Howard University Graduate School
Office of Educational Affairs
 
Welcome to the web site for the Office of Educational and Research Affairs.  This office oversees the administration and compliance of rules, regulations, and policies for all research based master's, Ph.D. and certificate programs. It also oversees the expository writing program. Students should contact this office for necessary information pertaining to forms, publications, bulletins, and other documents relative to their matriculation through the Graduate School .
 
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Dr. Mbye Cham

Department Chair

mcham@howard.edu

202-238-2324
M.A., Ph.D.
Dr. Robert Edgar Director of Graduate Studies redgar@howard.edu 202-238-2356
Specializations: Development Studies and Public Policy Studies; Africa in World Affairs and Language, Literature and the Arts; redgar@howard.edu; mcham@howard.edu; 202-238-2324/2356

Dr. James Baker

Department Chair

jbaker@howard.edu  

202-806-6555
M.S., Ph.D., M.D. /Ph.D. 
Dr. Thomas
Heinbockel
Director of Graduate Studies theinbockel@howard.edu 202-806-9873
Specializations: Cell & Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Evolutionary Biology; theinbockel@howard.edu; jbaker@howard.edu; 202-806-6555

Dr.Gwendolyn Everett

Department Chair

gheverett99@aol.com, geverett@howard.edu

202-806-7047
M.A.
Dr. Floyd Coleman Director of Graduate Studies fcoleman@howqard.edu  
Specialization: Art History; geverett@howard.edu; 202-806-7047

Dr. Gregory Jenkins
 

 Department Chair gjenkins@howard.edu, 202-806-5172 
M.S., Ph.D. Dr. Emmanuel K. Glakpe Director of Graduate Studies eglakpe@howard.edu  
Specializations: Remote sensing, Aerosol Physics and Chemistry, Air Quality Modeling, Climate Modeling and Analysis, Tropical Meteorology; eglakpe@howard.edu; 202-806-7741

Dr. Matthew George

Department Chair

mgeorge@howard.edu

202-806-6289
M.S., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D.
Dr. Malcolm Byrnes Director of Graduate Studies    
Specializations: Biotechnology; Enzymology, Metabolic Regulation; Molecular Biology; Biochemical Nutrition; and Clinical Biochemistry; biwashington@howard.edu; mgeorge@howard.edu; 202-806-6289

Dr. Franklin Ampy

Department Chair

fampy@howard.edu

202-806-6952
M.S., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. Dr. Atanu Duttaroy Director of Graduate Studies aduttaroy@howard.edu  
Specializations: Cellular and Molecular Biology; Evolutionary, Ecologic and Systematic Biology; fampy@howard.edu; aduttaroy@howard.edu; 202-806-6933
Chemical Engineering

Dr. Ramesh Chawala

Department Chair rchawala@howard.edu 202- 806-6624/4794
M.S. Dr. John Tharakan Director of Graduate Studies jtharakan@howard.edu  
Specializations: Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology and Nanoprocessing, Environmental Engineering and Bioprocess Engineering, Energy Systems and Fuel Cells, Process Control and Reactor Modeling, Transport Phenomena; jtharakan@howard.edu; 202-806-4811/6624
Chemistry   

Dr. Folahan Ayorinde

Department Chair fayorinde@howard.edu, 202-806-6900
 Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D Dr. Joseph Fortunak Director of Graduate Studies jfortunak@howard.edu  
Specializations: Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Laser Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry; fayorinde@howard.edu; jfortunak@howard.edu; 202-806-6900/6880
Civil Engineering

Errol C. Noel, Ph.D.

