Grad School Staff + Dept. Directories
Please feel free to contact the Graduate School team with your questions and concerns. Below you will find contact information for our core staff, as well as department chairs and graduate coordinators for signing academic forms.
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Emeline Lees Director of the Graduate School & Interdisciplinary Studies Eielson Building 202 Phone: 907-474-7319 ehjones@alaska.edu |
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Lena Krutikov Assistant Director Eielson Building 202 Phone: 907-474-5472 lkrutikov@alaska.edu |
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Mandi Goddard Office Coordinator Eielson Building 202 Phone: 907-474-7464 magoddard@alaska.edu |
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Alexis Walker Program Coordinator Eielson Building 202 Phone: 907-474-7464 amwalker8@alaska.edu |
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Mike Earnest Student Success Coordinator Eielson Building 202 Phone: 907-474-7032 wmearnest@alaska.edu |
Graduate Department Directories
Review the active listings below to locate Department Chairs, Graduate Coordinators, and Deans for each respective college.
College Dean: Cameron Carlson, Associate Dean (Delegated Signing Authority) | Phone: 907-474-7461 | Email: cdcarlson@alaska.edu
Master’s of Healthcare Management and Leadership (MHML)• Director/Chair: Arena Morillo-Herrin (907-474-5991, admorilloherrin@alaska.edu)
• Graduate Coordinator: Angel Buchanan (907-474-5527, aebuchanan@alaska.edu)
Master of Security and Disaster Management (MSDM)• Director/Chair: John Pennington (907-474-5797, jepennington@alaska.edu)
• Graduate Coordinator: Angel Buchanan (907-474-5527, aebuchanan@alaska.edu)
Master’s of Business Administration (MBA)• Director/Chair: Dr. Thomas (Xiyu) Zhou (907-474-2788, xzhou2@alaska.edu)
• Graduate Coordinator: Angel Buchanan (907-474-5527, aebuchanan@alaska.edu)
College Dean: Dr. William Schnabel | Phone: 907-474-7730 | Email: weschnabel@alaska.edu
Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering• Chair: Nathan Belz (907-474-5765, npbelz@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Jill Riddle (907-474-7241, jariddle@alaska.edu)
Computer Science• Chair: Dr. Jon Genetti (907-474-5891, jdgenetti@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Jocelyn Hairston (907-474-2773, jchairston@alaska.edu)
Electrical and Computer Engineering• Chair: Dr. Dejan Raskovic (907-474-5256, draskovic@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator/Office Contact: Jocelyn Hairston (907-474-2773, jchairston@alaska.edu)
Mechanical Engineering• Chair: Dr. Rorik Peterson (907-474-5593, rapeterson@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Nicole Dufour (907-474-7136, nmdufour@alaska.edu)
Mining and Mineral Engineering• Chair: Dr. Tathagata Ghosh (907-474-6022, tghosh@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Jill Riddle (907-474-7241, jariddle@alaska.edu)
Petroleum Engineering• Chair: Dr. Abhijit Dandekar (907-474-6904, adandekar@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Nicole Dufour (907-474-7136, nmdufour@alaska.edu)
College Dean (Dissertations & Theses): Dr. Bradley Moran | Phone: 907-474-7210 | sbmoran@alaska.edu
Associate Dean (All Other Forms): Dr. Ana Aguilar-Islas | Phone: 907-474-1524 | amaguilarislas@alaska.edu
Oceanography• Chair: Dr. Russell Hopcroft (907-474-7842, rrhopcroft@alaska.edu)
• Academic Manager: Christina Sutton (907-474-6926, clsutton3@alaska.edu)
Marine Biology• Chair: Dr. Katrin Iken (907-474-5192, kbiken@alaska.edu)
