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 | TITLE | ROOM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Interdepartmental Program in Transportation | Sarah Smith | Assistant Director 1, Academic Programs Administrator | cee-apo@mit.edu | 1-290 |
| 2 – Mechanical Engineering | Saana McDaniel | Asst. Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | saana@mit.edu | 35-237 |
| 2N – Naval Program | Andrew Gillespy | Professor of the Practice | gillespy@mit.edu | 5-317 |
| Christopher MacLean | Associate Professor of the Practice | maclean2@mit.edu | 5-317 | |
| 3 – Materials Science & Engineering | Angelita Mireles | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | dmse-gradoffice@mit.edu | 6-107 |
| 4 – Architecture | Kateri Bertin | Master’s programs; Academic Programs Specialist 2 | kbertin@mit.edu | 7-337H |
| Tessa Haynes | PhD; Academic Programs Specialist 2 | thaynes@mit.edu | 7-337H | |
| 5 – Chemistry | Jennifer Weisman | Assistant Director, Academic Programs Admin. | jweisman@mit.edu | 6-205 |
| 6 – Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Meredith Bittrich | SM/PhD; Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | bittrich@mit.edu | 38-454 |
| Liza Ruano | Dual Degree, Admissions; Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | lmruano@mit.edu | 38-444 | |
| Vera Sayzew | MEng; Academic Programs Specialist 2 | vera@mit.edu | 38-476 | |
| Jessica Zdon-Smith | MEng; Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | zdon@mit.edu | 38-476 | |
| Ellen Reid | MEng; Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | ellenr@mit.edu | 38-488 | |
| Melissa Cao | MEng; Academic Programs Specialist 2 | melc@mit.edu | 38-476 | |
| 7 – Biology | Janice Chang | Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | jdchang@mit.edu | 68-120 |
| 8 – Physics | Shannon Larkin | Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | slarkin@mit.edu | 4-315 |
| 9 – Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Sierra Vallin | Asst Dir 1, Academic Programs Admin | svallin@mit.edu | 46-2005N |
| 10 – Chemical Engineering | Melanie Charette | Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs | melaniec@mit.edu | 66-366 |
| 11 – Urban Studies and Planning | Sandra Elliott | PhD; Assistant Director 1, Academic Programs Admin | sandrame@mit.edu | 9-430 |
| Lorena Tovar | MCP; Assistant Director 1, Academic Programs Admin | ltovar@mit.edu | 9-413 | |
| 12 – Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | Ann Greaney-Williams | Asst Dir 1, Academic Programs Admin | agreaney@mit.edu | 54-910 |
| 14 – Economics | Julia Martyn-Shah | Admissions and financial aid; Asst Director 1, Academic Programs Administration | jmshah@mit.edu | E52-306 |
| Gary King | Registration and Thesis; Academic Programs Specialist 2 | gking@mit.edu | E52-304 | |
| 15 – Management | Dan Gormley | Director, Sloan Educational Services | dgormley@mit.edu | E52-138 |
| Maura Herson | Assistant Dean, MBA Program | mherson@mit.edu | ||
| Kelly Nixon | MSMS; Sr. Assoc. Dr., Curricular & Student Support, MBA | kbowen@mit.edu | ||
| Hillary Ross | Director, PhD Program | hross@mit.edu | E52-146 | |
| Johanna Hising DiFabio | EMBA/SFMBA; Assistant Dean, Executive Degree Programs | johd@mit.edu | E52-244 | |
| Joshua DeMaio | Director, Student Funding | jkdemaio@mit.edu | E52-134 | |
| 16 – Aeronautics and Astronautics | Rachael Draper | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | rdraper@mit.edu | 33-322A |
| Erinn Taylor Barroso | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | erinntb@mit.edu | 33-202A | |
| 17 – Political Science | Susan Twarog | Assistant Director 1, Academic Program Admin | twarog@mit.edu | E53-467 |
| 18 – Mathematics | Theresa Cummings | Assistant Director 2, Academic Programs Admin | tcumming@mit.edu | 2-110 |
| 20 – Biological Engineering | Dalia Fares | Assistant Director 1, Acad Programs Administration | dalia@mit.edu | 16-267 |
| 21W – Program in Science Writing | Danna Solomon | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | dsolomon@mit.edu | 14N-338 |
| 22 – Nuclear Science & Engineering | Brandy Baker | Assistant Director 1, Academic Programs Admin | brandyb@mit.edu | 24-102 |
| 24 – Linguistics and Philosophy | Christine Graham | Assistant Dir 1, Academic Programs Administration | cgraham@mit.edu | 32-D808 |
| ACT – Art, Culture, & Technology | Kateri Bertin | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | kbertin@mit.edu | 7-337H |
| Advanced Study Program | Bianca Sinausky | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | singleta@mit.edu | NE48-200 |
| CMS – Comparative Media Studies | Danna Solomon | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | dsolomon@mit.edu | 14N-338 |
| CRE – Center for Real Estate | Mary Hughes | Asst Dir 1, Academic Programs Admin | mchughes@mit.edu | 9-343 |
| CSB – Computational & Systems Biology | Jacqueline Carota | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | jcarota@mit.edu | 68-230A |
| CSE – Computational Science and Engineering | Kate Nelson | Asst Dir 1, Academic Programs Admin | kpnelson@mit.edu | 45-421D |
| DEDP – Data, Economics, and Design of Policy | JC Hodges | Education Manager | jchodges@povertyactionlab.org | E19-201 |
| HST – Health Sciences and Technology | Laurie Ward | Financial aid appts & PhD admissions; Assistant Director 1, Academic Programs Admin | laurie@mit.edu | E25-518 |
| Traci Anderson | Academics – Registration, Degree Audits, Thesis; Assistant Director of Academic Programs | tanderso@mit.edu | ||
| IDSS – Institute for Data Systems & Society | Elizabeth Milnes (PhD) | Assistant Dir 1, Academic Programs | emilnes@mit.edu | E17-375 |
| TPP – Technology & Policy Program | Barbara DeLaBarre | Assistant Dir 1, Academic Programs | barbarad@mit.edu | E17-377 |
| LGO – Leaders for Global Operations | Patty Eames | Assoc Dir Student Experience and Alumni Affairs | peames@mit.edu | E40-315 |
| MAS – Media Arts & Sciences | Sarra Shubart | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | sarra@media.mit.edu | E15-422 |
| MICRO – Interdepartmental Microbiology | Jacqueline Carota | Academic Programs Specialist 2 | jcarota@mit.edu | 68-230A |
| Music Technology & Computation | Amanda L. Davis | Academic Administrator, Music Technology | davisama@mit.edu | W18-1305 |
| ORC – Operations Research Center | Laura Rose | Academic Administrator | lrose@mit.edu | E40-107 |
| SCM – Supply Chain Management | Maren Axe | Assistant Director 1, Academic Programs Admin | mjreisch@mit.edu | E40-383 |
| SDM / IDM – System / Integrated Design and Management | Bill Foley | SDM; Academic Programs Specialist 2 | wfoley@mit.edu | E40-333 |
| Amal Elalam | IDM; Admissions Coordinator | aelalam@mit.edu | E40-339 | |
| STS – History, Anthropology and Science, Technology and Society | Karen Gardner | Assistant Director 1, Academic Programs Admin | kgardner@mit.edu | E51-163 |
| Joint Program with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Patricia Nesti | Assistant Director 1, Academic Program Admin | tnesti@mit.edu | 54-820 |
