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Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators

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Degree Program Directors and Coordinators can provide information about their programs, including requirements, deadlines, and other pertinent details. We list them here by program, and those are listed alphabetically. 

Directors: Sarah Stein (sestein@vt.edu); Nadia Rogers for Master's Degree (narogers@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Darian Rai (dlrunion@vt.edu)

Director: Olivier Coutier-Delgosha (ocoutier@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Rachel Saville (saville@vt.edu); Audri Cunningham (audrinc@vt.edu)

Director: Chunbei Wang (chunbeiwang@vt.edu) 

Coordinator: Amy Guerin (abguerin@vt.edu)

Director: Jennifer Jones (jejone18@vt.edu)

Director: Alan Ealy (ealy@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sasha Simpkins (sashas5@vt.edu)

Directors: David Dugas (ddugas@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Wendy Vaughn (vaughnw@vt.edu)

Directors:  Kay Edge (kedge@vt.edu); James Jones (jajone10@vt.edu); Paul Emmons (pemmons@vt.edu), Alexandria, Virginia campus

Coordinator: Wendy Vaughn (vaughnw@vt.edu)

Director: Daniela Cimini, (cimini@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kate Trainque (ktrainqu@vt.edu).

Director: Cully Hession (chession@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Liza Spradlin (lizaas14@vt.edu)

Director: Audry Ruple (aruple@vt.edu) 

Coordinator: Shannon Johnson (shannon.johnson@vt.edu)

Director: Miguel Perez (mperez@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kelsey Wall (kelseys1@vt.edu)

Director: Tanyel Bulbul (tanyel@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Brandy Barrow (bbratton@vt.edu)

Graduate Program Directors:

  • Paul Lowry (paul.lowry.phd@vt.edu), business information technology
  • Chitvan Trivedi (chitvan@vt.edu), executive business research
  • Jin Xu (xujin@vt.edu), finance
  • Eojina Kim (eojina@vt.edu), hospitality and tourism management
  • Christopher Porter (colhp@vt.edu), management
  • Mario Pandelaere (mpand@vt.edu), marketing

Graduate Program Coordinators:

  • Adrienne Sable (asable@vt.edu), Business information technology
  • Karah Hayes (karahhayes@vt.edu), Finance
  • Phil Xiang (philxz@vt.edu; Brent Bowden (brbowden@vt.edu), Hospitality and tourism management
  • Kara Armes (mkara@vt.edu), Management
  • Sonja Crockett  (scrocket@vt.edu), Marketing

Directors

  • Dana Hansson (dhansson@vt.edu), online and evening MBA programs
  • Kristin Lamoureux (kristinl@vt.edu), MS in Business Administration with concentration in Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Joseph Winkeler (jwinkeler@vt.edu), MS in Business Administration wtih a concentration in Business Analytics
  • Linda Christie (lchristie@vt.edu), MS in Business Administration with a concentration in Global Business Analytics.

Coordinators

  • Joy Melgarejo and Reve Vorsky (mba@vt.edu), MBA (Evening and Online)
  • Jackson Lassiter (jrlassiter@vt.edu), MS in Business Administration with concentration in Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Shannon Dillon (skdillon@vt.edu), MS in Business Administration with Concentration in Business Analytics
  • Karen Wrightsman (karenw23@vt.edu), MS in Business Administration with Concentration in Global Business and Analytics

Director: Natalie Ferand (nferand@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Lori Sharp (llsharp@vt.edu)

Director: Chang Lu (changlu@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Carrie Hopkins (carrieh7@vt.edu)

Director: Alan Esker (aesker@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Joli Huynh (jolih@vt.edu)

Director: Carin Roberts-Wollmann (wollmann@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sarah Martin (shmartin@vt.edu)

Director: Cayce Myers (mcmyers@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kimberly Garnand (Kimberlygarnand@vt.edu)

Director: Paul Plassmann (plassmann@vt.edu)

Coordinators: Nicole Sutphin (nsutphin@vt.edu) MS non-thesis students; Rebecca Stevenson (rss03@vt.edu) MEng students; Lisa K. Burns (lkburns@vt.edu) MS Thesis, Direct-Ph.D. and Ph.D. Advisor (Last names N-Z); Laura Villada (vlaura@vt.edu); MS Thesis, Direct-Ph.D. and Ph.D. Advisor (Last names A-M) 

Directors: Sara Hooshangi (shoosh@vt.edu); Eli Tilevich (tilevich@vt.edu); Sara Coulson (sara83@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sharon Kinder-Potter (skpotter@vt.edu); Klaudia Escobar (kescobar10@vt.ed)

Director: Matt Fullen (mfullen@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kathy Tickle (ktickle@vt.edu)

Director: Zach Duer (zachduer@vt.edu); Thomas Tucker (thomastj@vt.edu)

Director: Matthew Vollmer (vollmer@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Marie Trimmer (mtrimmer@vt.edu)

Director: Benjamin Tracy (bftracy@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sally Shupe (sashupe@vt.edu)

Director: Nancy Bradley (nbradley@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Casey Walker (caseywalker@vt.edu)

Information: vtdatascience@vt.edu

Director: Niloy Bose (nbose@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Will Bebout Jr. (wibebout@vt.edu)

Director: Jodie Brinkmann (jlbrinkmann@vt.edu) for Master's/Ed.S; Charles Lowery (loweryc@vt.edu) for Ed.D/Ph.D.

