GMS M.A./M.S. Steering Committee


# Bylaw Role/Dept Rank Name Role Start Date End Date
1 Chair Associate Professor Matthew D. Layne, PhD (profile) Chair 07/01/2026
2 Student Rep Taghizade, Narmin Student Advocate 01/10/2026
3 Dean (ad interim) Professor Hee-Young Park, PhD (profile) Administrative Representative 12/01/2025
4 Program Director, BMFS Associate Professor Robin Cotton, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
5 PhD Steering Committee Rep Assistant Professor Ratnakar Deole, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2025
6 Program Director, Pathology and Laboratory Sciences Assistant Professor Elizabeth R. Duffy, MA (profile) Member Ex Officio 09/01/2019
7 Program Director, A&N, Vesalius Assistant Professor Jeannine Foley, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
8 Program Director, MHCBM Clinical Associate Professor Rachel Levy-Bell, PsyD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
9 Program Director, Biophysics/Physiology Associate Professor Assen G. Marintchev, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2026
10 Program Director, HPE Assistant Professor Jeffrey F. Markuns, MD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/09/2018
11 Program DIrector, Nutrition Professor Lynn L. Moore, DSc (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
12 Program DIrector, FA Professor Tara L. Moore, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
13 Program DIrector, MAMS Associate Professor Gwynneth D. Offner, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
14 Program Director, BRS Professor Katya Ravid, DSc (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2016
15 Program Director, PA Assistant Professor Aliza A. Stern, MMSc, PA-C (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2025
16 Program Director, GC Clinical Associate Professor Kathleen B. Swenson, EdD, MS, MPH, CGC (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2016
17 Program Director, HEM Assistant Professor Kevin C. Thomas, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
18 Program Director, CR Professor Janice Weinberg, ScD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2014
19 APC Clinical Associate Professor Elizabeth Whitney, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2025
20 Program Director, OHS Assistant Professor Aaron W. Young, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2026
21 Assistant Dean, GMS Associate Professor Laurie Craigen, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio, Non-Voting 01/01/2026




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