| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Staci Defibaugh | Applied Linguistics - MA | sdefibau@odu.edu |
| Kent Wascom | Creative Writing - MFA | kwascom@odu.edu |
| Vanessa Panfil | Criminology & Criminal Justice - PhD | vpanfil@odu.edu |
| Julia Romberger | English - PhD | jromberg@odu.edu |
| Ruth Osorio | English -MA | rosorio@odu.edu |
| John Weber | History - MA | jwweber@odu.edu |
| Anne Muraoka | Humanities - MA | amuraoka@odu.edu |
| Regina Karp | International Studies - MA, PhD | rkarp@odu.edu |
| Gary Beck | Lifespan & Digital Communications - MA | gbeck@odu.edu |
| Doug T. Owens | Music - MME | dtowens@odu.edu |
| Jennifer Fish | Women's Studies - Certificate | jfish@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Holman | Accounting - MS | fholman@odu.edu |
| Martin Goossen | Business Administration - MBA | mgoossen@odu.edu |
| Harris Wu | Business Program - PhD, Director | hwu@odu.edu |
| Jay Walker | Economics - MA | j1walker@odu.edu |
| Lan Cao | Information & Communications Technology - PhD | lcao@odu.edu |
| Vickie Tyler Carnegie | Public Administration - MPA | vcarnegi@odu.edu |
| Adam Eckerd | Public Administration & Policy - PhD | aeckerd@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffry Moe | Counseling - MSEd, EdS, PhD | jmoe@odu.edu |
| Jay Scribner | Educational Leadership & Workforce Development | jscribne@odu.edu |
| James Bartlett | ELWD - Community College Leadership | jbartlet@odu.edu |
| Kim Bullington | Higher Education | kbulling@odu.edu |
| Xihe Zhu | Health & Physical Education - MSEd | x2zhu@odu.edu |
| Justin Haegele | Health & Sport Pedagogy PhD | jhaegele@odu.edu |
| Elizabeth Burns | Library & Information Studies - MLIS | eburns@odu.edu |
| Ling Ling | Park, Recreation, & Tourism Studies - MS | lling@odu.edu |
| Anne Perrotti | Special Education MSEd | aperrott@odu.edu |
| Laura Chezan | Special Education PhD | lchezan@odu.edu |
| Lynn Ridinger | Sport Management - MS | lridinge@odu.edu |
| Tony Perez | Educational Psychology & Program Evaluation PhD | acperez@odu.edu |
| Tian Luo | Instructional Design and Technology PhD | tluo@odu.edu |
| Mickey Kosloski | Workforce & Organizational Development PhD | mkoslosk@odu.edu |
| Yongee Suh | Teaching & Learning - Curriculum & Instruction PhD | ysuh@odu.edu |
| Brandon Butler | Teaching & Learning - Licensed Teachers | bmbutler@odu.edu |
| Kristie Gutierrez | Teaching & Learning - Elementary Education | kgutierr@odu.edu |
| Jihea Maddamsetti | Teaching & Learning - Reading | jmaddams@odu.edu |
| Kelly Rippard | Teaching & Learning - Secondary Education | krippard@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Audette | Biomedical Engineering | maudette@odu.edu |
| Mujde Erten-Unal | Civil & Environmental Engineering | munal@odu.edu |
| Chung Hao Chen | Cybersecurity - DEng | cxchen@odu.edu |
| Chung Hao Chen | Electrical & Computer Engineering | cxchen@odu.edu |
| Resit Unal | Engineering Management & Systems Engineering- MS, ME, MEM | runal@odu.edu |
| Andy Collins | Engineering Management & Systems Engineering - PhD, DEng | ajcollin@odu.edu |
| Drew Landman | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | dlandman@odu.edu |
| Hong Yang | Modeling & Simulation Engineering | hyang@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Yap | Healthcare Administration MHA | yapga@odu.edu |
| Harry Zhang | Health Services Research PhD | qzhang@odu.edu |
