Staff
| Name | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
Leadership | ||
| Dr. Julie A. Coonrod jcoonrod@unm.edu (505) 277-3354 | Dean | Chief academic officer of Graduate Studies; manages all matters pertaining to graduate academic programs, students and faculty; Member; UNM Deans' Council. |
| Dr. Jesse Aleman jman@unm.edu (505) 277-0950 | Associate Dean; Special Assistant for Equity and Excellence | Supervises current student support programs, including the Graduate Teaching Academy and the fellowship, scholarship, and assistantship awards; assists the Dean in fundraising for Graduate Studies; represents Graduate Studies for Academic Program Reviews; and develops new initiatives to enhance the success of graduate and professional students. |
Dr. William L. Gannon | Academic Integrity and Research Ethics Director | Directs all activities regarding academic and research integrity for Graduate Studies and as a liaison with the OVPR (research office). Along with assurance of RCR compliance and a number of other urgent priorities, also contributes to the effort of recruiting, retention, and graduation of outstanding students by analyzing trends in enrollment. |
Administrative | ||
| Margaret Gonzales margo@unm.edu (505) 277-6062 | Senior Operations Manager | Manages the fiscal affairs for contracts, grants, endowments, and instructional and general funds for Graduate Studies, Water Resources, and Global and National Security programs; supervises the support staff; manages the human resource functions and payroll; manages recruitment visits from colleges and universities from around the world; manages the Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color including programmatic efforts, training, and financial oversight. Provides direct service to students to insure their retention and success; develop new initiatives to enhance the success of graduate and professional students. |
| Heidi Krupicka hkrupick@unm.edu (505) 277-1206 | SR.Student Records Analyst | Manages the front desk responsibilities including certifying federal employment documents and responding to general inquiries; audit student eligibility for graduation; verifies the accuracy of student records; manages the scanning of documents within Graduate Studies. Provide guidance to enhance the success of graduate and professional students. |
| Kylie Talamante kyliect@unm.edu (505) 277-2711 | Administrative Assistant | Manages the front desk responsibilities including certifying federal employment documents and responding to general inquiries; manages the scanning of documents within Graduate Studies; provides support with various special projects. Provide guidance to enhance the success of graduate and professional students. |
| Anabelle Torres atorres15@unm.edu (505) 277-2711 | Administrative Assistant | Manages the front desk responsibilities including certifying federal employment documents and responding to general inquiries; manages the scanning of documents within Graduate Studies; provides support with various special projects. Provide guidance to enhance the success of graduate and professional students. |
Assistantships and Contracts | ||
| Marisa Castaneda mcastan@unm.edu (505) 277-7344 | Graduate Contracts Manager | Provides financial aid advice, supervises processing of assistantship contracts. |
| Paul Brault pbrault@unm.edu (505) 277-5112 | Graduate Contracts Representative | Provides general assistance with graduate assistantships processing. |
| Sissy Gonzales scordero@unm.edu (505) 277-2714 | Graduate Contracts Representative | Provides general assistance with graduate assistantships processing. |
Program Advancement and Completion | ||
| Robben Brown rbaca@unm.edu (505) 277-7398 | Academic Affairs Specialist | Directs all aspects of advisement; evaluate graduate curricula changes, new/revised degree/certificate programs, represent Graduate Studies for Academic Program Reviews; directly oversee the Senate Graduate & Professional Committee; assist the NM Council of Graduate Deans; manages all student petitions and grievances. Advise faculty and students on policy governing graduate education; develop new initiatives to enhance the success of graduate and professional students. |
| Tammie Ellis tellis@unm.edu (505) 277-6061 | Sr. Academic Advisor | Evaluates student eligibility for examination and graduation; reviews requests for committee service and committee composition; tracks academic standing; manages probation and suspension. Advise students and assist in enhancing the success of graduate and professional students. |
| Mayra Estrada mayra85@unm.edu (505) 277-1578 | Sr. Academic Advisor | Evaluates Programs of Studies and Applications for Candidacy; reviews formatting of theses and dissertations; manages Electronic Thesis/Dissertations in coordination with UNM Libraries. As needed provides bilingual services to augment her advisement and assistance in enhancing the success of graduate and professional students.. |
Graduate Student Employees | ||
| Nina Cooper nmcooper@unm.edu (505) 277-1135 | Ombudsperson | Works with graduate students to navigate difficult conversations and manage conflict. By providing a space for students to share their concerns, helps clarify issues and assists by providing communication responses and/or recommending additional campus resources |
| Christine Shell shellc@unm.edu (505) 277-3488 | Graphic Design, Marketing, and Web Maintenance | Initiates and maintains Graduate Studies marketing and communications. Provides graphic design services and administrative support focused particularly upon the promotion and coordination of meetings and events for Graduate Studies (including the Shared Knowledge Conference) and the Professional & Academic Workshops (PAW) series. Develops and maintains websites for Graduate Studies and PNMGC. |
| Sue Wilder swilder@unm.edu (505) 277-3488 | Learning Objects and Process Improvement | Develops teaching workshops and materials; prepares written and on-line informational and promotional documents; completes basic research of higher education policies and procedures; assists Graduate Studies and the GRC in producing learning objects and web-based interactive instructional materials to provide asynchronous learning opportunities in best practices for graduate teaching, academic integrity and research ethics, and other issues vital to graduate education. |
PNMGC Team | ||
| Brandon De Flon bdeflon1@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Boney Mutabazi bmutabazi@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Theresah Napetey tnapetey@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Mark Narvaez narvaezm@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
Graduate Teaching Academy | ||
| Aeron Haynie ahaynie@unm.edu (505) 277-8728 | Executive Director: Center for Teaching and Learning | |
| Abdelbaset Haridy baset@unm.edu (505) 277-8728 | Teaching Assistant | |
| Daniel Shattuck shattuck@unm.edu (505) 277-8728 | Graduate Assistant | |
