Senators and Committee Lists

2024-2025 Senators

Budget and Finance Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Victor Olaoye (Chair)Biomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesPhD Drug Design and Pharmaceutics
Emily KenyonPsychologyPhD Clinical Psychology
Nicolette ScarduzioBusinessMasters of Business Administration
Oluwatobi OpesadeNeurosciencePhD Interdisciplinary Neuroscience
Reuben AhonkloComputer Science and StatisticsPhD in Computer and Statistical Sciences

Constitution and By-Laws Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Kirk Brown (Chair)EngineeringMasters in Systems Engineering
Abby SmithOcean EngineeringPhD Underwater Acoustics
Behtom AdeliEngineeringPhD Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical 
Mariyam AbbasPsychologyPhD Psychology, Behavior Sciences
Sarah BehmHuman Development and Family ScienceMasters in Human Development and Family Science

Events Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Akissi Nelly (Chair)Political ScienceMasters of International Relations
Aria WintersPolitical ScienceMasters of Public Administration
Candelaria DanicherPolitical ScienceMasters of Public Administration
Debora BemaPolitical ScienceMasters of International Relations
Pravin KarnaMechanical, Industrial, and Systems EngineeringPhD Nanoscale Thermal Transport
Yvonne WingardEnvironment and Life SciencesMasters in Environmental Science and Management
Mary AlbeeLibrary Science Masters of Library and Information Science

Graduate Student Conference Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram/Specialization
Samuel Osei Kofi Osafo (Co-Chair)
Environment and Life Sciences
PhD Environment and Natural Resource Economics
Ghazal Nessari Poortak (Co-Chair)EnglishPhD Literature
Doris Keziah Ndassi (Co-Chair)PhysicsMasters of Medical Physics
Olga Skende Biomedical and PharmacologyPhD Pharmacology/Toxicology
Blythe AlbaneseEducationPhD Education
Caitlin VenancioEnvironmental and Life SciencesMasters of Environmental Science and Management
Demetrios PetrouEngineeringMasters of Electrical Engineering
Florence FieldsBiological and Life SciencesPhD Evolution and Marine Sciences
Labone AkterPharmacyPhD Pharmaceutics
Mariama FatajoBusinessMasters of Business Administration
Md Abdullah Al RumonEngineeringPhD Electrical Engineering
Natasha GrangerNursingPhD Nursing Practice
Olivia ThomakosEnglishPhD Literature and Creative Writing
Peace UcheBiological and Environmental SciencePhD Biological & Environmental Sciences/Evolution & Marine
Raodatullah AbodunrinChemical EngineeringPhD Chemical Engineering
Ruth AkorliMarine AffairsPhD Marine Affairs
Shay MckeeEnvironment and Life ScienceMasters in Environmental Science and Management
Lee McDanielLibrary ScienceMasters of Library and Information Science

Publicity Committee:

NameDepartmentProgram / Specialization
Terpase Gbaa (Chair)NutritionPhD Nutrition
Fred AddoNutritionMasters of Nutrition Science
Helani SinghapuragePhysicsPhD Photonics
Joseph SarfoBiomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesPhD Pharmacology/Toxicology
Ololade GbadeboBiomedical and Pharmaceutical SciencesPhD Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy
Harvey HayesLibrary ScienceMasters of Library and Information Science