Graduate Studies Committee and FGS Members Lists
Graduate Studies Committee
The Faculty of Agriculture graduate programs are overseen by a Graduate Studies Committee comprised of faculty members selected from each department and a student representative from the Dalhousie Association of Agricultural Graduate Students (DAAGS). The GSC is a sub-committee of the Academic and Research Programs Committee in the Faculty. The committee is chaired by the Graduate Coordinator and the current GSC membership includes:
Dr. Gordon Price, Faculty Graduate Coordinator (Department of Engineering)
Dr. Chris Cutler, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies (Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences)
Dr. Dian Patterson, Associate Dean, Academic (Department of Animal Sciences and Aquaculture)
Dr. Ahmad Al-Mallahi, Department Representative (Department of Engineering, term ending 2025)
Dr. Gumataw Abebe, Department Representative (Department of Business and Social Sciences, term ending 2024)
Dr. Brandon Heung, Department Representative (Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, term ending 2025)
Dr. Samuel Asiedu, Department Representative (Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, term ending 2025)
Vacant, Department Representative (Department of Animal Sciences and Aquaculture, term ending 2025)
Dr. Stephanie Collins, At-Large-Professor (Department of Animal Sciences and Aquaculture, term ending 2026)
Dr. Gary Grant, At-Large-Professor (Department of Animal Sciences and Aquaculture, term ending 2024)
HariChandana Valisakkagari, President (Dalhousie Association of Agricultural Graduate Students)
Faculty of Graduate Studies Members (Adjuncts and Adjunct Scholars) within the Faculty of Agriculture
The Faculty of Agriculture graduate programs are strengthened through partnerships with qualified academics and professionals. Adjuncts and Adjunct Scholars provide a diversity of expertise to the graduate programs on our campus. Members are nominated by faculty members and are reviewed within each department. Final approval is determined by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Visit the Graduate Studies Forms and Documents page for FGS Membership nomination forms.
Visit the FGS Membership page for the most up to date membership lists.