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Your first point of contact for advising is the Graduate Program Coordinator in your academic program. You can find their contact information below, along with the contact information for your program's faculty Graduate Advisor.
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Anthropology
Tiara Caldwell, Graduate Program Coordinator, tiara.caldwell@ucr.edu, 951-827-6466
Kenichiro Tsukamoto, Faculty Graduate Advisor, kenichiro.tsukamoto@ucr.edu, 951-827-2052 -
Archive, Museum, Manuscript, and Print Studies (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Andrea Denny-Brown (Department of English), andrea.denny-brown@ucr.edu -
Art History
Iselda Salgado, Graduate Program Coordinator, iselda.salgado@ucr.edu, 951-827-7878
Faculty Graduate Advisors 2022-2023 Academic Year
Susan Laxton (Winter 2023), susan.laxton@ucr.edu, 951-827-4626
Johannes Endres (Spring 2023), johannes.endres@ucr.edu, 951-827-1541 -
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brenda Cuevas, Graduate Program Coordinator, brenda.cuevas@ucr.edu, 951-827-5688
Jikui Song, Faculty Graduate Advisor, jikui.song@ucr.edu, 951-827-4221 -
Bioengineering
Adrienne Thomas, Graduate Program Coordinator, adrienne.thomas@ucr.edu, 951-827-2859
Hyle Park, Faculty Graduate Advisor, hyle.park@ucr.edu, 951-827-5188 -
Biomedical Sciences
Hermila Torres, Graduate Program Coordinator, hermilat@medsch.ucr.edu, 951-827-4540
Sika Zheng, Faculty Graduate Advisor, sika.zheng@ucr.edu, 951-827-7670 -
Biophysics
Marlene Garcia, Graduate Program Coordinator, marlene.garcia@ucr.edu, 951-827-4429
Roya Zandi, Faculty Graduate Advisor, roya.zandi@ucr.edu, 951-827-2096 -
Business Analytics (MS)
Kyle Pham (Last Names A-I), Graduate Program Coordinator, kyle.pham@ucr.edu, 951-827-2983
Sarah McBride (Last Names J-Ri), Graduate Program Coordinator, sarah.mcbride@ucr.edu, 951-827-7652
Erika Santoyo (Last Names Rj-Z), Graduate Program Coordinator, erika.santoyo@ucr.edu, 951-827-3479
Rami Zwick, Associate Dean and Faculty Graduate Advisor, rami.zwick@ucr.edu, 951-827-7766 -
Business Administration
PhD only - see Management and Business Administration
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Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Iryna Ethell (Department of Biomedical Sciences), iryna.ethell@ucr.edu
Prof. Khaleel Abdulrazak (Department of Psychology), khaleel.abdulrazak@ucr.edu -
Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology
Marlene Garcia, Graduate Program Coordinator, marlene.garcia@ucr.edu, 951-827-4429
Morris Maduro (continuing students), Faculty Graduate Advisor and Biology Department Chair, morris.maduro@ucr.edu, 951-827-7196
Jeffrey Bachant (first year students), Faculty Graduate Advisor, jeffrey.bachant@ucr.edu, 951-827-6473 -
Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Adrienne Thomas, Graduate Program Coordinator, adrienne.thomas@ucr.edu, 951-827-2859
Ian Wheeldon, Faculty Graduate Advisor, ian.wheeldon@ucr.edu, 951-827-2471 -
Chemistry
Christina Youhas, Graduate Program Coordinator, christina.youhas@ucr.edu, 951-827-7366
Greg Beran, Faculty Graduate Advisor, gregory.beran@ucr.edu, 951-827-7869 -
Chemistry Education (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Gregory Beran, gregory.beran@ucr.edu -
Classics, Tri-Campus Program in
