2025-2026 Academic Year
Director of Graduate Studies (DGS): Dr. Jim Heffernan (james.heffernan@duke.edu)
Director of Graduate Studies Assistant (DGSA): psat@nicholas.duke.edu
University Program in Ecology (UPE) Executive Committee (2023-2024 Membership):
Jim Heffernan, DGS; psat@nicholas.duke.edu, DGSA; VACANT (3 Professor Reps); Lauren Jenkins (Student Rep)
Nicholas School of the Environment (NSOE) Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Student Advisory Board Representative; Diversity Committee/Workshop:
Mel Xiao
UPE Seminar Committee:
Aeran Coughlin, Yuyang Wang
UPE Retreat Committee:
Kira Meyer, Yuyang Wang, Spencer Rhea
UPE Recruitment Committee
Brandon Hayes
UPE Breakfast Committee:
Kira Meyer
Marine Lab Liaison Committee:
VACANT (Student Rep)
GPSG Representative:
VACANT (Student Rep)
Duke Graduate Student Union (DGSU) Stewards:
Mel Xiao, Aeran Coughlin, Lauren Jenkins
Website Committee:
Caroline Shearer, Caroline Maki
Oosting Lecture Committee:
Lauren Jenkins