Graduate Student Advisory Council
Mission Statement
- To act as the voice of the graduate student body by facilitating communication between the students, faculty, and administration
- To encourage greater interaction between graduate students across all campuses through social events and an interdisciplinary conference
- To assist graduate students both academically and financially by acting as a source of grants and funding
- To promote service within the university as well as throughout our surrounding communities, as part of our commitment to the Jesuit traditions of Loyola University
Students should contact their departmental representative with any questions or concerns that they have.
Executive Board & Department Representatives
2021-2022
| Executive Board | ||
|---|---|---|
| President | Lillian Platten | |
| Vice President | Elisa D'Amico | |
| Treasurer | Emma Kelley | |
| Secretary | Megan Larson | |
| University Senate Representative | Jon Okstad | |
| GPAC Representative | Danny Blough | |
Departmental Representatives |
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| Applied Social Psychology (MA, PhD) | Asura Osborne | |
| Bioethics and Health Policy (MA, DBe) | Haley Thompson | |
| Bioinformatics (MS) | ||
| Biology (MS) | Liz Kazmierczak | |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry (MS, PhD) | ||
| Child Development (PhD) | Anita Evans | |
| Computer Science (MS) | Mujtaba Nazari; Faisel Ali (non-voting member); Brianna Chou (non-voting member); Eliora Horst (non-voting member) | |
| Criminal Justice (MA) | Grace Gattorna | |
| Data Science (MS) | Akhil Ghoush | |
| Digital Humanities (MA) | Felix Oke | |
| English (MA, PhD) | Courtney Walton | |
| Health Sciences Representative | Bridie Hulsebosch | |
| Higher Education (PhD) | Dre Parker | |
| Hispanic Studies (MA) | Jacob Stuckert | |
| History (MA, PhD) | Rachel McGough | |
| International Affairs (MA) | Carmen Tucker | |
| Mathematics and Applied Statistics (MS) | Alyssa Parafinczuk | |
| Nursing (PhD) | Paula de la Pena | |
| Philosophy (MA, PhD) | Rhea Ienni | |
| Political Science (MA, PhD) | Destiny Onyeise | |
| Public History (MA, PhD) | Brooke Sapper | |
| School Psychology (PhD) | Shanna Chakkalakel | |
| Social Work (PhD) | ||
| Sociology (MA, PhD) | Julie Szamocki | |
| Theology (MA, PhD) | Megan Wines | |
| Urban Affairs (MA) | ||
| Women’s Studies & Gender Studies (MA) | Jade Riedel |
If you have any questions or would like to serve in an open position, please send an e-mail to GSAC@luc.edu. You can also visit us on Facebook and Twitter.
