Leadership

Graduate Studies Leadership Team

Kendra K. Schmid, PhD

Interim Dean, Graduate Studies
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Karen A. Gould, PhD

Interim Executive Associate Dean
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Iqbal Ahmad, PhD

Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Education & Research, Graduate Studies

Terri Vadovski

Director, Graduate Studies

Graduate Council Members

The Graduate Council is comprised of graduate program directors and members of the Graduate Studies staff. The Council, in conjunction with the Dean, is responsible for Graduate College activities at UNMC.

Graduate Council Members
Kendra K. Schmid, PhD	Interim Dean for Graduate Studies
Karen A. Gould, PhD	Interim Executive Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Iqbal Ahmad, PhD	Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Evie Ehrhorn	Graduate Student Association President
Mark D. Shriver, PhD	Applied Behavior Analysis (MS)
Sushil Kumar, PhD	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (MS)
Jenenne A. Geske, PhD	Biomedical Informatics
Christopher S. Wichman, PhD	Biostatistics
JoEllyn M. McMillan, PhD	Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology
Ariane Rung, PhD	Epidemiology
Tanya M. Custer, PhD	Certificate in Applied Health Informatics Certificate in Quality Improvement Health Professions Teaching & Technology Healthcare Delivery Science
Tzeyu Michaud, PhD	Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research
Hongmei Wang, PhD	Health Services Research, Administration & Policy
Matthew C. Zimmerman, PhD	Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS) IGPBS - Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine Medical Physiology (MS)
Rebecca E. Deegan, PhD	IGPBS - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michael Jordan Rowley, PhD	IGPBS - Bioinformatics & Systems Biology
Joyce C. Solheim, PhD	IGPBS - Cancer Research
Rakesh K. Singh, PhD	IGPBS - Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease
Kyle J. Hewitt, PhD	IGPBS - Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology
Erika Boesen, PhD	IGPBS - Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine Medical Physiology
Keshore R. Bidasee, PhD	IGPBS - Neuroscience
Justin L. Mott, MD, PhD	MD-PhD Scholars
Samantha M. Simet, PhD	Medical Anatomy (MS)
Gargi Ghosal, PhD	Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology
Laura D. Bilek, PhD	Medical Sciences Interdepartmental Area (MSIA)
Nicole M. Rodriguez, PhD	MSIA - Applied Behavior Analysis
Joshua L. Santarpia, PhD	MSIA - Biological Defense & Health Security
Anthony Podany, PhD	MSIA - Clinical & Translational Research Mentored Scholars Program
Carol A. Casey, PhD	MSIA - Clinically Relevant Basic Research
Sharon J. Medcalf, PhD	MSIA - Health Practice & Medical Education Research
Thomas M. Petro, PhD	MSIA - Oral Biology
Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD	MSIA - Patient-Oriented Research
Roxanne Vandermause, PhD, RN	Nursing
Luis A. Marky, PhD	Pharmaceutical Sciences