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

Michelle Soupir
(she/her/hers)
Interim Associate Dean of the Graduate College
- Operations
Enrollment Management

Thelma Harding
(she/her/hers)
Enrollment Management
- Recruitment and retention, recruitment resources
- Funding Initiatives (including all diversity funding)
- Onboarding/Orientation
- Preparing ISU undergraduates for graduate school

Carmen Jones
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Assistant
- Diversity Recruitment and Retention Initiatives
Academic Services

Natalie Robinson
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Director of Student and Faculty Services
- Associate 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

Samantha Hirschman
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Student Services Specialist
- Contact for Graduate Program Support
- Concurrent Undergrad/Grad Admissions
- Registration Withdrawals/Cancellations
- Nondegree Admissions and Advising

Melissa Stolt
(she/her/hers)
Academic Services Support
- Dissertations and Theses
- English Exam Holds
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
- Preliminary Oral Examinations

Celina Turner
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Student Services Specialist
- Program of Study and Committee
- Student Forms & Requests
- Schedule Changes
Career Services

Karin Lawton-Dunn
(she/her/hers)
Senior Career Services Specialist
- Career Search Strategies & Skills Workshops
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Interviews & Negotiation
- Individual Development Plans (IDP)
- LinkedIn training and reviews
- Industry and academic career search support
Center for Communication Excellence

Elena Cotos
(she/her/hers)
Director
- Academic and Professional Communication
- Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Communication Programming
- Research and Development
- Cross-Campus Initiatives

Sarah Huffman
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Director
- Individual Writing Consultations
- Research, Grant, Job Application, Thesis/Dissertation Writing
- Seminars, Workshops, and Outreach and Needs-Based Activities
- Graduate faculty instructor for: GR ST 536 (Preparing Publishable Thesis/Dissertation Chapters) and GR ST 566 (Communications in Science)

Lily Compton
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Communication Programs Coordinator
- Thesis and Dissertation Writing Program
- English Language Development Program
- International Teaching Assistants Program
- Interpersonal Communication Program

Kristin Terrill
(she/her/hers)
Graduate Student Services Specialist
- Thesis and Dissertation Writing Program
Graduate College Operations

John Clark
(he/him/his)
Systems Analyst
- Manager Information Systems
- IT Infrastructure Planning, Acquisition and Support
- Senior DevOps Engineer
- CorePlus Coordinator

Sarah Igram
(she/her/hers)
Communications Specialist
- Event Promotion and Publicity
- Social Media
- Graduate College Newsletter
- Academic Awards
- Student Profiles

Jamie Williams
(she/her/hers)
Data Analyst
- Acquisition and analysis of data on applicants, students, postdocs, graduate programs, and graduate faculty
Postdoctoral Affairs

Misty Treanor
(she/her)
Postdoctoral Scholar Coordinator
- Postdoctoral Policies / Procedures
- Postdoctoral Association (PDA) Advisor
- Postdoctoral Professional Development
- Postdoc Success Program (PSP)
- Postdoctoral Awards and Annual Reviews
- Postdoc Contact Person (PCP) Coordinator
Ronald E. McNair Program

Erin Todey
(she/her/hers)
Writing Consultant
- Statement of Purpose (SoPs)
Program and Special Project Coordinators

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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