Department Chair

enoel@howard.edu

202-806-6570

M.S. Kimberly L. Jones, Ph.D. Director of Graduate Studies kljones@howard.edu  202-806-4807
Specializations: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Structural and Engineering Mechanics, Transportation Systems Engineering, and Geotechnical Engineering; enoel@howard.edu; kljones@scs.howard.edu; 202-806-6570
Communication and Culture Dr. Laura Fleet Department Chair lfleet@howard.edu 202-806-6711
M.A., Ph.D. Dr. Melbourne Cummings Director of Graduate Studies mcummings@howard.edu 202-806-6968
Specializations: Intercultural Communication, Organizational Communication, Rhetoric, and Health Communication; lfleet@howard.edu; mcummings@howard.edu; 202-806-6711
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Dr. Wilhelminia Wright-Harp

Department Chair wwright-harp@howard.edu  

202-806-6990 

 M.S. Dr. Ovetta Harris   Director of Graduate Studies oharris@howard.edu 202-806-4054
Specializations: Speech Pathology, smartinez@howard.edu, kpayne@howard.edu, wwright-harp@howard.edu, 202-806-6990/6967
Economics

DR. William Spriggs  

Department Chair wspriggs@howard.edu
202-806-7256
 M.A., Ph.D. DR.Satish Wadhawan Director of Graduate Studies swadhawan@howard.edu   
Specializations: Development, Human Resource, International, Monetary/Fiscal, and Urban Economics; swadhawan@howard.edu; wspriggs@howard.edu; 202-806-7256
Education

Dr. Aron Stills


202-806-7340

  Dr. L. H. Jones    
 M.A., M.S., Ph.D. Dr. Trapp-Dail (C&I) rtrapp-dail@howard.edu 202-806-7350
  Dr. Constance Ellison Director of Graduate Studies    
Specializations: Counseling, School Psychology, Educational Psychology, Educational Administration and Policy, Curriculum and Instruction; and (M.S.) Human Development; rsaravanabhavan@howard.edu; hrashid@howard.edu; rtrapp-dail@howard.edu; psola@howard.edu; 202-806-7340.
Electrical Engineering 

Dr. Mohamed Chouika

Department Chair

mchouikha@howard.edu

202-806-6615/6585
 M. Eng., PhD Dr. Ahmed Rubaai Director of Graduate Studies arubaai@howard.edu  
Specializations: Electromagnetic, Materials and Solid State Electronics, Power Systems and Control, Motion Controls & Drives, Computer Engineering, Communications and Signal Processing. Ph.D. specializations: Communications and Signal Processing, Motion Controls and Drives, Applied Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics, Power Systems and Control; mchouikha@howard.edu; arubaai@howard.edu; 202-806-6615/6585
English

Dr. Eleanor Traylor

Department Chair

etraylor@howard.edu

202-806-7453/7750

  M.A., Ph.D. Dr. Nkonko Kamwangamalu    Director of Graduate Studies nkamwangamalu@howard.edu 202-806-7550
Specializations: African American Literature, American Literature, Caribbean Literature, British Literature, and Literary Criticism; nkamwangamalu@howard.edu; etraylor@fac.howard.edu; 202-806-7253/7750
French  Dr. James Davis   jdavis@howard.edu 202-806-6758
Specializations: See Modern Languages and Literatures
Genetics and Human Genetics
  

Dr. Robert F. Murray

Department Chair vheadings@howard.edu 
202-806-6340
 M.S., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. Dr. Verle Headings Director of Graduate Studies vheadings@howard.edu   202-806-9814
Specializations: Biochemical and Molecular Genetics, Clinical Genetics-Genetic Counseling, and Psychosocial Aspects of Genetic Disorders; vheadings@howard.edu; rmurray@howard.edu; 202-806-9814
Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies

Dr. Doris Corbett


Department Chair dcorbett@howard.edu  
 M.S. Dr. Denyce Calloway Director of Graduate Studies dcalloway@howard.edu 202-806-7142
Specializations: Exercise Physiology, Health Education, Sport Management, and Sociology of Sport; dcorbett@howard.edu; dcalloway@howard.edu; 202-806-7142
History 

Dr. Daryl Scott

Department Chair

dscott@howard.edu

202-806-6815
M.A., Ph.D. Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lews Director of Graduate Studies eclark-lewis@howard.edu  
Specializations: United States History, Africa, African Diaspora, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Modern Europe (M.A. only); dscott@howard.edu; eclark-lewis@howard.edu; 202-806-6815
Material Science and Engineering 

Ph.D.