Griselda Rodriguez, Graduate Program Coordinator, griselda.rodriguez@ucr.edu, 951-827-6348
Andrew Zissos (UC Irvine), Faculty Graduate Advisor, pzissos@uci.edu, 949-824-1966 -
Comparative Literature
Griselda Rodriguez, Graduate Program Coordinator, griselda.rodriguez@ucr.edu, 951-827-6348
John Kim, Faculty Graduate Advisor, john.kim@ucr.edu, 951-827-1536 -
Computer Engineering
Vanda Yamaguchi, Graduate Student Services Supervisor, vanda.yamaguchi@ucr.edu, 951-827-2903
Daniel Wong, Faculty Graduate Advisor, daniel.wong@ucr.edu, 951-827-2896 -
Computer Science
Vanda Yamaguchi, Graduate Student Services Supervisor, vanda.yamaguchi@ucr.edu, 951-827-2903
Marisa Mendoza, Graduate Student Services Advisor, marisa.mendoza@ucr.edu, 951-827-2903
Ravi (Chinya) Ravishankar, Faculty Graduate Advisor, chinya.ravishankar@ucr.edu, 951-827-5318 -
Corporeality and Embodiment (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Jennifer Doyle (Department of English), jennifer.doyle@ucr.edu
Prof. Anthea Kraut (Department of Dance), anthea.kraut@ucr.edu -
Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts (Main Campus)
Lovepreet "Lovey" Plaha, Graduate Program Coordinator, lovepreet.plaha@ucr.edu, 951-827-4591
Stu Krieger, Faculty Graduate Advisor, stu.krieger@ucr.edu, 951-827-1257
Reza Aslan, Faculty Graduate Advisor, reza.aslan@ucr.edu, 951-827-5421 -
Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts (Palm Desert Low Residency)
Agam Patel, Associate Director and Graduate Program Coordinator, agam.patel@ucr.edu, 760-834-0926
Tod Goldberg, Chair and Faculty Graduate Advisor, tod.goldberg@ucr.edu, 760-834-0928 -
Critical Dance Studies
Hannah Braund, Graduate Program Coordinator, hannah.braund@ucr.edu, 951-827-9344
Anusha Kedhar, Faculty Graduate Advisor, anusha.kedhar@ucr.edu, 951-827-3944 -
Earth & Planetary Sciences (formerly Geological Sciences)
John Herring, Graduate Student Services Advisor, geology@ucr.edu, 951-827-2441
Robert (Bob) Allen, Faculty Graduate Advisor, robert.allen@ucr.edu, 951-827-4870 -
Economics
Gary Kuzas, Graduate Program Coordinator, gary.kuzas@ucr.edu, 951-827-1474
Tae-Hwy Lee, Faculty Graduate Advisor, tae.lee@ucr.edu, 951-827-1509 -
Education
Heather Killeen, Graduate Program Coordinator, heather.killeen@ucr.edu, 951-827-6362
- PhD, Education
- MA, Education
- MEd, Education (Applied Behavior Analysis), (Diversity and Equity), (Higher Education Administration and Policy)
Eddie Comeaux, Professor and Faculty Graduate Advisor, eddie.comeaux@ucr.edu, 951-827-3934
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Education (Teacher Education Program)
Alex Arriaga, Advisor, alex.arriaga@ucr.edu, 951-827-3891
- MEd, Education with single subject credential: Social Science, Mathematics, Science
Lina Canawati, Advisor, lina.canawati@ucr.edu, 951-827-5228
- MEd, Education with multiple subject credential
Denise Payne, Advisor, denise.e.payne@ucr.edu, 951-827-4633
- MEd, Education with single subject credential: English, Spanish
- MEd, Education (Special Education)
- Education Specialist dual credential
Uriel "Odie" Jasso, Assistant Director of Teacher Education Program, uriel.jasso2@ucr.edu, 951-827-5488
Dr. Frances Valdovinos, Assistant Dean and Director of Teacher Education Program, frances.valdovinos@ucr.edu, 951-827-7043 -
Electrical Engineering
Paul Talavera, Graduate Program Coordinator, paul.talavera@ucr.edu, 951-827-2475
