Staff Directory

Graduate College Leadership

Amanda Haertling Thein, PhD, MA

Dean, Graduate College

Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education

amanda-haertling-thein@uiowa.edu

Shelly Campo, PhD, MA

Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs

shelly-campo@uiowa.edu

319-335-2136

Fellowships, postdoc affairs, responsible conduct of research, commencement & GA overloads

Human Resources

Tanesha Herman, MBA

Human Relations Director

tanesha-herman@uiowa.edu

319-335-1287

Human Resources

Heather Heeren

Human Resources Coordinator

heather-heeren@uiowa.edu

Administration, Finance, HR, Scholarships, and Fellowships

Amy Welter

Budget/Financial Officer

amy-welter@uiowa.edu

319-335-0369

Direct financial management, budget planning, scholarships & facilities

Katie Bottorff, MSE

Administrative Affairs Coordinator

katlin-bottorff@uiowa.edu

319-467-4307

Internal fellowships, graduate student employment, postdocs, commencement, and scholarly integrity

Jennifer Crawford

Administrative Services Specialist

jennifer-crawford@uiowa.edu

319-335-3493

Internal fellowships, NSF fellow support, graduate assistant tuition and mandatory fees scholarships, general graduate appointment questions

Wendy Danger

Assistant to the Dean

wendy-danger@uiowa.edu

319-384-1310

Calendar and meeting planning, commencement, program accreditation reporting, professional program action & general questions/data requests

Academic Programs/Progress, Dissertation/Thesis

Heidi Arbisi-Kelm, MEd, MA

Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs

heidi-arbisi-kelm@uiowa.edu

319-335-2135

AAO administration, student concerns, DGS assistance & program actions

Erin Kaufman, PhD

Academic Affairs Coordinator

erin-kaufman@uiowa.edu

319-335-3599

Thesis & dissertation

Jenna Miller

Degree Audit Developer

jenna-miller@uiowa.edu

319-335-0632

Manages the initiative to accelerate the creation of degree audits for graduate degree programs

Sara Pettit, MSc.

Academic Affairs Coordinator

sara-pettit@uiowa.edu

319-335-2709

Administration and management of graduate student degree progression and clearance; coordination of graduate exams and committees; evaluation of degree requirements; academic advising of non-degree graduate students; and communication and outreach related to graduate student academic progress and departmental stakeholder on-boarding

Fran Boyken, MA

Academic Affairs Coordinator

frances-boyken@uiowa.edu

319-335-4042

Degree audit & U2G (Undergraduate to Graduate) program

Cindy Fetters

Secretary

cindy-fetters@uiowa.edu

319-335-2144

General questions, reception & form intake

Graduate Student Success

Jennifer Teitle, PhD

Assistant Dean for Graduate Development and Postdoctoral Affairs

jennifer-teitle@uiowa.edu

319-335-3597

Supervises the Graduate College’s student services and helps campus integrate professional development into existing graduate curriculum

Morgan Wolff, MPH

Grad Success Fellowship and Grant Writing Graduate Assistant

morgan-wolff@uiowa.edu

Grad Success Fellowship and Grant Writing Graduate Assistant

Elizabeth Savelkoul, PhD

Graduate Fellowships Specialist

elizabeth-savelkoul@uiowa.edu

319-335-3432

National fellowships & career advising (STEM graduate students and postdocs)

Brady Krien, PhD, MLIS

Assistant Director for Graduate Student Success & Assessment

braden-krien@uiowa.edu

319-467-1808

Graduate Careers and Fellowships Advisor (Humanities, Social Sciences, and Fine Arts)

Lisa Kelly, PhD, MFA

Assistant Director for Graduate Student Success & Development

lisa-kelly@uiowa.edu

319-335-3145

Leads the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning (CIRTL) program

Office of Graduate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Vivian Ta, MEd

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Program Coordinator

vivian-ta@uiowa.edu

319-467-1892

Manages the Grad Success workshops, GradNav professional development newsletter, Graduate Student Orientation, 3MT Competition, Dinner for Twelve series, etc.