| Brett Sierra | Public Health – MPH | sierrabj@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan McCann | Athletic Training – MS | rmccann@odu.edu |
| Stacie Raymer | CDSE - Speech Pathology & Audiology | sraymer@odu.edu |
| Denise McKinney | Dental Hygiene - MS | dclaibor@odu.edu |
| Hunter J. Bennett | Exercise Science - MS | hjbennett@odu.edu |
| DeAnne Brooks | Kinesiology DAS | d3brooks@odu.edu |
| Eric Schussler Patrick Wilson |
Kinesiology & Rehabilitation - PhD | eschussl@odu.edu pbwilson@odu.edu |
| Robert Bruno | Molecular Diagnostics & Precision Medicine MS | rbruno@odu.edu |
| Patricia Laverdure | Occupational Therapy - OTD | plaverdu@odu.edu |
| Beth Jamali | Physical Therapy - DPT | bjamali@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Pamela Bishop | Adult Gerontology / Pediatric / Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist | psharp@odu.edu |
| Lisa Cordero | Family Nurse Practitioner MSN | lcordero@odu.edu |
| Alyssa Weiss | Neonatal Nurse Practitioner MSN | abweiss@odu.edu |
| Chelsea Weeks | Nurse Executive - DNP | cweaks@odu.edu |
| Alyssa Weiss | Nurse Midwifery MSN | abweiss@odu.edu |
| Kelli Garber | Nursing Advanced Practice - DNP | kgarber@odu.edu |
| Adrienne Hartgerink | Nursing Anesthesia - DNP | ahartger@odu.edu |
| Elizabeth Reifsnider | Nursing Science PhD | ereifsni@odu.edu |
| Jessica Parrott | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner MSN | jmparrott@odu.edu |
| Katia Hall | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner MSN | kyhall@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Barshis | Biology, Ecological Sciences - PhD | dbarshis@odu.edu |
| Piotr Kraj | Biology - MS | pkraj@odu.edu |
| James Lee | Chemistry | jwlee@odu.edu |
| Michael Pokojovy | Computational & Applied Mathematics | mpokojovy@odu.edu |
| Lusi Li | Computer Science - MS | lulili@cs.odu.edu |
| Yaohang Li | Computer Science - PhD | yaohang@cs.odu.edu |
| Jiangwen Sun | Computer Science - MS/PhD Admissions | jsun@cs.odu.edu |
| Rip Hale | Ocean & Earth Sciences | rphale@odu.edu |
| Balsa Terzic | Physics | bterzic@odu.edu |
| Christina Rodriguez | Clinical Psychology | crodriguez@odu.edu |
| James Paulson | Psychology | jpaulson@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Diaz | Cybersecurity MS | rdiaz@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Qin (Interim) | Data Science - MS / PhD | hqin@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Diaz | Maritime Trade & Supply Management | rdiaz@odu.edu |
| Graduate Program Director | Department/Degree Program | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Clinton Crews | Surgical Assisting - MSA | crewsrc@odu.edu |
| Deborah Damon | Biomedical Sciences - Medical | damondh@odu.edu |
| Kimberly Dempsey | Physician Assistant - MPA | dempsekk@odu.edu |
| Peggy Gesing | Medical & Health Professions Education - MMHPE, PHD, EdD | gesingme@odu.edu |
| Alireza Hosseini | Laboratory Animal Science - MS | hosseia@odu.edu |
| Jorge Jacot | Pathologists' Assistant- MSHPA | jacotjl@odu.edu |
| Lauren Paluch | Medical Sciences - DMSc | paluchlk@odu.edu |
| Mary Roberts | Counseling and Art Therapy - MS | robertmr@odu.edu |
| Greg T. Scott | Health Sciences - DHSc | scottgt@odu.edu |
| Liang Yu | Reproductive Clinical Science - MS, PhD | yul@odu.edu |
| Salvatore Carbone | Nutrition - MS | scarbone@odu.edu |
| Aurora Kerscher | Biomedical Sciences - Research - MS, PhD | kerschae@odu.edu |
Last revised 2/23/2026
Changes, additions, or deletions should be sent to graduateschool@odu.edu.