Mario Castro, Graduate Program Advisor, mario.castro@ucr.edu, 951-827-2475
Nanpeng Yu, Faculty Graduate Advisor, nanpeng.yu@ucr.edu, 951-827-2387 -
Engineering (Online MS Program)
Kimberly Love, Graduate Program Coordinator, kimberly.love@ucr.edu, 951-827-5196
Kambiz Vafai, Faculty Graduate Advisor, kambiz.vafai@ucr.edu, 951-827-2135 -
English
Perla Fabelo, Graduate Program Coordinator, perla.fabelo@ucr.edu, 951-827-1454
Padma Rangarajan, Faculty Graduate Advisor, padma.rangarajan@ucr.edu, 951-827-1437 -
Entomology
Nikita McWells, Graduate Student Services Advisor, nikita.mcwells@ucr.edu, 951-827-6746
Quinn McFrederick (PhD and MS), Head Program Graduate Advisor, quinn.mcfrederick@ucr.edu, 951-827-5817
Thomas Perring (PhD and MS), Faculty Graduate Advisor, thomas.perring@ucr.edu, 951-827-4562
Naoki Yamanaka (PhD and MS), Faculty Graduate Advisor, naoki.yamanaka@ucr.edu, 951-827-5253
Erin Rankin (BS+MS), Faculty Graduate Advisor, erin.rankin@ucr.edu, 951-827-5735 -
Environmental Sciences
John Herring, Graduate Student Services Advisor, envisci@ucr.edu, 951-827-2441
David Volz, Faculty Graduate Advisor, david.volz@ucr.edu, 951-827-4450 -
Environmental Toxicology
Fidel Rivas, Graduate Student Services Advisor, fidel.rivas@ucr.edu, 951-827-5688
Q. Jason Cheng, Faculty Graduate Advisor, quan.cheng@ucr.edu, 951-827-2702 -
Ethnic Studies
Gary Kuzas (interim), Program Coordinator, gary.kuzas@ucr.edu, 951-827-1474
Adrian Felix, Faculty Graduate Advisor, adrian.felix@ucr.edu, 951-827-9170 -
Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology
Katherine VanHorn, Graduate Student Services Advisor, eeobgrad@ucr.edu, 951-827-4716
David Reznick, Faculty Graduate Advisor, david.reznick@ucr.edu, 951-827-5820 -
Evolutionary Biology (Joint Doctoral Program with SDSU)
Katherine VanHorn, Graduate Student Services Advisor, eeobgrad@ucr.edu, 951-827-4716
David Reznick, Faculty Graduate Advisor, david.reznick@ucr.edu, 951-827-5820San Diego State University
Medora Bratlien, Program Administrator (SDSU), mbratlien@sdsu.edu
Elizabeth Waters, Faculty Graduate Advisor (SDSU), ewaters@sdsu.edu -
Experimental Choreography
Hannah Braund, Graduate Program Coordinator, hannah.braund@ucr.edu, 951-827-3944
Anusha Kedhar, Faculty Graduate Advisor, anusha.kedhar@ucr.edu, 951-827-3944 -
Finance (MFin)
Kyle Pham (Last Names A-I), Graduate Student Affairs Officer, kyle.pham@ucr.edu, 951-827-2983
Sarah McBride (Last Names J-Ri), Assistant Director of Graduate Advising and Student Services, sarah.mcbride@ucr.edu, 951-827-7652
Erika Santoyo (Last Names Rj-Z), Assistant Director of Graduate Advising and Student Services, erika.santoyo@ucr.edu, 951-827-3479
Rami Zwick, Associate Dean and Faculty Graduate Advisor, rami.zwick@ucr.edu, 951-827-7766 -
Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics
John Herring, Graduate Student Services Advisor, ggb@ucr.edu, 951-827-2441
Z. Arthur Jia, Faculty Graduate Advisor, arthur.jia@ucr.edu, 951-827-3987 -
Geological Sciences (see also Earth and Planetary Sciences)
John Herring, Graduate Student Services Advisor, john.herring@ucr.edu, 951-827-2441
Robert (Bob) Allen, Faculty Graduate Advisor, robert.allen@ucr.edu, 951-827-4870 -
Graduate Division Staff Directory
Graduate Division
graduate.ucr.edu/directory -
History
Alesha Jaennette, Graduate Program Coordinator, alesha.jaennette@ucr.edu, 951-827-1435
