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
email [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
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Veronica Nepveu, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost and Dean
ph (415) 514-2440, email [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
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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.
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D’Anne Duncan, Assistant Dean for Learner Success
ph (415) 476-3036, email [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
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Yvonne Garcia, Outreach Program Manager
ph (415) 514-3510, email 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
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Annabelle De La Rosa, Graduate Student Financial Analyst
ph (415) 476-8319, email [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
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Erik Rotman, Communications Manager
ph (415) 514-4858, email [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
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