennessee.edu\/collections\/9d090ad9-eb07-4a86-a771-1a8e52298b64\/search\">Archive of Associate Deans of Graduate Studies Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mxPsFZ8NXacsx_H8pFP-qhfwjjmvFm8M\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=116973073703667406996&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Department\/Program Handbook Template<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committee Members Documents and Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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