"This committee shall consist of thirteen members: ten members elected by the Senate, two members appointed by the President of the University, and one graduate student member appointed by the Associated Students Senate. This committee shall study policy areas and make recommendations affecting graduate curricula and graduate academic standards. It shall maintain liaison with the Educational Policies Committee on curricular matters of mutual interest."
Graduate Studies Committee
Charge/Mission
Members
2018-2019 Academic Year
Grishma Bhavsar
Health Sciences
College of Health and Human Development
Elected by the Senate
grishma.bhavsar@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Julia Heinen
Music
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication
Elected by the Senate
julia.heinen@csun.edu
Term Expires 2019
Jonathan Kelber
Biology
College of Science and Mathematics
Appointed by the President
jonathan.kelber@csun.edu
Term Expires 2019
J.C. Lee
English
College of Humanities
Elected by the Senate
jennifer.c.lee@csun.edu
Term Expires 2019
Allen Lipscomb
Social Work
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Appointed by the President
allen.lipscomb@csun.edu
Term Expires 2019
Sami Maalouf
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Elected by the Senate
sami.maalouf@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Lauren McDonald
Sociology
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Elected by the Senate
lauren.mcdonald@csun.edu
Term Expires 2020
Richard Moore
Management
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics
Elected by the Senate
richard.moore@csun.edu
Term Expires 2019
Thaddeus Nagey
Appointed by Associated Students
Term Expires 2019
Mira Pak
Secondary Education
Michael D. Eisner College of Education
Elected by the Senate
mira.pak@csun.edu
Term Expires 2020
Danielle Spratt
English
College of Humanities
Elected by the Senate
danielle.spratt@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Scott Sturgeon
Cinema and Television Arts
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication
Elected by the Senate
scott.sturgeon@csun.edu
Term Expires 2020
Casey terHorst • GSC Chair
Biology
College of Science and Mathematics
Elected by the Senate
casey.terhorst@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Amy Levin • Executive Secretary (non-voting)
Assistant Vice President of Graduate Studies
amy.levin@csun.edu
Hedy Carpenter (non-voting)
Director of Graduate Programs, Graduate Studies
hedy.carpenter@csun.edu
Lani Kiapos (non-voting)
DPR Senior Analyst, Graduate Studies
lani.kiapos@csun.edu
Gloria Rocklin • Recording Secretary (non-voting)
Administrative Analyst, Graduate Studies
gloria.rocklin@csun.edu
