Graduate Program Contacts

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If you have program-specific questions
The graduate program is the best point of contact to learn about the program curriculum and assistantship opportunities offered by the program.

Agriculture

Agribusiness
Agribusiness (Master’s) Animal Health Management (Graduate Certificate) Dual Degree Master of Agribusiness & Professional Master of Business Administration (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Brady Brewer Program Contact: Janelle Perryman	mab@ksu.edu
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Economics (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Nathan Hendricks Program Contact: Stephanie Pollock	spollock@ksu.edu
Agronomy
Agronomy (Master’s, PhD) Grassland Management (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Nathan Nelson Program Contact: Robert Berry	nonelson@ksu.edu
Animal Sciences and Industry
Animal Science (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Evan Titgemeyer Program Contact: Kevin Snell	kpsnell@ksu.edu
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Sustainable Food, Energy, Water (Graduate Certificate) Program Director/Contact: Dr. Stacey Hutchinson	bae@ksu.edu
Communications and Agricultural Education
Agricultural Education and Communication (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Gaea Hock Program Contact: Monica Coverdale	commdept@ksu.edu
Entomology
Entomology (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Greg Zolnerowich Program Contact: Evelyn Kennedy	entomology@ksu.edu
Food Science Institute
Food Science (Master’s, PhD) Food Safety and Defense (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. J Scott Smith Program Contact: Nicole Marple	nmarple@ksu.edu
Genetics (Interdepartmental)
Genetics (Master’s, PhD) Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Barbara Valent Program Contact: Dr. Chris Toomajian	genetics@ksu.edu
Grain Science and Industry
Grain Science (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Yi Zheng	grains@ksu.edu
Horticulture and Natural Resources
Advanced Horticulture (Graduate Certificate) Horticulture - Urban Food Systems (Master’s) Horticulture and Natural Resources (Master’s, PhD) Urban Food Systems (Graduate Certificate) Program Director/Contact: Dr. Sunghun Park	throckhr@ksu.edu
Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology (Master’s, PhD) Program Director/Contact: Dr. David Cook	plantpath@ksu.edu

Architecture, Planning and Design

Architecture (MS and M.ARCH) Program Director: Judy Gordon Program Contact: Mitzi Farmer	architecture@ksu.edu
Community Development (Graduate Certificate, Master's) Program Coordinator: Virginia Brunner-Livingston	larcpapply@ksu.edu
Environmental Design and Planning (PhD) Program Director: Dr. Anne Beamish	capdss@ksu.edu
Industrial Design (MINDD) Program Director: Dr. Hernan Gregorio	iaid@ksu.edu
Interior Architecture (MIARC) Program Director: Dr. Kutay Guler	iaid@ksu.edu
Landscape Architecture (MLA) Program Director: Dr. Anne Beamish Program Contact: Catherine Caffera	larcpapply@ksu.edu
Regional and Community Planning (MRCP) Program Director: Dr. Anne Beamish	larcpapply@ksu.edu

Arts and Sciences

Art
Fine Arts (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Nancy Morrow Program Contact: Jessica Buckman	jesswin97@ksu.edu
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Biochemistry (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Timothy Durrett Program Contact: Dr. Om Prakash	biochem@ksu.edu
Biology
Biology (Master’s, PhD) Microbiology (PhD) Program Director: Dr. Michael Veeman Program Contact: Melissa Bruce	biology@ksu.edu
Chemistry
Chemistry (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Takashi Ito Program Contact: Kim Ross	chemdept@ksu.edu
Economics
Economics (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Lance Bachmeier Program Contact: Amy Beins	econ@ksu.edu
English
English (Master’s) Technical Writing & Professional Communication (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Cameron Leader-Picone Program Contact: Molly Bott	gradeng@ksu.edu
Geography and Geospatial Sciences
Geography (Master’s, PhD) Geographic Information Science (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Audrey Joslin Program Contact: Penny Crawford	geog@ksu.edu
Geology
Geology (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Joel Spencer Program Contact: Jillian Tiemeier	joelspen@ksu.edu
History
History (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Louise Breen Program Contact: Melissa Janulis	hoffice@ksu.edu
Mathematics
Mathematics (Master’s, PhD) Applied Mathematics (Graduate Certificate) Quantitative Techniques of Data Science (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Virginia Naibo Program Contact: Courtney Albin	math@math.ksu.edu
Media and Communication
Communication Studies (Master’s) Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement (Graduate Certificate) Mass Communications (Master’s) Digital Media for Educators (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Heather S. Woods	mediacomm@ksu.edu
Modern Languages
Modern Languages (Master’s) Modern Languages - TEFL (Master’s) Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Rebecca Bender Program Contacts: French - Dr. Kathleen Antonioli German - Dr. Necia Chronister Spanish - Dr. Maria DePaoli TEFL - Dr. Li Yang	modlang@ksu.edu
Music, Theater and Dance
Music (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Fred Burrack	fburrack@ksu.edu
Theatre - Drama Therapy (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Sally Bailey	sdbailey@ksu.edu
Physics
Physics (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Gary Wysin Program Contact: Dr. Kim Coy	graduate@phys.ksu.edu
Political Science
Public Administration (Master’s, Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Ethan Bernick Program Contact: Monica Macfarlane	polsci@ksu.edu
Psychological Sciences
Psychological Sciences (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Christopher Barlett Program Contact: Dr. Sarina Maneotis	psychsupport@ksu.edu
Psychology with an emphasis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (MIOP) (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Sarina Maneotis	psychsupport@ksu.edu
Security Studies
Security Studies (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Phil Tiemeyer Program Contact: Monica Macfarlane	securstu@ksu.edu
Social Transformation Studies
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Anne Longmuir	soctran@ksu.edu
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Sociology (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Travis Linnemann	sociograd@ksu.edu
Statistics
Statistics (Master’s, PhD) Applied Statistics (Graduate Certificate) Program Directors: Dr. Trevor Hefley, Dr. Juan Du	statdept@ksu.edu

