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
  • Kennedy Nicholas, SGA representative
  • 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 spring 2026 meet schedule is below. All meetings are from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Reynolds Board Room, unless otherwise noted.

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.

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

All new course, program, 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
Thursday, January 29, 2026Thursday, January 15, 2026
Thursday, February 26, 2026Thursday, February 12, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026Thursday, March 12, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026Thursday, April 16, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026Thursday, May 7, 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.