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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 (AAEN)
Head of the Graduate Program Thomas N. Farris 45117  ARMS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Anastasios S. Lyrintzis 45142  ARMS 
Graduate Contact Linda L. Flack 45152  ARMS 


Agricultural & Biological Engineering (ABE)
Head of the Graduate Program Bernard A. Engel 41162  ABE 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Jane R. Frankenberger 41194  ABE 
Graduate Contact Kathy M. Brewer 41166  ABE 


Agricultural Economics (AGEC)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Kenneth A. Foster 41116  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald E. Shively 44218  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 (AGRY)
Head of the Graduate Program Craig A. Beyrouty 44774  LILY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Jeffrey J. Volenec 48071  LILY 
Graduate Contact Karen N. Clymer 44775  LILY 


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


Animal Sciences (ANSC)
Head of the Graduate Program Alan L. Grant 44809  SMTH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Paul Collodi 49280  SMTH 
Graduate Contact Nena C. Fawbush 42649  SMTH 


Anthropology (ANTR)
Head of the Graduate Program Ellen R. Gruenbaum 67422  STON 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Melissa J. Remis 61514  STON 
Director of the Graduate Program Melissa J. Remis 61514  STON 
Graduate Contact Patricia A. Mason 67428  STON 


Basic Medical Sciences (BMS)
Head of the Graduate Program Laurie A. Jaeger 48637  LYNN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Kevin M. Hannon 45949  LYNN 
Graduate Contact Rose M. Killian 47881  LYNN 


Biochemistry (BCHM)
Head of the Graduate Program Clint C. S. Chapple 40494  BCHM 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Clint C. S. Chapple 40494  BCHM 
Chair of the Recruiting Committee Harry Charbonneau 44754  BCHM 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Kristi L. Trimble 41636  BCHM 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Kristi L. Trimble 41636  BCHM 


Biochemistry & Molecular Biology* (BCHN)
Head of the Graduate Program Steven S. Broyles 40745  BCHM 
Chair of Deptartment Graduate Committee Steven S. Broyles 40745  BCHM 
Graduate Contact Emily E. Bramson 45865  BCHM 


Biological Sciences (BIOS)
Head of the Graduate Program Richard J. Kuhn 44407  LILY 
Interim Chair of the Graduate Committee Stephen F. Konieczny 47976  HANS 
Graduate Coordinator and Contact Georgina (Gina) E. Rupp 48142  LILY 
Graduate Contact Linda F. Hunley 48143  LILY 


Biomedical Engineering (BMEP)
Head of the Graduate Program George R. Wodicka 42998  MJIS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Edward J. Delp 41749  MJIS 
Director of Admissions Ji-Xin Cheng 44335  MJIS 
Graduate Programs Coordinator VACANT    
Graduate Contact Sandra M. May 47054  MJIS 


Botany & Plant Pathology (BTNY)
Head of the Graduate Program Peter B. Goldsbrough 44615  LILY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gurmukh S. Johal 44448  LILY 
Graduate Contact Julie A. Pluimer 40352  LILY 


Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Head of the Graduate Program Arvind Varma 44075  FRNY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Rakesh Agrawal 42257  FRNY 
Director of the Graduate Program James D. Litster 62836  FRNY 
Chair of the Recruiting Committee Hugh W. Hillhouse 66056  FRNY 
Graduate Contact Debra J. Bowman 44057  FRNY 


Chemistry (CHEM)
Head of the Graduate Program Paul B. Shepson 45203  BRWN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Hilkka I. Kenttammaa 40882  BRWN 
Director of Admissions Robert E. Wild 45208  BRWN 
Graduate Contact Betty L. Hatfield 45208  BRWN 


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


Civil Engineering (CIVL)
Head of the Graduate Program M. Katherine Banks 42166  CIVL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Rao s. Govindaraju 63402  CIVL 
Graduate Contact Timothy M. Whalen 42225  CIVL 


Communication (COMU)
Head of the Graduate Program Howard E. Sypher 48603  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Mohan J. Dutta 42587  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Vicki J. Biggs 45883  BRNG 


Comparative Literature* (CMPL)
Head of the Graduate Program Charles S. Ross 43749  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Charles S. Ross 43749  HEAV 
Graduate Contact DeLayne K. Graham 61848  BRNG 