Dr. Gary L. Harris   gharris@howard.edu 202-806-6618
 Specializations: Nanotechnology, Device Characterization & Fabrication, Materials Assessment, Materials Growth, and Circuits & Subsystems; gharris@howard.edu; 202-806-6618
Mass Communication & Media Studies

M.A., Ph.D.

Dr. Barbara Hines

Department Chair and Director of Graduate Studies bahines@howard.edu 202-806-5122
Specializations: Advertising, Communication Policies, Journalism, Media Effects, Media Studies, new Media Technology, Public Relations, Radio, Television; bahines @howard.edu, 202-806-5122
Mathematics

Dr. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

Department Chair ayakubu@howard.edu 202-806-6830
M.S., Ph.D. DR. Toka Diagana Director of Graduate Studies tdiagana@howard.edu 202-806-6830
Specializations: Analysis, Combinatorics, Differential Geometry and Lie Theory, Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Number Theory, Probability, Statistics, Topological Semigroups, Algebra, and Mathematical Biology; ayakubu@howard.edu; tdiagana@howard.edu; 202-806-6830
Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Horace A. Whitworth

Department Chair hwhitworth@howard.edu
202-806-6600
 M.Eng., Ph.D. Dr. Emmanuel K. Glakpe Director of Graduate Studies eglakpe@howard.edu 202-806-6622
Specializations: Fluid and Thermal sciences; Applied Mechanics; and Design and Manufacturing; hwhitworth@howard.edu; eglakpe@howard.edu; 202-806-6600
Microbiology
  

Dr. Agnes Day

Department Chair

aday@howard.edu

202-806-6284
 Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. Dr. Earle Bloch Director of Graduate Studies    
Specializations: Immunology, Virology, Pathogenic Microbiology, Cell and Molecular Biology (Cancer), and Genomics; ebloch@howard.edu; aday@howard.edu 202-806-6284
Modern Languages and Literatures Dr. James Davis Department Chair jdavis@howard.edu   202-806-6758
M.A.   Director of Graduate Studies derayeh@erols.com  
 Specializations: French Language and Literature, French Language and Linguistics, Afro-French Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Linguistics, Afro-Hispanic Literature, and Foreign Language Education
Nutritional Science

M.S., Ph.D.

Dr. Allan Johnson

Department Chair and Director of Graduate Studies ajohnson@howard.edu    202-806-6238
Specializations: Experimental Nutrition, Nutrition and Community Nutrition; ajohnson@howard.edu; 202-806-6238
Pharmacology
Dr. Yousef Tizabi Department Chair ytizabi@howard.edu 202-806-6311
M.S., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. Dr. Sydney Green Director of Graduate Studies sidreen@howard.edu  
Specializations: Neuro and Behavioral, Cardiovascular, Cancer, Toxicology (Cellular and Molecular); ytizabi@howard.edu; sidgreen@howard.edu; 202-806-6311
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Habid Muhammad

Department Chair mhabib@howard.edu 202-806-6529
M.S., Ph.D. Dr. Kenneth Scott Director of Graduate Studies kscott@howard.edu 202-806-7288
Specializations: Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy Administration, Medicinal Chemistry; kscott@howard.edu; mhabib@howard.edu; 202-806-7288
Philosophy

Dr. Patrick Goodin

Department Chair

pgoodin@howard.edu

202-806-6811
 M.A. Dr. Charles Verharen Director of Graduate Studies cvherharen@howard.edu  
Specializations: Africana (African, African American, and Afro-Caribbean) Philosophy; Ethics and Public Policy; pgoodin@howard.edu; cverharen@howard.edu; 202-806-6811.
Physics and Astronomy

Dr. Greg Jenkins

Department Chair

GJenkins@Howard.edu

202-806-6245
 M.S., Ph.D. Dr. Prabhakar Misra Director of Graduate Studies PMisra@Howard.edu  
 Specializations: Atmospheric Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics, Plasma Physics, Spectroscopy and Optical Physics; gjenkins@howard.edu; pmisra@howard.edu; 202-806-6245
Physiology and Biophysics

