Staff Listings
| 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 of the UNM Deans' Council. |
| Dr. Jesse Alemán 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 ensure 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; 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 | 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; 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 | |
PNMGC Team | ||
| Shaikh Ahmad shaikh@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant and Project Lead | |
| Bryan Baldizan baldizanb@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Valerie Chavez vchavez17@unm.edu (505) 277-7397 | Graduate Project Assistant | |
| Zaid Lerma-Orozco zlerma@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 | |
