Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) Directories

For graduate admissions and application information, please go to the admissions web site, or email gradconnect@ucsd.edu. This site provides general information about graduate admissions and about the degree programs offered.

For follow-up on an application for graduate study or specific admissions requirements, contact the department directly. Information regarding the status of an application will be limited—an admissions decision will not be given by e-mail or telephone. Applicants must wait for the official letter from OGS for a decision.

For general information, email gradconnect@ucsd.edu.

University of California, San Diego
Office of Graduate Studies
Student Services Center (SSC) - 402 Uctr, Mail Code 0003
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0003

Organization Chart

Dean's Unit
Kim BARRETT, Dean of Graduate Studies	graduatedean@ucsd.edu	4-6655
	445

Steve CASSEDY, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies	scassedy@ucsd.edu	2-0655
Oversight of Graduate Program Reviews Analysis of new academic programs Review of student Master’s degrees and non-routine matters Backup to Dean	449

Glenda WHEELER, Executive Assistant to the Dean	gjwheeler@ucsd.edu	4-6655
Administrative support for Dean of Graduate Studies Scheduling for the Dean	449B

Christopher MICHAELS, Publications Assistant	camichaels@ucsd.edu	2-7965
Administrative support for the Dean’s role as Vice Publications Chair for the American Physiological Society General office assistance	449B

Administrative Services Unit
Steve GARDEPIE, Director/MSO	sgardepie@ucsd.edu	4-7735
Departmental administrative oversight and compliance Employment and labor relations matters Strategic management planning and analysis Policy and process development and analysis Department safety coordination and emergency preparedness Department approval authority Benefits advisor Space and housing management	429

Indra PEREZ, Assistant Director	iperez@ucsd.edu	4-3436
Unit's daily operations lead Departmental fiscal analysis and reporting Human resources/personnel administration Contracts and Grants departmental administration Program implementation/special project analysis Facility and equipment administration Backup to Director/MSO	430

Courtney ARREDONDO, Fiscal/HR Administrator	carredondo@ucsd.edu	2-1732
Staff and student personnel support Departmental accounting and financial support Departmental facility and safety contact Backup for staff and student payroll and timekeeping	428A

Jacqueline RIZO, Graduate Studies Receptionist	jarizo@ucsd.edu	4-3555
Main OGS receptionist Informational resource on OGS services Informational resource on general UCSD information Mail distribution and sorting Primary contact for staff/student payroll/timekeeping	401A

Graduate Academic Affairs
Mary Lillis ALLEN, Director	mallen@ucsd.edu	4-3552
Academic affairs policies and procedures including: Academic planning and advising Enrollment Graduate Council Graduate program reviews New degree programs Registration matters Commencement: Student eligibility Oversight of unit responsibilities	443

Norienne SAIGN, Assistant Director	nsaign@ucsd.edu	4-3709
Doctoral degree matters including : Academic advising Adds/drops Doctoral committees Final degree checks and conferral, Ph.D. programs H-V General petitions Grades, enrollment and registration matters Academic Probation, Grading problems Half-time study Leaves of absence Normative time Qualifying examinations and advancements Readmission Time to the Ph.D. policy Withdrawals Reviewing Annual Student Evaluations University Extension Vouchers Secondary adviser pertaining to masters degrees	444

Michelle CARLSON, Graduate Academic Affairs Coordinator	mmcarlson@ucsd.edu	4-3551
Masters degree matters including: Degree checks and final reports for Masters Plans I, II, and III General petitions Grades, enrollment and registration matters Leaves of absence Half-time study Inter-campus exchange Readmission Withdrawals Publicity Coordinator for unit Dept. and Grad. Prog. Contact list & Grad Coords and Grad Chair List Serves General catalog copy Secondary adviser pertaining to the doctoral degrees	439

Sara HOGUE, Academic Personnel Administrator/Academic Affairs Adviser	sphogue@ucsd.edu	4-6977
Professional degree matters including: Final degree checks and conferral, professional degrees & Ph.D. programs A-E General petitions Grades, enrollment and registration matters Half-time study Leaves of absence Readmission Withdrawals Secondary adviser pertaining to both doctoral and masters degrees Academic personnel: management, review, and analysis of all academic personnel actions for the Rady School of Management and IR/PS	441

