Graduate Student Affairs Contacts

To schedule an appointment with an advisor please select the appropriate graduate program below.


Location

Engineering 2, Room 595
Mail Stop for Advising Staff:  SOEGRAD
Mail Stop for Graduate Students:  SOEGRAD
Drop Box Location: Engineering 2-595
bsoe-ga@rt.ucsc.edu

 

Office Hours

See below for individual advisors' contact information, appointment scheduling, and drop-in advising locations.

Unfortunately, we do not accept walk-ins for undergrads or prospective students. Please schedule an appointment with the appropriate graduate advisor below.

Monday: Closed to walk-in traffic (available via email)

Tuesday: 9:00am-12:00pm (by appointment), 1:00pm-3:00pm (walk-in hours)

Wednesday: 9:00am-12:00pm (by appointment), 1:00pm-3:00pm (walk-in hours)

Thursday: 9:00am-12:00pm (by appointment), 1:00pm-3:00pm (walk-in hours)

Friday: Closed to walk-in traffic (available via email)

Graduate Student Affairs

To SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT with a graduate advisor, please select the drop down option for the corresponding graduate program and then follow the **Schedule an Appointment** link.

Administrative Staff

Director of Graduate Student Affairs
Tracie Tucker
traciemt@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-5737

 

Administrative Assistant
Gwendolyn Barry
bsoe-ga@rt.ucsc.edu
(831) 459-3531

 

Graduate Financial Support Administrator
Colleen Emerson
cdemerso@ucsc.edu

Admissions and Outreach

Graduate Outreach & Recruitment Specialist
Allura Davis
alardavi@ucsc.edu
bsoe-ga@rt.ucsc.edu

Associate Deans

Associate Dean for Graduate Experience
Roberto Manduchi
manduchi@ucsc.edu

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Marcella Gomez
mgomez26@ucsc.edu

Associate Dean of Research
Sri Kurniawan
skurnia@ucsc.edu

Applied Mathematics MS/PhD

Graduate Student Advisor
Crystal Navarro
am-gradadvising@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-3609

**Schedule Appointment**

Graduate Director
Daniele Venturi
venturi@ucsc.edu

Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics MS/PhD

Graduate Student Advisor
René Marchington
bme-gradadvising@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-2332

**Schedule Appointment**
Drop-in Advising (in-person @ E2-595): Tuesday-Thursday, 1pm-3pm
Drop-in Advising (in-person @ WRP): Wednesday, 1pm-3pm

Graduate Director
Chris Vollmers
vollmers@ucsc.edu

Computational Media MS/PhD

Graduate Student Advisor

Crystal Navarro
cm-gradadvising@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-3609

**Schedule Appointment**

Graduate Director
Sri Kurniawan
skurnia@ucsc.edu

Computer Science & Engineering MS/PhD

**Schedule an appointment with advisors**

Drop-in Advising Hours
Tuesday - Thursday, 1:00pm-3:00pm, in-person

Prospective students, including pathway students, please first send your questions to bsoe-ga@rt.ucsc.edu before scheduling an appointment.

Senior Graduate Student Advisor (All CMPE MS/PhD, CMPS PhD, and CSE Last Names M-Q)
Tracie Tucker (*Interim Senior Graduate Student Advisor)
Appointments (30-minutes): Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 11:00am-11:30am 
cse-gradadvising@ucsc.edu

Graduate Student Advisor (Last Names A-J)
Fernanda Avalos Romero
Appointments (30-minutes): Wednesdays & Thursdays, 9:30am-11:30am 
cse-gradadvising+fernanda@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-4157

Graduate Student Advisor (Last Names K-L)
Anna Xie
Appointments (30-minutes): Wednesdays & Thursdays, 9:30am-11:00am ; **Walk-in hours zoom link**
cse-gradadvising+anna@ucsc.edu
(408) 919-8952

Graduate Student Advisor (Last Names R-Z)
Zoë Lee
Appointments (30-minutes): Tuesdays & Fridays, 9:30am-11:30am 
cse-gradadvising+zoe@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-5455

Graduate Director
Chen Qian
cqian12@ucsc.edu

Electrical & Computer Engineering MS/PhD

Graduate Student Advisor
Shelby Wilson
ece-gradadvising@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-2576
**Schedule an Appointment**

Graduate Director
Nobby Kobayashi
nkobayas@ucsc.edu

Games + Playable Media MS

Graduate Student Advisor

Zian "Anna" Xie
zxie58@ucsc.edu
(408) 919-8952

**Schedule Appointment**
Drop-in Advising (in-person): Tuesday-Thursday, 1:30pm-4pm

Program Director
Nathan Altice
naltice@ucsc.edu

Human Computer Interaction MS

Graduate Student Advisor

Zian "Anna" Xie
zxie58@ucsc.edu
(408) 919-8952

**Schedule Appointment**
Drop-in Advising (in-person): Tuesday-Thursday, 1:30pm-4pm

Program Director
Norman Su
normsu@ucsc.edu

Natural Language Processing MS

Zian "Anna" Xie
zxie58@ucsc.edu
(408) 919-8952

**Schedule Appointment**
Drop-in Advising (in-person): Tuesday-Thursday, 1:30pm-4pm

Program Director
Ian Lane
ialane@ucsc.edu

Scientific Computing & Applied Mathematics MS

Graduate Student Advisor
Crystal Navarro
am-gradadvising@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-3609

**Schedule Appointment**

Graduate Director
Daniele Venturi
venturi@ucsc.edu

Statistical Science MS/PhD

Graduate Student Advisor
René Marchington
stat-gradadvising@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-2332

**Schedule Appointment**
Drop-in Advising (in-person @ E2-595): Tuesday-Thursday, 1pm-3pm
Drop-in Advising (in-person @ WRP): Wednesday, 1pm-3pm

Graduate Director
Raquel Prado
rprado@ucsc.edu