Current Members
The Graduate Council consists of members of the graduate faculty elected by and from the graduate faculty members within each college or school by processes determined by the college or school to serve a five-year term. The Chair of the Graduate Council notifies the Dean of the college or school in advance of the expiration of each member’s term.
Sabrina Taylor, Chair
College of Agriculture
staylor@agcenter.lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2026-27
Mark Mitchell
School of Veterinary Medicine
mmitchell@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2029-30
Andreas Giger
College of Music & Dramatic Arts
agiger1@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2029-30
Fereydoun "Fred" Aghazadeh
College of Engineering
aghazadeh@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2028-29
Jeffery Blackmon
College of Science
blackmon@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2028-29
Areendam Chanda
College of Business
achanda@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2028-2029
Anne Grove
College of Science
agrove@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2025-26
Robert Holton
College of Art & Design
rholton@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2025-26
Mark Mitchell
School of Veterinary Medicine
mmitchell@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2029-30
Louay Mohammad
College of Engineering
louaym@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2025-26
Molly Quinn
College of Human Sciences & Education
mequinn@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2029-30
Ken Reichelt
College of Business
reichelt@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2026-27
Robert Rohli
College of the Coast & Environment
rohli@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2028-29
Ryan Stoa
Paula M. Hebert Law Center rstoa@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2029-30
Samuel Stroope
College of Humanities &
Social Sciences sstroope@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2028-29
Chad Seifried
College of Human Sciences & Education
cseifried@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2027-28
Shengli Chen
College of Engineering
shenglichen@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2030-31
James "Jim" Sauls
College of Science
jasauls@protonmail.com
Term Ends: 2030-31
Jim Spencer
College of Art & Design
jhs@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2030-31
Josh Grimm
Manship School of Mass Communication
jgrimm@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2028-29
Benjamin Kahan
College of Humanities &
Social Sciences
bkahan@lsu.edu
Term Ends: 2030-31