Graduate College Staff
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Graduate College Deans
William Graves
(he/him/his)
- Administrative Oversight
- Policies and Procedures
- Support for Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Scholars, and Graduate Faculty
Elena Cotos
(she/her/hers)
- Design, Implementation, Evaluation of Professional Development Programming
- Center for Communication Excellence
- Graduate Career Services Office
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
- CIRTL ISU Co-Lead
- Grants, Research, Collaborations
- Cross-Campus Initiatives
Heather Greenlee
(she/her)
- Student Recruitment and Retention
- Promotion of Best Practices for Student Mentoring
- Performance Evaluation of Students
- Graduate Faculty Orientation & Support
- Complaint Resolution
Michelle Soupir
(she/her/hers)
- Graduate College Operations
- Workday Student Project Oversight
Graduate Enrollment Management
Thelma Harding
(she/her/hers)
- Workday Admissions and Recruitment Co-Lead
- Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
- Prospective Student Support
Jen Moon
(she/her/hers)
- Graduate Admissions Support
- New Student Orientation
- Graduate College Recruitment
- Prospective Student Support
Graduate College Academic Services
Natalie Robinson
(she/her/hers)
- Graduate Faculty Membership
- Graduate Catalog and Curriculum Committee
- Graduate Council
- Policies and Procedures
Lisa Elm
(she/her/hers)
- Coursework-Only Degrees
- Final Oral Examinations
- Graduation Requirements
Melissa Stolt
(she/her/hers)
- Dissertation, Thesis, and Creative Component Support
- English Exam Holds
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
- Concurrent Undergrad/Graduate and Nondegree Admissions
Graduate College Operations
Alberto Lara
(he/him/his)
- Administrative Assistant to the Dean & Associate Deans
- Front desk reception
- Graduate College event planning support
- ELA and PFF program support
Celina Turner
(she/her/hers)
- Graduate Assistantships
- Tuition and Fee Scholarships
- Graduate Support Staff Learning
Sarah Igram
(she/her/hers)
- Event Publicity
- Graduate College Newsletter
- Social Media
- Academic Awards
- Student Profiles
- 3MT Competition
Jamie Williams
(she/her/hers)
- Acquisition and analysis of data on applicants, students, postdocs, graduate programs, and graduate faculty
- Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the Graduate College
John Clark
(he/him/his)
- Information Systems Manager
- Technology Acquisition and Support
- DevOps Engineer
- CorePlus Coordinator
- ServiceNow Technology Contact
Graduate College Professional Development
Lily Compton
(she/her/hers)
- 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)
- Thesis and Dissertation Review and Approval
- Nationally Competitive Awards Support
- LaTeX, iThenticate
- Digital Accessibility
Clark Coffman
(he/him/his)
- Preparing Future Faculty program direction
- Co-teaches PFF courses:
Gr St 585, 586, 587, 588 - Co-facilitates Classroom Scenarios: Teaching Assistant Training
- Associate Professor, Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology
Program Specialist
Karen Menzel
(she/her/hers)
- Preparing Future Faculty program support
- Co-teaches PFF courses:
Gr St 585, 586, 587, 588 - Co-facilitates Classroom Scenarios: Teaching Assistant Training
- Center for Integration of Research Teaching and Leaning (CIRTL) ISU Co-Lead
Senior Career Services Specialist
Karin Lawton-Dunn
(she/her/hers)
- Graduate Career Services
- Individual Development Plan (IDP)
- Career Search Strategies and Skills Workshops
- Coaching / Resume / Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Interviewing and Negotiation
- LinkedIn Profiles
Faculty Fellow
Steven A. Freeman
(he/him/his)
- Graduate College Emerging Leaders Academy
- University Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering DOGE
Ronald E. McNair Program
Regine Peters
(she/her/hers)
- Ronald E. McNair Program day-to-day support and communication
- Student support
Erin Todey
(she/her/hers)
- 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
Lynette Edsall
(she/her/hers)
Mary Darrow
(she/her/hers)
- Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Assistant Director and Evaluation Coordinator
- Aspire NSF INCLUDES Regional Coordinator
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