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 


Comparative Pathobiology (CPBL)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Suresh K. Mittal 47543  VPTH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Tsang L. Lin 47927  VPTH 
Graduate Contact Barbara M. White 47542  VPTH 


Computer Sciences (CS)
Head of the Graduate Program Aditya P. Mathur 46003  LWSN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Greg N. Frederickson 46016  NUCL 
Chair of the Admissions Committee Ninghui Li 66756  LWSN 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Renate Mallus 47809  LWSN 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students William J. Gorman 46004  LWSN 
Graduate Contact Amy J. Ingram 46004  LWSN 


Consumer Sciences & Retailing (CSR)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Sugato Chakravarty 48296  MTHW 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Sugato Chakravarty 48296  MTHW 
Director of the Family & Consumer Economics Program Richard Widdows 48305  MTHW 
Director of the Consumer Behavior Program Sandra S. Liu 48310  MTHW 
Graduate Coordinator and Contact Jeannie M. Navarre 48356  MTHW 


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


Curriculum & Instruction (EDCI)
Head of the Graduate Program James D. Lehman 47935  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Phillip J. VanFossen 42367  BRNG 
Manager of Graduate Studies Kathryn A. Dietz 42345  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Vicki L. Parker-Black 42345  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Jennifer Stroud 42345  BRNG 


Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Ernest Agee 43282  CIVL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Timothy R. Filley 46581  CIVL 
Graduate Contact Kathy S. Kincade 45984  CIVL 


Ecological Sciences & Engineering* (ECOG)
Head of the Graduate Program Linda S. Lee 48612  LILY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Linda S. Lee 48612  LILY 
Graduate Contact Cynthia (Taylor) Fate 45146  EXPT 


Economics (ECON)
Head of the Graduate Program John M. Barron 44451  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee John M. Barron 44451  KRAN 
Director of Doctoral Programs John M. Barron 44451  KRAN 
Graduate Contact Kelly L. Felty 44375  KRAN 


Educational Studies (EDST)
Head of the Graduate Program A. G. Rud 49170  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Ala Samarapungavan 47321  BRNG 
Manager of Graduate Studies Kathryn A. Dietz 42345  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Vicki L. Parker-Black 42345  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Jennifer Stroud 42345  BRNG 


Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECEN)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Venkataramanan (Ragu) Balakrishnan 43539  EE 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Daniel S. Elliott 43442  EE 
Director of Admissions Samuel P. Midkiff 43392  EE 
Director of Graduate Studies Stanislaw H. Zak 66162  EE 
Graduate Program Administrator Matt Golden 66162  EE 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Karen L. Jurss 43392  EE 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Angela Rainwater 66162  EE 


Engineering Education (ENED)
Head of the Graduate Program Kamyar Haghighi 43884  ARMS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David F. Radcliffe 61290  ARMS 
Graduate Contact Suzanne J. Schilling 45755  ARMS 


English (ENGL)
Head of the Graduate Program Irwin H. Weiser 46478  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Margie S. Berns 43769  HEAV 
Director of Graduate Studies William J. Palmer 43729  HEAV 
Graduate Contact Jill M. Quirk 43748  HEAV 


Entomology (ENTM)
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 (FDSC)
Head of the Graduate Program S. Suzanne Nielsen 48256  FS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Rengaswami Chandrasekaran 44923  FS 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Linda L. Webster 48258  FS 


Food Science, Interdisciplinary (IFSC)
Head of the Graduate Program Rengaswami Chandrasekaran 44923  FS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Rengaswami Chandrasekaran 44923  FS 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Mitzi L. Barnett 48256  FS 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Linda L. Webster 48258  FS 


Foods & Nutrition (FNN)
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 67492  STON 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Dawn E. Haan 48231  STON 


Foreign Languages & Literatures (FLL)
Head of the Graduate Program Paul B. Dixon 43834  SC 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Ana Gomez-Bravo 66044  SC 
Graduate Contact Betty L. Lewis 43841  SC 


Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR)
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* (GENT)
Head of the Graduate Program Stan B. Gelvin 41939  BCHM 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Stan B. Gelvin 44939  BCHM 
Graduate Contact Emily E. Bramson 45865  BCHM 


Gerontology (GERN)
Head of the Graduate Program Kenneth F. Ferraro 44707  YONG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald C. Hyner 43151  LAMB 
Graduate Contact Margaret A. Favorite 45404  YONG 