Business Administration

Accounting (Master’s)
Program Directors: Dr. Chwen Sheu, Dr. Terry Mason
Program Contact: Kevin Moodie

Business Administration (Graduate Certificate, Master’s)
Data Analytics (Graduate Certificate, Master’s)
Dual Degree Master of Agribusiness & Professional Master of Business Administration
Dual Degree MBA/MS in Hospitality
Dual Master of Business Administration/Master of Accountancy
Program Director: Dr. Terry Mason
Program Contact: Kevin Moodie
Organizational Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
Program Director: Suzy Auten
Program Contact: Kevin Moodie

gradbusiness@ksu.edu

Education

Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction (Master’s, EdD, Phd) Teaching and Learning (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Kay Ann Taylor	coegrads@ksu.edu
Educational Technology (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Deepak Subramony	coegrads@ksu.edu
Master of Arts in Teaching Program Director: Dr. Tom Vontz Program Contact: TJ Duntz	coegrads@ksu.edu
Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. James Teagarden Program Contact: Dr. Marilyn Kaff	mrt@ksu.edu
Educational Leadership
Adult Learning and Leadership (Master’s, EdD, PhD) Adult Learning (Graduate Certificate) Leadership Dynamics for Adult Learners (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Royce Ann Collins	alearnlead@ksu.edu
Community College Leadership (PhD) Program Director: Margaretta Mathis Program Contact: Dr. Dora Perez	dperez1@ksu.edu
Educational Leadership (Master’s, EdD) Program Director: Dr. Royce Ann Collins	edlea@ksu.edu
Indigenous Educational Leadership (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Royce Ann Collins	edlea@ksu.edu
Qualitative Research (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Jia Liang	coegrads@ksu.edu
Social Justice Education (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Susan Yelich Biniecki	sjegradcert@ksu.edu
Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs
Academic Advising Graduate Certificate Program Director: Dr. Lisa Rubin Master's Program Director: Dr. Craig McGill PhD (Leadership in Academic Advising) Program Director: Dr. Wendy Troxel	rubin@ksu.edu cmcgill@ksu.edu wgtroxel@ksu.edu
Counseling Education Specialist - School Counseling (EdS) Program Director: Dr. Lorraine Dinkel PhD (Counselor Education and Supervision) Program Director: Dr. Lorraine Dinkel	dink5@ksu.edu
Special Education Graduate Certificate (Teaching Students with Autism) Program Director: Dr. Marilyn Kaff Master's Program Director: Dr. James Teagarden EdD Program Director: Dr. James Teagarden	mrt@ksu.edu
Student Affairs Graduate Certificate (College Athlete Development) Program Director: Dr. Lisa Rubin Master's (College Student Development) Program Director: Dr. Christy Craft PhD (Student Affairs in Higher Education) Program Director: Dr. Christy Craft	rubin@ksu.edu ccraft@ksu.edu
Advanced Programs for Licensure
Education - Non-Degree, Licensure programs	edcatslicensing@ksu.edu