• Academic Manager: Christina Sutton (907-474-6926, clsutton3@alaska.edu)
Fisheries• Chair: Dr. Franz Mueter (907-796-5448, fmueter@alaska.edu)
• Academic Manager: Christina Sutton (907-474-6926, clsutton3@alaska.edu)
College Dean: Dr. Carrie Baker (Interim Dean) | Phone: 907-474-7231 | Email: ccbaker@alaska.edu
Anthropology• Chair: Dr. Patrick Plattet (907-474-6608, pplattet@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Dr. Sveta Yamin-Pasternak (907-474-6188, syamin@alaska.edu)
Arctic and Northern Studies• Chair: Dr. Brandon Boylan (907-474-6503, bmboylan@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Laura Schneider (907-474-7126, llschneider@alaska.edu)
Art• Chair & Interim Coordinator: Dr. Zoe M. Jones (907-474-7726, zjones@alaska.edu)
Communication• Chair & Coordinator: Dr. Amy May (907-474-6591, amay11@alaska.edu)
English• Chair: Dr. Sarah Stanley (907-474-7193, sstanley2@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Gwendolyn Retterer (907-474-7193, geretterer@alaska.edu)
Justice Program• Chair: Jeffrey May (907-474-5715, jdmay@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Jerry Babcock (907-474-5463, babcock3@alaska.edu)
Linguistics• Chair: Robin Shoaps (907-474-6884, rashoaps@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Robin Shoaps (907-474-6884, rashoaps@alaska.edu)
College Dean: Dr. Karsten Hueffer | Phone: 907-474-5171 | Email: khueffer@alaska.edu
Atmospheric Sciences• Chair: Dr. Richard Collins (907-474-7607, rlcollins@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Lynnette Dunn (907-474-7565, lddunn@alaska.edu)
Biology and Wildlife• Biology Chair: Dr. Diane Wagner (907-474-5227, dwagner10@alaska.edu)
• Wildlife Chair: Dr. Todd Brinkman (907-474-7139, tjbrinkman@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Rachel Elmer (907-474-7959, raelmer@alaska.edu)
Chemistry & Biochemistry• Chair: Dr. Bill Simpson (907-474-7235, wrsimpson@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Mariah Hood (907-474-5510, mdhood@alaska.edu)
Geosciences• Co-Chairs: S. Fowell & S. Regan (907-474-7565, sjfowell@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Lynnette Dunn (907-474-7565, lddunn@alaska.edu)
Mathematics & Statistics• Chair: Dr. Leah Berman (907-474-7123, lwberman@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Kellie Dolan (907-474-7332, kmdolan@alaska.edu)
Natural Resources & Environment• Chair: Dr. Peter Fix (907-474-6926, pjfix@alaska.edu)
• Graduate Coordinator: Cathy Donaldson (907-474-7095, cdonaldson@alaska.edu)
Physics• Chair: Dr. Martin Truffer (907-474-5359, mtruffer2@alaska.edu)
• Office Manager: Liya Billa (907-474-7339, lkbilla@alaska.edu)
College Dean: Teisha Simmons | Phone: 907-474-7143 | Email: tmsimmons@alaska.edu
Center for Cross Cultural Studies• Chair: Dr. Chris Cannon (907-474-1902, cmcannon2@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Laurie Trotta (907-474-1902, ltrotta@alaska.edu)
Alaska Native Studies & Rural Development• Chair: Josie Sam (907-474-6528, jsam10@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Laurie Trotta (907-474-1902, ltrotta@alaska.edu)
Center for One Health• Interim Chair: Jessica Black (907-474-7438, jcblack@alaska.edu)
• Coordinator: Laurie Trotta (907-474-1902, ltrotta@alaska.edu)
College Dean: Dr. Douglas Cost | Phone: 907-474-7341 | Email: dscost@alaska.edu
Department of Counseling• Chair: Dr. Amy Broadwater (907-474-7341, arbroadwater01@alaska.edu)
• Graduate Coordinator: Laurie Hueffer (907-474-7341, lhueffer@alaska.edu)
Department of Elementary Education• Chair: Joan Hornig (907-474-7341, jehornig@alaska.edu)
• Graduate Coordinator: Laurie Hueffer (907-474-7341, lhueffer@alaska.edu)