The Graduate Council works to ensure the quality of your UF graduate education.

Members

Permanent Chair: Graduate School Dean

Dr. Nicole L.P. Stedman
Associate Provost and Dean
UF Graduate School

Appointed by the Provost

Dr. Hitomi Greenslet
UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Term expires 2026

Dr. Chris Janiszewski
UF Department of Marketing
Term expires 2028

Dr. Andrei Kirilenko
UF Department of Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management
Term expires 2028

Dr. Linjuan Rita Men
UF Department of Public Relations
Term expires 2027

Dr. Joni Williams Splett
UF School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies
Term expires 2026

Dr. Weizhou Zhang
UF Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine
Term expires 2027

Elected by the Graduate Faculty

Dr. Jörg Bungert
UF Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Term expires 2028

Dr. James Jawitz
UF Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
Term expires 2028

Dr. Abdoulaye Kane
UF Department of Anthropology and Center for African Studies
Term expires 2027

Dr. Michael Martinez
UF Department of Political Science
Term expires 2026

Dr. Connie Mulligan
UF Department of Anthropology
Term expires 2026

Dr. Pilar Useche
UF Department of Food and Resource Economics and Center for Latin American Studies
Term expires 2027

UF Graduate Student Council Representative

Fatima Akinola
UF Department of Mathematics
Term expires 2026