Graduate Council

The Moody School Graduate Council, consisting of faculty representing SMU graduate programs, meets regularly with the Dean of the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies and advises the Dean on policies that apply to graduate students across the university and on procedures of the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.  The Council includes faculty from SMU's four Ph.D.-granting schools:  The Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, the Lyle School of Engineering, the Meadows School of the Arts, and the Simmons School of Education and Human Development.  A list of Council members and minutes from previous Council meetings are below.

Graduate Council Members, 2024-2025

Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences:

Bianca Lopez, W.R. Nicholson Endowed Assistant Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Department of History

Tim Salmon, Professor of Economics

Brian Zoltowski, Associate Dean of Research and Academic Affairs ad interim; Professor of Chemistry

Lyle School of Engineering:

José L. Lage, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Dinesh Rajan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Curriculum Innovation; Cecil and Ida Green Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aurelie Thiele, Associate Professor, Department of Operations Research and Engineering Management

Meadows School of the Arts:

Adam Jasienski, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Art History

Sidharth Muralidharan, Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, Temerlin Advertising Institute

Gretchen Smith, Associate Dean for Students; Associate Professor, Division of Theatre

Simmons School of Education and Human Development:

Corey Brady, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach ad interim; Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning

Alexandra Pavlakis, Associate Professor, Department of Education Policy and Leadership

Jeanna Wieselmann, Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning

Ex Officio (Non-voting):

Gary Brubaker, Director, SMU Guildhall

Martin Camp, Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs; Professor of Practice, Dedman School of Law

Bill Dillon, Senior Associate Dean; Herman W. Lay Professor of Marketing, Cox School of Business

Shane Goodwin, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Executive Education; Professor of Practice, Department of Finance, Cox School of Business

Andrew Keck, Chief of Staff and Assistant Dean for Marketing and Communications ad interim, Perkins School of Theology

Christine Leatherberry, Assistant Dean for Administration and Chief of Staff, Dedman School of Law

Meeting Minutes