Engineering

Architectural Engineering and Construction Science
Architectural Engineering (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Bill Zhang Program Contact: Diane Ukena	dukena@ksu.edu
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Biological & Agricultural Engineering (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Aleksey Sheshukov Program Contact: Arlene Jacobson	bae@ksu.edu
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering (Master’s, PhD) Air Quality (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Placidus Amama Program Contact: Shelley Clabaugh	che@ksu.edu
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Master’s, PhD) Transportation Engineering (Graduate Certificate) Geoenvironmental Engineering (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Hayder Rasheed Program Contact: Trisha Brown	gradce@ksu.edu
Computer Science
Computer Science (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Torben Amtoft Program Contact: Sheryl Cornell	csoffice@ksu.edu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Behrooz Mirafzal Program Contact: Jody Hattrup	grad@ece.ksu.edu
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Engineering Management (Master’s) Industrial Engineering (Master’s, PhD) Operations Research (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Jessica Heier Stamm Program Contact: Debbie Harper	imse@ksu.edu
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Master’s, PhD) Nuclear Engineering (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Mingjun Wei Program Contact: Peter Gullette	grad@mne.ksu.edu

Health and Human Sciences

Applied Human Sciences
Communication Sciences & Disorders (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Robert Garcia Program Contact: LaNasia Cotter Conflict Resolution (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Brett Mallon Couple and Family Therapy (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Glade Topham Early Childhood Education (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Jennifer Francois Program Contact: Laura Rausch Family and Community Services (Master’s) Program Director: Alisha Hardman Program Contact: Laura Rausch Prevention Science (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Alisha Hardman Program Contact: Laura Rausch Human Services Administration (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Alisha Hardman	ahsinfo@ksu.edu
Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health
Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health (PhD) - Nutritional Sciences - Public Health Nutrition - Public Health Physical Activity - Sensory Analysis and Consumer Behavior Program Director: Dr. Umut Yucel Program Contact: Erika Lindshield Nutrition, Dietetics, and Sensory Sciences (Master’s) Program Director: Dr. Weiqun Wang Program Contact: Erika Lindshield Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) Program Director: Dr. Bernadette Olson Program Contact: Karen Rogers	fndhgrad@ksu.edu
Gerontology
Gerontology (Master’s) Program Director: Laci Cornelison Program Contact: Katie Larson	gerontology@ksu.edu
Hospitality Management
Hospitality Administration (Master’s) Dual Degree MBA/MS in Hospitality Program Director: Dr. CeCe Leung	hospitality@k-state.edu
Interior Design and Fashion Studies
Fashion Studies (Master’s) Fashion Studies - Merchandising (Master’s) Sustainable Fashion Business (PhD) Program Director: Dr. Melody LeHew	idfsgradinfo@ksu.edu
Kinesiology
Kinesiology (Master’s, PhD) Program Director: Dr. Emily Mailey Program Contact: Mary Oborny	kines@ksu.edu
Personal Financial Planning
Personal Financial Planning (Master’s, PhD) Advanced Financial Planning (Graduate Certificate) Personal Financial Planning (Graduate Certificate) Financial Therapy (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Derek Sensenig	pfp@ksu.edu
Physician Assistant Program
Physician Assistant Program (Master’s) Program Director: Amy Fitzgerald	PAadm@ksu.edu

Leadership

Olathe

Data Analytics and Insights in Animal Health (Graduate Certificate) Co-Program Director: Dr. Paige Adams Co-Program Director: Dr. Douglas Shane	ksuolathe@ksu.edu
Professional Interdisciplinary Sciences (Graduate Certificate) Applied Biosciences (Master's) Professional Skills for STEM Practitioners (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Margaret Kincaid	ksuolathe@ksu.edu
Regulatory Affairs in Animal Health (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Paige Adams	ksuolathe@ksu.edu

Salina-Aerospace and Technology Campus

Aeronautics (Master's) Integrated Systems Design and Dynamics (Master's) Program Director: Dr. Michael J. Pritchard	salinagrad@k-state.edu
Aerospace Cyber Operations (Graduate Certificate) Aerospace Safety (Graduate Certificate) Aerospace Certification (Graduate Certificate) Cyber Human Systems (Graduate Certificate) Advanced Air Mobility Systems (Graduate Certificate) Space Systems and Operations (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Michael J Pritchard	salinagrad@k-state.edu

Veterinary Medicine

Anatomy and Physiology
Physiology - Veterinary (PhD) Program Director: Dr. Bruce Schultz	bturner3@vet.k-state.edu
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Agricultural Biosecurity Research (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. T.G. Nagaraja	dlvanlan@vet.k-state.edu
Biomedical Science - One Year Program - Veterinary (Master’s) BioMedical Science - Veterinary (Master’s) Pathobiology - Veterinary (PhD) Program Director: Dr. T.G. Nagaraja	bturner3@vet.k-state.edu
Midwest Institute for Comparative Stem Cell Biology
Stem Cell Biotechnology (Graduate Certificate)	mlweiss@ksu.edu
Public Health
Public Health - MPH (Master’s) Public Health Core Concepts (Graduate Certificate) Program Director: Dr. Ellyn Mulcahy	mphealth@ksu.edu