The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains six levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, (3) Adjunct, (4) Adjunct Research Co-Mentor, (5) Affiliate, and (6) Adjunct Teaching.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Adjunct Research Co-Mentor members may serve as co-chair of a master's or doctoral committee. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one adjunct or affiliate graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

Teaching adjunct members may not serve on graduate committees.

CAMILLE K. BARSUKIEWICZ, Associate Professor, PhD (1998), The Pennsylvania State University [2011]

DAVID C. BURCHFIELD, Associate Professor, PhD (1998), Cornell University [2011]

LUTCHMIE NARINE, Associate Professor, PhD (1993), University of Toronto [2013]

BRENITA CRAWFORD, Assistant Professor, MS (1873), University of Alabama-Birmingham [2013]

ROGER W. BRUNE, MA, Webster University [2008]

KAREN C. BURKS, MS (2006), Central Michigan University [2009]

MARY C. CHRISTY, MAccy (1986), Case Western Reserve University [2006]

CHARLES M. KEY, JD (1984), The University of Missouri-Columbia [2008]

BARRY S. MARSHALL, MBA (2006) Franklin University-Canyon College [2009]

NIEIKA J. PARKS, PhD (2005), University of Alabama-Birmingham [2009]

RICHARD K. THOMAS, PhD (1984), Vanderbilt University [2008]

JENNIFER WARD, M.S. (2001), University of Illinois [2008]