2025-26 DGS meetings are scheduled for 9:00am on the third Wednesday of the month. It is requested that a faculty department representative attend when the DGS is unable to meet.
DGS Resources:
- Graduate School Resources for Directors of Graduate Studies
- Resources for Graduate Advising
- For information about a particular program, contact the appropriate Director of Graduate Studies or see the Graduate School Bulletin
Fall 2025 Directors of Graduate Studies
| Department or Program | DGS | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Dr. Christopher Pool | christopher.pool@uky.edu |
| Biology | Dr. Jakub Famulski | jakub.famulski@uky.edu |
| Chemistry | Dr. Kenneth Graham | dgs.chemistry@uky.edu |
| Classical Languages & Literature | mmink2@uky.edu | |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Dr. Andrea Erhardt | andrea.erhardt@uky.edu |
| English: Creative Writing | Dr. Andrew Milward | Andrew.Milward@uky.edu |
| English: Literature and Film | Dr. Matthew Giancarlo | matthew.giancarlo@uky.edu |
| French | Dr. Milena Minkova | mmink2@uky.edu |
| Gender and Women's Studies | Dr. Jenn Hunt | jenn.hunt@uky.edu |
| Geography | Dr. Nick Lally | nicklally@uky.edu |
| German | Dr. Milena Minkova | mmink2@uky.edu |
| Hispanic Studies | Dr. Alan Brown | alan.brown@uky.edu |
| History | Dr. Hilary Jones | hilary.jones@uky.edu |
| Linguistic Theory and Typology | Dr. Kevin McGowan | kbmcgowan@uky.edu |
| Maps | Dr. Matthew Wilson | matthew.w.wilson@uky.edu |
| Mathematics | Dr. Bert Guillou | bertguillou@uky.edu |
| Philosophy | Dr. Julia Bursten | jrbursten@uky.edu |
| Physics & Astronomy | Dr. Anatoly Dymarsky | a.dymarsky@uky.edu |
| Political Science | Dr. Justin Wedeking | justin.wedeking@uky.edu |
| Psychology | Dr. Mike Bardo | mbardo@uky.edu |
| Sociology | Dr. Robyn Brown | robyn.brown@uky.edu |
| Statistics | Dr. Derek Young | stat-dgs@uky.edu |
| Teaching English as Second Language | Dr. Milena Minkova | mmink2@uky.edu |
| Teaching World Languages - MATWL | Dr. Milena Minkova | mmink2@uky.edu |