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Meet the Team

The staff of the Graduate Division serve potential, current, and alumni graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. We work with many campus units to accomplish our mission of supporting graduate student and postdoctoral scholar success, during and after their time at UCSC.


Contact Us

For all questions, please use email to connect first as this is the primary means of communication for our staff.

Vice Provost and Dean: vpdgs@ucsc.edu

General Admissions Questions: gradadm@ucsc.edu

Graduate Programs: Program Contact Information

General Student Services Questions (e.g. fellowships, fee remissions, status updates, academic regulations and policies, etc.): gss-group@ucsc.edu

Data requests and inquiries: graddatagrp@ucsc.edu

Graduate Students Google Group: grads-group@ucsc.edu

Only Graduate Division staff may post/send email to this Google Group. If you are a graduate student and not a member, contact gss-group@ucsc.edu to be added. Review instructions on how to send email to the all grads-group.

UCSC Postdocs Association (USPA) Google Group: postdocscholars@ucsc.edu

Only Graduate Division staff and USPA officers may post/send email to this Google Group. If you are a postdoctoral scholar and not a member, contact Sonya Newlyn to be added.

Administration

Peter F Biehl

Pronounshe, him, his, his, himself
TitleVice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
DepartmentGraduate Studies Division
Phone(831) 459-3336
Campus Emailpbiehl@ucsc.edu
Office LocationKerr Hall, 289
MailstopNo Mailstop
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Dard A Neuman

TitleAssociate Dean for Graduate Student Success
Associate Professor of Music
DepartmentMusic Department
Phone831-459-2292
Campus Emaildneuman@ucsc.edu
Office LocationMusic Center, Music 287
MailstopMusic Center
Summary of ExpertiseThe musical cultivation, transmission and performance of Hindustani music in twentieth century North India.
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Donald R Smith

Pronounshe, him, his, his, himself
TitleAssociate Dean of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Distinguished Professor
DepartmentMicrobiology & Environmental Toxicology Department
Phone831-459-5041
Campus Emaildrsmith@ucsc.edu
WebsiteProfile
Office LocationPhysical Sciences Building, 442
MailstopMETX
Faculty Areas of ExpertiseBiomedical Sciences
Summary of ExpertiseMolecular, cellular, and organismal responses to metals. Neurotoxicology and therapeutic treatment of metal poisoning
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Stephanie F Casher

TitleAssistant Dean
DepartmentGraduate Studies Division
Phone831-459-3513
Campus Emailscasher@ucsc.edu
Office LocationKerr Hall, 286
MailstopGraduate Application Processing
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Barbara Lee Smee

TitleExecutive Assistant to VPDGS Peter Biehl
DepartmentGraduate Studies Division
Phone831-459-5079 (Office)
Campus Emailbsmee@ucsc.edu
Office LocationKerr Hall, Kerr 289
MailstopGraduate Application Processing
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Admissions

Marissa Maciel

  • Pronouns
    • she, hers
  • Title
    • Director of Graduate Admissions and Outreach
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Phone
    • 831-459-4975
  • Campus Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, 290
  • Mailstop
    • Graduate Application Processing
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Audrey Anteris Norman Morris

  • Pronouns
    • she, her, her, hers, herself
  • Title
    • Admissions and International Students Coordinator
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Phone
    • 555-555-5555
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, 286
  • Mailstop
    • Graduate Application Processing
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Current Student Services

Dana Miyoko Eugenio

  • Pronouns
    • she, her, her, hers, herself
  • Title
    • Graduate Student Services Coordinator
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Phone
    • 831-459-2368
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, 200
  • Office Hours
    • Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm (REMOTE); Please use email as the best means of communication
  • Mailstop
    • Graduate Application Processing
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Jeff Hao

  • Pronouns
    • he, him, his, his, himself
  • Title
    • Graduate Student Services Coordinator
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, 200
  • Mailstop
    • Graduate Application Processing
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Janina Ariana Larenas

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Veronica Leigh Larkin

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Heather Leann Rush

  • Title
    • Financial Analyst
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Phone
    • 831-459-3227
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, 283A
  • Office Hours
    • Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00
  • Mailstop
    • Graduate Application Processing
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Data and Systems Analysts

Jessica Elodia Chavez

  • Title
    • Senior Business Systems Analyst
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Campus Email
  • Mailstop
    • No Mailstop
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Judy L Glass

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Michelle Sable Montemayor

  • Pronouns
    • they, them, their, theirs, themself
  • Title
    • Graduate Information Systems Manager
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Phone
    • 0000000000
  • Campus Email
  • Other Email
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, Remote – please email mmontema@ucsc.edu to contact me
  • Mailstop
    • Graduate Application Processing
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Joel Kristian Savell

  • Pronouns
    • he, him, his, his, himself
  • Title
    • Data and Systems Analyst
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Phone
    • 831-345-6117
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, 290
  • Office Hours
    • 9am – 5:30pm
  • Mailstop
    • Mail Services
  • Summary of Expertise
    • Data analysis and reporting. SQL Select Statements and MS Access queries for querying relational databases. Access reports and Data Dynamics Reports (ASP.NET based) for design and reporting.

       

      Graphic Arts, especially 3D digital character art for games and animation.

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Graduate Student Life

Lorato Anderson

  • Pronouns
    • she, her, her, hers, herself
  • Title
    • Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Graduate Studies
  • Department
    • Graduate Studies Division
  • Phone
    • 555-555-5555
  • Campus Email
  • Other Email
  • Office Location
    • Kerr Hall, 286B
  • Mailstop
    • Graduate Application Processing
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Rachel Neuman

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Sonya Newlyn

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Graduate Division Organization Chart

Organization chart for the UC Santa Cruz Graduate Division

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Location

Exterior photo of the Clark Kerr Hall building on the UC Santa Cruz campus

The UC Santa Cruz Division of Graduate Studies is located in Clark Kerr Hall west of the center of campus and McHenry Library, south of Science Hill.

Clark Kerr Hall
Second (Main) Floor
North Wing off of main entrance lobby

In the UC Santa Cruz interactive campus map’s search field (upper-right corner, marked with a magnifying glass icon to the right of the entry field), enter “Kerr Hall” and choose “Kerr Hall” under Buildings. Enter Kerr Hall at its main entrance (faces east) to the second floor (third level). Check in with the Kerr Hall receptionist in the main entrance lobby if you have an appointment.

For in-person and Zoom meetings, contact individual staff members to schedule an appointment.

USPS Mail

Graduate Division
UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

For parcel services (FedEx, DHL, UPS), include “500 Kerr” after the street address.

Campus Mail

Mail Stop (MS): Graduate Application Processing

Phone Number

Many Graduate Division staff members work remotely full- or part-time. Email is the best means of contact for all staff.

Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost and Dean: (831) 459-5079

Last modified: Sep 30, 2024