Staff Directory
Contents
Administrative Offices
- Leadership
- Budget and Human Resources:
Administrative and Financial Services (AFS) Office - Information Technology & Analysis
Graduate Academic Programs and Student Services
- Graduate Student Services
- Graduate Academic Programs
- Graduate School and Dissertation Fellowships
- Graduate Opportunity Programs
- Graduate Faculty Governance Support
Research Services and Initiatives
Fax numbers
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Graduate School Administrative Offices
Graduate School Leadership
- Interim Dean
- David Yu
- yu@uwm.edu
- Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Research Growth and Administration
- Mark Harris
- mtharris@uwm.edu
- Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities
- Michael Liston
- Mitchell 251
- (414) 229-2937
- mnliston@uwm.edu
- Associate Dean for the Natural and Biomedical Sciences and Engineering
- Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska
- Mitchell 251
- (414) 229-2937
- mgj@uwm.edu
- Associate Dean for the Social Sciences, Education and Business
- Douglas Woods
- Mitchell 249
- (414) 229-2937
- dwoods@uwm.edu
- Administrative Assistant
- Ellen Kowalczyk
- Mitchell 251
- (414) 229-2937
- kowalczy@uwm.edu

Administrative and Financial Services
Mitchell 269
The Office of Administrative and Financial Services manages and administers all personnel activities and procedures related to classified, unclassified, and student staff employed in the Graduate School, in its organized research units, or on Graduate School funds.
AFS is also responsible for the development, planning and implementation of the annual and biennial budget, and the ongoing monitoring and oversight of expenditures for Graduate School 101, 107, 128, 133, 136, 144, 150, 181, and 403 funds. Additionally, the office provides liaison to other campus units, including the Department of Human Resources, the Equity/Diversity Services Office, the Labor Relations Office, Business and Financial Services, the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, and any campus unit receiving fiscal support from the Graduate School.
- Administration and Support
- Assistant Dean for Administrative and Financial Services
- Vacant
- Financial Services
- Ron Lynch
- (414) 229-2867
- rjl2@uwm.edu
- Human Resources
- Janice Warren
- (414) 229-5692
- jkwarren@uwm.edu
- Office Assistant
- Simin Eslami
- (414) 229-5218
- eslami@uwm.edu

Information Technology & Analysis
Mitchell 243
The Office of Information Technology and Analysis provides IT support to the Graduate School and the following services to the UWM campus and the public.
- Serves graduate programs through collection, maintenance, and analysis of data on graduate admissions, enrollment, degree conferral, and student support.
- Supports UWM's research enterprise through provision of reports on external funding, as well as intramural information such as the Research Growth Initiative and Research Committee Awards.
- Administration and Support
- Interim Director
- J. Shane Dunlap
- (414) 229-3160
- jsdunlap@uwm.edu
- Technical Resources Manager
- Riley Hale
- (414) 229-2422
- rjhale@uwm.edu
- Support Technician
- Sean Paczesny
- (414) 229-5449
- paczesny@uwm.edu
- Graduate Program Data
- Akshat Kapoor
- (414) 229-5957
- akapoor@uwm.edu
- Graduate School Webmaster
- Peter Hansen
- (414) 229-5890
- peterh@uwm.edu

Graduate Academic Programs
and Student Services
Graduate Student Services
Mitchell 261
- Program Service Representatives
- Education
- Administrative Leadership
- Cultural Foundations
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Educational Psychology
- Exceptional Education
- Urban Education
- Social Welfare
- Criminal Justice
- Social Work
- Shane Haensgen
- (414) 229-4495
- Arts
- Art & Art Education
- Dance
- Film
- Music
- Theater
- Humanities
- Art History
- Communication
- English
- Foreign Languages & Literature
- Liberal Studies
- Philosophy
- Spanish
- L&S Non-Degree applications
- Joan Hayes
- (414) 229-5840
- Architecture
- Architecture
- Urban Planning
- Health Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences (formerly Clinical Lab Sciences)
- Communication Science & Disorders
- Health Care Informatics
- Health Science
- Kinesiology
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nursing
- Joyce Hamm
- (414) 229-5317
- Business
- Executive MBA
- Management
- Management Science
- MBA
- Social Sciences
- Africology
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Human Resources & Labor Relations
- Media Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Urban Studies
- Public Administration
- Chris Parks
- (414) 229-6332
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Medical Informatics
- Freshwater Sciences
- Library & Information Studies
- Natural Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geosciences
- Math
- Physics
- Public Health
- Molly Wierzbicki
- (414) 229-4374
- Master's Graduation Specialists
- Architecture
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Health Sciences
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Social Welfare
- Jenna Jazna
- (414) 229-4234
- Arts
- Business
- Education
- Humanities
- Library & Information Studies
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Cristi Bergles
- (414) 229-3211
- Doctoral Student Specialist
- Patricia Hayes
- (414) 229-6263
- hayes@uwm.edu
- Certificate Programs
- Jenna Jazna
- (414) 229-4234
- jazna@uwm.edu
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- Administration and Support
- Interim Director
- Patricia Hayes
- (414) 229-6263
- hayes@uwm.edu