Coordinator: Kathy Tickle (ktickle@vt.edu)

Director: Paul Plassmann (plassmann@vt.edu)

Coordinators: Nicole Sutphin (nsutphin@vt.edu) MS non-thesis students; Rebecca Stevenson (rss03@vt.edu) MEng students; Lisa K. Burns (lkburns@vt.edu) MS Thesis, Direct-Ph.D. and Ph.D. Advisor (Last names N-Z); Laura Villada (vlaura@vt.edu); MS Thesis, Direct-Ph.D. and Ph.D. Advisor (Last names A-M) 

Director: Andrew Katz (akatz4@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Mara Knott (knott@vt.edu)

Director:  Mark Stremler, (stremler@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Renee Cloyd (rcloyd@vt.edu)

Directors: Katharine Cleland (kcleland@vt.edu), Graduate Studies and MA program; Kelly Pender (pender@vt.edu), Ph.D. program in Writing and Rhetoric; Matthew Vollmer (vollmer@vt.edu), MFA Program

Coordinator: Marie Trimmer (mtrimmer@vt.edu)

Director: Scott Salom (salom@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kathy Shelor (kshelor@vt.edu)

Director: Tanyel Bulbul (tanyel@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Brandy Barrow (bbratton@vt.edu)

Director: Carin Roberts-Wollmann (wollmann@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sarah Martin (shmartin@vt.edu)

Director: Carin Roberts-Wollmann (wollmann@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sarah Martin (shmartin@vt.edu)

Director: Marcella Kelly (Makelly2@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Jennifer Phillips (jewolfor@vt.edu)

Director: Gonzalo Montero (montero@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Erin Hale (emhale@vt.edu)

Director: Robert Bush (rbush@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Trish Colley  (colleyp@vt.edu)

Directors:  Brian Strahm <bstrahm@vt.edu>

Coordinator: Stacey Kuhar (skuhar@vt.edu)

Director: Liwu Li (lwli@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Dennie Munson (dennie@vt.edu)

Director: Andrew Ellis (awellis@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Karen Bland (kbland@vt.edu)

Director: Brian Romans (romans@vt.edu)

Coordinator: April Newcomer (apriln@vt.edu)

Directors: Yang Shao (yshao@vt.edu) and Tom Pingel (tpingel@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Karen Bland (kbland@vt.edu)

Directors: Chase Catalano (ccatalano@vt.edu), Ph.D. program in Higher Education; Sharrika Adams (davissd@vt.edu), MAEd. program in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Coordinator: Kathy Tickle (ktickle@vt.edu)

Directors: Chase Catalano (ccatalano@vt.edu), Ph.D. program in Higher Education; Sharrika Adams (davissd@vt.edu), MAEd. program in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Coordinator: Kathy Tickle (ktickle@vt.edu)

Director: Melanie Kiechle (mkiechle@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Cammie Sgarrella (csgarrella@vt.edu)

Director: Benjamin Tracy (bftracy@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sally Shupe (sashupe@vt.edu)

Director: Erika Grafsky (erikagrafsky@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Marty Wyatt (martywyatt@vt.edu)

Director: Rodney Gaines (rgaines@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Curtis Cox (ccurtis8@vt.edu)

Director: William Huckle (wrhuckle@vt.edu)

Director: Maury Nussbaum (nussbaum@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Hannah Parks (hsswiger@vt.edu)

Director: Parviz Ghandforoush (pghandfo@vt.edu)

Asst. Director: Rabeya Rahman (rahmanra@vt.edu)

Coordinators: Christine Aquino (cssok4@vt.edu); Ruth Hale (ruth2018@vt.edu)

Director: Terry L. Clements (tclement@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Wendy Vaughn (vaughnw@vt.edu)

Director: Kim Niewolny (niewolny@vt.edu)

Coordinator:  Courtney Collins (cswanson8@vt.edu)

Director: Justin Lemkul (jalemkul@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sheila Early (smearly@vt.edu)

Director: Benjamin Corl (bcorl@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sasha Simpkins (sashas5@vt.edu)

Director: Scott Salom (salom@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kathy Shelor (kshelor@vt.edu)

Director: Joe Eifert (jeifert@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Donna Eastwood (ddolgos@vt.edu) 

Director: Benjamin Tracy (bftracy@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sally Shupe (sashupe@vt.edu)

Director: Benjamin Tracy (bftracy@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sally Shupe (sashupe@vt.edu)

Director: Abby Whittington (awhit@vt.edu)

Administrator: Kim Felix (kfelix@vt.edu)

Director: Michell Moseley Christian (mymc@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Ray Callahan (rcallah@vt.edu)

Director: William Reynolds (reynolds@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kim Grandstaff (grandska@vt.edu)

Director: Andy Norton (norton3@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sadie Powell (spowell75@vt.edu)