Michael WEINFELD, Institutional Research Officer	mweinfeld@ucsd.edu	4-7736
Graduate education, research data, analytical studies, and postdoctoral placement Management of Databooks on campus graduate education Data collection for graduate program reviews Provide statistical data for campus, System wide and national entities	421

Susan VAN DUREN, Academic Affairs Assistant	svanduren@ucsd.edu	2-2244
General Academic Affairs assistance Doctoral committees Qualifying examinations and advancements Program Review assistance Unit travel arrangements Distribution of all graduate forms Culling of Student Files	440C

Student Affairs and Admissions
April BJORNSEN, Assistant Dean	abjornsen@ucsd.edu	4-3550
Student Affairs including: Diversity programs Due process, grievances Collective bargaining Outreach and Recruitment Retention and student services workshops, graduate student events Student conduct Student health insurance Graduate student housing development Winter meetings, Commencement, Open House, New Grad Orientation Oversight of unit responsibilities Programs including: NIH Scholars, San Diego Fellowship, Cota Robles, Dissertation Year Fellowship, Name Exchange, Diversity Forum, UC LEADS	402

Taneshia HIGGINS, Program Administrator	thiggins@ucsd.edu	4-2770
Housing Programs – SHORE, Summer, Housing Advisory Committe Winter Meetings coordination Student Affairs budget monitoring and financial processing Programmatic support for: UC LEADS, STARS Summer Program, GEM Fellows, and National Physical Sciences Fellows Supervise student assistants Student Tracking Co-coordination	403

Christopher MURPHY, Diversity Outreach, Recruitment, and Retention	cpmurphy@ucsd.edu	2-1492
Outreach and Recruitment coordinator UC LEADS Coordinator Graduate and Prospective Student Advising Student Retention Activities Workshop Development Graduate Women's Programming Sexual Harassment Information Advisor Outreach Name List Coordinator Programs including: Graduate Diversity Coordinators, Diversity Outreach Collaboration, Diversity Outreach Project, Grad Programming Council, Diversity Outreach Working Group, SAAC, SPACES, IDEA Student Center, National Name Exchange, GSA Liaison, California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education, GEM	416

Veronica HENSON-PHILLIPS, Student Affairs & Diversity Coordinator	vhensonphillips@ucsd.edu	2-3536
Student Affairs and diversity programs including: Coordinator, STARS – Summer Research Program Graduate and Prospective Student Advising Outreach and Recruitment activities Partnership Development Yield Activities Coordinator Student retention activities Workshop development Programs including: Spelman and Morehouse Exchange Program, Diversity Advisory Group, California Pre-Doctoral Program, McNair, Project 1000, National Physical Sciences Fellowships	404

Rossana DURMIENDO, Graduate Admissions Evaluator	rdurmiendo@ucsd.edu	4-5312
Grad Admissions Application Processing International Applicant Processing Visa processing Admissions publications review Application system review	407

Gina SOLOMKO, Graduate Admissions Assistant	gsolomko@ucsd.edu	4-5502
Grad Admissions Processor International Applicant Processing Visa processing Admissions publications review Application system review	406

Zarina SHARIFI, Graduate Admissions Assistant	zsharifi@ucsd.edu	2-4489
Grad Admissions Processor International Applicant Processing Visa processing Admissions publications review Application system review	408

Marifel ALFARO, Graduate Admissions Administrative Assistant	maalfaro@ucsd.edu	4-3554
Primary contact for Graduate Admission Information Maintain student files Contact for corrections or changes to online graduate application	405


Haydee SMITH, Grad Intern		2-2030
Work with campus administrators and OGS administration Develop programs and activities for graduate students Improve the campus environment for graduate students	409

Jahmese FORT, Community Intern	jmfort@ucsd.edu	N/A
Work with community center directors and OGS administration Develop programs and activities for graduate students Improve the campus environment for graduate students	N/A

Graduate Student Financial Support
Kathryn MURPHY, Director	kjmurphy@ucsd.edu	4-3724
Merit-based financial support and academic appointment policies and procedures including: Oversight of unit responsibilities Pre- and post-award administration Long-term financial support planning and analysis Financial support advising Need-based financial aid liaison	433

