Leadership
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Thomas A. Lewis
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Thomas A. Lewis Interim Dean of the Graduate School Professor of Religious Studies Biography
Fall 2022 & Spring 2023 Office Hours: Mondays from 3-4 pm; locations will vary Email [email protected] to request an in person or Zoom meeting.
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Sarah Delaney |
Sarah Delaney Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Professor of Chemistry
- Liaison to programs on academic affairs
- Doctoral/MFA program reviews
- Academic affairs policy
- Academic issues/concerns
- Academic code cases for doctoral students
Meetings by appointment.
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Vanessa Ryan
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Vanessa Ryan Senior Associate Dean of Student Development
- Student development programming and policy
- Distinctive Opportunities
- Professional development and liaison to CareerLAB and Sheridan Center
- Liaison to the Office of the Dean of the College
Office hours appointments, Tuesdays 1-3 pm, and appointments at other times are available through online self-scheduling.
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Alycia Mosley Austin
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Alycia Mosley Austin Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion
- Develops initiatives to foster positive and supportive climate and community
- Liaison to programs and offices to support positive student experience and retention
- Liaison to programs on recruitment planning and outreach
Appointments available through online self-scheduling.
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Maria Suarez
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Maria E. Suarez Associate Dean of Student Support Deputy Title IX Coordinator
- Support practices and policies
- Support for individual students
- Medical and personal leave
- Coordinates with Office of Institutional Diversity
- Liaison to the Office of Campus Life and Student Services, including Student and Employee Accessibility Services, as well as to Counseling and Psychological Services
Meetings times available through online self-scheduling, and by appointment.
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Ethan Bernstein |
Ethan Bernstein Executive Dean of Administration and Finance
- Administration management
- Admission
- Day-to-day operations
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William Wittels |
William Wittels Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
- Graduate Digital CV
- Program review support
- Updating of academic policies
- Fellowship application support
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Staff
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Barbara Bennett |
Barbara Bennett Academic Affairs Manager
- Liaison to Registrar and Bursar
- Processing of Master's theses and PhD dissertations
- Processing of leaves, withdrawals, and exchanges
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Susan Ely |
Susan Ely Communications and Special Events Manager
- Graduate School website manager
- Social media
- Graduate School communications and special events
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Maria Faria |
Maria Faria Admission Coordinator
- Program liaison for the PhD programs in Africana Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology/Ancient World, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Earth, Envir. & Planetary Sciences, Economics, Egyptology and Assyriology, Engineering, English, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, Literary Arts, Mathematics, Modern Culture & Media, Music: Multimedia Composition, Music: Musicology & Ethnomusicology, Philosophy, Physics, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Religious Studies, Slavic Studies
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Maria Glanvill |
Maria Glanvill Executive Assistant to the Dean and Graduate School Office Manager
- Executive administrator for the dean
- Programming support
- Special events planning and logistics
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Maija Hallsmith |
Maija Hallsmith Assistant Director of Academic Diversity
- Diversity, equity and inclusion programming and outreach
- Graduate program climate and community support
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Julie Kindschy |
Julie Kindschy Manager, Admission & Reporting
- Managing admission operations
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Byrd McDaniel |
Byrd McDaniel Assistant Director of Student Development
- Student development programming
- Distinctive Opportunities
- Community Fellows
- Open Graduate Education program manager
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Jessica Porter |
Jessica Porter Assistant Director of Operations
- Stipend payment distribution questions
- Process support for emergency funding, medical leave, and parental relief
- Student insurance enrollment
- Graduate travel awards
- Liaison to program administrators
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Steven Radilla |
Steven Radilla Diversity Initiatives Program Coordinator
- Diversity recruitment
- DEI programming support
- PREP program coordination
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Michelle Rose |
Michelle Rose Financial Coordinator
- Processing and review of graduate student appointments
- External funding incentive plan and stipend top-ups
- Conference and Research Travel
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Mary Heather Smith Manager of Data Analytics
- Design, manage, and produce data reports and visualizations
- Assist academic departments and University partners with the use of graduate student enrollment data and reports
- Serve as University-wide expert on graduate student data definitions and integrity
- Prepare data submissions for external agencies and organizations, such as AAUDE and NSF
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Lisa Tillson |
Lisa Tillson Admission Coordinator
- Program liaison for Applied Math, Biology and Medicine (all programs), Center for Computational Molecular Biology (CCMB), Cognitive/Linguistics/Psychology, History, History of Art, Neuroscience, Political Science, Public Health (Doctoral), Sociology, Theatre and Performance Studies (all programs)
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