Contact Your Graduate Degree Management Specialist
General Information for Current Students
Course advising at the graduate level is handled within the academic unit through which your program is offered.
Graduate College graduate degree management specialists can help you with questions about:
- Forms and deadlines for graduate students
- Academic standards
- Credit applied to graduate degrees
- The implications of changing/adding graduate programs
- Graduate College policies
- Thesis/dissertation concerns
If you are exploring graduate programs at the University of Oklahoma, you can find admissions counselor contact information on the Graduate Admissions website.
If you are newly admitted and you need to be advised for enrollment, contact the academic unit offering your graduate program.
Graduate Certificates
Danielle Talley (gradinfo@ou.edu) is the contact for all Norman/online graduate certificate programs.
Tulsa Programs
For all Tulsa graduate degree and certificate programs, contact the Tulsa Graduate College.
Graduate Degree Management Specialist By Major
Graduate Degree Management Specialists for Norman and Extended Campus master's and doctoral programs are listed alphabetically by major below.
A-B
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Accounting | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Administrative Leadership | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Adult & Higher Education | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Aerospace and Defense | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Aerospace Engineering | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Anthropology | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Applied Linguistic Anthropology | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Architecture | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Art | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Art History | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Art and Technology | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Biology | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Biomedical Engineering | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Business Administration | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
C
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology: Biology | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology: Chemistry and Biochemistry | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology: Psychology | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Chemical Engineering | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Choral Conducting | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Civil Engineering | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Communication | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| Computer Science | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Conducting | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Construction Management | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Counseling Psychology | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Criminal Justice | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
D-F
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Dance | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Data Science and Analytics | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Drama | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Biology | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Botany and Microbiology | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Economics | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Education Administration Curriculum/Supervision | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Educational Studies | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Energy Executive MBA | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Engineering | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Engineering Physics | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| English | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Environmental Engineering | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Environmental Science | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Environmental Studies | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Environmental Sustainability | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Exercise Physiology | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| Finance | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| French | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
G-H
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Geography and Environmental Sustainability | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Geoinformatics (Interdisciplinary) | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Geological Engineering | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Geology | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Geophysics | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| German | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Global Affairs | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Global Studies | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Health and Exercise Science | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| Health Promotion | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| History | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| History of Science, Technology and Medicine | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Human and Health Services Administration | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Human Relations | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Hydrology and Water Security | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
I-L
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Leadership | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Information Studies | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Instructional Psychology and Technology | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Instrumental Conducting | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Integrative Studies | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Interior Design | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| International Relations | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Journalism and Mass Communication | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Landscape Architecture | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Learning Sciences | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Library and Information Studies | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
M-N
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Management of Information Technology | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Mass Communication | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Mathematics | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| MBA | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Mechanical Engineering | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Meteorology | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Microbiology | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Museum Studies | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Music Composition | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Music Education | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Music Theory | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Musicology | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Native American Studies | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Natural Gas Engineering and Management | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
O-P
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Organ | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Organizational Leadership (including Extended Campus Interdisciplinary PhD) | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Petroleum Engineering | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Philosophy | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Physics | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Planning, Design and Construction | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Piano | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Piano Pedagogy | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Plant Biology | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Political Science | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Prevention Science | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Professional Counseling | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Professional MBA | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Professional Writing | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Psychology | Ashley Herndon (herndona@ou.edu) |
| Public Administration | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
R-Z
| Major | Graduate Degree Management Specialist |
|---|---|
| Reading Specialist | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Regional and City Planning | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| Renewables EMBA | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Social Work | Abby Young (s.abby.baker@ou.edu) |
| Sociology | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| Spanish | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| Special Education | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Sports Data Analytics | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| Strategic Communication and Digital Strategy | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Teacher Certification (Unclassified) | Kim Mahre (kmahre@ou.edu) |
| TESOL | Tierra Hurley (tierrahurley@ou.edu) |
| 21st Century Teaching and Learning | Stephanie Powers (spowers@ou.edu) |
| Unclassified | Kristi Meyers (kglenn@ou.edu) |
| Voice | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
| Wind/Percussion/String | Rebecca Horner (ithil_meril@ou.edu) |
