Graduate Council
Graduate Council Members
Council Members
(Year indicates the end of council membership)
Alessandra Adami, Kinesiology
2026, CHS Representative, aadami@uri.edu, 4-5541
Stephen Licht, Ocean Engineering
2028, COE Representative, slicht@uri.edu, 4-6028
Karolina Wojcik, Graduate Student
2026, Student Representative, karolina_wojcik@uri.edu
Araceli Bonifant, Mathematics
2028, A & S Natural Sciences Representative, bonifant@uri.edu, 4-4394
Denise Coppa, Nursing
2028, CON Representative, dcoppa@uri.edu, 4-5306
Emilijia Djurdjevic, Management
2026, COB Representative, edjurdjevic@uri.edu
Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Aquaculture/Fisheries
2026, CELS Representative, gomezchi@uri.edu, 4-2917
TBD, Music & Africana Studies
2028, A & S Humanities Representative, XYZ@uri.edu, 4-XXXX
Marc Hutchison, Political Science
2027, A & S Social Sciences Representative, mlhutch@uri.edu, 4-4054
Joanna Burkhardt, Library
2028, University Library Representative, jburkhardt@uri.edu, 4-5130
Alessandra Adami, Kinesiology
2026, CHS Representative, aadami@uri.edu, 4-5541
David Rowley, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
2026, Graduate School At-Large Representative, drowley@uri.edu, 4-9228
Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Human Development & Family Studies
2026, CHS Representative, hsainteloicadel@uri.edu, 4-2575
Kathy Donohue,
2028, GSO Representative, kdonohue@uri.edu 4-6811
Minsuk Shim, Secondary Education
2026, COEDU Representative, mshim@uri.edu, 4-4162
Brett Still, Natural Resources Science
2027, Graduate School At-Large Representative, bstill@uri.edu, 4-2912
Nausad Miyan, Graduate Student
2026, Student Representative, nausad.miyan@uri.edu
Ami Vyas, Pharmacy Practice
2027, COP Representative, avyas@uri.edu, 4-7255
Justin Watkins, GSA President
2026, Student Representative, justin_watkins@uri.edu
Graduate School Members
Eric Beretta, Enrollment Services Officer (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, eric_beretta@uri.edu, 4-2602
Stacy Carrasco, Enrollment Services Officer & Interim Council Secretary (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, stacy_carrasco@uri.edu, 4-4502
Kimberly Jimenez, Council Secretary (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, kimberly.jimenez@uri.edu, 4-4824
Corinne Kulesh, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Enrollment Management (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, corinne_kulesh@uri.edu, 4-4459
Cara Mitnick, Esq. Director of Professional Development (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, cmitnick@uri.edu, 4-2644
Colleen Mouw, Ph.D., Acting Dean (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, cmouw@uri.edu, 4-6506