The PGSA is comprised of many student-led committees. For more information, learn how to get involved, or events, check out each committee’s page!

Meet the PGSA Committee!

Savannah Born
PGSA Co-Chair
Margaret Redic
Peer Mentoring Committee
Diversity Committee
Taylor Pedersen
PGSA Co-Chair
Chris Nuño
Peer Mentoring Committee
Ben Hardin
Brownbag Committee
Ran Zhang
Diversity Committee
Anj Barrett
Diversity Committee
Maddie Valdez
Diversity Committee
Yiqin Zhu
Social/Wellness Committee
Hao Chen
Social Committee
Cathy Zhang
Social Committee
Hannah Wilks
Wellness Committee

PGSA Chair

The Chair is the PGSA contact person for students and faculty. They serve as the department’s representative to the Graduate Council and help to coordinate events with the other committees.

Savannah Born | born@wustl.edu
Taylor Pedersen | pedersen.t@wustl.edu

Student Senator

The Student Senator attends monthly Graduate Student Senate meetings and keeps the department updated on campus-wide graduate school events.

Becca Feldman| rebeccaf@wustl.edu

Brown Bag Committee

Brown Bag Committee is dedicated to providing students with informal opportunities to learn about research being conducted by their peers. 

Ben Hardin | ben.h@wustl.edu

Social & Wellness Committee

Social & Wellness Committee strives to create a fun and welcoming community for graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty alike. 

Carly Robinson | c.g.robinson@wustl.edu
Yiqin Zhu | yiqin@wustl.edu

Peer Mentoring Committee

Peer Mentoring Committee provides mentorship opportunities for new graduate students to help them transition into their program of study.

Margaret Redic |m.m.redic@wustl.edu
Chris Nuño | c.nuno@wustl.edu

Diversity Committee

Diversity Committee aims to model and enhance the appreciation of diversity in the department by hosting events that encourage discussion about a range of issues. 

Grace Drake | drake.g@wustl.edu
Nada Dalloul | d.nada@wustl.edu
Jin Shin | jin.shin@wustl.edu
Ran Zhang | ran.z@wustl.edu
Karuna Thomas | karuna.t@wustl.edu
Anj Barrett | anjuiibarrett@wustl.edu
Maddie Valdez | m.r.valdez@wustl.edu
Margaret Redic | m.m.redic@wustl.edu
Isaiah Spears | spearsid@wustl.edu

Social Media Committee

Social Media Committee manages this website and the PGSA Instagram.

Carly Robinson | c.g.robinson@wustl.edu
Yiqin Zhu | yiqin@wustl.edu