In departments and degree-granting programs, the graduate administrator (or “grad admin”) serves as the key representative responsible for a broad array of services and resources for graduate students. Responsibilities generally include the following areas:
- Admissions and orientation
- Registration
- Grade reporting
- Advising and counseling
- Class schedules
- Financial appointments
- Policy implementation
- Corporate recruiting
- Thesis processing
- Degree lists and graduation
Please do not hesitate to contact individuals at the addresses provided, or either of the facilitators of the Graduate Administrators Roundtable, a group that works closely with the Office of Graduate Education.
| DEPARTMENT | NAME | ROLE | ROOM | PHONE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Interdepartmental Program in Transportation | Sarah Smith | cee-apo@mit.edu | 1-290 | 253-9723 | |
| 2 – Mechanical Engineering | Saana McDaniel | saana@mit.edu | 35-237 | 324-4336 | |
| 2N – Naval Program | Andrew Gillespy | gillespy@mit.edu | 5-317 | 253-4341 | |
| Christopher MacLean | maclean2@mit.edu | 5-317 | 831-402-1624 | ||
| 3 – Materials Science & Engineering | Angelita Mireles | dmse-gradoffice@mit.edu | 6-107 | 253-3302 | |
| 4 – Architecture | Kateri Bertin | Master’s programs | kbertin@mit.edu | 7-337H | 253-4408 |
| Tessa Haynes | PhD; Roundtable Facilitator | thaynes@mit.edu | 7-337H | 253-7792 | |
| 5 – Chemistry | Jennifer Weisman | jweisman@mit.edu | 6-205 | 253-1845 | |
| 6 – Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Meredith Bittrich | SM/PhD | bittrich@mit.edu | 38-454 | 258-8246 |
| Liza Ruano | Dual Degree, Admissions | lmruano@mit.edu | 38-444 | 253-4605 | |
| Vera Sayzew | Meng | vera@mit.edu | 38-476 | 452-3183 | |
| Jessica Zdon-Smith | Meng | zdon@mit.edu | 38-476 | 253-6945 | |
| Ellen Reid | Meng | ellenr@mit.edu | 38-488 | 324-5287 | |
| Melissa Cao | Meng | melc@mit.edu | 38-476 | ||
| 7 – Biology | Janice Chang | jdchang@mit.edu | 68-120 | 253-7344 | |
| 8 – Physics | Shannon Larkin | slarkin@mit.edu | 4-315 | 253-4842 | |
| 9 – Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Sierra Vallin | svallin@mit.edu | 46-2005N | 253-5741 | |
| 10 – Chemical Engineering | Melanie Charette | melaniec@mit.edu | 66-366 | 253-4577 | |
| 11 – Urban Studies and Planning | Sandra Elliott | PhD | sandrame@mit.edu | 9-430 | 253-1933 |
| Lorena Tovar | MCP | ltovar@mit.edu | 9-413 | 253-9403 | |
| 12 – Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | Ann Greaney-Williams | agreaney@mit.edu | 54-910 | 253-3380 | |
| 14 – Economics | Julia Martyn-Shah; Gary King | Admissions and financial aid; Registration and Thesis | jmshah@mit.edu; gking@mit.edu | E52-306; E52-304 | 253-8787; 253-0951 |
| 15 – Management | Dan Gormley | Educational Services | dgormley@mit.edu | E52-138 | 324-7579 |
| Maura Herson | MBA | mherson@mit.edu | |||
| Kelly Nixon | MSMS | kbowen@mit.edu | |||
| Hillary Ross | PhD | hross@mit.edu | E52-146 | 253-8957 | |
| Johanna Hising DiFabio | EMBA/SFMBA | johd@mit.edu | E52-244 | ||
| Joshua DeMaio | Student funding | jkdemaio@mit.edu | E52-134 | 324-7280 | |
| 16 – Aeronautics and Astronautics | Rachael Draper; Erinn Taylor Barroso | rdraper@mit.edu; erinntb@mit.edu | 33-322A; 33-202A | 725-5035; 253-0043 | |
| 17 – Political Science | Susan Twarog | twarog@mit.edu | E53-467 | 253-8336 | |
| 18 – Mathematics | Theresa Cummings | tcumming@mit.edu | 2-110 | 253-4977 | |
| 20 – Biological Engineering | Dalia Fares | dalia@mit.edu | 16-267 | 253-5804 | |
| 21W – Program in Science Writing | Danna Solomon | dsolomon@mit.edu | 14N-338 | 252-5036 | |
| 22 – Nuclear Science & Engineering | Brandy Baker | brandyb@mit.edu | 24-102 | 3-3814 | |
| 24 – Linguistics and Philosophy | Christine Graham | cgraham@mit.edu | 32-D808 | 253-4653 | |
| ACT – Art, Culture, & Technology | Kateri Bertin | kbertin@mit.edu | 7-337H | 253-4408 | |
| Advanced Study Program | Bianca Sinausky | singleta@mit.edu | NE48-200 | 258-5624 | |
| CMS – Comparative Media Studies | Danna Solomon | dsolomon@mit.edu | 14N-338 | 452-5036 | |
| CRE – Center for Real Estate | Mary Hughes | Roundtable Facilitator | mchughes@mit.edu | 9-343 | 253-8308 |
| CSB – Computational & Systems Biology | Jacqueline Carota | jcarota@mit.edu | 68-230A | 324-4144 | |
| CSE – Computational Science and Engineering | Kate Nelson | kpnelson@mit.edu | 45-421D | 253-3725 | |
| DEDP – Data, Economics, and Design of Policy | JC Hodges | jchodges@povertyactionlab.org | E19-201 | 324-4498 | |
| HST – Health Sciences and Technology | Laurie Ward | Financial aid appts & PhD admissions | laurie@mit.edu | E25-518 | 253-3609 |
| Traci Anderson | Academics – Registration, Degree Audits, Thesis | tanderso@mit.edu | 253-7470 | ||
| IDSS – Institute for Data Systems & Society | Elizabeth Milnes (PhD) | emilnes@mit.edu | E17-375 | 253-1182 | |
| TPP – Technology & Policy Program | Barbara DeLaBarre | barbarad@mit.edu | E17-377 | 452-3187 | |
| LGO – Leaders for Global Operations | Patty Eames | peames@mit.edu | E40-315 | 253-1063 | |
| MAS – Media Arts & Sciences | Sarra Shubart | sarra@media.mit.edu | E15-422 | 253-9806 | |
| MICRO – Interdepartmental Microbiology | Jacqueline Carota | jcarota@mit.edu | 68-230A | 324-4144 | |
| Music Technology & Computation | Amanda L. Davis | davisama@mit.edu | W18-1305 | 253-4705 | |
| ORC – Operations Research Center | Laura Rose | lrose@mit.edu | E40-107 | 253-9303 | |
| SCM – Supply Chain Management | Maren Axe | mjreisch@mit.edu | E40-383 | 258-6050 | |
| SDM / IDM – System / Integrated Design and Management | Bill Foley | SDM | wfoley@mit.edu | E40-333 | 258-0291 |
| Amal Elalam | IDM | aelalam@mit.edu | E40-339 | 253-7612 | |
| STS – History, Anthropology and Science, Technology and Society | Karen Gardner | kgardner@mit.edu | E51-163 | 253-9759 | |
| Joint Program with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Patricia Nesti | tnesti@mit.edu | 54-820 | 253-7544 |
