Staff
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Administrative
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Program Advancement and Completion
Graduate Student Employees
Name | Title | Phone | Office Hours** | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Julie A. Coonrod | Dean | (505) 277-6062 | jcoonrod@unm.edu | By appointment. | Chief academic officer of Graduate Studies; manages all matters pertaining to graduate academic programs, students and faculty; Member; UNM Deans' Council. |
| Dr. Tim Lowrey | Associate Dean | (505) 277-0950 | tlowrey@unm.edu | By appointment. | Supervises current student support programs, including the Teaching Assistants' Resource Center (TARC) 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 | (505) 277-3488 | wgannon@unm.edu | By appointment. | 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 | Senior Operations Manager | (505) 277-6062 | margo@unm.edu | Monday - Friday | Manages Graduate Studies fiscal affairs and purchasing for office; supervises Graduate Studies support staff; handles all Graduate Studies Financial Aid awards, manages all staff Human Resource functions and payroll. |
| Heidi Krupicka | Administrative Assistant | (505) 277-1206 | hkrupick@unm.edu | Monday - Thursday 7:00 am - 5:30 pm | Manages incoming phone calls and inquiries, student records and the scanning of graduate assistantship contracts; greets visitors; provides general information concerning Graduate Studies policies and procedures and assists PACT. |
| Joshua Humiston | Administrative Assistant | (505) 277-4954 | ilearns@unm.edu | Monday - Friday | Manages incoming phone calls and inquiries, student records and the scanning of graduate assistantship contracts; greets visitors; provides general information concerning Graduate Studies policies and procedures and assists PACT. |
| Allicia Moya | Administrative Assistant | (505) 277-4954 | alliciamoya@unm.edu | Manages incoming phone calls and inquiries, student records and the scanning of graduate assistantship contracts; greets visitors; provides general information concerning Graduate Studies policies and procedures and assists PACT. | |
Assistantships and Contracts | |||||
| Marisa Castaneda | Graduate Contracts Manager | (505) 277-7344 | mcastan@unm.edu | Monday - Friday | Provides financial aid advice, supervises processing of assistantship contracts. |
| Paul Brault | Graduate Contracts Representative | (505) 277-5112 | pbrault@unm.edu | Monday - Friday* *Off on Wednesdays | Provides general assistance with graduate assistantships processing. |
| Sissy Gonzales | Graduate Contracts Representative | (505) 277-2711 | scordero@unm.edu | Tuesday - Friday | Provides general assistance with graduate assistantships processing. |
Program Advancement and Completion | |||||
Robben Baca | Academic Affairs Specialist | (505) 277-7398 | rbaca@unm.edu | Monday - Friday | Processes forms for graduate curricula, new/revised degree/certificate programs, program reviews; maintains graduate faculty database; Graduate Studies liaison to Senate Graduate Committee and Project LINK; graduate catalog coordinator. |
Tammie Ellis | Sr. Academic Advisor | (505) 277-6061 | tellis@unm.edu | Tuesday - Friday | Evaluates student eligibility for examination and graduation; processes approvals for student committees; tracks academic standing; manages probation and suspension; serves as contact for petitions. |
Mayra Estrada | Senior Academic Advisor | (505) 277-1578 | mayra85@unm.edu | Monday - Friday | Processes Programs of Studies and Applications for Candidacy; reviews theses and dissertations' format; files manuscripts with UNM Libraries. |
Graduate Student Employees | |||||
| Lindsay Scott | Ombuds | (505) 277-1135 | lindsayscott@unm.edu | By appointment | Works with graduate students to navigate difficult conversations and manage conflict. By providing a space for students to share their concerns, the Ombuds can help clarify the issues and assist by providing communication responses and/or recommending additional campus resources. |
| Christine Shell | Graphic Design, Marketing, and Multimedia | (505) 277-3488 | shellc@unm.edu | Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 9:00 am-4:00 pm | Assists in analyzing and presenting data for trends in enrollment, programming, and graduation; initiating and maintaining Graduate Studies marketing and communications, including e-mail and social media such as Facebook and Twitter. This position also provides graphic design services and administrative support focused particularly upon the promotion and coordination of meetings and events for Graduate Studies, Graduate Resource Center (GRC), and Professional & Academic Workshops (PAW) series. Develops and maintains websites for Graduate Studies, GRC & PNMGC. |
| Sue Wilder | Learning Objects and Process Improvement | (505) 277-3488 | swilder@unm.edu | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10:00 am-3:00 pm | 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. |
| Krithika Saravanan | Web Master and Data Analyst | (505) 277-3488 | krithika@unm.edu | By appointment | Assists in upgrading and regularly updating the websites for Graduate Studies, GRC & PNMGC. Regularly responding to web maintenance requests from individual departments throughout the campus. Analyzing, summarizing and displaying data trends. |
**Subject to change without notice. It is advisable to call the office in advance and schedule an appointment.