Alec Haskell, Faculty Graduate Advisor, alexander.haskell@ucr.edu, 951-827-1841 -
Inflammation and Infectious Disease (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Monica Carson (Department of Biomedical Sciences), monica.carson@ucr.edu
Prof. Emma Wilson (Department of Biomedical Sciences), emma.wilson@ucr.edu -
Latin American and Latino Studies (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Jennifer Scheper Hughes (Department of History), jennifer.hughes@ucr.edu -
Management and Business Administration
PhD, Business Administration
Sabine Freij, Director of Graduate Advising and Student Services, sabine.freij@ucr.edu, 951-827-7654MBA/PMBA, Management
Kyle Pham (Last Names A-I), Graduate Student Affairs Officer, kyle.pham@ucr.edu, 951-827-2983
Sarah McBride (Last Names J-Ri), Assistant Director of Graduate Advising and Student Services, sarah.mcbride@ucr.edu, 951-827-7652
Erika Santoyo (Last Names Rj-Z), Assistant Director of Graduate Advising and Student Services, erika.santoyo@ucr.edu, 951-827-3479PhD, MBA, PMBA
Rami Zwick, Associate Dean and Faculty Graduate Advisor, rami.zwick@ucr.edu, 951-827-7766 -
Management of Gene Expression and Regulation Studies (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. David Lo (Biomedical Sciences), david.lo@ucr.edu
Prof. Thomas Girke (Institute for Integrative Genome Biology), thomas.girke@ucr.edu -
Materials Science & Engineering
Adrienne Thomas (interim), Graduate Program Coordinator, adrienne.thomas@ucr.edu, 951-827-2859
Elaine Haberer, Faculty Graduate Advisor, elaine.haberer@ucr.edu, 951-827-7174 -
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Margarita Roman, Graduate Student Services Advisor, margarita.roman@ucr.edu, 951-827-3090
Jacob Greenstein, Faculty Graduate Advisor, jacob.greenstein@ucr.edu, 951-827-5098 -
Mechanical Engineering
Adrienne Thomas (interim), Graduate Program Coordinator, adrienne.thomas@ucr.edu, 951-827-2859
Hideaki Tsutsui, Faculty Graduate Advisor, hideaki.tsutsui@ucr.edu, 951-827-2444 -
Medical and Health Humanities (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Fuson Wang (Department of English), fuson.wang@ucr.edu -
Microbiology
Brenda Cuevas, Graduate Program Coordinator, brenda.cuevas@ucr.edu, 951-827-5688
Emma Aronson, Faculty Graduate Advisor, emma.aronson@ucr.edu, 951-827-4201 -
Middle East and Islamic Studies (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Muhamad Ali (Department of Religious Studies), muhamad.ali@ucr.edu -
Music
Benicia Mangram, Graduate Program Coordinator, benicia.mangram@ucr.edu, 951-827-5421
Leonora Saavedra, Faculty Graduate Advisor, leonora.saavedra@ucr.edu, 951-827-2176 -
Neuroscience
Nikita McWells, Graduate Student Services Advisor, nikita.mcwells@ucr.edu, 951-827-6746
Martin Riccomango, Faculty Graduate Advisor, martin.riccomango@ucr.edu, 951-827-4682 -
Philosophy
Perla Fabelo, Graduate Program Coordinator, perla.fabelo@ucr.edu, 951-827-1454
Coleen Macnamara, Faculty Graduate Advisor, coleen.macnamara@ucr.edu, 951-827-1511 -
Physics
Derek Beving, Graduate Program Coordinator, derek.beving@ucr.edu, 951-827-5332
Vivek Aji, Faculty Graduate Advisor, vivek.aji@ucr.edu, 951-827-7302 -
Plant Biology
Fidel Rivas, Graduate Student Services Advisor, fidel.rivas@ucr.edu, 951-827-5688
Venu Gonehal, Faculty Graduate Advisor, venu.gonehal@ucr.edu, 951-827-3482 -
Plant Pathology
