Curriculum Committee Information

Current Curriculum Committee Members

The Curriculum Committee develops, evaluates, and refines the coursework and educational programs offered at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Voting Members/Peer ReviewersNon-voting/Executive, Ex-Officio & SME Advisory Members
  • Chair – Maya Begalieva, PhD
  • BIOS – Samuel Kakraba PhD
  • ENHS – Kenneth KI. Orie, JD, LLM, DrCL, RN
  • EPID – Aaron Hoffman, PhD
  • HPAM – Arthur Mora, PhD
  • IHSD – Dominique Meekers, PhD
  • SBPS – Richard Priore, ScD
  • TRMD – Sarah Michaels, PhD
  • Undergraduate rep: Lorelei B. Cropley, DrPH
  • SGA representative – TBD
  • Dr. Christine Arcari, Sr. Associate Dean
  • Dr. Katherine Andrinopoulos, Director, Doctoral Programs
  • Susan Cantrell, Senior Academic Records Administrator

Note: all curricular materials submitted for peer review must use the curriculum committee email at sphtmcurriculum@tulane.edu.

Committee Meeting Dates

The approved fall 2026 meet schedule is below. All fall meetings are from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Reynolds Board Room (and Zoom), unless otherwise noted. Meeting dates are also subject to change.

Submissions for requested agenda items are due no later than 4:00 p.m. two weeks before the scheduled meeting and will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Your submissions must be received via the OnPhase/DocuPhase portal by the CC Coordinator by 4:00 p.m. on the deadline.

Faculty should work with their CC representative before submitting a Request to Review Courses, an Intent to Propose New Course/Program, etc., in OnPhase (formerly DocuPhase).

All new courses, programs, or AOS proposals must first submit an Intent to Propose form.

Forms: DocuPhase and Other section of the intranet Curriculum Committee homepage.Alternatively, you can access OnPhase/DocuPhase Forms for the Curriculum Committee by going directly to the Portal

Tulane University Curriculum Management & Academic Catalog Timeline 

Meeting DateSubmission Deadlines
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Monday, August 10, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Monday, September 7, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Monday, October 12, 2026
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Monday, November 2, 2026
Tuesday, December 15 , 2026 Monday, November 30, 2026

Click here for curriculum committee forms, meeting minutes, and committee policies and procedures. The link will take you to the intranet where you will use your Tulane SSO to log in.

Please email Tonya Durden at sphtmcurriculum@tulane.edu for more information or questions.