Dr. Werner Graf  

Department Chair

wgraf@howard.edu

202-806-6330
 Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. Dr. George Haddad Director of Graduate Studies ghaddad@howard.edu  
 Specializations: Neurophysiology, Cardiovascular, Endocrinology and Cellular Physiology; Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Renal PhysiologyPh.D., M.D./Ph.D. specializations: Neurophysiology, Cardiovascular, Endocrinology and Cellular Physiology; Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Renal Physiology; ghaddad@howard.edu; wgraf@howard.edu; 202-806-6330
Political Science

Dr. Lorenzo Morris

Department Chair

lmorris@howard.edu

202-806-6720
 M.A., M.A.P.A., Ph.D. Dr. Ben Fred Mensah Director of Graduate Studies    
Specializations: American Government and Politics, Public Administration and Public Policy, Comparative Government, International Relations, Political Theory and Black Politics; dgdavis@howard.edu; bfred-mensah@howard.edu; 202-806-6720
Psychology

Dr. Alfonso Campbell

Department Chair acampbell@howard.edu
202-806-6805
 M.S., Ph.D. Dr. Wade Boykin Director of Graduate Studies boykin@crespar.law.howard.edu  
Specializations: Social Psychology, Personality, Neuropsychology, Developmental, Experimental, and Clinical Psychology; acampbell@howard.edu; boykin@crespar.law.howard.edu; 202-806-6805
Social Work

Dr. Cudore Snell

Department Chair csnell@howard.edu 202-806-7300
 Ph.D. Dr. Ross-Sherriff Director of Graduate Studies fross-sheriff@howard.edu 202-806-7305
Specializations: Families and individuals across the life span, including aging, health and mental health, urban social work and displaced populations; fross-sheriff@howard.edu; csnell@howard.edu; 202-806-7300
Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. Ivor Livingston

Department Chair ilivingston@howard.edu
202-806-9355
M.A., Ph.D Dr. Rebecca Reviere Director of Graduate Studies rreviere@howard.edu  
Specializations: Criminology, Medical Sociology, Social Inequality: Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender/Sexuality, Urban Sociology; ilivingston@howard.edu; rreviere@howard.edu; 202-806-6854
Spanish Dr. James Davis   jdavis@howard.edu 202-806-6758 
Specializations: See Modern Languages and Literatures
Systems and Computer Science

Dr. Legand Burge

Department Chair blegand@howard.edu 202-806-6595
M.C.S Dr. Moses Garuba   Director of Graduate Studies gmos66@yahoo.com 202-806-4830
Specializations: Software Engineering, Computer Security, Artificial intelligence, Data Communications, Computer Systems; blegand@howard.edu; moses@scs.howard.edu; 202-806-6595
 

OTHER Schools and Colleges Offering Graduate Degrees

In addition to the Graduate School, School of Business: 202-806-1500; School of Communications: 202-806-7690; School of Divinity: 202-806-0500; School of Education: 202-806-7340;& College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences: 202-806-6565; School of Social Work: 202-806-7300; College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences: 202-806-5431

 How to Apply

  • Complete and sign the application form
  • Send completed application form with the non-refundable application fee of $45.00 (check or money order only, can be paid online). Application to Graduate School is considered incomplete until all requirements are met.
  • Have all postsecondary institutions to send official transcript(s) from all postsecondary institutions attended in sealed envelopes
  • Send three letters of recommendation from professors/educators either online or in sealed envelopes
  • Send statement of interest and autobiographical sketch with application
  • Take Graduate Record Examination. Scores and all official final certificates and mark/grade sheets must be sent directly from all colleges and universities attended  to the Office of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions (see address below)
  • Take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - for nonnative speakers of English.  Have all TOEFL scores sent directly to address below.

The application form, fees (if not paid online), official transcripts, letters of recommendations (if not submitted online), statement of interest and autobiographical sketch, GRE scores, TOEFL scores should be sent to 

Howard University
Office of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions
4th and College Streets, NW
Washington, DC  20059 

Note:

Transcripts, scores, and letters of recommendations (in sealed envelopes) should be sent directly from the colleges and universities attended.

 

 

 
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