Meet your Senators

Senate Leadership

Senate Chair

Summer Edwards

gss@ou.edu

Senate Vice Chair

Sam Jensen

gssvicechair@ou.edu

Senate Secretary

Benjamin Fellman

gsssec@ou.edu

2025-2026 GSS Members

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Accounting

Abigail Yates

Abigail.F.Yates-1@ou.edu

Vacant

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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Daniel Vargas

dvargas88@ou.edu

Vacant

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Anthropology

Helen Fullerton

helen.fullerton@ou.edu

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Architecture

Yousef Haghighi

myousef.haghighi@ou.edu

Benjamin Nishikawa

benjamin.w.nishikawa-1@ou.edu

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Biology

Peniel Simon

Peniel.O.Simon-1@ou.edu

Eric Arredondo

arredondo@ou.edu

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Biomedical Engineering

Brandon Bueltel

bbueltel@ou.edu

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Business Administration

Elizabeth Duncan

elizabeth.d.duncan-16@ou.edu

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Chemical, Biological, and Material Engineering

Luke Wilson

Luke.P.Wilson-1@ou.edu

Arian Razzaghi

razzaghi.mreza@ou.edu

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Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dasplang Manje

dasplang.m.manje@ou.edu

Saadi Rostami

Saadi.rostami-1@ou.edu

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Civil Engineering & Environmental Science

Vikky Stallings

viktoria.a.stallings-1@ou.edu

Pouria Zare

pouria.zare@ou.edu

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Communication

Emmanuel Odunfa

eo-odunfa@ou.edu

Ifesinachi Ayogu

ifesinachiayogu@ou.edu

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Computer Science

Sharadha Karthikeyan

Sharadha.Karthikeyan-1@ou.edu

Subhash Chandra

csubhash@ou.edu

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Construction Science

Giselle Ibanez

Giselle.Ibanez-1@ou.edu

Shailendra Giri

Shailendra.Giri-1@ou.edu

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Dance

Alma Borges

Vacant

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Data Science and Analytics

Mohammad Basiri

ma.basiri@ou.edu

Sindhuja Rao Yerra

Sindhuja.Rao.Yerra-1@ou.edu

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Economics

Ningjing Gao

gao0012@ou.edu

Ramesh Dulal

ramesh.dulal@ou.edu

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Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Patricia McDaniels-Gomez

pmcdaniels@ou.edu

Queen Djassi

queendjassi@ou.edu

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Educational Psychology

Grayson Wise

graysonwise@ou.edu

Feyipitan Sadiku

fdsadik@ou.edu

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Luis Felipe Moncada Calmet

lfmoncadac@ou.edu

Sara Aminpour

sara.aminpour@ou.edu

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Engineering Leadership

Samuel Tindal

samtindal@ou.edu

Vacant

Engineering Physics

Jacob Callebs

jcallebs@ou.edu

Vacant

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English

Sarah Moore

Sarah.A.Moore-1@ou.edu

Taylor Whittington

Taylor.Whittington-1@ou.edu

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Entrepeneurship and Economic Development

Vacant

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Finance

Uwin Ariyarathna

uwin@ou.edu

Nishant Ahlawat

nishant@ou.edu

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General Engineering

Vacant

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Geography and Environmental Sustainability

Rajsree Das Tuli

rajsree.tuli@ou.edu

Reeya Shrestha

Reeya.Shrestha-1@ou.edu

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Geology and Geophysics

April Moreno-Ward

April.MorenoWard-1@ou.edu

Segun Bodunde

ssbodunde@ou.edu

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Health & Exercise Science

Amir Akbari Fakhrabadi

amir.akbari@ou.edu

Vacant

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History

KJ LeFave

kjlef06@ou.edu

Hope Cunningham

hcunningham@ou.edu

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History of Science, Technology, & Medicine

Isher Mondal

isher.mondal-1@ou.edu

Vacant

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Human Relations

Julia Muriithi

jkendi@ou.edu

Vacant

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Industrial & Systems Engineering

Tanmoy Palit

tanmoy.palit@ou.edu

Vibha Karnail

vkarnail@ou.edu

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Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum

Kacy Price

kacy.m.price@ou.edu

Harriet Lumula

hklumula@ou.edu

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Interior Design

Shiva Azizi

shiva.azizi@ou.edu

Kaley Martin

Kaley.I.Martin-1@ou.edu

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International and Area Studies

Negin Khesali

Negin.Khesali-1@ou.edu

Olivia Neeley

olivia.a.neeley@ou.edu

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Journalism & Mass Communication

Makenzie Givan

Makenzie.E.Givan-1@ou.edu

Arslan Khan

Muhammad.A.Khan-1@ou.edu

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Landscape Architecture

Alesha Milsap

Alesha.M.Milsap-1@ou.edu

Kooper Cavender

kcavender@ou.edu

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Law

Sydney Minear

Sydney.Minear-1@ou.edu

Taya Maxson

taya.maxson-1@ou.edu

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Libreral Studies (PACS)

Vacant

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Library & Information Studies

Mahdieh Nazari

Mahdieh.Nazari-1@ou.edu

Vacant

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Management Information Systems

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Mathematics

Sajal Halder

sajal@ou.edu

Shravan Saoji

shravan.saoji@ou.edu

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Meteorology

Vacant

Tatiana Esteva-Ingram

tatiana.nei1@ou.edu

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Microbiology & Plant Biology

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Modern Languages, Literature, and Linguistics

Iyan Smith Williams

iyan.smith.williams@ou.edu

Andrea Sofía Alfaro Álvarez

alfaroandrea@ou.edu

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Music

Lynnae Hurst

lynnaehurst@ou.edu

Matthew Dietrich

Matthew.Dietrich-1@ou.edu

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Native American Studies

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Petroleum and Geological Engineering

Deborah Rufus

deborahrufus@ou.edu

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Philosophy

Max Geiszler

Logan.M.Geiszler-1@ou.edu

Yibai Liu

yibai.liu@ou.edu

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Physics & Astronomy and Engineering Physics

Lennon Kirby

Lennon.J.Kirby.Rivera-1@ou.edu

Reshma Reba Alexander

reshmareba@ou.edu

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Political Science

Alexis Jones

alexisjones@ou.edu

Sophia Wehle

Sophia.C.Wehle-1@ou.edu

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Psychology

Hannah Baskin

hbaskin@ou.edu

Megan Waldron

Megan.E.Waldron-1@ou.edu

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Public Administration

Caroline Lancaster

carolinelancaster62@ou.edu

Vacant

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Regional and City Planning

Celina Quiros

Celina.R.Quiros-1@ou.edu

David Mcpherson

David.W.Mcpherson-1@ou.edu

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Social Work

Vacant

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Sociology

Sally Wiser

swiser@ou.edu

Reagan Hunt

reagan.g.hunt-1@ou.edu

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Visual Arts

Emma Moorman

emma.moorman@ou.edu

Travis Catalano

Travis.Catalano-1@ou.edu

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Women & Gender Studies

Isaac Romero

isaac.g.romero-1@ou.edu

Vacant

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