Call on the following individuals in the Graduate Division Dean's Office for help in the areas listed.
Nicquet Blake, Graduate Dean and Vice Provost, Student Academic Affairs
Contact: [email protected]
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- Oversight and administration of graduate programs and postdoctoral scholars
- Proposals for new initiatives or collaborations within UCSF or between UCSF and other entities
- Fundraising, development opportunities, and alumni relations
Students:
- Questions about fulfilling responsible conduct of research requirements
Faculty and Staff:
- New graduate program development or changes to existing programs
- Academic program review
- Graduate Council
- Students who may be having academic difficulties; conflicts in the lab or classroom
- Summer Research Training Program, especially application review and mentoring guidelines
- NIGMS IMSD program, especially program development and assessment
- UC LEADS
- Diversity and outreach efforts
- Institutional data reporting and analysis
- Faculty development
Veronica Nepveu, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost and Dean
Contact: (415) 514-2440, [email protected]
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- General information about the Graduate Division and the Dean's Office
- To make an appointment with the dean
Jennifer Nazareno, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Contact: [email protected]
Students:
- Confidential guidance on issues with mentors or colleagues, other concerns
- Student progression issues
- Questions about fulfilling responsible conduct of research requirements
- Admissions
- Internal fellowships and extramural fellowships
Faculty and Staff:
- New graduate program development or changes to existing programs
- Academic program review
- Graduate Council
- Students who may be having academic difficulties; conflicts in the lab or classroom
- Graduate division policy review and development
- Institutional data reporting and analysis
- Faculty mentorship and development
Chequeta Allen, Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Scholars
Email [email protected]
- Creating and leading the strategic vision for postdoctoral training at UCSF
- Developing new initiatives to build a more inclusive environment for UCSF postdocs
- Advising individual postdocs and their faculty advisors
Visit the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars website for more information on the activities of the Postdoc Office.
D’Anne Duncan, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Contact: (415) 476-3036, [email protected]
Students and Postdocs:
- Oversees Graduate Division’s diversity, equity, and inclusion and student success programs (UCSF’s IMSD Fellows and Affiliates Program; First Generation to College Graduate Student Programs)
- Inquiries about new courses, initiatives and professional development programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Graduate Division
- Inquiries about new community building programs and diversity, equity, and inclusion-related professional development workshops for UCSF postdocs, in partnership with the Office of Postdoctoral Scholars and UCSF’s IRACDA Postdoctoral Program
- Provides support for and answers questions about Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship and other diversity-related fellowships
- Support for UCSF diversity-oriented community building organizations
- Confidential guidance to graduate students on issues with mentors or colleagues, other concerns
- Information about diversity and outreach programs
- Student progression issues
- Offers advising appointments to graduate students
Faculty and Staff:
- Responsible for Graduate Division’s diversity, equity, and inclusion and student success programs (UCSF’s IMSD Fellows and Affiliates Program; First Generation to College Graduate Student Programs)
- Inquiries about new courses, initiatives and professional development programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Graduate Division
- Climate assessment for graduate students and associated data reporting and analysis
- Provides support for and answers questions about Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship and other diversity-related fellowships
- Collaborative support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as part of the Graduate Faculty Mentor Development Program
Elsa Duong, Academic Programs Manager
Contact: [email protected]
Students:
- Review electronic dissertation or thesis, including support of formatting requirements
- Graduate Division petition processing
- Internal fellowships and extramural fellowships
- General admission application support
Faculty/Staff:
- Exceptional cases regarding academic progression
- Graduate student progression forms processingManage and support in using the Graduate application system
- Review visiting student appointment requests
Yvonne Garcia, Outreach Program Manager
Contact: (415) 514-3510, yvonne.garcia@ucsf.edu
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- Manages Graduate Division’s outreach programs (SACNAS and ABRCMS National Conferences, Summer Research Training Program, UC LEADS, Inside UCSF) and diversity and student success programs (UCSF’s IMSD Fellows and Affiliates Program)
- Questions about outreach initiatives for undergraduate students
- Questions about recruitment, retention, and belonging programs and initiatives for PhD students
- Inquiries about new community building and diversity, equity, and inclusion-related activities for summer undergraduates and graduate students
Annabelle De La Rosa, Graduate Student Financial Analyst
Contact: (415) 476-8319, [email protected]
Students:
- Internal fellowships and extramural fellowships
- Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) and Teaching Assistant (TA) appointments
Faculty and Staff:
- Annual return-to-aid (RTA), Discovery, and Anthony allocations
- Internal fellowships and extramural fellowships
- GSR and TA appointments; fee remission and payroll appointment policies and procedures
Erik Rotman, Communications Manager
Contact: (415) 514-4858, [email protected]
Students, Postdocs, Faculty, and Staff:
- Questions or suggestions related to the Graduate Division or Postdoc Office websites or publications
- Sharing news or announcements with the student or postdoc communities
- Sharing information on funding opportunities for graduate students
- Information about the Postdoc Slam or Grad Slam competitions
- Information about commencement events
Faculty and Staff:
- Information about the Discovery Fellows Program or related events
