Ruth Lu

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Director, Thesis and Dissertation Services
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Graduate College
location Athens
location Ohio University
email address ruthlu@ohio.edu
phone number 740.597.2770

Dr. Ruth Lu serves as the Director of Thesis and Dissertation (TAD) Services (opens in a new window) at Ohio University, where she leads efforts to support graduate students through the final stages of their degree completion. Her primary responsibility is overseeing the university’s thesis and dissertation submission, review, and approval process.

She is also the Principal Investigator of a $60,794 Konneker Grant-funded initiative to launch and lead a campus-wide collaborative effort -- Dissertation Writing Support Program (opens in a new window)—designed to foster writing productivity, shorten time to degree, and promote student success.

In addition, Dr. Lu serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA) (opens in a new window), contributing to national and international conversations on graduate education, library and information technology, and scholarly communication.