The Graduate School

The Graduate School provides qualified students with an opportunity to pursue advanced study leading to the following graduate degrees: 

Master of Arts (MA) 

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

Master of Education (M.Ed.) 

Master of Science (MS) 

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 

Master of Public Administration (MPA) 

Doctor of Applied Science (DAS) 

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)  

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)  

The Graduate Council 

The Graduate Council is a standing Committee of the Faculty Senate. Its purpose is to advise, review, and make recommendations on matters related to the graduate program. Council actions are forwarded to the Curriculum Committee, Academic Standards, and Policies Committee of the Faculty Senate as appropriate. The graduate council shall be composed of one faculty member from each department offering graduate programs and concentrations and a graduate student. The Provost and the Graduate School Dean serve as ex officio members of the council.  

Members

• Dean, Graduate School 

• Assistant Dean, Graduate School 

• Representatives of all graduate programs (Graduate Program Coordinators) 

• Chair, Graduate Student Association

College of Arts & Sciences

• Hoda El-Sayed - Computer Science (D) 
  helsayed@bowiestate.edu 

• Uchenna Onuzulike  - Organizational Communication 
  uonuzulike@bowiestate.edu 

• Subah Uddin- English 
  suddin@bowiestate.edu 

• Soo-Yeon Li - Computer Science (M) 
  sli@bowiestate.edu 

• Roman Sznajder  - Applied Computational Mathematics 
  rsznajder@bowiestate.edu 

College of Business

• Kavita Kapur  - Public Administration (MPA) 
  kkapur@bowiestate.edu 

• Amina Ayodeji-Ogundiran  - Human Resource Development 
  aaydejiogundiran@bowiestate.edu 

• Andrew Mangle  - Management Information Systems (MIS) 
  amangle@bowiestate.edu 

• Dayo Oyeleye- Business Administration (MBA) 
  kkapur@bowiestate.edu 

College of Education

Department of Counseling

• Kimberly Mills- Mental Health Counseling 
  kmills@bowiestate.edu 

• Cubie Bragg - Counseling Psychology 
  cbragg@bowiestate.edu 

• Kimberly Daniel - School Psychology 
  kdaniel@bowiestate.edu 

• Marja Humphrey - School Counseling 
  Mhumphrey@bowiestate.edu 

• Janell Cox- Counselor Education and Supervision 
  jcox@bowiestate.edu 

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development 

• Ladonna Tucker- Teaching 
  ltucker@bowiestate.edu 

• Darilyn Mercadel - Elementary Education 
  dmercadel@bowiestate.edu 

• Waseem Mazher - Special Education 
  wmahzer@bowiestate.edu 

• Jacqueline Sweeney - Reading 
  jsweeney@bowiestate.edu 

Department of Educational Studies and Leadership 

• Renee Foose- Educational Leadership (D) 
  rfoose@bowiestate.edu 

• Ann Hilliard - School Administration & Supervisor (M) 
  ahilliard@bowiestate.edu 

• Sean Coleman - Cutlurally Responsive Teacher Leadership 
  scoleman@bowiestate.edu 

College of Professional Studies

Nursing 

• Euwana Heard - Nursing 
  eheard@boweistate.edu 

Graduate School Support Representation 

• Graduate Admission 

• Graduate Resource Center 

• Thurgood Marshall Library 

Names and contact information for the Graduate School Team 

• Dr. Ofosuwa Abiola
  Graduate Dean 
  oabiola@bowiestate.edu 

• Dr. Mathias Mbah 
  Associate Dean 
  mmbah@bowiestate.edu 

• Dymonde Norman 
  Administrative Assistant 
  dsanders@bowiestate.edu 

• Dr. Kesla Holder 
  GRC Program Coordinator 
  kmholder@bowiestate.edu 

• Rachel Raven-Chabin 
  Program Administrative Specialist 
  rravenchabin1@bowiestate.edu 

• Kamryn Kiser 
  GRC Program Management Specialist 
  kkiser@bowiestate.edu 

• Bolanle Oji 
  Doctoral Program’s Management Specialist 
  boji@bowiestate.edu 

• Deziree’ Bradford-Yancey 
  Master’s Program’s Management Specialist 
  dbradfordyancey@bowiestate.edu 

• Cherryllyn Williams 
  Graduate Services Coordinator 
  cwilliams2@bowiestate.edu 

• Dr. Honor McElroy 
  Graduate Writing Editor 
  hmcelroy@bowiestate.edu 

Program Coordinators