Tanya REESE, Graduate Fellowship Supervisor	treese@ucsd.edu	4-0720
NSF administration HHMI administration Stipend payments for graduate awards Traineeships Tuition and fee payments	438

Rebecca (Becky) BURROLA, Student Affairs Officer	rburrola@ucsd.edu	4-3727
Student academic employment appointments (A-L) GSR tuition and fee remission Federal tax information for graduate students, including 1098-T's Academic appointment policies and policy exceptions Financial support eligibility Exception letter – non-student Tutor and Reader employment	432

Linda VONG, Student Affairs Officer	lkvong@ucsd.edu	4-6562
Student academic employment appointments (M-Z) TA loan and fee deferment program TA health insurance fee payments and refunds TA fee remission payments and refunds Exceptions letters – greater-than-50% employment	431

Zoe ZILIAK MICHEL, Graduate Fellowship Advisor	gradadvisor@ucsd.edu	2-2938
Extramural fellowship advising Sponsoring agency liaison Merit-based financial support workshops and outreach programs	413

Maureen McCormack, Graduate Fellowship Coordinator	m1mccormack@ucsd.edu	4-6464
Foreign and outside agency (third-party) billing Stipend payments for graduate awards Tuition and fee payments Traineeships	434

Ha TRUONG, Financial Support Assistant		2-2596
Unit clerical support assistance Financial and employment data input Employment actions – review for compliance Leave of Absence/Withdrawals/Part-Time petitions for financial support Off-campus study (In-Absentia) Waiver	440

Information Systems

Cynthia (Linh) VU, Director	lvu@ucsd.edu	4-2255
Oversight of all unit responsibilities Data Steward, Graduate Information on mainframe systems Departmental Security Administrator for IFIS/IFIS/SAM/PPS/SQLDSE/Darwin Liaison for mainframe and campus computing systems Computing equipment and software acquisition and installation	422

Tommy DUONG, Programmer/Analyst	tmduong@ucsd.edu	2-1735
Lead Programmer Database Administration, Security, and Development Project Leadership Systems and Applications Architect Consulting and Training Publications Manager Web Master	423

Hong NGUYEN, Programmer/Analyst	hpnguyen@ucsd.edu	4-1602
Applications Development Production Support Operational Support User Support	426

Brian VO, Programmer/Analyst	bxvo@ucsd.edu	4-1603
Applications Development Production Support Operational Support User Support	424


Vacant, Programmer/Analyst		4-8978
Technical and programming services for staff User access for all systems except IFIS/ISIS/SAM/PPS Administrator of OGS servers and Intraweb Administrator of OGS servers and Intraweb Systems security	425

Center for Teaching Development (307-309 Center Hall
Beth SIMON, 50% Director	esimon@ucsd.edu	4-3958
Overall administrative oversight of CTD CTD Strategic growth, service to graduate students and faculty, application of instructional technology and distance learning Primary CTD liaison and public relations representative Principal advisor to the dean and campus departments on CTD matters, pedagogical training and assessment design System for training campus TAs, Teaching Fellows, and aspiring academicians Formulation of policies and procedures and statistical data	307 Ctr Hall

Peter NEWBURY, Associate Director	pnewbury@ucsd.edu	4-6767
Management of CTD’s daily operation Oversee of the CTD budget Design, implement, and manage pedagogical training programs, CTD workshops, seminars, and activities Application of instructional technology teaching techniques Outreach action plans development and implementation Course instruction, observation, evaluation, and consultation	307 Ctr Hall

Martha STACKLIN, Coordinator	mstacklin@ucsd.edu	4-3981
Facilitates instructional courses including: Language proficiency screening. ESL for international teaching assistants Public speaking	307 Ctr Hall

Vacant, Program Assistant		2-2373
CTD Office Fiscal Coordinator Staff and student personnel, payroll/timekeeping Administrative and technical office support TA training activity database	307 Ctr Hall

Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) Directories

Dean's Unit

Administrative Services Unit

Graduate Academic Affairs

Student Affairs and Admissions

Graduate Student Financial Support

Information Systems

Center for Teaching Development (307-309 Center Hall

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