Health & Kinesiology (HKLS)
Head of the Graduate Program William A. Harper 43178  LAMB 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Alan L. Smith 66002  LAMB 
Director of Graduate Studies Alan L. Smith 66002  LAMB 
Director of the Master of Public Health Degree Program Gerald C. Hyner 43151  LAMB 
Graduate Contact Jill A. Stickrod 43162  LAMB 


Health Sciences (HLS)
Head of the Graduate Program Wei Zheng 41419  CIVL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Shuang Liu 40236  CIVL 
Graduate Contact Janine C. Mott 41362  RHPH 


History (HIST)
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 (HORT)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Robert J. Joly 41306  HORT 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Angus S. Murphy 67956  HORT 
Graduate Contact Colleen K. Martin 41306  HORT 


Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTMT)
Associate Head of the Department Douglas C. Nelson 62498  STON 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Barbara A. Almanza 49847  STON 
Graduate Contact Janet S. Bray 49811  STON 


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


Industrial Engineering (IE)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Joseph F. Pekny 45444  GRIS 
Chair of the Admissions Committee Vincent G. Duffy 66658  GRIS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Bruce W. Schmeiser 45422  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 (Distance Education) (IDE)
Head of the Graduate Program Dale A. Harris 40212  POTR 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Dale A. Harris 40212  POTR 
Graduate Contact Toni K. Cook 47019  POTR 


Linguistics* (LING)
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. (MEXM)
Head of the Graduate Program Kwei Tang 44464  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald J. Lynch 44388  KRAN 
Director of Executive Education Programs Henry J. Suerth 67688  KCTR 
Director of Master's and Executive Programs Charles R. Johnson 63668  RAWL 
Director of Admissions Brenda L. Knebel 40773  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Jo Ann Whitford 44580  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students (Weekend M.B.A. Program) Lou M. Underwood 61416  KCTR 
Senior Program Manager of Executive Education Programs Cathy R. Garrison 41554  KCTR 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students (E.M.B.A. and I.M.M. Programs) Melissa M. LaGuire 47595  KCTR 


Management GISMA - Germany (MANG)
Head of the Graduate Program F. David Schoorman 44391  KCTR 
Chair of the Graduate Committee F. David Schoorman 44391  KCTR 
Director of Admissions John J. Lewandowski 66922  RAWL 
Graduate Contact John J. Lewandowski 66922  RAWL 


Management M.B.A.; M.S.; M.S.I.A. (N94) (MGMT)
Head of the Graduate Program Kwei Tang 44464  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald J. Lynch 44388  KRAN 
Director of Master's and Executive Programs Charles R. Johnson 63668  RAWL 
Director of Admissions Brenda L. Knebel 40773  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Brenda L. Knebel 40773  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Joy G. Dietz 63384  RAWL 


Management Ph.D. (MGMT)
Head of the Graduate Program Manohar U. Kalwani 44400  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Mark E. Bagnoli 44484  KRAN 
Director of Doctoral Programs Mark E. Bagnoli 44484  KRAN 
Graduate Contact Kelly L. Felty 44375  KRAN 


Materials Engineering (MSE)
Head of the Graduate Program Keith J. Bowman 44100  ARMS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Carol A. Handwerker 40147  ARMS 
Graduate Contact Vicki L. Cline 44103  ARMS 


Mathematics (MATH)
Head of the Graduate Program Rodrigo Bañuelos 41908  MATH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Steven R. Bell 41967  MATH 
Graduate Contact Nancy A. Eberle 41961  MATH 


Mechanical Engineering (MECH)
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 45730  ME 


Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology (MCPH)
Head of the Graduate Program Richard F. Borch 41403  RHPH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Robert L. Geahlen 41457  HANS 
Director of Admissions Gregory H. Hockerman 63874  RHPH 
Graduate Contact Janine C. Mott 41362  RHPH 


Neuroscience* (NEUR)
Head of the Graduate Program Jean-Christopher Rochet 41413  RHPH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Jean-Christopher Rochet 41413  RHPH 
Graduate Contact Emily E. Bramson 45865  BCHM 


Nuclear Engineering (NUCL)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Vincent F. Bralts 45742  NUCL 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Ahmed Hassanein 69731  NUCL 
Graduate Contact Ashley L. Brooks 45749  NUCL 