Brenda Cuevas, Graduate Program Coordinator, brenda.cuevas@ucr.edu, 951-827-5688
James Ng, Faculty Graduate Advisor, james.ng@ucr.edu, 951-827-4239 -
Political Science
Lori Jaramillo, Graduate Program Coordinator, lorena.jaramillo@ucr.edu, 951-827-5312
Marissa Brookes, Faculty Graduate Advisor, marissa.brookes@ucr.edu, 951-827-5509 -
Professional Accountancy (MPAc)
Kyle Pham (Last Names A-I), Graduate Student Affairs Officer, kyle.pham@ucr.edu, 951-827-2983
Sarah McBride (Last Names J-Ri), Assistant Director of Graduate Advising and Student Services, sarah.mcbride@ucr.edu, 951-827-7652
Erika Santoyo (Last Names Rj-Z), Assistant Director of Graduate Advising and Student Services, erika.santoyo@ucr.edu, 951-827-3479
Rami Zwick, Associate Dean and Faculty Graduate Advisor, rami.zwick@ucr.edu, 951-827-7766 -
Psychology
Sarah Turnbull, Graduate Program Coordinator, sarah.turnbull@ucr.edu, 951-827-6306
Elizabeth Davis, Faculty Graduate Advisor, elizabeth.davis@ucr.edu, 951-827-5236 -
Public Policy
Jolene Sedita, Graduate Program Coordinator, jolene.sedita@ucr.edu, 951-827-2334
David Brady, Faculty Graduate Advisor, david.brady@ucr.edu, 951-827-5573 -
Public Policy (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Staff Contact
Jolene Sedita, Public Policy Graduate Program Advisor, jolene.sedita@ucr.edu -
Religious Studies
Gary Kuzas (interim), Program Coordinator, gary.kuzas@ucr.edu, 951-827-1474
Michael Alexander, Faculty Graduate Advisor, michael.alexander@ucr.edu, 951-827-3744 -
Robotics
Paul Talavera, Graduate Program Coordinator, paul.talavera@ucr.edu, 951-827-2475
Mario Castro, Graduate Program Advisor, mario.castro@ucr.edu, 951-827-2475
Amit Roy-Chowdhury, Director and Faculty Graduate Advisor, amit.roychowdhury@ucr.edu, 951-827-2534
Fabio Pasqualetti, Associate Director and Faculty Graduate Advisor, fabio.pasqualetti@ucr.edu, 951-827-2327 -
Sociology
Tiara Caldwell, Graduate Program Coordinator, tiara.caldwell@ucr.edu, 951-827-6466
Tanya Nieri, Faculty Graduate Advisor, tanya.nieri@ucr.edu, 951-827-5854 -
Southeast Asian Studies
Gary Kuzas (interim), Program Coordinator, gary.kuzas@ucr.edu, 951-827-1474
Christina Schwenkel, Faculty Graduate Advisor, christina.schwenkel@ucr.edu, 951-827-5521 -
Southeast Asian Studies (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Director
Prof. Christina Schwenkel (Department of Anthropology), christina.schwenkel@ucr.edu -
Spanish
Griselda Rodriguez, Graduate Program Coordinator, griselda.rodriguez@ucr.edu, 951-827-6348
Marta Hernandez Salvan, Faculty Graduate Advisor, marta.hernandez@ucr.edu, 951-827-1423 -
Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science (Designated Emphasis)
Designated Emphasis Committee in Charge
prof. andré carrington (Department of English), andre.carrington@ucr.edu
Prof. Gloria Kim (Department of Media and Cultural Studies), gloria.kim@ucr.edu
Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel (Department of Philosophy), eric.schwitzgebel@ucr.edu
Prof. Dana Simmons (Department of History), dana.simmons@ucr.edu -
Statistics, Applied Statistics
Marlene Garcia, Graduate Program Coordinator, marlene.garcia@ucr.edu, 951-827-4429
Shujie Ma, Faculty Graduate Advisor, shujie.ma@ucr.edu, 951-827-3730 -
Visual Art
Iselda Salgado, Graduate Program Coordinator, iselda.salgado@ucr.edu, 951-827-7878
Anna Betbeze, Faculty Graduate Advisor, anna.betbeze@ucr.edu, 951-827-2257