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*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 

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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 
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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
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Assistant Dean
Director, Program for Instructional Excellence and Fellows Society
Graduate Suite (4001E) in HSF
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
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Brian Barton

Senior Associate Dean for Enrollment and Finance
bbarton@fsu.edu

  • Graduate Enrollment Management
  • Tuition Waiver Management, Reconciliation and Training
  • Graduate Recruitment
  • Health Insurance Subsidy
  • Graduate Admissions

Graduate School Administration

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Ashley Jarvis

Deputy Director for Business Operations
a.jarvis@fsu.edu 

  • Tuition Waiver Management, Reconciliation, and Training
  • Graduate Student Funding Information
  • Graduate Faculty Mentor Awards
  • Fellowships, Grants, and Awards
  • Health Insurance Subsidy
  • Graduate Assistant Management and Compliance
  • Human Resources and Operations
  • Purchasing
  • Travel
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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
  • 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
  • Manuscript Clearance / 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
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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
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Dr. Laura Jakiel

Operations Analyst & Waiver Auditor
ljakiel@fsu.edu 

  • Graduate Health Insurance Subsidy
  • Tuition Waiver Compliance and Reconciliation
  • Campus Solutions Support
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Maryellen Shannon

Manuscript Clearance Advisor & Administrative Specialist
m.shannon@fsu.edu
850-644-3501

  • Manuscript and Final Clearance Advisement
  • Guidelines and Requirements for Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations
  • Manuscript Clearance Portal Support
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CASSIDY COOKSEY

Manuscript Clearance Advisor
ccooksey@fsu.edu
850-644-3501

  • Manuscript and Final Clearance Advisement
  • Guidelines and Requirements for Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations
  • Manuscript Clearance Portal Support
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Katrina Williams

Event Manager
Graduate Suite (4001E) in HSF
knwilliams@fsu.edu
850-644-2090

  • Manages catering, logistics, reservations, A/V needs, and vendors
  • Designs promotional media/graphics for print and web
  • Website updates
  • Authors event features
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Office Administrator
Assistant to the Dean
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
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David Martin

Administrative Assistant
dpmartin2@fsu.edu
850-644-3501

  • Reception Duties
  • Email Correspondence
  • Graduate Enrollment Management Committee (GEMC) 

Graduate School Admissions Team

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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
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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

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TBA

Assistant Director of Graduate School Enrollment
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
  • Technical Assistance
  • Application configuration and maintenance
  • Portal Design
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TBA

Application Management Coordinator

  • Graduate recruitment strategies
  • Online recruitment marketing
  • Liaison to graduate programs
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SOPHIA TUCKER

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
stucker4@fsu.edu

  • Graduate recruitment strategies
  • Online recruitment marketing
  • Liaison to graduate programs
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Will bente

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
wbente@fsu.edu

  • Graduate recruitment strategies
  • Online recruitment marketing
  • Liaison to graduate programs
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Mary-Sue McLemore

Graduate Enrollment Specialist
mmclemore@fsu.edu

  • Graduate recruitment strategies
  • Online recruitment marketing
  • Liaison to graduate programs
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