Department Contact Information

• Hours of Operation
• Monday - Friday (excluding holidays)
• The Graduate Division office is CLOSED for Thanksgiving on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29.
• 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Telephone & Fax
• Telephone: (805) 893-2277
• Fax: (805) 893-8259
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• Mailing Address
• Graduate Division
• University of California, Santa Barbara
• 3117 Cheadle Hall
• Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2070
• Campus Map
• Parking Map

Who To Contact

Prospective Students

• For questions pertaining to admissions, contact Admissions Staff.

Currently Enrolled Students

• For questions pertaining to academics and degrees, contact the Academic Services Staff.
• For central fellowship or academic student employment questions, contact the Financial Support Staff.
• For information on career and professional development, contact the Graduate Student Resource Center Staff.
• For specific questions relating to your department, please contact your department directly.

Technical Issues

• To report technical issues with the website or broken links, please contact the Graduate Division Webmaster.

Staff Contact Information

• Deans
• Anne and Michael Towbes Graduate Dean
• Carol Genetti
• graddeans@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2013


• Associate Dean
• Paige Digeser
• graddeans@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2013


• Associate Dean
• Mary Hegarty
• graddeans@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2013


• Assistant Dean
• Robert Hamm
• ​robert.hamm@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2013



• Administrative Support
• Finance & Administration Manager
  
• Amber Shelor
• amber.shelor@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-3249


• Executive Assistant to the Deans
• Jackie Snider
• Jackie.snider@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2013


• Financial & Administrative Analyst
• Haley Martin
• ​haley.martin@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-5629



• Academic Services
• gradacademics@graddiv.ucsb.edu


• Director
• Rickie Smith
• rickie.smith@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-5485


• Assistant Director
• Ashley Bradbury
• ashley.bradbury@graddiv.ucsb.edu 
• (805) 893-8898


• Academic Advisor
• Janice Gore
• janice.gore@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-3935


• Academic Advisor
• Ruby Gutierrez
• ruby.gutierrez@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2559



• Admissions, Outreach & Diversity Initiatives
• gradadmissions@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2277


• Director
• Walter Boggan
• walter.boggan@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2322


• Associate Director, Graduate Admissions
  
• Mallarie Stevens
• mallarie.stevens@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2278


• Assistant Director, Outreach
  
• Briana Munoz-Flores
• briana.munoz-flores@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2104



• Diversity Programs
  • Director, Diversity Programs
    
  • Carlos Nash
  • carlos.nash@graddiv.ucsb.edu
  • (805) 893-4424
  
  
  • Assistant Director, Diversity Initiatives
    
  • Michele Johnson
  • michele.johnson@graddiv.ucsb.edu
  • (805) 893-4424
  
  
  
• Communications
• Marketing & Communications Director
• Marge Perko
• marge.perko@graddiv.ucsb.edu​
• (805) 893-4833
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• Marketing & Communications Intern
• Veronica Torres
• veronicatorres@ucsb.edu
• (805) 450-2643

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Development
• Assistant Dean, Development
• John Lofthus
• john.lofthus@ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2190
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• Director of Development, Graduate Initiative
• Marcie Marsh
• marcie.marsh@ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2774



• Graduate Student Resource Center/ Career and Professional Development
• Director
• Shawn Warner-Garcia
• shawn.warner-garcia@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2671


• Assistant Director, Professional Development
• Hannah Lawrence
• hannah.lawrence@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-4932


• Graduate Career Counselor
• Lana Smith-Hale
• lana.smith-hale@sa.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-4649


• Graduate Writing Specialist
• Robby Nadler
• robby.nadler@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-3117


• Funding Peer Advisor
• Kaitlyn Ugoretz
• fundingpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-8994  



• Professional Development Peer Advisor
• Daina Tagavi
• pdpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-8994  


• Career Peer Advisor
• ​Vashishtha (Vash) Doshi
• careergradpeer@sa.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-8994  


• Diversity & Outreach Peer 
• Sam del Castillo
• diversitypeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-8994  


• International Peer Advisor
• Julia McClenon
• internationalpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-8994  

• Financial Support
• Director
• Christopher Dixon
• chris.dixon@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-4653


• Associate Director
• Melanie Hoven
• melanie.hoven@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-4652


• Assistant Director, Fellowships
• Kelly Lyon
• ​kelly.lyon@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2076


• Acting Assistant Director, Academic Appointments
• Christopher Gifford
• christopher.gifford@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-5247


• Academic Appointment and Fellowship Analyst
• Rudy Reyes
• ​rudy.reyes@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2710


• Financial Systems Analyst
• Elizabeth Acebu
• ​elizabeth.acebu@graddiv.ucsb.edu


• Financial Analyst
• ​Michael Cea
• ​mdcea@ucsb.edu



• Institutional Research
• Database Developer
• Joshua Munsch
• joshua.munsch@graddiv.ucsb.edu​
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• Institutional Research Analyst
• Aleksandra Malinowska
• aleks.malinowska@graddiv.ucsb.edu



UC LEADS

• Statewide Director
• Michele Johnson
• michele.johnson@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-4424
• UCSB Local Program Coordinator
• Briana Muñoz-Flores
• briana.munoz-flores@graddiv.ucsb.edu
• (805) 893-2104

​​​UCSB Crossroads

• Coordinator
• Joshua Kuntzman 
• joshua.kuntzman@graddiv.ucsb.edu