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Graduate Studies Contacts

The College of Arts and Sciences offers 50+ graduate degrees at the masters and doctoral level. Each department has a director of graduate studies, who is a faculty member responsible for the administration of the graduate programs in their department in accordance with the policies of The Graduate School. Departments may also have a graduate programs coordinator and a graduate admissions coordinator, who are staff members that provide administrative support to the director and are resources for current and prospective students. Please use the contact list below to find the appropriate people to communicate with for any questions you might have about your graduate program.

College contacts:

Ryan King
Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate Studies
king.2065@osu.edu

Brian Orefice
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies
orefice.1@osu.edu

Amy Schmidt
Graduate Program Coordinator
schmidt.442@osu.edu

Harmony Bench
Director of Graduate Studies
bench.9@osu.edu

Crystal Perkins
Director of Graduate Studies
perkins.642@osu.edu

Visit the Department of Dance website

Rick Tobin
Graduate Program Coordinator
tobin.71@osu.edu

Julia Thomas
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
thomas.2108@osu.edu

Jason Blevins
Director of Graduate Studies
blevins.141@osu.edu

Visit the Department of Economics website

Kathleen Griffin
Graduate Program Coordinator
griffin.328@osu.edu

Tess Cumpstone
Graduate Program Coordinator (Creative Writing MFA)
cumpstone.2@osu.edu

Jake Risinger
Director of Graduate Studies
risinger.13@osu.edu

Visit the Department of English website

Joslyn Branham
Graduate Program Coordinator 
branham.118@osu.edu

Alvaro Montenegro
Director of Graduate Studies (Atmospheric Sciences)
montenegro.8@osu.edu

Becky Mansfield
Director of Graduate Studies (Geography)
mansfield.32@osu.edu

Visit the Department of Geography website

Tracy Braund
Graduate Program Coordinator
braund.11@osu.edu

Ghaith Hiary
Director of Graduate Studies
hiary.1@osu.edu

Yulong Xing
Director of Graduate Studies
xing.205@osu.edu

John Holmes
Director of Graduate Studies (MAQRM)
holmes.782@osu.edu

Visit the Department of Mathematics website

Deborah Lipp
Graduate Program Coordinator
lipp.60@osu.edu

Guramrit Singh
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
singh.734@osu.edu

Craig Burd
Director of Graduate Studies
burd.7@osu.edu

Visit the Department of Molecular Genetics website

Michelle Brown
Graduate Program Coordinator
brown.930@osu.edu

Eden Lin
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
lin.2659@osu.edu

Chris Pincock
Director of Graduate Studies
pincock.1@osu.edu

Visit the Department of Philosophy website

Carly Scopel
Graduate Program Coordinator
scopel.6@osu.edu

Sierra Brimhall
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
brimhall.7@osu.edu

Jay Gupta
Director of Graduate Studies
gupta.208@osu.edu

Visit the Department of Physics website