Graduate Academic Programs
(not application status & student inquiries)
- Administrator
- Kathleen Koch
- Mitchell 243
- (414) 229-3699
- kjk@uwm.edu

Distinguished Graduate Student and Dissertation Fellowships
This area is responsible for the selection process and oversight of Dissertation and Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowships. AOP Fellowships are administered by the Graduate Opportunity Programs office (below).
- Administrator
- Vicky Everson
- Mitchell 251
- (414) 229-7177
- vle@uwm.edu

Graduate Opportunity Programs
Mitchell 239
The Graduate Opportunity Programs office works to increase the enrollment and success of students from groups traditionally underrepresented in graduate education. The McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program works to prepare minority and disadvantaged undergraduates for graduate school, and the Advanced Opportunity Program provides fellowships to help such students finance their graduate education at UWM.
- Administration and Support
- Interim Director / Student Advisor
- Donte McFadden
- (414) 229-2768
- mcfdl76@uwm.edu
- Program Advisors
- Tomas Garrett
- (414) 229-2768
- garrettt@uwm.edu
- Thoy Bouakongxaya
- (414) 229-2768
- thoy@uwm.edu
- Office Manager
- Desere C. Liddell
- (414) 229-6538
- dcl@uwm.edu

Graduate Student Professional Development, Recruitment, and Appeals
- Administration and Support
- Professional Development
- Amber Tucker
- (414) 229-4818
- astucker@uwm.edu
- Student Recruitment and Appeals
- Roselyn Enwemeka
- (414) 229-7188
- efam@uwm.edu

Graduate Faculty Governance Support
Mitchell 247/243
The following staff support the activities of the Graduate Faculty Committee and its subcommittees, which approve Graduate School requirements and regulations.
- Peter Hansen
- Mitchell 243
- (414) 229-5890
- peterh@uwm.edu
- Michelle Boettcher
- Mitchell 247
- (414) 229-7108
- boettchm@uwm.edu
- Kathleen Koch
- Mitchell 243
- (414) 229-3699
- kjk@uwm.edu

Research Services and Initiatives
Office of Sponsored Programs
Mitchell 273
OSP coordinates and administers the extramural and intramural funding activities of University faculty and academic staff. OSP staff helps researchers submit competitive proposals to federal and state agencies, foundations, other non-profit, and corporate sponsors. OSP also reviews/accepts awards, develops/negotiates contracts and sets up spending accounts. Post-award administration includes fiscal oversight of 133, 144, and 233 projects. Grant accountants monitor accounts, prepare and submit financial reports, and coordinate donor or sponsor-stipulated fiscal and management needs with the principal investigator(s) and their respective school or college.
- Administration and Support
- Director
- Thomas R. Marcussen
- (414) 229-4537
- marcusse@uwm.edu
- Pre-Award Administration
- Peggy Vanco, Associate Director
- (414) 229-4853
- pvanco@uwm.edu
- Post-Award Administration
- Regina Dant
- (414) 229-4745
- dantr@uwm.edu
- Contract Specialist/Technology Transfer Manager
- Mark Doremus
- (414) 229-6302
- doremus@uwm.edu
- Negotiates all contracts with for-profit organizations. Issues all outgoing subawards.
- Proposal Development Services
- Kari Whittenberger-Keith
- (414) 229-4062
- kariwk@uwm.edu
- Pre- and Post-Award Staff
- Pre-Award
- Assists faculty and staff with proposal preparation and submission (including electronic submission) and award negotiation to federal and non-federal agencies. Reviews, negotiates, and processes contract and grant acceptance documents. Facilitates transfer of gift funds from the UWM Foundation.
- Post-Award Accountants
- Administer federal and non-federal grants and contracts.
- Gifts-in-Kind, Gifts
- Riley King
- (414) 229-4913
- kingrt@uwm.edu
- For-profit sponsors and other document types
- Mark Doremus
- (414) 229-6302
- doremus@uwm.edu
- Office Assistant
- Simin Eslami
- (414) 229-5590
- eslami@uwm.edu
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Strategic Initiatives in Research, Education, and Scholarship (SIRES)
- Research Growth Initiative (RGI)
Research Committee Awards
Arts and Humanities Faculty Research Travel Awards
Graduate Student Travel Awards
Professional Development Workshops - Director
- Kathleen Koch
- Mitchell 243
- (414) 229-3699
- kjk@uwm.edu
- Program Assistant
- Shukrani Gray
- Mitchell 243
- (414) 229-2767
- kjk@uwm.edu

Fax Numbers
- Graduate Student Services
- (414) 229-6967
- Office of Sponsored Programs
- (414) 229-5000
- Administrative and Financial Services
- (414) 229-77182
- Graduate School Leadership
Information Technology & Analysis
Graduate Academic Programs (not student services)
Graduate School and Dissertation Fellowships
Graduate Opportunity Programs
Graduate Faculty Governance Support
Internal Research Support Programs - (414) 229-2328


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