Meet the members of the Graduate Dean’s Advisory Board on Diversity and the Graduate Division Diversity team. We are here to help you find the mentorship and inclusive resources you need to thrive.

Leila Rupp

Interim Graduate Dean and Advisory Board Chair

graddeans@graddiv.ucsb.edu

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Margaret Klawunn

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

SA-vcsaoffice@ucsb.edu

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FACULTY MEMBERS

Elizabeth Belding

Professor, Computer Science

ebelding@cs.ucsb.edu

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Tamsin German

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

tamsin.german@psych.ucsb.edu

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Jeffrey Milem

Dean, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

dean@education.ucsb.edu

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Karen Myers

Professor and Graduate Studies Director, Communication

myers@comm.ucsb.edu

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Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor and CNSI Associate Director

javier@chem.ucsb.edu

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Scott Shell

Vice Chair, Chemical Engineering

shell@engineering.ucsb.edu

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STUDENTS

GSA Representative TBA

Graduate Student Association

TBA

Felicia Rutland

Graduate Division Diversity & Outreach Peer Advisor

graddiv-gddiversitypeer@ucsb.edu 

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GRADUATE DIVISION DIVERSITY TEAM

Walter Boggan

Director of Admissions, Outreach, and Diversity

walter.boggan@graddiv.ucsb.edu

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Carlos Nash

Diversity Programs Director

carlos.nash@graddiv.ucsb.edu

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Michele Johnson

Assistant Director of Diversity Initiatives

michele.johnson@graddiv.ucsb.edu

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