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
Ali Akanda, Civil & Environmental Engineering
2025, COE Representative, akanda@uri.edu, 4-7050
Araceli Bonifant, Mathematics
2025, A & S Natural Sciences Representative, bonifant@uri.edu, 4-4394
Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Nursing
2025, CON Representative, sdesanto-madeya@uri.edu, 4-2038
Emilijia Djurdjevic, Management
2026, COB Representative, edjurdjevic@uri.edu
Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Aquaculture/Fisheries
2026, CELS Representative, gomezchi@uri.edu, 4-2917
Emmett Goods, Music
2025, A & S Humanities Representative, emmettgoods@uri.edu, 4-2553
Karen Morse, Library
2025, University Library Representative, kwmorse@uri.edu, 4-2981
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
Yang Shen, Marine Geology and Geophysics
2025, GSO Representative, yshen@uri.edu, 4-6811
Minsuk Shim, Secondary Education
2026, COEDU Representative, mshim@uri.edu, 4-4162
TBD
2027, COP Representative
TBD
2027, A & S Social Sciences Representative
TBD
2027, Graduate School At-Large Representative
Student Representative
2025, Student Representative
Student Representative
2025, Student Representative
TBD, GSA President
2025, Student Representative
Graduate School Members
Eric Beretta, Enrollment Services Officer (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, eric_beretta@uri.edu, 4-2602
Jessica Coyle, Graduate Council Secretary (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, jgmartinez@uri.edu, 4-2873
Brenton DeBoef, Ph.D., Dean (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, bdeboef@uri.edu, 4-9480
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., Associate Dean (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, cmouw@uri.edu, 4-6506