Director: Danesh Tafti (dtafti@vt.edu) and Allison Jones (arjones@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Cathy Hill (hillcath@vt.edu)

Director: Emily Sarver (esarver@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Michelle Crotto (mcrotto@vt.edu)

Director: Emily Sarver (esarver@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Michelle Crotto (mcrotto@vt.edu)

Directors: David Robertson (davidrobertson@vt.edu); Kieran Lindsey (klindsey@vt.edu); Emily Talley (emtalley@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Amanda Tai (amandatai@vt.edu)

Director: Alicia Pickrell (alicia.pickrell@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Alexandra "Alex" Sheffield (sheffiac@vt.edu)

Director: Alireza Haghighat (haghighat@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Lisa Lawson (lisarc10@vt.edu)

Director: D. Enette Larson-Meyer (enette@vt.edu)

Director:  Olivier Coutier-Delgosha (ocoutier@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Rachel Saville (saville@vt.edu); Audri Cunningham (audrinc@vt.edu)

Director:  Jordan MacKenzie (jmackenzie@vt.edu) until June 30, 2024; Gil Hersch (hersch@vt.edu) as of July 1, 2024

Coordinator: Jin Tian Acton (jtacton3@vt.edu)

Director: Camillo Mariani (camillo@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Betty Wilkins (bewilki2@vt.edu)

Director: Joel Peters (peters25@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Kelly Crist (kcrist@vt.edu)

Director: Benjamin Tracy (bftracy@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sally Shupe (sashupe@vt.edu)

Director: Andrew Scerri (ajscerri@vt.edu)

Coordinator:  Salmons, Patrick (psalmons@vt.edu)

Director: Bob Stephens (stephens@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Michelle Wooddell (mwooddel@vt.edu)

Directors: Sharon Mastracci (smastracci@vt.edu)

Coordinators: Tyler Wiltshire (wilt15@vt.edu) for Blacksburg and Virtual Campus Students; Elia Amegashie (elia@vt.edu) for Richmond and greater Washington, D.C. metro area. 

Directors: Sharon Mastracci (smastracci@vt.edu)

Coordinators: Tyler Wiltshire (wilt15@vt.edu) for Blacksburg and Virtual Campus Students; Elia Amegashie (elia@vt.edu) for Richmond and greater Washington, D.C. metro area. 

Director: Nicole Holt (nholt@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Becky Jones (bjones57@vt.edu)

Information will be provided as soon as it is available.

Director: Caroline Commer (ccommer@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Marie Trimmer (mtrimmer@vt.edu)

Director:  Matthew Wisnioski  (mwisnios@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sarah Harvey (saharvey1@vt.edu)

Director: Brian Britt  (bbritt@vt.edu); Christine Labuski (chrislab@vt.edu) 

Coordinator: Tamara Sutphin (tsutphin@vt.edu)

Director: Toni Calasanti (toni@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Rhonda Hawley (rhondah@vt.edu)

Director: Scotland Leman (leman@vt.edu)

Coordinator: John DeLong (jodelong@vt.edu)

Director: Maury Nussbaum (nussbaum@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Hannah Parks (hsswiger@vt.edu)

Director: Amanda Nelson (amandajnelson@vt.edu)

Coordinator:  Michelle Raines (mtraines@vt.edu)

Directors: John Chappell (jchappell@vtc.vt.edu);  Michelle Theus (mtheus@vt.edu) 

Coordinator: Matt Walker (mwalker1@vt.edu)

Director: Todd Schenk (tschenk@vt.edu)

Coordinators: Will Copeland (cwill99@vt.edu); Elia Amegashie (elia@vt.edu)

Non-degree granting interdisciplinary graduate education research programs (IGEPS)

Director: Annie Pearce (apearce@vt.edu)

Director: Jing Chen (chenjing@vt.edu)

Director: Padmavathy Rajagopalan (padmar@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Dennie Munson (dennie@vt.edu)

Director: Robert Weiss (weiszr@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sharon Stacy (sharonstacy@vt.edu)

Co-Directors: Ivica Ico Bukvic (ico@vt.edu); Scott McCrickard (mccricks@cs.vt.edu)

Directors: Ann Stevens (ams@vt.edu), Jonathan Auguste (jauguste@vt.edu)

Director: William Hopkins (hopkinsw@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Bri Wills (bmwills@vt.edu)

Directors: Shihoko Kojima (skojima@vt.edu); Nisha Duggal (nduggal@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Sophie Christian (sjchristian@vt.edu)

Directors: Linda Dahlgren (lad11@vt.edu); Aaron Goldstein (goldst@vt.edu)

Director: Randolph Wynne (wynne@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Stacey Kuhar (skuhar@vt.edu)

Director: Peter Vikesland (pvikes@vt.edu)

Directors: Kevin Davy (kdavy@vt.edu);  Paul Estabrooks (estabrkp@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Elaina Marinik (emarinik@vt.edu)

Director: David Schmale (dschmale@vt.edu)

Coordinator: Jordan Bass, (jordanb99@vt.edu)

Director: Brenda Davy (bdavy@vt.edu)