Graduate College Staff
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Deans
William Graves
(he/him/his)
Dean of the Graduate College
- Administrative Oversight
- Policies and Procedures
- Support for Graduate Students,
Postdoctoral Scholars, and Graduate Faculty
Elena Cotos
(she/her/hers)
Associate Dean
Professional Development
- Design, Implementation, Evaluation
of Professional Development Programming - Center for Communication Excellence
- Graduate Career Services Office
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
- Center for Integration of Research Teaching and Leaning (CIRTL) ISU Co-Lead
- Cross-Campus Initiatives
Heather Greenlee
(she/her)
Associate Dean
Student & Scholar Success
- Student recruitment and retention
- Promotion of best practices for student mentoring
- Performance evaluation of students
- Complaint resolution
- Graduate faculty database
Michelle Soupir
(she/her/hers)
Interim Associate Dean
Operations
- Graduate College Operations
- Workday Student Project Oversight
Enrollment Management
Thelma Harding
(she/her/hers)
Director of Graduate
Enrollment Management
- Graduate Admissions
- Recruitment Awards
- New Student Orientation
Carmen Jones
(she/her/hers)
Senior Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment Management
- Diversity Recruitment and
Retention Initiatives - Graduate Admissions
- Recruitment Support
Academic Services
Natalie Robinson
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Director of Student and Faculty Services
- Graduate Faculty Membership
- Graduate Catalog and Curriculum Committee & Graduate Council
- Policies and Procedures
Lisa Elm
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Student Services Analyst
- Coursework Only Degrees
- Final Oral Examinations
- Graduation Requirements
Celina Turner
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Student Services Specialist
- Plan of Study & Committee
- Student Forms
- Period Activity Pay Support
- Graduate Faculty Membership Support
Sarah Larkin
Graduate Student Services Specialist
- Workday Student Project Support
- Registration, Cancellations, and Withdrawals
- Preliminary Oral Examinations
- GR ST course management
Melissa Stolt
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Academic Services
- Dissertation, Thesis, and Creative Component Support
- English Exam Holds
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
Graduate College Support
- General Office Operations
Career Services
Karin Lawton-Dunn
(she/her/hers)
Senior Career Services Specialist
- Career Coaching
- Individual Development Plans (IDP)
- Career Search Strategies and Skills Workshops
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Interviewing and Negotiation
- LinkedIn Profiles
Center for Communication Excellence
Sarah Huffman
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Director
Lily Compton
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Director
- Thesis and Dissertation Writing Program
- English Language Development Program
- Interpersonal Communication Program
- International Teaching Assistants Program and Oral English Certification Test (OECT)
- Speaking Courses
- Public Speaking Program (coming soon)
- Micro-credentials
Kristin Terrill
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Student Services Specialist
- Thesis and Dissertation Review and Approval
- Nationally Competitive Awards Support
- LaTeX, iThenticate
- Digital Accessibility
Graduate College Operations
John Clark
(he/him/his)
Systems Analyst
- Manager Information Systems
- IT Infrastructure Acquisition and Support
- Full Stack Software Development
- CorePlus Coordinator
Sarah Igram
(she/her/hers)
Communications Specialist
- Event Publicity
- Graduate College Newsletter
- Social Media
- Academic Awards
- Student Profiles
- 3MT Competition
Jamie Williams
(she/her/hers)
Data Analyst
- Acquisition and analysis of data on applicants, students, postdocs, graduate programs, and graduate faculty
- Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the Graduate College
Postdoctoral Affairs
Misty Treanor
(she/her)
Postdoctoral Scholar Coordinator
- Postdoctoral Policies, Procedures, and Programming
- Postdoctoral Awards, Annual Reviews, and Communication
- ISU Postdoctoral Association (PDA) Advisor
- 3MT Competition
Ronald E. McNair Program
Erin Todey
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Director
- UST 301/302
- REU and graduate school application writing support (statement of purpose, CV, diversity statement)
- Poster and oral presentation support
Program and Special Project Coordinators
Samantha Hirschman
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Education Workday
Student Project Coordinator
- Workday Student Configuration
- Office Technical Support
- Change Management & Training
Lynette Edsall
Interdepartmental Graduate
Program Specialist
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Environmental Science
- Sustainable Agriculture
Tiffany Kayser
Interdepartmental Graduate
Program Specialist
- Human Computer Interaction
Carla Harris
Interdepartmental Graduate
Program Specialist
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Genetics and Genomics, Immunobiology
- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Lisa Volk
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska,
Louis Stokes Alliance for
Minority
Participation Program Manager
Mary Darrow
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska,
Louis Stokes Alliance for
Minority
Participation Assistant Director and
Evaluation Coordinator
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