*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.
Graduate School Deans

Dr. Mark Riley
Dean of the Graduate School
850-644-3501
mriley@fsu.edu
- Graduate Enrollment Management
- Graduate Policies Oversight
- Graduate Faculty Status
- Approval of new majors, certificates, and degrees

Dr. Debra Fadool
Associate Dean
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
dfadool@bio.fsu.edu
850-644-8846
- Advocates for and works with Postdoctoral Associates on areas relating to career development, policies, inclusion and networking.
- Works with administration to establish and implement Postdoctoral policies and resources

Dr. Adrienne Stephenson
Assistant Dean
Director, Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards
Graduate Suite (4001E) in HSF
apstephenson@fsu.edu
850-645-0850
- Graduate Student Ombudsperson (Additional Information & Email graduateombuds@fsu.edu)
- Assists current graduate students in identifying and applying for external funding opportunities (fellowships, grants, and awards)
- Provides programming, ongoing professional development, and fellowship advising support for external fellowship and award application submissions
- Graduate Student Funding Information
- External Fellowships, Grants and Awards
- McKnight Fellowship Program Liaison

Dr. Lisa Liseno
Assistant Dean
Director, Program for Instructional Excellence and Fellows Society
Graduate Suite (4001E) in HSF
lliseno@admin.fsu.edu
850-645-7318
- Fellows Society
- Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE)
- Develops content for PIE Orientation
- Plans and delivers PIE workshops
- Outstanding TA Teaching Awards
- TA University-wide Training
- Develops and maintains teaching assistant manual and materials

Brian Barton
Senior Associate Dean for Enrollment and Finance
bbarton@fsu.edu
- Graduate Enrollment Management
- Tuition Waiver Management, Reconciliation and Training
- Fellowships and Need-Based Scholarships
- Health Insurance Subsidy
- Graduate Student Funding Information
Graduate School Administration

Ashley Jarvis
Deputy Director for Business Operations
a.jarvis@fsu.edu
- Tuition Waiver Management, Reconciliation, and Training
- Dean’s Scholarship and Need Based Scholarships
- Graduate Student Funding Information
- Graduate Faculty Mentor Awards
- Fellowships, Grants, and Awards
- Health Insurance Subsidy

James Beck
Senior Graduate Policy Program Coordinator
jpbeck@fsu.edu
850-644-8843
Backup Graduate Student Ombudsperson (Additional Information & Email graduateombuds@fsu.edu)
- Webmaster
- GradWorld FSU Questions
- Leave of Absence Information
- Major Status Change Requests
- Graduate Policy Committee (GPC)
- Graduate Faculty Status Information
- Graduate Student Leadership Award
- Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award
- Graduate Academic Policy and Dismissal Inquiries
- Graduate TA Certification Evaluation and Procedures
- Thesis and Dissertation Student Committee Questions
- Reviews New Graduate Majors, Certificates, Joint and Combined Pathway Proposals
- Evaluates all Dual Enrollment, Exception and Extension of Time (EOT) Requests

Dr. Keith McCall
Assistant Director
Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards
Graduate Suite (4001E) in HSF
kmccall2@fsu.edu
850-644-2947
- Assists current graduate students in identifying and applying for external funding opportunities (fellowships, grants, and awards)
- Provides programming, ongoing professional development, and fellowship advising support for external fellowship and award application submissions
- Graduate Student Funding Information
- External Fellowships, Grants and Awards

Caity Bente
Assistant Director, Program for Instructional Excellence and Fellows Society
Graduate Suite (4001E) in HSF
c.bente@fsu.edu
- Fellows Society
- Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE)
- Assists in the development of content for PIE Orientation
- Assists in the planning and delivering of PIE workshops


Maryellen Shannon
Manuscript & Administrative Specialist
m.shannon@fsu.edu
850-644-3501
- Manuscript and Final Clearance Advisement
- Guidelines and Requirements for Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations
Laura Minor
Manuscript Clearance Advisor
laminor@fsu.edu
850-644-0045
- Manuscript and Final Clearance Advisement
- Guidelines and Requirements for Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations
- Manuscript Clearance Portal Support
- Graduate School Newsletter, GradConnection

Katrina Williams
Event Coordinator
Graduate Suite (4001E) in HSF
knwilliams@fsu.edu
850-644-2090
- Manages catering, logistics, reservations, A/V needs, vendors, and print orders
- Designs promotional media for print and web
- Authors event features in the GradConnection

Cassidy Cooksey
Office Administrator
Assistant to the Dean
ccooksey@fsu.edu
850-644-3501
- Human Resources
- Travel
- Time Extensions, Exceptions, and Dual Enrollments
- Department Purchasing Coordinator
- Dean's Appointment Scheduling
- Final Clearance Information
- Health Insurance Subsidy

David Martin
Administrative Assistant
dpmartin2@fsu.edu
850-644-3501
- Reception Duties
- Email Correspondence
- Graduate Enrollment Management Committee (GEMC)
Graduate School Admissions Team

Jermaine Williams
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
jawilliams@fsu.edu
850-644-3501
- Graduate admissions application process
- Non-degree / transient application process
- Admissions delinquent holds

Adam Gregory
Graduate Enrollment Specialist
apgregory@fsu.edu
850-644-3501
- Graduate admissions application process
- Non-degree / transient application process
- Admissions delinquent holds

Sherita Taylor
Graduate Enrollment Specialist
sltaylor@fsu.edu
850-644-3501
- Application updates
- Processing mail
Graduate School Enrollment Team

Summer Toomey
Assistant Director of Graduate School Enrollment
stoomey@fsu.edu
850-644-5372
- Graduate recruitment and enrollment strategies
- Business processes related to recruitment, admissions, and enrollment.
- Central online marketing and recruitment

Srivalli Dorasetty
Application Developer Designer
sdorasetty@fsu.edu
- Graduate recruitment strategies
- Application configuration and maintenance
- Liaison to graduate programs
- Slate

Maia Rogers
Application Management Coordinator
maia.rogers@fsu.edu
- Graduate recruitment strategies
- Online recruitment marketing
- Liaison to graduate programs
- Slate

Jaden Austin
Graduate Enrollment Specialist
jaustin@fsu.edu
- Graduate recruitment strategies
- Online recruitment marketing
- Liaison to graduate programs
- Slate

Shelby Norton
Graduate Enrollment Specialist
synorton@fsu.edu
- Graduate recruitment strategies
- Online recruitment marketing
- Liaison to graduate programs
- Slate

Mary-Sue McLemore
Graduate Enrollment Specialist
mmclemore@fsu.edu
- Graduate recruitment strategies
- Online recruitment marketing
- Liaison to graduate programs
- Slate
Josh Wild
Graduate Assistant
jwild@fsu.edu
- Graduate recruitment strategies
- Online recruitment marketing
- Liaison to graduate programs
- Slate