Contact Us
Contact Us
Address
University of California, Irvine
Graduate Division
120 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-3180
General inquiries |
email grad@uci.edu or dial the front desk at (949) 824-4611 |
Graduate admissions and application questions |
Contact Graduate Admissions |
School/program specific related inquiries |
please visit the Graduate Degree Programs page |
Graduate Division Staff Directory
DEAN'S OFFICE |
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Gillian R. Hayes, Ph.D.
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824-6351 |
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Court Crowther, Ph.D. |
824-1758 |
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Turner Dahl Provides high-level analytic, administrative, and programmatic support to the Vice Provost/Dean, Associate Dean, Assistant Dean, Senior Director of Academic Affairs, and Director of Academic Initiatives. Administers the Fletcher Jones Fellowship, Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship, and Public Impact Fellowship competitions. |
824-0490 | tdahl@uci.edu |
Latoya Wilson Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost/Dean Coordinates calendar, appointments, conference calls, meetings, travel, special projects, and communication support for the Vice Provost/Dean. |
824-6763 | ljwilson@uci.edu |
EXTERNAL RELATIONS |
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Valerie Amador
Executive Director of Development Oversees External Relations for UCI Graduate Division, including fundraising, alumni relations and communications
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824-2247 |
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Raslyn Rendon |
824-9169 | rrendon@uci.edu |
POSTDOCTORAL AFFAIRS & EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT |
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Celina Mojica, Ph.D. Director of Academic Initiatives Oversees the Postdoctoral Affairs Office; Outreach, Recruitment and Retention area; and coordinates the Graduate Division’s review process for new graduate programs. Also serves as the Graduate Division staff liaison to the Graduate Council, conducts research on programs and academic policy, and provides information to deans, faculty, senior staff and students regarding academic program parameters, graduate program planning, development, and administration. Plays a lead role in developing grant applications seeking funding for Graduate Division initiatives. |
824-5409 | cmojica@uci.edu |
Kayleigh Anderson, Ph.D. Postdoctoral & Professional Development Manager Manages the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and provides fellowship advising for the NSF GRFP, Ford and Fulbright Programs. Administers the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Researches and publicizes funding and professional development opportunities for postdoctoral scholars. Develops and implements professional development workshops and events for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. |
824-5196 | kayleiga@uci.edu |
Annabel Ortiz Postdoctoral & Professional Development Analyst Assist with coordinating the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and provides support for the Grad Division and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs team. Coordinates professional development workshops for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. |
824-4960 | annabelo@uci.edu |
TECHNOLOGIES |
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James Tang |
824-3406 | jameswt@uci.edu |
Jeff Fellows |
824-7898 | fellowsj@uci.edu |
Andrew Ouyang |
824-2313 | ouyanga@uci.edu |
Jon Desiderio |
824-6636 | desiderj@uci.edu |
COMMUNICATIONS |
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Derrick Fazendin Communications Director Directs all internal and external communication efforts for the Graduate Division. If you are a member of the media please contact Derrick. |
824-8018 | dfazendi@uci.edu |
ADMISSIONS & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS |
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Ruth Quinnan Directs strategic planning and policy analysis for Academic Affairs; oversees development and implementation of campus' graduate application, admissions, and enrolled systems; co-Functional Lead for the Graduate Division for campus SIS project. Oversees and reviews all academic exceptions including admissions, student progress, student status, and other policy exceptions. Directs the Graduate Academic Programs office, the Graduate Outreach, Recruitment and Diversity areas; and Postdoctoral and Extramural Affairs. Directs and provides guidance to the Graduate Academic Counselor; consults on student issues and ASE and Postdoctoral contract compliance. |
824-5879 | rquinnan@uci.edu |
Audra Hansen Associate Director of Graduate Admissions Leads the administration and maintenance of admissions systems, including analysis and implementation of system enhancements. Manages, coordinates and analyzes policies, processes and daily operations for Graduate Admissions. |
824-6602 | amhansen@uci.edu |
Jason Cruz Manages and supervises daily admissions operations. Coordinates the processing of foreign applications and review of foreign university transcripts. Analyzes admissions processes and provides training on admissions systems. |
824-4318 | jcruz5@uci.edu |
Megan Story Responsible for functional and technical project assistance. Analyzes and configures enhancements in the admissions systems. Provides academic units support, system training and administrative support. |
824-9245 | storym@uci.edu |
Tiffany Kawafuchi Responsible for functional and technical project assistance. Analyzes and configures enhancements in the admissions systems. Provides academic unit support, communications and administrative support. |