Nursing (NRS)
Head of the Graduate Program Nancy E. Edwards 44015  JNSN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Nancy E. Edwards 44015  JNSN 
Graduate Contact Jennifer S. Franklin 49248  JNSN 


Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Ph.D. (OBHR)
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. (OBHR)
Head of the Graduate Program Kwei Tang 44464  KRAN 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gerald J. Lynch 44388  KRAN 
Director of Master's and Executive Programs Charles R. Johnson 63668  RAWL 
Director of Admissions Carmen Castro-Rivera 40773  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Admissions VACANT 46096  RAWL 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Joy G. Dietz 63384  RAWL 


Pharmacy Practice (PHPR)
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 (PHIL)
Head of the Graduate Program Matthias Steup 44275  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Patricia K. Curd 44287  BRNG 
Director of Admissions Jeffrey E. Brower 44583  BRNG 
Director of Graduate Studies Patricia K. Curd 44287  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Christine J. McKinney 44276  BRNG 


Philosophy and Literature (PHND)
Head of the Graduate Program Leonard Harris 63860  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Leonard Harris 63860  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Christine J. McKinney 44276  BRNG 


Physics (PHYS)
Head of the Graduate Program Nicholas J. Giordano 43000  PHYS 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Hisao Nakanishi 45522  PHYS 
Graduate Contact Sangita Handa 45383  PHYS 


Plant Biology* (PLBN)
Head of the Graduate Program Robert E. Pruitt 40494  BCHM 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Robert E. Pruitt 40494  BCHM 
Graduate Contact Emily E. Bramson 45865  BCHM 


Political Science (POL)
Head of the Graduate Program Bert A. Rockman 44162  BRNG 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Eric N. Waltenburg 46309  BRNG 
Director of Graduate Studies Eric N. Waltenburg 46309  BRNG 
Graduate Contact Traci J. Emerson 44163  BRNG 


Psychological Sciences (PSYS)
Head of the Graduate Program Howard M. Weiss 46061  PRCE 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Judith C. Conger 46977  PSYC 
Graduate Contact Nancy A. O'Brien 46067  PRCE 


PULSe (Life Sciences)* (PULS)
Head of the Graduate Program Daniel B. Szymanski 48092  LILY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Daniel B Szymanski 48092  LILY 
Graduate Contact for Admissions Colleen Gabauer 49256  YONG 
Graduate Contact for Enrolled Students Emily E. Bramson 45865  BCHM 


Sociology (SOC)
Head of the Graduate Program Viktor Gecas 44666  STON 
Chair of the Graduate Committee J. William Spencer 44677  STON 
Director of the Graduate Program J. William Spencer 44666  STON 
Graduate Contact Celeste Kozlovsky 44673  STON 


Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences (SLHS)
Head of the Graduate Program Robert E. Novak 43788  HEAV 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David P. Snow 43824  HEAV 
Graduate Contact Wanda F. Bailey 43786  HEAV 


Statistics (STAT)
Interim Head of the Graduate Program Rebeca W. Doerge 43141  MATH 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Jun Xie 46032  HAAS 
Chair of the Admissions Committee Min Zhang 67921  MATH 
Graduate Contact 45794  HAAS 


Technology (TECH)
Head of the Graduate Program Gary R. Bertoline 42554  KNOY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Gary R. Bertoline 42554  KNOY 
Graduate Contact Debbie L. Hulsey 46875  KNOY 


Technology Weekend Program (TWMS)
Head of the Graduate Program Gary R. Bertoline 42554  KNOY 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Kathryne A. Newton 46080  KNOY 
Graduate Contact Mark T. Schuver 62094  KNOY 


Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)
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 


Visual & Performing Arts-Art and Design (VPA)
Head of the Graduate Program David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Graduate Contact Daniele K. Sharp 48662  PAO 


Visual & Performing Arts-Theater (VPA)
Head of the Graduate Program David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Chair of the Graduate Committee David L. Sigman 43058  PAO 
Admissions Coordinator Richard S. Rand 43081  PAO 
Graduate Contact Rosina C. Starks 43080  PAO 


Youth Development & Agricultural Education (YDAE)
Head of the Graduate Program Roger L. Tormoehlen 48422  AGAD 
Chair of the Graduate Committee Coleen Brady 48441  AGAD 
Graduate Contact Terry A. Saunders 48439  AGAD 





 
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