Staff Listing

  • Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
  • Professor, Physics

Research Interests

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Cloud and aerosol physics and chemistry
  • Nucleation
Melissa Baird

Melissa F. Baird

  • Faculty Fellow
  • Associate Professor of Anthropology
  • Graduate Director, Social Sciences

Research Interests

  • The Anthropology of Graduate Higher Education
  • Cross-Generational Research and Evidenced-Based Mentoring
  • Graduate Advising and Professional Development
  • Broadening Participation in Post-Graduate STEM
Nancy Byers Sprague

Nancy Byers Sprague

  • Director of Graduate Degree Services

Specialties

  • Processes and certifies forms related to re-admission, transfer, degree progress & completion
  • Manages graduate student participation in commencement
  • Processes late drops
  • Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate School
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

Specialties

  • Review of theses and dissertations
  • Presents and organizes professional development seminars
  • Processes withdrawals
  • Manages new student orientation
  • Manages the postdoctoral affairs office
Shellie Crisman

Shellie Crisman

  • Business Systems and Data Analyst

Specialties

  • Manages Banner system projects and upgrades
  • Develops reports, processes and procedures
  • Provides support and training for the Graduate Staff
Faye Dompier

Faye Dompier

  • Administrative Assistant
Heather Harry

Heather Harry

  • Finance and Planning Analyst

Specialties

  • Budget monitoring and planning for the student side of academic affairs
  • Assist Senior Finance and Planning Analyst with special projects
  • Manage and administer graduate student support
  • Graduate Language Assessment and Support (GLAS) Program Director

Specialties

  • Develops the second language (L2) oral communication strategies of international graduate students
  • Supports graduate students in fellowship applications (NSF-GRFP, NDSEG, and others)
  • Assists with writing, content development, and communication for Graduate School audiences
Mia Kemppainen

Mia Kemppainen

  • Assistant to the Dean and Office Manager

Specialties

  • Office Manager
  • Provides support to the Dean of the Graduate School
  • Graduate Faculty Council
Anna McClatchy

Anna McClatchy

  • Manager of Student Outreach & Retention

Specialties

  • Works with graduate students to help resolve academic issues, personal problems, and/or other emergencies
  • Works with graduate students to develop and provide a slate of professional development and enrichment activities
  • Educates graduate students on available institutional resources
Jacque Smith

Jacque Smith

  • Director of Graduate Enrollment Services

Specialties

  • Recruits graduate students
  • Develops advancement initiatives and marketing strategies
  • Facilitates alumni relations
Ashli Wells

Ashli Wells

  • Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment Services

Specialties

  • Manages all aspects of admissions applications
  • Oversees communications with applicants
  • Recruits graduate students
  • Administers incoming Graduate Student Visa paperwork

Emeriti Faculty

  • Emeritus Dean and Professor, Graduate School

Specialties

  • Oversees all aspects of graduate education
  • Evaluates graduate programs and student outcomes