Graduate School Staff
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Lisa A. Tedesco
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs - Graduate Studies, and Dean, Graduate School
Carolyn Drews-Botsch
Associate Dean
Mark Risjord
Associate Dean
Rosemary Hynes
Assistant Dean, Chief of Staff
Virginia Shadron
Assistant Dean, Student Progress and Special Programs
Katie Busch
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Kharen Fulton
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Ulf Nilsson
Director of Communications, Development Liasion
Sherice Allen-Henry
Administrative Assistant
Charmaine Brown
Finance and Accounting Specialist, Reimbursement Coordinator
Grace Canseco
ESL Program Director
Leah Carswell
Fellowship and Professional Development Support Funding Coordinator
Tammy Coleman-Starling
Information Analyst
Theresa Cox-Kenney
Senior Accountant
Melissa Gilstrap
Special Assistant to the Dean
Belinda Grant
Admissions Specialist
Tamika Hairston
Registrar, Designated School Official, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Notary
Donna Lynch-Cunningham
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean
Carolyn Merriweather
Admissions Specialist
Jose Rodriguez
Senior Financial Analyst
Geri Thomas
Senior Accountant
Maria Tuck
Receptionist, Event Planning and Coordination
Queen Watson
Assistant Director of Registration
Reneé Webb
Admissions Specialist
Who to Contact
Admissions
Kharen Fulton, Carolyn Merriweather, Belinda Grant
Budget
Rosemary Hynes, Geri Thomas
Commencement
Kharen Fulton, Queen Watson
Communications, Publications, Website
Ulf Nilsson
Conduct Code
Mark Risjord
Development
Ulf Nilsson
Directors of Graduate Studies
Lisa A. Tedesco
Emergency Loans
Sherice Allen-Henry, Martha Ciffone, Maria Tuck, Queen Watson
Embark/OPUS/IT and Data
Tammy Coleman, Tamika Hairston
English as a Second Language
Grace Canseco
Exit Survey, Institutional Research
Carolyn Drews-Botsch
Faculty and Academic Affairs
Lisa A. Tedesco
Fellowship Competitions
Leah Carswell
Financial Awards
Theresa Cox-Kenney, Charmaine Brown
General Information and Reception
Maria Tuck
Governance
Lisa A. Tedesco
Graduate Student Council
Virginia Shadron, Kharen Fulton
Grievance Procedure
Mark Risjord
Health Insurance
Rosemary Hynes
Honor Code
Mark Risjord
NRC Assessment
Ulf Nilsson
Orientation
Kharen Fulton
Policies and Procedures
Academic: Mark Risjord
Administrative: Rosemary Hynes
Professional Development Support Funds
Leah Carswell
Program Accounts
Geri Thomas
Program Review and Evaluation, Annual Reports
Carolyn Drews-Botsch
Recruitment
Kharen Fulton, Virginia Shardron
Registration
Tamika Hairston, Queen Watson
Reimbursements
Charmaine Brown
Special Programs
Virginia Shadron
Special Standing (Non-degree)
Belinda Grant, Tamika Hairston
Student Progress
Virginia Shadron
Student Records
Tamika Hairston, Queen Watson
TATTO Program
Virginia Shadron
Theses/Dissertations Processing
Queen Watson, Tamika Hairston