Our Staff

*Student questions concerning tuition waivers, academic program requirements, and/or funding opportunities related to assistantships, stipends, fellowships and scholarships, should be directed to the graduate coordinator in your academic department or dean's office. 

*Questions for Graduate Admissions should be directed to 850-644-4723 or Grad-Help@fsu.edu

Location: 314 Westcott (MC 1410)
Mailing Address: 600 W College Avenue, 314 Westcott Building, P.O. Box 3061410, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306-1410
Phone#: 850/644-3501
Fax #: 850/644-2969

Graduate School Deans 

Steve McDowell, Ph.D.

Interim Dean
smcdowell@fsu.edu
Office: Westcott 116 D/ UCC4100
(850) 645-2306

Brian Barton, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean for Enrollment and Finance, Chief of Staff
bbarton@fsu.edu
Office: 314 WES

Debra Fadool, Ph.D.

Associate Dean
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
dfadool@bio.fsu.edu
850-644-8846

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Emily Leventhal, Ph.D.

Associate Dean
el24k@fsu.edu
850-645-9751

Ashley Jarvis

Assistant Dean for Business Operations
Director of the Fellows Society
a.jarvis@fsu.edu
850-644-3718

Graduate School Faculty Fellow

Lara Perez-Felkner, Ph.D.

Faculty Fellow and Professor of Higher Education & Sociology
lperezfelkner@fsu.edu
Office: Stone 1205H
850-645-8450

Graduate School Administration 

James Beck

Senior Program Administrator for Graduate Academic Policy and Informational Systems
Campus Lead for Stellic Implementation for Graduate Students
jpbeck@fsu.edu
850-644-3501

Elizabeth "Joy" Stein

Event Administrative Specialist
ejs24@fsu.edu
850-644-3501

Donna Young

Business Analyst for Stellic Rollout and Implementation for Graduate Students
dy24f@fsu.edu
850-644-3501

Laura Jakiel, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Business Operations & Compliance
ljakiel@fsu.edu 

Keith McCall, Ph.D.

Assistant Director
Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards
kmccall2@fsu.edu
850-644-2947

TBD

Office Administrator, Assistant to the Dean

 

Tyler Daniels

Senior Academic Program Specialist
tedaniels@fsu.edu 


Graduate Student Resource Center

Brian Wilcoxon, Ph.D.

Director
bwilcoxon@fsu.edu
850-645-5431

Elizaveta "Leeza" Wagner

Program Manager
es22bd@fsu.edu
850-645-9990

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Hugh Long

Student Success Analyst
hal20a@fsu.edu


Graduate School Manuscript Clearance Advisors

Maryellen Hudgens

Manuscript Clearance Advisor & Administrative Specialist
mhudgens@fsu.edu
850-644-0045

Savannah Aleksic

Manuscript Clearance Advisor 
sga21a@fsu.edu
850-644-0045

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Chandler Blount

Manuscript Clearance Advisor
cblount@fsu.edu
850-644-0045


Graduate School Admissions Team

Jermaine Williams

Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
jawilliams@fsu.edu
850-644-4236

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Peregrin Shaeffer

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
kshaeffer@fsu.edu
850-644-4236

Marie Senat

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
msenat@fsu.edu
850-644-4236

Samantha Perdomo

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
sgp24a@fsu.edu

850-644-4236

Audrey Livingston

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
allivingston@fsu.edu

850-644-4236

Selena Cobb-Jaramillo

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
sac20ee@fsu.edu
850-644-4236


Graduate School Enrollment Team

Srivalli Dorasetty

Application Developer/Designer
sdorasetty@fsu.edu

TBD

Program Manager, Recruitment and Marketing 
 

Arisha Jones

Application Management Coordinator
aj23@fsu.edu

Liam Fuller

Application Management Coordinator
lfuller2@fsu.edu

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Courtney Acheson

Communications Specialist
cca22c@fsu.edu

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Hunter Newell

Enrollment Management Specialist
hn25h@fsu.edu

Findley Tucker

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
fpt23a@fsu.edu


Center for Intensive English Studies

Patrick C. Kennell, Ph.D.

Director
pkennell@admin.fsu.edu

Felicia Ciappetta, Ph.D.

Instructor
fac5828@fsu.edu

Ryan Flemming, MS

Instructor, Computer Lab Coordinator
rflemming@fsu.edu

Olivia James, MS

Instructor, Academic Liaison to FSU, ACES Program Coordinator
ojames@fsu.edu

Angel Rios, Ph.D.

Instructor and Academic Coordinator
arios@fsu.edu

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Maria Beatriz Mendoza, Ph.D.

English for Academic Purposes Instructor/Coordinator
mmendoza@admin.fsu.edu

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Jenny Grill, Ph.D.

English for Academic Purposes Instructor
jgrill@fsu.edu

Ah-Young Kim, MS

CIES-TEFL Program Instructor
ayk03@fsu.edu

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