Grad Success appointments are available to current graduate students, postdocs, and alumni within 1 year of their graduate degree. Prospective graduate students with questions about graduate school may make appointments with Vivian Ta or Jackie Chu.

Meng Xiao

Meng Xiao, PhD

(she/hers)

Meng can help you with:

  • Career exploration/planning
  • LinkedIn/social media
  • Job materials (CV/resume, cover letter, etc)
  • Interview prep & salary negotiation
Schedule with Meng
Elizabeth Savelkoul

Elizabeth Savelkoul, PhD

(she/hers)

Elizabeth can help you with:

  • National fellowship application feedback
  • Identifying/planning for fellowships
  • Job materials feedback, practice interviews
  • Advice on job options/search/preparation
Schedule with Elizabeth
Vivian Ta

Vivian Ta, M.Ed.

(she/hers)

Vivian can help you with:

  • Navigating graduate school 
  • Grad school application preparation
  • Grad ambassador opportunities
Schedule with Vivian
Jacquelyne Chu

Jackie Chu

(she/hers)

Jackie can help you with:

  • Summer Research Opportunities Program
  • Graduate admissions 101
Schedule with Jackie
Jennifer Teitle

Jennifer Teitle, PhD, ICF-ACC

(she/hers)

Jen can help you with:

  • Career advising
  • LinkedIn Review
  • Academic career preparation
  • Mentoring
Schedule with Jen

Note:

A maximum of three (3) appointments per semester are allowed to ensure availability to campus. Please send any materials for review five (5) days before your appointment.

If none of the default meeting times work well for you, please contact grad-success@uiowa.edu to discuss additional scheduling options with the Grad Success team.