824-1250 | tkawafuc@uci.edu |
Jayne Orlowski Admissions Specialist Processes applications and verifies admissions requirements. Provides transcript analysis including processing and management. Assists with system enhancement testing. |
824-2714 | orlowskj@uci.edu |
Zitlaly Sanchez Admissions Specialist Processes applications and verifies admissions requirements. Provides transcript analysis including processing and management. Assists with system enhancement testing. |
824-7237 | zitlalys@uci.edu |
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT & RETENTION |
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Daniel Fabrega Manager, Outreach, Recruitment and Retention Implements strategic graduate recruitment planning. Oversees all entering student diversity fellowships and graduate application fee waivers. Provides operations leadership for special recruitment and retention project implementation. Primary contact for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program and continuing student diversity fellowships. |
824-8730 | dfabrega@uci.edu |
Claudia Campos |
824-1281 | cfcampos@uci.edu |
Mariela Menendez |
824-1695 | mmenend1@uci.edu |
Phong Luong, Psy.D. Assistant Director of Academic Counseling Provides support and referral services to graduate students and post-doctoral scholars in personal distress or in need of academic counseling. Serves as a point of reference for faculty and staff in need of assistance in dealing with difficult student cases. |
824-0246 | pbluong@uci.edu |
ENROLLMENT |
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Andrea Bannigan Senior Enrolled Services Analyst Provides operations and administrative support related to graduate student services. Coordinates the enrollment services including degree paperwork, advancement to candidacy, filing fee petitions, coursework petitions (transfer, waiver, substitution), changes in major, degree status changes, committee changes, assessments/reassessments, certification of degrees and re-admission. |
824-1244 | alanders@uci.edu |
Richard Nguyen Enrolled Student Affairs Officer Provides operations and administrative support related to graduate student services. Coordinates Grad Division Forms for: Enrollment services including degree paperwork, advancement to candidacy, filing fee petitions, coursework petitions(transfer, waiver, substitution), changes in major, degree status changes, committee changes, assessments/reassessments, certification of degrees and Intercampus Exchange for all grad students. |
824-7457 | hrnguyen@uci.edu |
Erika Wichmann Enrolled Student Affairs Officer Provides operations and administrative support related to graduate student services. Coordinates Grad Division Forms for Part-Time Study, Leave of Absence Petitions, In-Absentia, filing fee petitions, change of major and the cancellation/withdrawals process for all grad students. |
824-4611 | ewichman@uci.edu |
GRADUATE STUDENT AFFAIRS & ALUMNI RELATIONS |
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Gabriella Pham Serves as the Graduate InterConnect program coordinator. Supports the academic success of the graduate international student population through program development and student advising; serves as a liaison to academic programs and faculty. Supports international graduate student recruitment efforts. |
824-9295 | gapham@uci.edu |
Jade Turner The DECADE PLUS Coordinator is responsible for implementing the DECADE PLUS Program. Diverse Educational Community and Doctoral Experience (DECADE) Partnering in Leadership for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) is a mentoring program geared toward improving the professional development of graduate students through mentorship of a diverse undergraduate student population. The DECADE PLUS Coordinator is responsible for organizingand implementing the day-to-day aspects, as well as the content of the program. |
824-6310 | jmturner@uci.edu |
Karen Friedlander Supervises the programmatic activities of the GPSRC including event organization, implementation, promotional efforts, and evaluation. Manages the operational needs for the facility including resource management and administrative support. |
824-7914 | friedlak@uci.edu |
FINANCE, OPERATIONS & DATA MANAGEMENT |
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Dessi Pickett, Ph.D. Director of Finance, Operations & Data Management Responsible for student financial support; oversees graduate student financial support data and databases as well as coordinating enrollment management, fiscal close and operations. |
824-4959 | dpickett@uci.edu |
Linda Cornett |
824-9623 | lcornett@uci.edu |
Michelle Fielder |
mfielder@uci.edu | |
Lily Hoa Truong |
824-4961 | lhtruong@uci.edu |
Long Nguyen Finance & Institutional Data Analyst Responsible for university-funded fellowships; foreign student tax reporting and tax treaty interpretation; processing of stipends and fellowships; and coordination of centralized, non-diversity fellowship competitions. |
824-3512 | hnguye38@uci.edu |
Robert Hoang Principal Finance & Institutional Data Analyst Provides internal analysis of student financial support and institutional data technical assistance. Student database support. |
824-7231 | hoangr@uci.edu |
Tom Wu Senior Data Analyst Gathers and analyzes graduate student data using customized database and queries. Collates and transforms complex information from multiple sources into a single coherent dataset for better strategic analysis and reporting. |
824-8076 | wutk@uci.edu |
Yergalem T. Meharenna, PhD Senior Training Grants Director |
ymeharen@uci.edu | |
EMPLOYMENT AND FELLOWSHIPS |
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Sonia Lepe |
824-8120 | slepe1@uci.edu |
Mary Rose Cruz |
824-9102 | mrcruz1@uci.edu |