"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
Ravinder "Ravi" Abrol
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Science and Mathematics
Appointed by the President
ravinder.abrol@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Grishma Bhavsar
Health Sciences
College of Health and Human Development
Elected by the Senate
grishma.bhavsar@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Joannie Busillo-Aguayo
Educational Psychology and Counseling
Michael D. Eisner College of Education
Elected by the Senate
jaguayo@csun.edu
Term Expires 2022
Julie Gainsburg
Secondary Education
Michael D. Eisner College of Education
Elected by the Senate
julie.gainsburg@csun.edu
Term Expires 2023
Monica Gianni
Accounting and Information Systems
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics
Elected by the Senate
monica.gianni@csun.edu
Term Expires 2023
Junliang Huang
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
College of Humanities
Appointed by the President
junliang.huang@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Danielle Jarvis
Kinesiology
College of Health and Human Development
Elected by the Senate
danielle.jarvis@csun.edu
Term Expires 2023
Allen Lipscomb
Social Work
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Elected by the Senate
allen.lipscomb@csun.edu
Term Expires 2022
Sami Maalouf
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Elected by the Senate
sami.maalouf@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Rose Merida
Appointed by Associated Students
Term Expires 2021
Katya Mkrtchyan
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Elected by the Senate
katya.mkrtchyan@csun.edu
Term Expires 2022
Danielle Spratt • GSC Chair
English
College of Humanities
Elected by the Senate
danielle.spratt@csun.edu
Term Expires 2021
Casey terHorst
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, Graduate Studies
amy.levin@csun.edu
Hedy Carpenter (non-voting)
Director of 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