Staff Listings
| Name | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
Leadership | ||
| Dr. Jesse Alemán jman@unm.edu (505) 277-0950 | Interim Dean | Chief academic officer of Graduate Studies; manages all matters pertaining to graduate academic programs, students and faculty; member of the UNM Deans' Council. |
| Dr. Nikki Jernigan NJernigan@salud.unm.edu (505) 277-0950 | Interim Associate Dean | |
| Dr. William L. Gannon Publications wgannon@unm.edu (505) 277-2711 (505) 249-7906 | Professional and Academic Workshop (PAW) Leadership | Professional Academic Workshop (PAW) programming and organizing, developing, coordinating, and holding workshops related to helping graduate students find internal and external funding, applying for nationally competitive fellowships, and targeting and writing grant applications. |
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, and Water Resources programs; supervises the support staff; manages the human resource functions and payroll; manages the Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color, including programmatic efforts, training, and financial oversight. Handles national fellowships and Graduate Studies financial awards; provides direct service to students to ensure their retention and success. |
| Heidi Krupicka hkrupick@unm.edu (505) 277-1206 | Sr. Student Records Analyst | Manages front desk responsibilities including responding to general inquiries; audits student eligibility for graduation; verifies the accuracy of student records; manages the scanning of documents within Graduate Studies. Provides guidance to enhance the success of graduate and professional students. |
Assistantships and Contracts | ||
| Marisa Castaneda mcastan@unm.edu (505) 277-7344 | Graduate Contracts Manager | Academic issues related to assistantship contracts (enrollment, probation petitions, etc.), the Graduate Student Success Scholarship (GSSS), application fee waivers, and transcript exceptions; manages recruitment visits from colleges and universities from around the world. |
Program Advancement and Completion | ||
| Robben Brown rbaca@unm.edu (505) 277-7398 | Academic Affairs Specialist | Directs all aspects of advisement; evaluates graduate curricula changes, new/revised degree/certificate programs, and represents Graduate Studies for Academic Program Reviews; directly oversees the Senate Graduate & Professional Committee; assists the NM Council of Graduate Deans; manages all student petitions (including petitions to the Dean) and grievances. Advises faculty and students on policy governing graduate education; develops 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; processes Announcement of Examination and Report of Examination forms; reviews requests for committee service and committee composition; tracks academic standing; manages probation and suspension. Advises 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 Assistants | ||
| Christine Shell shellc@unm.edu | Graduate Assistant for Design, Marketing, Web, and Instructional/Learning Object Design | Provides 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. Assists Graduate Studies in producing learning objects and web-based interactive instructional materials to provide asynchronous learning opportunities in issues vital to graduate education. |
Faculty Mentoring | ||
| Juan Larranaga Larranaga@unm.edu (505) 277-3488 | Faculty Mentoring | |
| Valarie Marquez vmarquez3@unm.edu | Project Assistant | |
PNMGC Team | ||
| Valerie Chavez vchavez17@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Theresah Boateng tnapetey@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Jaycie Velasquez jvelasquez60@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Dafne Yeverino dyever0908@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Undergraduate Project Assistant | |
| Zaid Lerma-Orozco zlerma@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Undergraduate Project Assistant | |
Teaching Assistant Course (OILS 582/583) | ||
| Abdelbaset "Baset" Haridy baset@unm.edu (505) 277-5112 | Graduate Assistant | |
| Lea Briere lbriere@unm.edu | Graduate Assistant | |
Graduate Teaching Academy | ||
| Aeron Haynie ahaynie@unm.edu (505) 277-8728 | Executive Director: Center for Teaching and Learning | |
