Graduate Student Senators are selected as representatives for their department or academic unit. Senators represent over 8000 graduate and professional students who have diverse perspectives, values and educational backgrounds. Departmental representation is based on enrollment numbers from the previous fall semester. Each department is guaranteed one Senate representative, however programs with more than 50 graduate students are allowed two representatives. The Senator selection process for each degree program may vary, but Senators share a common interest and passion for improving the graduate and professional student experience at the University of Tennessee.
The Graduate Student Senate provides a platform for representatives with diverse perspectives to communicate, interact and collaborate. While graduate and professional degree programs result in specialization, platforms that foster connection, such as GSS, are key to maintaining a cohesive graduate student body which has a sense of place and togetherness. Senators find areas of shared passion or difficulties and develop initiatives to enhance the graduate student experience. Senators relay important information discussed during Senate meetings to the graduate and professional students they represent. As a representative for their departments, Senators also voice the opinions of the graduate and professional students within their department during Senate meetings.
We are currently in the process of importing the 2025-2026 senators to this website.
| Department by College | Voting Number | Name | Committee Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1 | Jordan Cleek | Programming and Events |
| Architecture | 2 | Farima Rahimian Shalbaf | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Landscape Architecture | 3 | Madeline Palmer | University Space and Renovations Committee |
| Anthropology | 4 | Anna Catherine Gibbs | Access and Engagement |
| Antrhropology | 5 | MacKenzie Pina | Access and Engagement |
| Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology | 6 | Lindsey Young | Programming and Events |
| Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology | 7 | Joy Fasae | Travel Awards |
| Chemistry | 8 | Zack Hulsey | Travel Awards |
| Chemistry | 9 | Bright Daniel | Technology Director |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 10 | Sonja Schmoyer | Campus Safety Committee |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 11 | Cailyn Haubein | Access and Engagement |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 12 | Isabel Hildesheim | Access and Engagement |
| English | 13 | David Peavie | Open Education Advisory Group |
| English | 14 | Razan Naseb | International Student Support |
| Geography & Sustainability | 15 | Caleb Gore | International Student Support |
| Geography & Sustainability | 16 | JP Lynn | Student Union Advisory Group |
| History | 17 | Jackson Murray | Travel Awards |
| Mathematics | 18 | Anusrika Datta | Travel Awards Committee Co-Chair |
| Mathematics | 19 | Abdulmalik Oyedeji | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Microbiology | 20 | Sarina Mitchell | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory Committee Co-Chair |
| Microbiology | 21 | Abbey Behler | Council for Diversity and Inclusion |
| Philosophy | 22 | Hashem Ramadan | Bicycle Advisory Committee |
| Physics and Astronomy | 23 | Amber Stinson | Judiciary |
| Physics and Astronomy | 24 | Carrie Elliott | Legislative Steering |
| Political Science | 25 | Andrew Leonard | Travel Awards |
| Psychology and Neuroscience | 26 | Greta Hacker | Travel Awards Committee Co-Chair |
| Psychology and Neuroscience | 27 | Tori Huggins | Access and Engagement Committee Chair |
| School of Art | 28 | Etai Rogers-Fett | Access and Engagement |
| Sociology | 29 | Sarah Cooper | Programming and Events Committee Co-Chair |
| Theatre | 30 | Tori Niemiec | Commission for Women |
| World Languages and Cultures (WLAC) | 31 | Koudjo Degle | Programming and Events |
| Advertising & Public Relations | 32 | Numan Rahman | Faculty Senate Research Council |
| Communication Studies | 33 | Grace Brooks | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Information Sciences | 34 | Burke Codemo | Secretary |
| Information Sciences | 35 | Nadia Khalique | Travel Awards |
| School of Journalism & Media | 36 | Ariel Newell | Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Council |
| Strategic and Digital Communication | 37 | Brooklyn Nevarez | Communications Officer |
| Strategic and Digital Communication | 38 | Carmin Chambers | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Counseling, Human Development, and Family Science (CHDF) | 39 | ||
| Counseling, Human Development, and Family Science (CHDF) | 40 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | 41 | Jennifer Boyd | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | 42 | Cat Cox | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory Committee Co-Chair |
| Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies | 43 | Dimetrius Brandon | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies | 44 | Mykal Poindexter | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Nutrition | 45 | Uduak David | Technology Fee Advisory Board |
| Public Health | 46 | Kavi Tailor | International Student Support |
| Public Health | 47 | Brooke Rieves | Programming and Events Committee Co-Chair |
| Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management | 48 | Samuel Ilodigwe | |
| Theory and Practice in Teacher Education | 49 | Taylor Weber | Communications Director |
| Theory and Practice in Teacher Education | 50 | Leah Oakes | Access and Engagement |
| Emerging and Collaborative Studies | 51 | ||
| PhD in Business Administration | 52 | Fernanda Carriedo-Fagan | Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair |
| PhD in Business Administration | 53 | Nadja Vorontsova | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Master of Accountancy | 54 | Emily Ashburn | Classroom Upgrade Committee |
| Master of Accountancy | 55 | Mia Kirby | Programming and Events |
| MBA – On-Campus Students | 56 | Greer Giffen | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| MBA – On-Campus Students | 57 | Nate Ernstberger | GPSPD Committee |
| Online MBA | 58 | ||
| Online MBA | 59 | ||
| MS in Business Analytics | 60 | Jazmin Elias | Finance and Annual Fundraising |
| MS in Business Cybersecurity | 61 | ||
| MS in Management and HR | 62 | Kaitlyn Vanderkolk | |
| MS in Management and HR | 63 | Elizabeth Pollion | |
| MS in Marketing | 64 | ||
| MS in Supply Chain On-Campus | 65 | Andrew Stockel | Access and Engagement |
| MS in Supply Chain Management Online | 66 | Erin Dunn | Finance and Annual Fundraising |
| MS in Supply Chain Management Online | 67 | ||
| MA in Economics | 68 | Abigael (Abi) Johnson | Dean of Libraries’ Student Advisory Committee |
| Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications | 69 | Reggie Lane | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications | 70 | Victoria Jessie | Traffic and Parking Authority |
| Agriculture & Resource Economics | 71 | Parker Wyatt | Judiciary |
| Animal Science | 72 | Kennedy Hill | Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Council |
| Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science | 73 | Savannah Jobkar | Communications Officer |
| Entomology & Plant Pathology | 74 | Jackson Turner | Legislative Steering |
| Food Science | 75 | Bryan Castellanos | Programming and Events |
| School of Natural Resources | 76 | Tara Skiba | RSVP Team |
| Plant Sciences | 77 | Zoe Haub | Faculty Senate Institutional Affairs Committee |
| Bredesen Center | 78 | Govind Makaram | Legislative Steering Committee Chair |
| Bredesen Center | 79 | Alexander (Alex) Kiefer | Judiciary Chair |
| Comparative and Experimental Medicine | 80 | Chloe Solomon | Communications Team |
| Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs | 81 | Ben Mcanally | Student Union Advisory Group |
| Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs | 82 | Joe Corricelli | UTPD Advisory Group |
| Frank Winston College of Law | 83 | Jordyn Dickey | 360 Proof Partners |
| Frank Winston College of Law | 84 | Brooke Patterson | Communications Officer |
| Natalie L. Haslam College of Music | 85 | Nick Horner | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Natalie L. Haslam College of Music | 86 | Grace Davis | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| College of Nursing | 87 | Haley Foster | Travel Awards |
| College of Nursing | 88 | ||
| Social Work – Distance Education | 89 | Eric Davis | Travel Awards |
| Social Work – Distance Education | 90 | Alexandra Cafieri | International Student Support |
| Social Work – Nashville | 91 | Taylor Woodard | Travel Awards |
| Social Work – Nashville | 92 | Brooke Benson | Access and Engagement |
| Social Work – Knoxville | 93 | Santhosh Raj Srinivasan | Senate Chair |
| Social Work – Knoxville | 94 | Kenzie Wright | Access and Engagement |
| Applied Engineering and Technology | 95 | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | 96 | Allison Jones | Travel Awards |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 97 | Christian Kemefa | Travel Awards Committee Co-Chair |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 98 | Rohit Kousika | Legislative Steering |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 99 | Mohamed Shatarah | |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 100 | Mason Fuller | Institutional Advocacy and Advisory |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences | 101 | ||
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences | 102 | ||
| Industrial & Systems Engineering | 103 | Abir Ray | Access and Engagement |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering | 104 | Kailynn Deck | Access and Engagement |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 105 | Kyle Sprecker | Access and Engagement |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 106 | Carla Nocheseda | Laboratory Safety Committee |
| Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering | 107 | Abid Amin Naeem | Access and Engagement |
| Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering | 108 | Tyler Corum | Access and Engagement |
| Nuclear Engineering | 109 | Ethan Payne | Faculty Senate Research Council |
| Nuclear Engineering | 110 | Sean Kosslow | Faculty Senate Research Council |
| Space Institute | 111 | Willem Graham | Travel Awards |
| Space Institute | 112 | Tyler Roy | Travel Awards |
| Veterinary Medicine | 113 | Zuri Wilson | Judiciary |
| Veterinary Medicine | 114 | Jaida Hopkins | Communications Team |
Contact GSS@UTK.EDU for roster updates/corrections. Last updated on 10/31/25